Re: VIA and NVIDIA

From: Nuno Alexandre (kernel_at_imaginere.dk)
Date: 01/14/04

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    Date:	Wed, 14 Jan 2004 20:16:37 +0100
To: eddie tejeda <eddie@nailchipper.com>

    On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 13:53:45 -0500
    eddie tejeda wrote:

    > I have an NVidia Videocard with a VIA KT333 chipset motherboard..
    >
    > i am about to burst.. i am tried just about every bug-fix, workaround
    > and hack, written everywhere in the internet.. to get the Nvidia driver
    > to work on my machine. NV works fine.
    >
    > i've been trying this for 6months and finally caving and think that it
    > has to be Linux's VIA support. which i've read there are some problems.
    >
    > I am willing to present all information needed.. but this is the post
    > i've posted all over NVIDIA boards:
    >
    >
    >
    > ***********
    >
    >
    > The screen used to go black, and flicker blue once, and stop responding.
    > number lock works... i can SSH into machine to get logs.. if i try and
    > kill X it crashes the machine hard... complete lock out...
    >
    > when i run ps aux i can see X is running 99% of CPU
    >
    > All the options enabled in XFConfig attached have been added and removed
    > (when options are removed the flicker happens.. if not... I now get a
    > screen with ASCII printed.. just junk.. no flicker.)
    >
    > I have:
    > Athlon XP 2200
    > Soyo Ultra Platinum, KT333
    > PNY GeForce 3 Ti200
    > Crucial 512 DDR-333
    > ALL tested kernels (2.4.22+, 2.6.x)
    > ALL distributions (Fedora, Redhat, Debian)
    >
    > I have tested with following kernel options on and off:
    > ACPI/APM
    > Fb-Nvidia/Riva
    > Pre-empt
    > AGPART
    >
    > i attached my XFConfig, XFree86.log and .config(2.6.0)
    >
    >
    > ************
    >
    >
    > i am almost certain it is linux.. because the cards work on windows
    > machines perfect. and i have tried a few cards on this linux machine the
    > same happens.
    >
    > also, most people who have the problems i described.... they get fixed
    > with the OPTIONS that i have on my XF86Config. i have tested them all on
    > and off.
    >
    >
    > i would like to see linux do 3d.. one day. :o)...thanks in advance, i
    > love the work you guys do and hope to contribute in the future..
    >

    Hi Eddie.
    I have Asus A7V, KT 333
    AMD 1800+
    Gforce 2gts
    768 DDR Kingston

    settings on
    pre-empt
    AGPART

    not using framebuffer.
    As you see, very similar setup, apart from the riva fb.
    But I have had a framebuffer working with help from some patches available on the gentoo forums, but they don't work on the latest
    kernel build. So i dropped it.

    I never had any problems with the nvidia drivers.
    not on 2.4 or 2.6 always worked :)

    I dont know how this can help you, but having 2 similar setups
    maybe helps finding whats wrong on your setup that makes it not work.
    Feel free to ask for anything that might help you. 

    -- 
Best regards - Nuno Alexandre - na:imaginere.dk
Gpg: EA74637D - http://www.fluxmod.dk
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