Gentoo Archives: gentoo-amd64

From: Marcel Treis <trei4702@×××××××××.de>
To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] xorg Dual-Head Layout with nv-Driver?
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 06:40:36
Message-Id: 42D365EF.3020909@uni-trier.de
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-amd64] xorg Dual-Head Layout with nv-Driver? by Kyle Liddell
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4 Kyle Liddell wrote:
5 > What kernel/video card/nvidia driver version/motherboard/etc are you
6 > using?
7
8 I do use the following Software:
9 *media-video/nvidia-kernel-1.0.6629-r4 (i think i tried other versions too)
10 *sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-2.6.11-r11
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12 Following my Hardware:
13 *A64 2800
14 *MSI K8N Neo (nForce 3 250Gb)
15 *MSI FX5900-ZT
16 *Zalman 400W PSU
17 Both video card and CPU have a Zalman AlCu on Top.
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20 Anything special in your X config file?
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22 Not as far as I can see, but i included the file nonetheless.
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25 Do you have sideband
26 > addressing or fastwrites enabled?
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28 Well, i'm a bit ashamed to say, but i dont know where to get that info :|
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31 If it happens while emerging, prehaps
32 > your CPU is getting hot enough that your video card gets too much heat
33 > going on and locks up?
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35 That should not be the problem, since my hardware is well cooled afaik.
36 In fact i have a second Gentoo installation on this machine (but only a
37 32 Bit one), wich doesn't show any problems while emerging, even if i
38 play D2 simutanously.
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41 Does it only happen with TwinView, or with a
42 > single monitor with the nvidia driver?
43
44 I will try that out later, no time to do so until now.
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47 Do you have a power hungry video
48 > card and a small power supply?
49
50 I dont think so, see my hardware list above.
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53 > I'm using the nvidia driver with my geforce 6800gt and I've had no
54 > problems at all. I haven't used TwinView since I got back home from
55 > school (no desk space for an extra monitor) but it worked fine for me.
56 > The only time I have any problems is when I enable the "EXPERIMENTAL!
57 > USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!" XRender hardware acceleration.
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59 Where would that option be, just so i can check? (Though i do not think
60 i would have activated some option like that *g*)
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63 Thanks for your help!
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68 Marcel Treis
69 trei4702@×××××××××.de
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Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-amd64] xorg Dual-Head Layout with nv-Driver? Marco Matthies <marco-ml@×××.net>
Re: [gentoo-amd64] xorg Dual-Head Layout with nv-Driver? Kyle Liddell <kyle@××××××××××××××××.net>
Re: [gentoo-amd64] xorg Dual-Head Layout with nv-Driver? Mike Owen <kyphros@×××××.com>