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From: Kyle Liddell <kyle@××××××××××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] xorg Dual-Head Layout with nv-Driver?
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 17:41:32
Message-Id: 1121190008.16112.20.camel@athlon
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-amd64] xorg Dual-Head Layout with nv-Driver? by Marcel Treis
1 On Tue, 2005-07-12 at 08:40 +0200, Marcel Treis wrote:
2 > I do use the following Software:
3 > *media-video/nvidia-kernel-1.0.6629-r4 (i think i tried other versions too)
4 > *sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-2.6.11-r11
5 I'm using nvidia-kernel 1.0.7667, xorg 6.8.2-r2 and gentoo-sources
6 2.6.12-gentoo-r4 (~amd64 as you can see) I've always run unstable on
7 here so I don't know if that is exactly the problem, but I would give
8 the latest drivers a try.
9
10 > Following my Hardware:
11 > *A64 2800
12 > *MSI K8N Neo (nForce 3 250Gb)
13 > *MSI FX5900-ZT
14 > *Zalman 400W PSU
15 > Both video card and CPU have a Zalman AlCu on Top.
16 Doesn't seem like your PSU is too weak then.
17
18 > I do have "Side Band Adressing" enabled, "Fast Writes" is disabled.
19 You might give things a try with SBA off too...however, if you ever do
20 get a working setup I would see if you can turn those back on. If you
21 don't do much 3d stuff it won't matter, but in good old UT classic my
22 framerates doubled when I enabled Fast Writes.
23
24
25 > > The only time I have any problems is when I enable the "EXPERIMENTAL!
26 > > USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!" XRender hardware acceleration.
27 >
28 > Where would that option be, just so i can check? (Though i do not think
29 > i would have activated some option like that *g*)
30
31 That's the RenderAccel option that you said you've disabled. There's
32 also AllowGLXWithComposite that makes RenderAccel even more unstable,
33 but I didn't see that in your config file.
34
35 I would definitely give the latest drivers a try. Oh also, you might
36 try the different AGPGART options (whether to use the kernel supplied
37 driver or the nvidia supplied driver). Again, I've never had a problem
38 with the nvidia drivers unless I use the XComposite extensions.
39 (Actually I can enable RenderAccel and load the XComposite extension
40 with no problems, but as soon as I run "xcompmgr" it seems to start a
41 2-3 hour countdown timer until X goes to 100%cpu, xcompmgr eats all my
42 memory, and then X crashes).
43
44 One thing: in your original mail you said that your "machine crashes".
45 What exactly do you mean? X crashes and goes back to the console? X
46 locks up, but can use machine remotely? System locks
47 up/crashes/reboots?
48
49 If just X dies I'd say you just need to keep kicking around drivers and
50 options, but if your system locks up/crashes I'd still look into
51 something involving hardware...maybe run nvidia-settings while you try
52 to crash the system and see if the GPU temp gets too high, etc etc.
53 (What are your CPU/system/GPU temps during idle and compile anyway (if
54 disabling RenderAccel didn't fix the problem)).
55
56 Kyle
57
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