Re: nvidia-glx 100.14.19 freezes the whole system
> So what video card has an Open Source driver that can access all > hardware accellerated functions? Intel is the only company (that I am aware of) that has open source drivers that fully utilize the hardware but they are not known for being high performance or inexpensive video cards. AMD has recently released specs for ATi chips, so in the future their cards _may_ be a viable option. nVidia has yet to show any interest in opening their drivers or releasing specs (probably because of third party code/patents they've licensed). -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: nvidia-glx 100.14.19 freezes the whole system
On Mon, Sep 24, 2007 at 09:08:02AM +0100, A J Stiles wrote: > On Sunday 23 Sep 2007, Hans-J. Ullrich wrote: > > > > there is a heavy bug in NVidias driver. The bug let the whole system > > unexpectly freeze. But, this is not a Debian related problem, it is caused > > by the binary part of NVidias accelarator driver and touches most other > > distributions, too (like SuSE, RedHat etc.) > Which is one more reason -- as if you needed another one -- NOT to use > binary-only drivers. Why are the IT ministries of the world not standing up > for our RIGHT to access the Source Code and BANNING binary-only drivers? > > Keep it i-tal, buy only hardware which has Open Source drivers; and keep > campaigning to your elected representative. We need Freedom Three as much > today as we ever have. > So what video card has an Open Source driver that can access all hardware accellerated functions? In my case, I would like the hardware mpeg convertions to work. I have an Nvidia EN7300GT card and get much better picture quality when watching DVDs full-screen with the debian-packaged Nvidia driver than with the nv driver. The card only cost me $40 CDN so I don't mind replacing it with a better card if anyone can recommend an OpenSource alternative. Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: nvidia-glx 100.14.19 freezes the whole system
On Sunday 23 Sep 2007, Hans-J. Ullrich wrote: > Hello all, > > there is a heavy bug in NVidias driver. The bug let the whole system > unexpectly freeze. But, this is not a Debian related problem, it is caused > by the binary part of NVidias accelarator driver and touches most other > distributions, too (like SuSE, RedHat etc.) > > Please see the discussion on NVidias website. > > This bug is known in version 100.14.11, too and it is only discovered on > 64-bit-systems. 32-bit is running fine ! > > It can be proved, the bug is NOT in the nvidia-kernel-source (dear > maintainer, you did good work, thanks !) > > I can advice you, still not to upgrade to the latest driver, as this is > also upgrading xserver-xorg to a higher version, which is incompatible to > the prior versions. > > Because of this, downgrading is very, very difficult. > > As I saiud, the bug seam to appear only in 64-bit-systems and mostly at > 7300GS cards (NVS 110), but the second thing could not be proved clearly, > yet. > > So, just stay at 100.14.09. > > If you have a running 100.14.11 you can safely update to 100.14.19 ! > > Please do understand this mail only as advice, I had much much problems, to > get my system running again and I just want to pretend you from the same > problems. Which is one more reason -- as if you needed another one -- NOT to use binary-only drivers. Why are the IT ministries of the world not standing up for our RIGHT to access the Source Code and BANNING binary-only drivers? Keep it i-tal, buy only hardware which has Open Source drivers; and keep campaigning to your elected representative. We need Freedom Three as much today as we ever have. -- AJS delta echo bravo six four at earthshod dot co dot uk -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: nvidia-glx 100.14.19 freezes the whole system
On Sun, Sep 23, 2007 at 05:45:45PM +0200, Hans-J. Ullrich wrote: > Hello all, > > there is a heavy bug in NVidias driver. The bug let the whole system > unexpectly freeze. But, this is not a Debian related problem, it is caused by > the binary part of NVidias accelarator driver and touches most other > distributions, too (like SuSE, RedHat etc.) > > Please see the discussion on NVidias website. [..] > As I saiud, the bug seam to appear only in 64-bit-systems and mostly at > 7300GS > cards (NVS 110), but the second thing could not be proved clearly, yet. > > So, just stay at 100.14.09. I had a heap of trouble with 100.14.11 on my 6800 (NV40) card. Erroneous lines were drawn regularly, and sometimes one of the heads would just switch off. NVRM Xid messages were reported by the kernel module regularly. These symptoms can suggest fan failure but nvidia-settings reported normal temperatures. Yesterday I downgraded to 100.14.09 and it is perfect again. Hamish -- Hamish Moffatt VK3SB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: nvidia-glx 100.14.19 freezes the whole system
Am Sonntag 23 September 2007 schrieben Sie: > Hello all, > > I am using since its launch the 100.14.11, and upgraded last night to > the 100.14.19 on my box, amd64 x2 4200 with 7600GT, kernel > 2.6.21-2-amd64, and everything is working fine. Can you provide a way > to reproduce your bug? > Yes, upgrading to 100.14.11 let the bug appear. Same 100.14.19. A good website to test for me, was "www.lpi.org", a site with a lot of frames. Anyway, as I told, if 100.14.11 is working fine, then 100.14.19 will do, too. And the bug is only at 64-bit-systems, my 32-bit-system is working fine with all versions. Just see the discusion here: http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=98638 This is exactly the same, I discovered ! > Thanks > > Ivan Regards Hans > > 2007/9/23, pietia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Hans-J. Ullrich pisze: > > > Hello all, > > > > > > there is a heavy bug in NVidias driver. The bug let the whole system > > > unexpectly freeze. But, this is not a Debian related problem, it is > > > caused by the binary part of NVidias accelarator driver and touches > > > most other distributions, too (like SuSE, RedHat etc.) > > > > > > Please see the discussion on NVidias website. > > > > hi ! > > > > > > I have had same problems so i decided to use *last* beta driver form > > nvidia.com ( > > 100.14.06 at that time), works fine both on i386 and amd64. > > > > The newest driver from nvidia's page also freezes my amd64 OS, i've not > > tested it on i386 debian. > > > > pietia > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: nvidia-glx 100.14.19 freezes the whole system
Hello all, I am using since its launch the 100.14.11, and upgraded last night to the 100.14.19 on my box, amd64 x2 4200 with 7600GT, kernel 2.6.21-2-amd64, and everything is working fine. Can you provide a way to reproduce your bug? Thanks Ivan 2007/9/23, pietia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hans-J. Ullrich pisze: > > > Hello all, > > > > there is a heavy bug in NVidias driver. The bug let the whole system > > unexpectly freeze. But, this is not a Debian related problem, it is caused > > by > > the binary part of NVidias accelarator driver and touches most other > > distributions, too (like SuSE, RedHat etc.) > > > > Please see the discussion on NVidias website. > > > > > > hi ! > > > I have had same problems so i decided to use *last* beta driver form > nvidia.com ( > 100.14.06 at that time), works fine both on i386 and amd64. > > The newest driver from nvidia's page also freezes my amd64 OS, i've not > tested it on i386 debian. > > pietia > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- --- Ivan S. P. Marin -- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: nvidia-glx 100.14.19 freezes the whole system
Hans-J. Ullrich pisze: Hello all, there is a heavy bug in NVidias driver. The bug let the whole system unexpectly freeze. But, this is not a Debian related problem, it is caused by the binary part of NVidias accelarator driver and touches most other distributions, too (like SuSE, RedHat etc.) Please see the discussion on NVidias website. hi ! I have had same problems so i decided to use *last* beta driver form nvidia.com ( 100.14.06 at that time), works fine both on i386 and amd64. The newest driver from nvidia's page also freezes my amd64 OS, i've not tested it on i386 debian. pietia -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
nvidia-glx 100.14.19 freezes the whole system
Hello all, there is a heavy bug in NVidias driver. The bug let the whole system unexpectly freeze. But, this is not a Debian related problem, it is caused by the binary part of NVidias accelarator driver and touches most other distributions, too (like SuSE, RedHat etc.) Please see the discussion on NVidias website. This bug is known in version 100.14.11, too and it is only discovered on 64-bit-systems. 32-bit is running fine ! It can be proved, the bug is NOT in the nvidia-kernel-source (dear maintainer, you did good work, thanks !) I can advice you, still not to upgrade to the latest driver, as this is also upgrading xserver-xorg to a higher version, which is incompatible to the prior versions. Because of this, downgrading is very, very difficult. As I saiud, the bug seam to appear only in 64-bit-systems and mostly at 7300GS cards (NVS 110), but the second thing could not be proved clearly, yet. So, just stay at 100.14.09. If you have a running 100.14.11 you can safely update to 100.14.19 ! Please do understand this mail only as advice, I had much much problems, to get my system running again and I just want to pretend you from the same problems. Best regards ! Hans -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
