Re: [9fans] vga prob after install

Re: [9fans] vga prob after install

[andrey mirtchovski]

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the installation kernel knows of nvidia, however the p9 distribution
you installed does not..  the message 'unknown controller' is
indicative of aux/vga (the new one you installed) not having nvidia
support..

download the vganvidia.c, nvidia.c and something.h files and do the
following:

just add the nvidia.c and registers.h (forgot the exact name) to
/sys/src/cmd/aux/vga/, edit the mkfile to get nvidia.c to compile,
edit data.c to add nvidia and nvidiahwgc controllers (the Ctlr*
ctlrs[] at the beginning) and you're almost set..  type 'mk install'
in the same directory (disk/kfscmd allow may be required) and you'll
have an aux/vga that speaks nvidia..  restart and mail me privately if
it's still not working (you may have to add support in the kernel too
-- the vganvidia.c file is for that)...

andrey


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From: Serge Gagnon <ocean_100@hotmail.com>
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: [9fans] vga prob after install
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 10:10:40 GMT
Message-ID: <fIbe8.1906$tA.277652@news20.bellglobal.com>

I have a video card using a nvidia chipset. After added a line into the
vgadb, rio start in video and the installation is ok in 1024x768x8...good.

But, when I reboot , I got a message :
vgactl type<nvidia> unknow.
"Bizarre". Nvidia is a know chip for the installation, but not for
the plan9 system itself...

I tried something : I copy the /aux/vga when I boot from the install floppy
and copy it when I boot from the plan9 system and got a new message :
vgactlw type <nvidia> error in system call

It`s sure that I missed something somewhere...but I dont know what..

Pc : x86
video : Asus v3800M

Thanks

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Serge Gagnon

Re: [9fans] vga prob after install

[robot 0]

i had experienced the same (confusing) situation.

the nvidia binaries at http://users.bigpond.net.au/nwaples/
can also work as well.

andrey@lanl.gov (andrey mirtchovski) wrote in message news:<20020225144618.8D32C19A56@mail.cse.psu.edu>...
> the installation kernel knows of nvidia, however the p9 distribution
> you installed does not..  the message 'unknown controller' is
> indicative of aux/vga (the new one you installed) not having nvidia
> support..
> 
> download the vganvidia.c, nvidia.c and something.h files and do the
> following:

Re: [9fans] vga prob after install

[Serge Gagnon]

The link doesn t works but I can ping the server...
bad adress.
Just resend the good adress if you can.

Thank you
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Serge Gagnon

Re: [9fans] vga prob after install

[Serge Gagnon]

Ok, thanks. I`ll try it and I ll let you know how it was.

Thank you
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Serge Gagnon

Re: [9fans] vga prob after install

[Serge Gagnon]

Ok, thanks, it works :)

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Serge Gagnon

Re: [9fans] vga prob after install

[nigel]

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Sounds like the kernel which is booting does not have the
nvidia driver in it.


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From: Serge Gagnon <ocean_100@hotmail.com>
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: [9fans] vga prob after install
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 10:10:40 GMT
Message-ID: <fIbe8.1906$tA.277652@news20.bellglobal.com>

I have a video card using a nvidia chipset. After added a line into the
vgadb, rio start in video and the installation is ok in 1024x768x8...good.

But, when I reboot , I got a message :
vgactl type<nvidia> unknow.
"Bizarre". Nvidia is a know chip for the installation, but not for
the plan9 system itself...

I tried something : I copy the /aux/vga when I boot from the install floppy
and copy it when I boot from the plan9 system and got a new message :
vgactlw type <nvidia> error in system call

It`s sure that I missed something somewhere...but I dont know what..

Pc : x86
video : Asus v3800M

Thanks

--
Serge Gagnon

[9fans] vga prob after install

[Serge Gagnon]

I have a video card using a nvidia chipset. After added a line into the
vgadb, rio start in video and the installation is ok in 1024x768x8...good.

But, when I reboot , I got a message :
vgactl type<nvidia> unknow.
"Bizarre". Nvidia is a know chip for the installation, but not for
the plan9 system itself...

I tried something : I copy the /aux/vga when I boot from the install floppy
and copy it when I boot from the plan9 system and got a new message :
vgactlw type <nvidia> error in system call

It`s sure that I missed something somewhere...but I dont know what..

Pc : x86
video : Asus v3800M

Thanks

--
Serge Gagnon