5.3 + nvidia GeForce 6600 GT + amd64

[Loren M. Lang]

On Sun, Feb 27, 2005 at 07:58:59PM -0800, Ward Willats wrote:
> Hello Everyone.
> 
> I just bought me a spiffy new amd64 box with an nvidia GeForce 6600 
> card. I am running Freebsd 5.3/amd64 and xorg.
> 
> Though I love the games, my most important need for this machine is 
> to do software development -- so I don't need the 3D stuff at all 
> right now.
> 
> I tried the OSS nvidia driver -- it didn't detect the screen.
> 
> The "nvidia-driver" port does not work on amd64 (I think I remember 
> it complaining...)
> 
> The nvidia site has 64 bit binaries for Linux, but if there is a 
> magic way to "wrap" them for use in FreeBSD I don't know what it is.
> 
> Anyway, the Vesa driver would be good enough for my needs, and 
> indeed, it easily drives the card to various resolutions, but all the 
> built-in modes are with a 60hz refresh rate and the flicker drives me 
> nuts.

You could try using xrandr to change the refresh rate.  The other option
might be to modify the monitor section in ur xorg.conf file with
VertRefresh, I believe, to set a refresh range starting just above 60hz.

> 
> Guess I can concoct a custom modeline to raise the refresh rate with 
> the vesa driver, but that seems like a pretty primitive way to go 
> here in THE FUTURE. So thought I'd ask if you folks had any 
> suggestions.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -- Ward
> 
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