Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:21:57 -0400 From: Eric Ekong <eric@unixtechs.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: nvidia-driver rebooting machine on X startup Message-ID: <20070912212157.GF1629@blackguy> In-Reply-To: <839aec700709111620n247bae1ard35ffeeeba356ae4@mail.gmail.com> 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>
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* Darren Spruell <phatbuckett@gmail.com> [070911 19:20]: > Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:20:00 -0700 > From: Darren Spruell <phatbuckett@gmail.com> > To: Bruce Cran <bruce@cran.org.uk> > Cc: Mel <fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net>, > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: nvidia-driver rebooting machine on X startup > > On 9/11/07, Bruce Cran <bruce@cran.org.uk> 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 <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. > > 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.
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