Re: upgrading current -> graphics bug

On Fri, 06 Mar 2015 17:20:08 +0100 David S <cinch_at_bitmail.cc> wrote

> Hi Roberto,
> 
> i just discovered, that when i stop xorg and unload the nvidia driver 
> (kldunload nvidia) the problem goes away.
> 
> 
> > 1-Is it a laptop, server or desktop? intel or amd?
> 
> It's a desktop with an Intel chipset (Core i5-2500K cpu)
> 
> > 2-Are you building xorg as a port or installed a pre-compiled pkg?
> 
> pre-compiled xorg pkg
> 
> > 3-Are you loading drm modules in /boot/loader.conf or do you let
> > xorg auto load the kernel modules for your card?
> 
> /boot/loader.conf loads the propietary NVidia driver: nvidia_load=YES
> and my xorg.conf also loads a nvidia driver: Driver "nvidia"
> 
> > 4-What graphics card is it? ATI or NVIDIA?
> 
> it's a GeForce GTX 760 PCIe card
> 
> > 5-Are you configuring xorg with xorg.conf(deprecated) or starting
> > xorg with 'startx'(xinit) or are you using a display manager(xdm)?
> 
> i started with a barebones xorg.conf and had to put in the monitor 
> h-sync and v-sync values. i've attached the file.
FWIW the nVidia driver docs indicate that you should
comment, or remove the reference to dri in xorg.conf
#	Load  "dri"
but that dri2 is fine. Don't know that that has anything to
do with your issue. But thought I'd mention it FWIW.

--Chris
> 
> > 6-Have you read 24.6.1 #13 in the Handbook?
> 
> yes i've been doing that.
> 
> 
> cheers,
> david