Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 11:39:19 -0300 From: Alejandro Pulver <alejandro@varnet.biz> To: Alex Zbyslaw <xfb52@dial.pipex.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: NVidia GeForce 6600 problems Message-ID: <20060202113919.233c1adc@phobos.mars.bsd> In-Reply-To: <43E1F57A.80804@dial.pipex.com> References: <20060201150621.11234c17@phobos.mars.bsd> <20060201151953.2ef2f011@phobos.mars.bsd> <43E1F57A.80804@dial.pipex.com>
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On Thu, 02 Feb 2006 12:05:14 +0000 Alex Zbyslaw <xfb52@dial.pipex.com> wrote: > Alejandro Pulver wrote: > > >On Wed, 1 Feb 2006 15:06:21 -0300 > >Alejandro Pulver <alejandro@varnet.biz> wrote: > > > > > > > >>Hello, > >> > >>I have recently bought a GeForce 6600 video card, and sometimes (not > >>very often) I experience the following problem: > >> > >>A little after starting X11 (for example when I start downloading > >>e-mails), the screen freezes a few seconds, after that the screen > >>looks like if widgets (buttons, text, etc.) aren't drawn, and the > >>white background of Sylpheed-Claws covers the screen. Then I am > >>forced to switch to the 1st console (Ctrl+Alt+F1), which takes > >>around 30 seconds, and then kill X11. > >> > >>I have FreeBSD 5.4 release, Xorg 6.8.2 and nvidia-driver 1.0.8178. > >> > >> > I have a 6600 with FreeBSD 5.4 XOrg 6.8.2 but still > nvidia-driver-1.0.7676_1. I have an occasional problem where the > whole screen is shifted left on startup, but exiting and restarting X > fixes it. You could try downgrading to an older nvidia-driver and > see if it helps. Portdowngrade should do that, but I've never used > it myself. > > You may have more luck if you try the nvidia support forum. > Definitely slower than this mailing list but someone from nvidia was > reading it, last time I used it. > > http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=47 > > --Alex > Hello, Thank you for your reply. I have recently (started yesterday, and finishing yoday) upgraded my ports (including Xorg -> 6.9). If the problems persist I will try the old dirver and post information about the error in the NVidia forums. Best Regards, Ale
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