Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:55:30 +0200 From: "Ronald Klop" <ronald-freebsd8@klop.yi.org> To: "O. Hartmann" <ohartman@zedat.fu-berlin.de>, "Andriy Gapon" <avg@icyb.net.ua> Cc: Florian Smeets <flo@kasimir.com>, FreeBSD Stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: nVidia driver update today: renders X11 unusable Message-ID: <op.uguzqs0v8527sy@82-170-177-25.ip.telfort.nl> In-Reply-To: <48BD4D84.4030209@zedat.fu-berlin.de> References: <48BD0C5A.4060706@zedat.fu-berlin.de> <48BD3FCC.2080506@kasimir.com> <48BD43DA.4010805@zedat.fu-berlin.de> <48BD46BB.9060407@icyb.net.ua> <48BD4D84.4030209@zedat.fu-berlin.de>
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On Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:28:20 +0200, O. Hartmann <ohartman@zedat.fu-berlin.de> wrote: > Andriy Gapon wrote: >> Question to those having this problem - what kind of nVidia hardware do >> you have? >> Is that something that is based on G80 GPU or later (GeForce 8XXX or >> later)? >> I see that there is already version 2.1.12 of nv driver (in xorg >> repository) that is supposed to fix CPUToScreenColorExpandFill function >> for G80 cards. >> > > Well, > the problems I have are related to a nv8600GTS based board, this is, as > far as I know, a G8X-based graphics board. Nearly 3 months ago some > weird behaviour started to be static on the same hardware, Xorg wasn't > capable of resetting the terminal is was bound to and presented me funny > blinking block graphics on the screen. The Xorg server could oly be > revived remotelly by killing the Xorg or within a running session by > killing the Xorg for logging off. This problem has gone with today's > update, but now my box (nv8600GTS) and the one of a collegue is rendered > unusable. > My private box runs with a nv6800GT board and there Xorg freezes now > very often and renders the box unusable, too. > > I'm very unpleased about the situation, because it is impossible to do > reasonable work. > > How can I selectively 'downgrade' a port? Mmmm... # whereis portdowngrade portdowngrade: /usr/ports/ports-mgmt/portdowngrade Cheers, Ronald.
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