Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 22:34:05 +0100 From: Bruce Cran <bruce@cran.org.uk> To: Mel <fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: nvidia-driver rebooting machine on X startup Message-ID: <46E709CD.4070408@cran.org.uk> In-Reply-To: <200709081659.32603.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> 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>
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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 <Unknown>) 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. -- Bruce Cran
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