much thanks for the quick reply! i repeated the procedure as described in the indiana docs and here is what i found in messages:
# fgrep -i nvidi messages May 16 05:02:21 indi genunix: [ID 308332 kern.info] root on rpool1/ROOT/oi-nvidia fstype zfs May 16 05:02:23 indi pcieb: [ID 586369 kern.info] PCIE-device: display@0, nvidia0 May 16 05:02:23 indi npe: [ID 236367 kern.info] PCI Express-device: display@0, nvidia0 May 16 05:02:23 indi genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] nvidia0 is /pci@0,0/pci8086,29d1@1/display@0 May 16 05:02:45 indi pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: nvidia255 May 16 05:02:45 indi genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] nvidia255 is /pseudo/nvidia@255 further down: May 16 05:03:02 indi console-kit-daemon[443]: [ID 702911 daemon.warning] WARNING: signal "open_session_request" (from "OpenSessionRequest") exported but not found in object class "CkSeat" May 16 05:03:02 indi console-kit-daemon[443]: [ID 702911 daemon.warning] WARNING: signal "close_session_request" (from "CloseSessionRequest") exported but not found in object class "CkSeat" May 16 05:03:26 indi console-kit-daemon[443]: [ID 702911 daemon.warning] WARNING: signal "open_session_request" (from "OpenSessionRequest") exported but not found in object class "CkSeat" May 16 05:03:26 indi console-kit-daemon[443]: [ID 702911 daemon.warning] WARNING: signal "close_session_request" (from "CloseSessionRequest") exported but not found in object class "CkSeat" May 16 05:03:28 indi svc.startd[9]: [ID 652011 daemon.warning] svc:/application/graphical-login/lightdm:default: Method "/lib/svc/method/svc-lightdm stop" failed with exit status 1. May 16 05:03:28 indi last message repeated 2 times May 16 05:03:28 indi svc.startd[9]: [ID 748625 daemon.error] application/graphical-login/lightdm:default failed: transitioned to maintenance (see 'svcs -xv' for details) May 16 05:03:29 indi fmd: [ID 377184 daemon.error] SUNW-MSG-ID: SMF-8000-YX, TYPE: defect, VER: 1, SEVERITY: major from Xorg.0.log the following seemed interesting: [ 95.817] (WW) NVIDIA(GPU-0): Unable to read EDID for display device CRT-0 further down ... [ 95.823] (II) NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size determined to be 2048 x 768 that resolution is probably causing trouble. however, i attached the full log. On Mon, 15 May 2023 19:08:33 +0200, Till Wegmüller wrote: > The only thing I can think of is pkgrecv ing the solaris driver from the > Solaris 10 install and using that as compat solution. > > > The errors shown are just lightdm complaining we are using consolekit > and not systemd. Which we wont use so it will keep complaining. > > Your 6600 card seems a bit picky. Can you check X.org logs and see what > it reports? Also please check /var/adm/messages for kernel related > things. Or boot with verbose mode set to on (you can find that in the > bootloader under menu 5 advanced options) > > Hope this helps to narrow it down > -Till > > > On 15.05.23 02:37, Goetz T. Fischer wrote: >> hello everyone, >> >> i ran into a curious issue with a geforce 6600. since it's not supported by >> the shipped nvidia >> drivers, >> i installed version 304.137 as described there: >> http://docs.openindiana.org/dev/graphics-stack/#nvidia >> the procedure worked fine but the driver didn't although the 6600 is listed >> explicitly. >> svc:/application/graphical-login/lightdm:default switched to maintenance and >> the log showed the >> following errors: >> >> ** (lightdm:744): WARNING **: 08:30:19.854: Failed to get list of logind >> seats: >> GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name >> org.freedesktop.login1 was not >> provided >> by any .service files >> ** (lightdm:744): WARNING **: 08:30:19.871: Error getting user list from >> org.freedesktop.Accounts: >> GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name >> org.freedesktop.Accounts was not >> provided by any .service files >> lightdm: Got tty: '/dev/vt/7' >> ** (process:758): WARNING **: 08:30:22.571: Error getting user list from >> org.freedesktop.Accounts: >> GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name >> org.freedesktop.Accounts was not >> provided by any .service files >> ** (lightdm:744): WARNING **: 08:30:22.698: Error activating ConsoleKit >> session: >> GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.GLib.UnmappedError.CkSeatError.Code0: >> Activation is not supported for >> this kind of seat >> >> now to the curious part: >> i also tried a different way. first i installed the older 173.14.39 and >> after a reboot i installed >> version 304.137. both not using the method described in the docs but >> directly i.e. i just ran the >> files. >> no extra bootenv or anything else. this time it worked at least partially: >> the nvidia control center >> worked and i had more resolutions to choose from compared to vgatext. >> however, i could still not >> change >> the refresh rate which made this endeavor quite pointless. >> >> that's a pity because with solaris 10 and whatever nvidia driver it has, the >> card worked just fine. if >> there're any secrets to getting the nvidia drivers work properly, i would be >> very interested in >> learning >> about them. >> >> thanks in advance for any help >> >> >> -- >> R-A-C >> Götz T. 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