From owner-freebsd-x11@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Oct 22 12:22:49 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DBDF016A41F for ; Sat, 22 Oct 2005 12:22:49 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gabpaul@numbat.melbpc.org.au) Received: from vscan41.melbpc.org.au (eagle.melbpc.org.au [203.12.152.41]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3394043D45 for ; Sat, 22 Oct 2005 12:22:48 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gabpaul@numbat.melbpc.org.au) Received: from virusscan (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by vscan41.melbpc.org.au (Postfix) with SMTP id 0D2971395A for ; Sat, 22 Oct 2005 22:22:47 +1000 (EST) Received: from vscan41.melbpc.org.au ([127.0.0.1]) by eagle.melbpc.org.au ([203.12.152.41]) with SMTP (gateway) id A072E40B21B; Sat, 22 Oct 2005 22:22:47 +1000 Received: by vscan41.melbpc.org.au (Postfix, from userid 1003) id 8706B13962; Sat, 22 Oct 2005 22:22:46 +1000 (EST) Received: from b3-203-12-156-134.melbpc.org.au (b3-203-12-156-134.melbpc.org.au [203.12.156.134]) by vscan41.melbpc.org.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3FA1C3FE for ; Sat, 22 Oct 2005 22:22:45 +1000 (EST) To: "freebsd-x11@freebsd.org" References: <20050929170104.3f71b71d.albi@scii.nl> Message-ID: Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2005 22:22:42 +1000 From: "Gabrielle Harrison & Paul van den Bergen" Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; delsp=yes; charset=iso-8859-15 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <20050929170104.3f71b71d.albi@scii.nl> User-Agent: Opera M2/8.02 (Win32, build 7680) X-Filtered-With: renattach 1.2.2 X-RenAttach-Info: mode=badlist action=rename count=0 Subject: Re: X freezes up... X-BeenThere: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: gabpaul@melbpc.org.au List-Id: X11 on FreeBSD -- maintaining and support List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2005 12:22:50 -0000 thanks to people here for the assistance on and off the list... setting Options "NoAccel" stopped X from freezing... On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 01:01:04 +1000, albi wrote: > On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 00:51:05 +1000 > "Gabrielle Harrison & Paul van den Bergen" > wrote: > >> been trying to set up a FreeBSD box... >> for any of... >> >> FreeBSD 5.3 or 5.4 in conjunction with X and either gnome or KDE >> >> or Linux (UBUNTU) in conjunction with X and gnome >> >> at some point or other (usually during, shortly after loading, or >> within a >> few minutes of loading) has a meltdown causing total >> system shutout... >> >> my best guess atm is the NVidia onboard graphics is giving me attitude. > > what about faulty RAM ? did you test the RAM-memory ? > http://www.memtest86.com/ > > do the logfiles show signal 11 messages ? > > have you tried booting without APIC ? (in ubuntu try "noapic nolapic" as > kernel-parameters) > > and are you using the xorg-nv-driver or the closed-source nvidia-one ? > > what about irq-conflicts ? try taking out every other card except the > videocard and see what happens > -- ########## Paul van den Bergen, #### # Gabrielle Harrison # # # & Anja van den Bergen # #### # 848 High Street Rd #### # # Glen Waverley VIC 3150 Australia # ###### gabpaul@melbpc.org.au # # ph: +613 9886 3160 ##### mob: 042 886 3160