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Enrico Weigelt, mused, then expounded: |
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> * Hemmann, Volker Armin <volker.armin.hemmann@××××××××××××.de> wrote: |
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> > > Quite uncertain. The machine is very stable w/o the NV drivers. |
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> > > But just loading the kernel module and waiting a few mins |
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> > > ends up in an total lockup. I could 100% reproduce this problem with |
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> > > several nv-chipset based notebooks (different geforce versions). |
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> > > Ah, and there had been an preinstalled Vista on that box, which |
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> > > worked perfectly with 3D stuff. |
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> > > So I don't think it's an hw issue. |
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> > and vista has a much better power managment than linux - could still be |
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> > overheating. |
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> Overheating a few mins after *cold* start and w/ using the 3D stuff |
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> (just by loading the kernel module and waiting a bit ?). Still seems |
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> very uncertain. |
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More likely it's a poor motherboard design around the voltage regulators. I've |
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seen numerous instances where Windows works - because motherboard vendors cheat |
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in ACPI and power hacking via the bios, when Linux (or any other Unix like os) |
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won't. |
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Have you upgraded the bios? Or kept it up-to-date? Even for Linux, if the chips |
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and data paths don't get initialized correctly, problems can surface. |
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FWIW - I've run a GeForce 6600 GT for several now on a diffcult screen - SGI FP1600, |
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and, while I have had problems with the driver on ocassion - 1600x1080 isn't common nor |
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VESA, it hasn't let me down. In fact the only time I've had to drop to 2D is for the |
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old Quadro 1 and 2 cards running in some other systems. |
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Bob |
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