From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 12 21:22:02 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 79F8816A420 for ; Wed, 12 Sep 2007 21:22:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from eric@unixtechs.org) Received: from ms-smtp-01.ohiordc.rr.com (ms-smtp-01.ohiordc.rr.com [65.24.5.135]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4601B13C457 for ; Wed, 12 Sep 2007 21:22:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from eric@unixtechs.org) Received: from blackguy.unixtechs.org (rrcs-24-172-177-218.central.biz.rr.com [24.172.177.218]) by ms-smtp-01.ohiordc.rr.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l8CLLvQB011255 for ; Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:21:58 -0400 (EDT) Received: from eric by blackguy.unixtechs.org with local (Exim 4.67 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1IVZen-0006xn-Bm for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:21:57 -0400 Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:21:57 -0400 From: Eric Ekong To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20070912212157.GF1629@blackguy> References: <839aec700709061310m44a1f0f8p55fd7706ed3c02af@mail.gmail.com> <200709072045.58773.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> <839aec700709071543l241ec6bck8f37712f4dbd4011@mail.gmail.com> <200709081659.32603.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> <46E709CD.4070408@cran.org.uk> <839aec700709111620n247bae1ard35ffeeeba356ae4@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <839aec700709111620n247bae1ard35ffeeeba356ae4@mail.gmail.com> Organization: UNIXTECHS X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 6.2-STABLE i386 11:42PM up 4 mins, 1 user, load averages: 0.08, 0.20, 0.11 X-Editor: Vim http://www.vim.org/ X-Mailer: Mutt http://www.mutt.org/ X-Info: http://www.unixtechs.org/ User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.16 (2007-06-09) X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine Subject: Re: nvidia-driver rebooting machine on X startup X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Eric Ekong List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 21:22:02 -0000 * Darren Spruell [070911 19:20]: > Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:20:00 -0700 > From: Darren Spruell > To: Bruce Cran > Cc: Mel , > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: nvidia-driver rebooting machine on X startup > > On 9/11/07, Bruce Cran wrote: > > Mel wrote: > > > There's 3 things left I can think of: > > > - weird module clash > > > - bug in nvidia-driver (I assume you're running Xorg 7.x) > > > - driver was not built against running kernel > > > > > > > I'm seeing a similar problem, but my system spontaneously reboots > > whenever it uses any 3D - for example any of the 3D xscreensaver modules > > in full screen mode. I'm running 7.0-CURRENT and just realised I have > > PREEMPTION enabled since it's now in GENERIC. I remember a while ago > > this caused stability problems with the nvidia driver - does anyone know > > if this could still be a problem? I think there's more going on > > however, since the driver doesn't seem to know about my card during > > bootup (it shows ) though it clearly does find it when starting > > Xorg. Going back to the nvidia-driver-96xx port appears to fix the > > problems, and that driver does know what nVidia card I'm using during boot. > > 3 of us have posted a thread on nvidia forums as problem reports; I've > at least tried an older (legacy) driver version to no luck and > eliminated every suggestion I've gotten from the fbsd community as > well. > > If anyone would like, feel free to piggyback on the thread. There's > been no help response on the forums for a couple of days now. > > http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=45590 > > If this *is* an issue with the nvidia driver, is there a good way for > us to alert Nvidia? Customer support, I guess? > > -- > Darren Spruell > phatbuckett@gmail.com > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" Seems like even more than that in the freebsd forums located here... http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=47 Might want to repost here as well. Eric -- ======================================================= Eric I. Ekong eric@unixtechs.org FreeBSD - The Power to Serve http://www.freebsd.org K Desktop Environment on FreeBSD http://freebsd.kde.org Enlightenment E16 and E17 http://www.e.org ======================================================= Laws of Serendipity: (1) In order to discover anything, you must be looking for something. (2) If you wish to make an improved product, you must already be engaged in making an inferior one.