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