Re: Reverting to nouveau
Allegedly, on or about 05 October 2016, JD sent: > I am wondering why they (and others like broadcom) keep their drivers > proprietary. Educated guess: Paranoia that it'll aid competitors, or that someone will find out they've copied someone else's work into their product. From my perspective, of hardware that I'd want to use, graphics cards and printer drivers are the worst offenders. Virtually no manufacturer builds a device that is based an an existing scheme that can be directly supported and optionally improved, everything is a re-invention of the wheel. -- [tim@localhost ~]$ uname -rsvp Linux 3.9.10-100.fc17.x86_64 #1 SMP Sun Jul 14 01:31:27 UTC 2013 x86_64 Boilerplate: All mail to my mailbox is automatically deleted, there is no point trying to privately email me, I only get to see the messages posted to the mailing list. Windows, it's enough to make a grown man cry! ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Reverting to nouveau
On Tue, 2016-10-11 at 09:48 -0800, Fred wrote: > On Mon, 10 Oct 2016 19:52:49 +0100 > Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > > > > On Mon, 2016-10-10 at 11:42 -0500, Mike Chambers wrote: > > > > > > On Fri, 2016-10-07 at 16:35 +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > As I said, I'm happy enough with suspend for now. My aim was to > > > > reduce > > > > power consumption at night (this isn't a server that has to be on > > > > all the time). > > > > > > I dont' think computers use that much power (least normal > > > workstations anyway) to bring up or down your utility bill much, so > > > couldn't you just leave it on as is and just shut off your monitor > > > until your ready to use it again? > > > > I used to do that up until about a year ago. Since then I think I have > > noticed a reduced utility bill, but of course that's not really > > evidence as there are other factors, including lower rates because of > > the drop in oil prices. This is an i7 system with an Nvidia card, an > > SSD, a 1TB SATA drive and 16TGB of RAM, so probably above average for > > home workstations in terms of power consumption. The monitor is a 23- > > inch HP LCD. > > > > If there were an easy way to measure it I would :-) > > > > poc > > You might have a look at this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kill_A_Watt > I have tried them and they work quite well to determine individual > appliance power consumption. Thanks. poc ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Reverting to nouveau
On Mon, 10 Oct 2016 19:52:49 +0100 Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > On Mon, 2016-10-10 at 11:42 -0500, Mike Chambers wrote: > > On Fri, 2016-10-07 at 16:35 +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > > > > > > > As I said, I'm happy enough with suspend for now. My aim was to > > > reduce > > > power consumption at night (this isn't a server that has to be on > > > all the time). > > > > I dont' think computers use that much power (least normal > > workstations anyway) to bring up or down your utility bill much, so > > couldn't you just leave it on as is and just shut off your monitor > > until your ready to use it again? > > I used to do that up until about a year ago. Since then I think I have > noticed a reduced utility bill, but of course that's not really > evidence as there are other factors, including lower rates because of > the drop in oil prices. This is an i7 system with an Nvidia card, an > SSD, a 1TB SATA drive and 16TGB of RAM, so probably above average for > home workstations in terms of power consumption. The monitor is a 23- > inch HP LCD. > > If there were an easy way to measure it I would :-) > > poc You might have a look at this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kill_A_Watt I have tried them and they work quite well to determine individual appliance power consumption. Fred ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Reverting to nouveau
On 10/07/2016 02:03 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > On Fri, 2016-10-07 at 11:38 -0500, geo.inbox.ignored wrote: >> as for nvidia site, check to see if you can find a more proper driver at; >> >> http://www.nvidia.com/download/index.aspx > > That's where the drivers come from, via RPMfusion. > >> as for 'on all the time', i agree about your saving power. >> >> *but*, give consideration to fact that powering a system up and down >> can be more costly due to 'electronic' wear and tear on system. > > I tend to agree in fact. I never used to turn my computers off, then I > worked out how much power they consume and how much it costs. I've > noticed a difference in my bill since I started doing this. > ==> well yes. of course there will be power consumption from mains. my view is there is less electronic wear and tear when powered up 24/7 and due to inrush power surge on power up, less chance of some component going bad. years back when i did computer systems work, i had a couple client calls for a system not powering up at start of morning hours. i used light bulb example to explain why and that they would naturally see an increase in utilities bill. both started leaving systems up. have a friend who's system lost power supply on power up, and again, after explaining about light bulb, he leaves system powered up and because he is using centos and kde, he uses 'suspend to ram' when not using and 'suspend to disk' when away for several days. it is all owners choice. ps. excuse delay in reply. problems with thunderbird had me unable to run email. -- peace out. CentOS GNU/Linux 6.8 tc,hago. g . =+= Tired of having your microsoft os hacked? Change to Linux os, used by microsoft hackers. =+= in a world with out fences, who needs gates. =+= ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Reverting to nouveau
On Mon, 2016-10-10 at 16:28 -0400, Fred Smith wrote: > On Mon, Oct 10, 2016 at 01:07:54PM -0700, Joe Zeff wrote: > > > > On 10/10/2016 12:49 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > > > > > Well, apparently the savings might not offset the price of the ammeter, > > > but I suppose the advancement of knowledge always has a cost :-) > > > > I remember back in the late '80s seeing a study that found that the > > cost per hour of running a desktop (386 with a CRT monitor) was > > about $.04/hr. Adjust that for inflation and you'll get a fairly > > good first approximation of what the cost is now because while > > modern monitors use less power, today's more powerful computers use > > more, balancing things out to some extent. > > I've missed the beginning of this thread, so I beg forgiveness should > this response be off-base. > > To measure the power my computer uses, I use a Kill-a-Watt meter, > at last notice they were available from Amazon. The one I have was > something like 20 dollars, a few years ago. It continuously tells > me the wattage used. alternatively it can report several other measurements > as well (it isn't where I am, so I won't go out on a limb with a list > that may be wrong.) > > You plug it into your outlet, then plug the computer into it. Press > the right button on the front to get the measurement you want. > > It is reporting that my computer uses around 117 watts (plus or minus > a couple) when running FoldingAtHome on both a six-core AMD and the > Nvidia 750Ti GPU. without the FAH client it would probably be around > half that (I haven't done that measurement). I'm considering it (as my curiosity is piqued) but a number of the devices available on Amazon have negative reviews regarding accuracy, ease of use etc. No biggie but I'll think about it for a while. poc ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Reverting to nouveau
On Mon, 2016-10-10 at 14:38 -0700, Rick Stevens wrote: > There are a number of sites like that. Google "linux hardware > compatibility". A good resource is http://www.linux-drivers.org/ The dongle is labelled "Anycom 2.0", but I don't know the chipset and a search for "anycom" on that page gives no results. I'd be up for getting a new dongle if I could be sure it was fully supported, otherwise it's probably more trouble than it's worth. poc ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Reverting to nouveau
On 10/10/2016 02:16 PM, JD wrote: > > On Mon, Oct 10, 2016 at 1:49 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan > mailto:pocallag...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > On Mon, 2016-10-10 at 12:31 -0700, Rick Stevens wrote: > > On 10/10/2016 11:52 AM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > > > > > On Mon, 2016-10-10 at 11:42 -0500, Mike Chambers wrote: > > > > > > > > On Fri, 2016-10-07 at 16:35 +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > As I said, I'm happy enough with suspend for now. My aim was to > > > > > reduce > > > > > power consumption at night (this isn't a server that has to > be on all > > > > > the time). > > > > > > > > I dont' think computers use that much power (least normal > workstations > > > > anyway) to bring up or down your utility bill much, so > couldn't you > > > > just leave it on as is and just shut off your monitor until > your ready > > > > to use it again? > > > > > > I used to do that up until about a year ago. Since then I think > I have > > > noticed a reduced utility bill, but of course that's not really > > > evidence as there are other factors, including lower rates > because of > > > the drop in oil prices. This is an i7 system with an Nvidia card, an > > > SSD, a 1TB SATA drive and 16TGB of RAM, so probably above > average for > > > home workstations in terms of power consumption. The monitor is > a 23- > > > inch HP LCD. > > > > Well, I dunno, 16 tera gigabytes of RAM (you said 16TGB) is a hell of > > a lot! I've never seen a mobo that could handle that. :-) Must > have the > > cooling system from hell in there! > > > > > > > > If there were an easy way to measure it I would :-) > > > > If you have a clamp-style AC ammeter, you can get a widget that you > > plug into your outlet and your system plugs into the widget. The > widget > > splits the hot line out separately. You put your ammeter around > that leg > > and measure the current. You can compute your usage using Ohm's law, > > e.g. if you measure 2A at 120V, that's 240 VA. If you want it in > watts, > > your average computer has a power factor of about .8, so that'd be 240 > > times .8 or 192 watts (or so). > > > > Just an idea. > > Well, apparently the savings might not offset the price of the ammeter, > but I suppose the advancement of knowledge always has a cost :-) > > poc > > > Well Patrick, I was wondering if there is a website > that identifies cards (chipsets) NOT supported by linux. > I see for example FBSD users not finding drivers for > Broadcom chipsets (perhaps only specific ones). > So, to help > > existing linux users and newbs, it seems > that such a website would go a long way to let people > know what are NOT supported, or partially supported > devices. It would also helps people shopping for a new > computer to avoid laptops that have unsupported chipsets. There are a number of sites like that. Google "linux hardware compatibility". A good resource is http://www.linux-drivers.org/ -- - Rick Stevens, Systems Engineer, AllDigitalri...@alldigital.com - - AIM/Skype: therps2ICQ: 226437340 Yahoo: origrps2 - -- - "I was contemplating the immortal words of Socrates when he said, - - 'I drank WHAT?'" -- Val Kilmer in "Real Genius" - -- ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Reverting to nouveau
On Mon, Oct 10, 2016 at 1:49 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > On Mon, 2016-10-10 at 12:31 -0700, Rick Stevens wrote: > > On 10/10/2016 11:52 AM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > > > > > On Mon, 2016-10-10 at 11:42 -0500, Mike Chambers wrote: > > > > > > > > On Fri, 2016-10-07 at 16:35 +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > As I said, I'm happy enough with suspend for now. My aim was to > > > > > reduce > > > > > power consumption at night (this isn't a server that has to be on > all > > > > > the time). > > > > > > > > I dont' think computers use that much power (least normal > workstations > > > > anyway) to bring up or down your utility bill much, so couldn't you > > > > just leave it on as is and just shut off your monitor until your > ready > > > > to use it again? > > > > > > I used to do that up until about a year ago. Since then I think I have > > > noticed a reduced utility bill, but of course that's not really > > > evidence as there are other factors, including lower rates because of > > > the drop in oil prices. This is an i7 system with an Nvidia card, an > > > SSD, a 1TB SATA drive and 16TGB of RAM, so probably above average for > > > home workstations in terms of power consumption. The monitor is a 23- > > > inch HP LCD. > > > > Well, I dunno, 16 tera gigabytes of RAM (you said 16TGB) is a hell of > > a lot! I've never seen a mobo that could handle that. :-) Must have the > > cooling system from hell in there! > > > > > > > > If there were an easy way to measure it I would :-) > > > > If you have a clamp-style AC ammeter, you can get a widget that you > > plug into your outlet and your system plugs into the widget. The widget > > splits the hot line out separately. You put your ammeter around that leg > > and measure the current. You can compute your usage using Ohm's law, > > e.g. if you measure 2A at 120V, that's 240 VA. If you want it in watts, > > your average computer has a power factor of about .8, so that'd be 240 > > times .8 or 192 watts (or so). > > > > Just an idea. > > Well, apparently the savings might not offset the price of the ammeter, > but I suppose the advancement of knowledge always has a cost :-) > > poc Well Patrick, I was wondering if there is a website that identifies cards (chipsets) NOT supported by linux. I see for example FBSD users not finding drivers for Broadcom chipsets (perhaps only specific ones). So, to help existing linux users and newbs, it seems that such a website would go a long way to let people know what are NOT supported, or partially supported devices. It would also helps people shopping for a new computer to avoid laptops that have unsupported chipsets. Cheers, JD ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Reverting to nouveau
On Mon, Oct 10, 2016 at 01:07:54PM -0700, Joe Zeff wrote: > On 10/10/2016 12:49 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > >Well, apparently the savings might not offset the price of the ammeter, > >but I suppose the advancement of knowledge always has a cost :-) > > I remember back in the late '80s seeing a study that found that the > cost per hour of running a desktop (386 with a CRT monitor) was > about $.04/hr. Adjust that for inflation and you'll get a fairly > good first approximation of what the cost is now because while > modern monitors use less power, today's more powerful computers use > more, balancing things out to some extent. I've missed the beginning of this thread, so I beg forgiveness should this response be off-base. To measure the power my computer uses, I use a Kill-a-Watt meter, at last notice they were available from Amazon. The one I have was something like 20 dollars, a few years ago. It continuously tells me the wattage used. alternatively it can report several other measurements as well (it isn't where I am, so I won't go out on a limb with a list that may be wrong.) You plug it into your outlet, then plug the computer into it. Press the right button on the front to get the measurement you want. It is reporting that my computer uses around 117 watts (plus or minus a couple) when running FoldingAtHome on both a six-core AMD and the Nvidia 750Ti GPU. without the FAH client it would probably be around half that (I haven't done that measurement). -- --- Under no circumstances will I ever purchase anything offered to me as the result of an unsolicited e-mail message. Nor will I forward chain letters, petitions, mass mailings, or virus warnings to large numbers of others. This is my contribution to the survival of the online community. --Roger Ebert, December, 1996 - The Boulder Pledge - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Reverting to nouveau
On Mon, Oct 10, 2016 at 07:52:49PM +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > On Mon, 2016-10-10 at 11:42 -0500, Mike Chambers wrote: > > On Fri, 2016-10-07 at 16:35 +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > > > > > As I said, I'm happy enough with suspend for now. My aim was to > > > reduce power consumption at night (this isn't a server that has > > > to be on all the time). > > > > I dont' think computers use that much power (least normal workstations > > anyway) to bring up or down your utility bill much, so couldn't you > > just leave it on as is and just shut off your monitor until your ready > > to use it again? > > I used to do that up until about a year ago. Since then I think I have > noticed a reduced utility bill, but of course that's not really > evidence as there are other factors, including lower rates because of > the drop in oil prices. This is an i7 system with an Nvidia card, an > SSD, a 1TB SATA drive and 16TGB of RAM, so probably above average for > home workstations in terms of power consumption. The monitor is a 23- > inch HP LCD. > > If there were an easy way to measure it I would :-) I can put some numbers on the discussion. I checked my electric bills for the last 6 months and the rate is about 8500 Watt-Hours for $1. As there are 8766 hours in a year, that means for me, a continuous draw of 1 watt will cost about $1/yr. My UPS has a front panel display that can show watts drawn. Besides the computer and monitor, the only thing plugged into the UPS is an ethernet switch and a cordless phone charger. My system is a little larger than Patrick's; a 6 core i7, overclocked to 4.0GHz, 32GB RAM, 2 SSD's plus 2 2TB rotaters, nVidia card and 24 inch LCD monitor. Much larger than I need, but I only buy one every 8-10 yrs. Here is the power draw from the UPS under 3 conditions: Computer idling, cpu's at 1.1GHz 110 Watts Monitor on but blank Computer idling, cpu's at 1.1GHz 150 Watts Monitor lit All 6 cores plus 6 hyper-thread 280 Watts cores running at 99% usage at 4.0MHz One SSD active, no rotaters active Monitor lit So for me, at my electric rate, keeping this computer on 24/7 costs me about $100/yr. YMMV! Jon -- Jon H. LaBadie jo...@jgcomp.com ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Reverting to nouveau
On 10/10/2016 03:31 PM, Rick Stevens wrote: On 10/10/2016 11:52 AM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: On Mon, 2016-10-10 at 11:42 -0500, Mike Chambers wrote: On Fri, 2016-10-07 at 16:35 +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: As I said, I'm happy enough with suspend for now. My aim was to reduce power consumption at night (this isn't a server that has to be on all the time). I dont' think computers use that much power (least normal workstations anyway) to bring up or down your utility bill much, so couldn't you just leave it on as is and just shut off your monitor until your ready to use it again? I used to do that up until about a year ago. Since then I think I have noticed a reduced utility bill, but of course that's not really evidence as there are other factors, including lower rates because of the drop in oil prices. This is an i7 system with an Nvidia card, an SSD, a 1TB SATA drive and 16TGB of RAM, so probably above average for home workstations in terms of power consumption. The monitor is a 23- inch HP LCD. Well, I dunno, 16 tera gigabytes of RAM (you said 16TGB) is a hell of a lot! I've never seen a mobo that could handle that. :-) Must have the cooling system from hell in there! If there were an easy way to measure it I would :-) If you have a clamp-style AC ammeter, you can get a widget that you plug into your outlet and your system plugs into the widget. The widget splits the hot line out separately. You put your ammeter around that leg and measure the current. You can compute your usage using Ohm's law, e.g. if you measure 2A at 120V, that's 240 VA. If you want it in watts, your average computer has a power factor of about .8, so that'd be 240 times .8 or 192 watts (or so). Just an idea. -- - Rick Stevens, Systems Engineer, AllDigitalri...@alldigital.com - - AIM/Skype: therps2ICQ: 226437340 Yahoo: origrps2 - -- - "The bogosity meter just pegged."- There are a number of devices that will do the calculations directly. A page full of them is at http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/281148981683?lpid=82&chn=ps&ul_noapp=true and there are a number of devices of similar function under the trade-mark Kill-A-Watt but somewhat more expensive. No need to connect an external volt meter, which is a bit dangerous. --doug ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Reverting to nouveau
On 10/10/2016 12:49 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: Well, apparently the savings might not offset the price of the ammeter, but I suppose the advancement of knowledge always has a cost :-) I remember back in the late '80s seeing a study that found that the cost per hour of running a desktop (386 with a CRT monitor) was about $.04/hr. Adjust that for inflation and you'll get a fairly good first approximation of what the cost is now because while modern monitors use less power, today's more powerful computers use more, balancing things out to some extent. ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Reverting to nouveau
On Mon, 2016-10-10 at 12:31 -0700, Rick Stevens wrote: > On 10/10/2016 11:52 AM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > > > On Mon, 2016-10-10 at 11:42 -0500, Mike Chambers wrote: > > > > > > On Fri, 2016-10-07 at 16:35 +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > As I said, I'm happy enough with suspend for now. My aim was to > > > > reduce > > > > power consumption at night (this isn't a server that has to be on all > > > > the time). > > > > > > I dont' think computers use that much power (least normal workstations > > > anyway) to bring up or down your utility bill much, so couldn't you > > > just leave it on as is and just shut off your monitor until your ready > > > to use it again? > > > > I used to do that up until about a year ago. Since then I think I have > > noticed a reduced utility bill, but of course that's not really > > evidence as there are other factors, including lower rates because of > > the drop in oil prices. This is an i7 system with an Nvidia card, an > > SSD, a 1TB SATA drive and 16TGB of RAM, so probably above average for > > home workstations in terms of power consumption. The monitor is a 23- > > inch HP LCD. > > Well, I dunno, 16 tera gigabytes of RAM (you said 16TGB) is a hell of > a lot! I've never seen a mobo that could handle that. :-) Must have the > cooling system from hell in there! > > > > > If there were an easy way to measure it I would :-) > > If you have a clamp-style AC ammeter, you can get a widget that you > plug into your outlet and your system plugs into the widget. The widget > splits the hot line out separately. You put your ammeter around that leg > and measure the current. You can compute your usage using Ohm's law, > e.g. if you measure 2A at 120V, that's 240 VA. If you want it in watts, > your average computer has a power factor of about .8, so that'd be 240 > times .8 or 192 watts (or so). > > Just an idea. Well, apparently the savings might not offset the price of the ammeter, but I suppose the advancement of knowledge always has a cost :-) poc ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Reverting to nouveau
On 10/10/2016 11:52 AM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > On Mon, 2016-10-10 at 11:42 -0500, Mike Chambers wrote: >> On Fri, 2016-10-07 at 16:35 +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: >> >>> >>> As I said, I'm happy enough with suspend for now. My aim was to >>> reduce >>> power consumption at night (this isn't a server that has to be on all >>> the time). >> >> I dont' think computers use that much power (least normal workstations >> anyway) to bring up or down your utility bill much, so couldn't you >> just leave it on as is and just shut off your monitor until your ready >> to use it again? > > I used to do that up until about a year ago. Since then I think I have > noticed a reduced utility bill, but of course that's not really > evidence as there are other factors, including lower rates because of > the drop in oil prices. This is an i7 system with an Nvidia card, an > SSD, a 1TB SATA drive and 16TGB of RAM, so probably above average for > home workstations in terms of power consumption. The monitor is a 23- > inch HP LCD. Well, I dunno, 16 tera gigabytes of RAM (you said 16TGB) is a hell of a lot! I've never seen a mobo that could handle that. :-) Must have the cooling system from hell in there! > If there were an easy way to measure it I would :-) If you have a clamp-style AC ammeter, you can get a widget that you plug into your outlet and your system plugs into the widget. The widget splits the hot line out separately. You put your ammeter around that leg and measure the current. You can compute your usage using Ohm's law, e.g. if you measure 2A at 120V, that's 240 VA. If you want it in watts, your average computer has a power factor of about .8, so that'd be 240 times .8 or 192 watts (or so). Just an idea. -- - Rick Stevens, Systems Engineer, AllDigitalri...@alldigital.com - - AIM/Skype: therps2ICQ: 226437340 Yahoo: origrps2 - -- - "The bogosity meter just pegged."- -- ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Reverting to nouveau
On Mon, 2016-10-10 at 11:42 -0500, Mike Chambers wrote: > On Fri, 2016-10-07 at 16:35 +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > > > > As I said, I'm happy enough with suspend for now. My aim was to > > reduce > > power consumption at night (this isn't a server that has to be on all > > the time). > > I dont' think computers use that much power (least normal workstations > anyway) to bring up or down your utility bill much, so couldn't you > just leave it on as is and just shut off your monitor until your ready > to use it again? I used to do that up until about a year ago. Since then I think I have noticed a reduced utility bill, but of course that's not really evidence as there are other factors, including lower rates because of the drop in oil prices. This is an i7 system with an Nvidia card, an SSD, a 1TB SATA drive and 16TGB of RAM, so probably above average for home workstations in terms of power consumption. The monitor is a 23- inch HP LCD. If there were an easy way to measure it I would :-) poc ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Reverting to nouveau
On Fri, 2016-10-07 at 16:35 +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > As I said, I'm happy enough with suspend for now. My aim was to > reduce > power consumption at night (this isn't a server that has to be on all > the time). I dont' think computers use that much power (least normal workstations anyway) to bring up or down your utility bill much, so couldn't you just leave it on as is and just shut off your monitor until your ready to use it again? -- Mike Chambers Madisonville, KY "Best lil town on Earth!" ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Reverting to nouveau
On Fri, 2016-10-07 at 11:38 -0500, geo.inbox.ignored wrote: > computers are like a light bulb, leave the light on and it will last > longer than it will by having to deal with inrush current when turned > on from a cold state. > > if you feel that you must save power, consider 'save to memory'. in > 'long run', cost of electricity may well be less than having to > replace costly components. There's a weigh off between how *often* you turn something on and off, versus the leave it on approach. Taking your lightbulb example, and running it to the extremes. I have lights that lasted for years, despite being turned on and off. But if I rapidly flip the switch, I can blow a lamp in under a minute. Switching something on and off many times an hour is definitely going to provoke the gremlins. But switching it on once a day, only having it running for half a day, is probably going to be better than leaving it on all the time (particularly with general consumer equipment). As well as the electricity costs, which are not insignificant (especially if you're doing this with many appliances), you have things with bearings that wear out (fans, disc drives). I work in video production, and I'm well familiar with the notion of leaving things always on. Stations do that for many reasons, avoiding technical failure is just one, having things always ready to go in an instant is probably just as important. But at home, I've got a server that runs 24/7, and it's needed fans replacing a few times. I've got similarly old computers that are turned off and on daily, and those are running just as well as they always did. And I'm talking of equipment that's somewhere around the ten year old mark. -- tim@localhost ~]$ uname -rsvp Linux 3.19.8-100.fc20.i686 #1 SMP Tue May 12 17:42:35 UTC 2015 i686 All mail to my mailbox is automatically deleted, there is no point trying to privately email me, I will only read messages posted to the public lists. George Orwell's '1984' was supposed to be a warning against tyranny, not a set of instructions for supposedly democratic governments. ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Reverting to nouveau
On Fri, 2016-10-07 at 11:38 -0500, geo.inbox.ignored wrote: > as for nvidia site, check to see if you can find a more proper driver at; > > http://www.nvidia.com/download/index.aspx That's where the drivers come from, via RPMfusion. > as for 'on all the time', i agree about your saving power. > > *but*, give consideration to fact that powering a system up and down > can be more costly due to 'electronic' wear and tear on system. I tend to agree in fact. I never used to turn my computers off, then I worked out how much power they consume and how much it costs. I've noticed a difference in my bill since I started doing this. poc ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Reverting to nouveau
On 10/07/2016 10:35 AM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > On Fri, 2016-10-07 at 09:22 -0500, geo.inbox.ignored wrote: >> you do not mention if problem system is a desktop or laptop, tho such >> may not matter. > > It's desktop with an added Nvidia card. > >> in following your thread, there are a couple things that i wonder about. >> >> 1- did problem start after an update or some other system change? > > Most likely after an Nvidia driver update, but TBH I wasn't paying > attention. > >> 2- why do you place fault with graphics card? > > I place the problem with the graphics *driver* because when I switch > drivers it goes away, and when I switch them back it returns. > >> 3- is swap partition of adequate size to hold running programs that >> are using memory/disk space along with running system? > > Yes. I enabled hibernation months ago and it worked up until fairly > recently (2 or 4 weeks roughly). Hence my conclusion that the Nvidia > drivers have something to do with it. Unfortunately Googling the issue > doesn't show up anything useful. If I kept notes of significant changes > (or could understand the systemd journal) I could probably pin it down, > but that's a big ask. I suspect many of us are in the same position. > > As I said, I'm happy enough with suspend for now. My aim was to reduce > power consumption at night (this isn't a server that has to be on all > the time). > ==> this now reads as if main of problem is with the coding of new driver. that is, new driver is not liking your video chipset. therefore, i believe your solution would be to get with nvidia to insure their new driver handles your chipset. if it happens to be an 'optimus', then you might have a look at; http://bumblee-project.org as for nvidia site, check to see if you can find a more proper driver at; http://www.nvidia.com/download/index.aspx as for 'on all the time', i agree about your saving power. *but*, give consideration to fact that powering a system up and down can be more costly due to 'electronic' wear and tear on system. computers are like a light bulb, leave the light on and it will last longer than it will by having to deal with inrush current when turned on from a cold state. if you feel that you must save power, consider 'save to memory'. in 'long run', cost of electricity may well be less than having to replace costly components. -- peace out. CentOS GNU/Linux 6.8 tc,hago. g . =+= Tired of having your microsoft os hacked? Change to Linux os, used by microsoft hackers. =+= in a world with out fences, who needs gates. =+= ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Reverting to nouveau
On Fri, 2016-10-07 at 09:22 -0500, geo.inbox.ignored wrote: > you do not mention if problem system is a desktop or laptop, tho such > may not matter. It's desktop with an added Nvidia card. > in following your thread, there are a couple things that i wonder about. > > 1- did problem start after an update or some other system change? Most likely after an Nvidia driver update, but TBH I wasn't paying attention. > 2- why do you place fault with graphics card? I place the problem with the graphics *driver* because when I switch drivers it goes away, and when I switch them back it returns. > 3- is swap partition of adequate size to hold running programs that > are using memory/disk space along with running system? Yes. I enabled hibernation months ago and it worked up until fairly recently (2 or 4 weeks roughly). Hence my conclusion that the Nvidia drivers have something to do with it. Unfortunately Googling the issue doesn't show up anything useful. If I kept notes of significant changes (or could understand the systemd journal) I could probably pin it down, but that's a big ask. I suspect many of us are in the same position. As I said, I'm happy enough with suspend for now. My aim was to reduce power consumption at night (this isn't a server that has to be on all the time). poc ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Reverting to nouveau
On 10/07/2016 05:11 AM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: <<<>>> > I understand that, however the issue isn't that Steam doesn't work, but > that some FPS-type games are too laggy to be usable, i.e. the problem > is performance rather than function. I may look into it at some point > but for now I've just settled on using suspend instead of hibernate, > and that works fine. > ==> greetings poc. you do not mention if problem system is a desktop or laptop, tho such may not matter. in following your thread, there are a couple things that i wonder about. 1- did problem start after an update or some other system change? 2- why do you place fault with graphics card? 3- is swap partition of adequate size to hold running programs that are using memory/disk space along with running system? i installed centos 6 on a laptop and left oos in event i need to upgrade bios. as like with my desktop system laptop is powered up 24/7 and i use 'suspend to disk' when i take it somewhere. on 1 occasion, i was not able to 'suspend to disk'. after much checking failed to find problem, i reverted to a full power down. days later, i needed to collect and save a bunch of files to a usb memory stick. to see which partitions had space to hold collection, i ran a script 'dfs' [aka 'df -k|grep /dev/sd|sort'] to see what was available and opened 'disk utility' to mount usb memory stick. still unknown to me as to why, i clicked on the hdd and to my surprise, i found that extended partition was showing an ntfs partition at start of extended partition. how such happened, i have no clue. deleting ntfs partition cleared my suspend problem. thus is reason for questions 2 & 3 above, and suggestion that you might check to insure that your swap partition is of adequate size. much luck. -- peace out. CentOS GNU/Linux 6.8 tc,hago. g . =+= Tired of having your microsoft os hacked? Change to Linux os, used by microsoft hackers. =+= in a world with out fences, who needs gates. =+= ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Reverting to nouveau
On Thu, 2016-10-06 at 21:17 -0700, Samuel Sieb wrote: > On 10/06/2016 03:27 AM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > > > On Thu, 2016-10-06 at 06:33 -0300, George N. White III wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > I don't have a problem with Steam. As long as I use the Nvidia drivers > > > > it works perfectly well. My problem is with hibernation. See the thread > > > > starting at: > > > > > > > You mentioned problems with Steam under Nouveau. Sorting that means more > > > people, including you, can use Nouveau. Sorting a problem involving > > > Nvidia > > > drivers is more likely to be an exercise in frustration since we aren't > > > allowed > > > to see big parts of the code that might be involved. > > > > No doubt, but a) I'm not an expert on graphics drivers so realistically > > I can't contribute anything useful to the Nouveau project other than > > testing stuff, and b) the Nvidia hardware is proprietary and (I assume) > > incompletely documented. This is true of a lot of GPU chipsets. The > > proprietary drivers work better because they use undocumented features. > > Apparently > > > Sure, but the point George was making was that if you file a bug on > Nouveau with the problems that you're having with Steam, maybe it could > get fixed and you wouldn't have to worry about hibernating with the > NVidia driver. I understand that, however the issue isn't that Steam doesn't work, but that some FPS-type games are too laggy to be usable, i.e. the problem is performance rather than function. I may look into it at some point but for now I've just settled on using suspend instead of hibernate, and that works fine. poc ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Reverting to nouveau
On 10/06/2016 03:27 AM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: On Thu, 2016-10-06 at 06:33 -0300, George N. White III wrote: I don't have a problem with Steam. As long as I use the Nvidia drivers it works perfectly well. My problem is with hibernation. See the thread starting at: You mentioned problems with Steam under Nouveau. Sorting that means more people, including you, can use Nouveau. Sorting a problem involving Nvidia drivers is more likely to be an exercise in frustration since we aren't allowed to see big parts of the code that might be involved. No doubt, but a) I'm not an expert on graphics drivers so realistically I can't contribute anything useful to the Nouveau project other than testing stuff, and b) the Nvidia hardware is proprietary and (I assume) incompletely documented. This is true of a lot of GPU chipsets. The proprietary drivers work better because they use undocumented features. Apparently Sure, but the point George was making was that if you file a bug on Nouveau with the problems that you're having with Steam, maybe it could get fixed and you wouldn't have to worry about hibernating with the NVidia driver. ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Reverting to nouveau
On Thu, 2016-10-06 at 06:33 -0300, George N. White III wrote: > > I don't have a problem with Steam. As long as I use the Nvidia drivers > > it works perfectly well. My problem is with hibernation. See the thread > > starting at: > > > > https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists. > > fedoraproject.org/thread/K3AI2V6AAW3SXYD4WI7AKUVP7HGYQRN5/# > > NLCYKEWHYTODJPM7QHHUCH22LCEQOWCQ > > > > > You mentioned problems with Steam under Nouveau. Sorting that means more > people, including you, can use Nouveau. Sorting a problem involving > Nvidia > drivers is more likely to be an exercise in frustration since we aren't > allowed > to see big parts of the code that might be involved. No doubt, but a) I'm not an expert on graphics drivers so realistically I can't contribute anything useful to the Nouveau project other than testing stuff, and b) the Nvidia hardware is proprietary and (I assume) incompletely documented. This is true of a lot of GPU chipsets. The proprietary drivers work better because they use undocumented features. Apparently poc ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Reverting to nouveau
On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 8:18 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > On Wed, 2016-10-05 at 19:39 -0300, George N. White III wrote: > > On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 3:20 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan < > pocallag...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > On Wed, 2016-10-05 at 19:39 +0200, François Patte wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'll probably have to go back to the Nvidia drivers anyway as the > > > > > Nouveau one is noticeably worse in Steam, even at low settings. > > > > > > > > I don't know what Steam is > > > > > > It's a commercial gaming platform which is supported on Linux. I'm not > > > a big gamer but occasionally I indulge. Unfortunately this means using > > > the Nvidia drivers, at least for the titles I've tried. > > > > > > > > > > > I had to revert to nouveau recently > > > > because the nvidia driver (340-96) is unable to give a correct > > > > configuration if I plug a beamer on the VGA plug of my laptop. > > > > > > My reason for switching to Nouveau originated in randomly not being > > > able to resume from hibernation when using the Nvidia drivers > > > (discussed on another thread). So it seems I can have either Steam or > > > hibernation, but not both. > > > > > > > This sort of trade-off is all too common, occurs across distros, and > usually > > requires experimentation by each user to figure out what works for a > > particular use case. These days distros have converged to the point > > that many bugs affect multiple distros, > > > > In a small fraction of cases, the details show up in a mail list or > forum. > > In a small fraction of those cases, someone who really understands > > the issue explains how to get to the root cause of the malfunctions. > > Fedora users in particular should expect to run into problems and > > should be prepared to invest some time digging into the problem > > and documenting the findings. > > > > > > Do you recognize your steam problem at > > https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Steam#Steam_runtime_issues? > > I don't have a problem with Steam. As long as I use the Nvidia drivers > it works perfectly well. My problem is with hibernation. See the thread > starting at: > > https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists. > fedoraproject.org/thread/K3AI2V6AAW3SXYD4WI7AKUVP7HGYQRN5/# > NLCYKEWHYTODJPM7QHHUCH22LCEQOWCQ > > You mentioned problems with Steam under Nouveau. Sorting that means more people, including you, can use Nouveau. Sorting a problem involving Nvidia drivers is more likely to be an exercise in frustration since we aren't allowed to see big parts of the code that might be involved. -- George N. White III Head of St. Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Reverting to nouveau
On Wed, 2016-10-05 at 19:39 -0300, George N. White III wrote: > On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 3:20 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan > wrote: > > > > > On Wed, 2016-10-05 at 19:39 +0200, François Patte wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > I'll probably have to go back to the Nvidia drivers anyway as the > > > > Nouveau one is noticeably worse in Steam, even at low settings. > > > > > > I don't know what Steam is > > > > It's a commercial gaming platform which is supported on Linux. I'm not > > a big gamer but occasionally I indulge. Unfortunately this means using > > the Nvidia drivers, at least for the titles I've tried. > > > > > > > > I had to revert to nouveau recently > > > because the nvidia driver (340-96) is unable to give a correct > > > configuration if I plug a beamer on the VGA plug of my laptop. > > > > My reason for switching to Nouveau originated in randomly not being > > able to resume from hibernation when using the Nvidia drivers > > (discussed on another thread). So it seems I can have either Steam or > > hibernation, but not both. > > > > This sort of trade-off is all too common, occurs across distros, and usually > requires experimentation by each user to figure out what works for a > particular use case. These days distros have converged to the point > that many bugs affect multiple distros, > > In a small fraction of cases, the details show up in a mail list or forum. > In a small fraction of those cases, someone who really understands > the issue explains how to get to the root cause of the malfunctions. > Fedora users in particular should expect to run into problems and > should be prepared to invest some time digging into the problem > and documenting the findings. > > > Do you recognize your steam problem at > https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Steam#Steam_runtime_issues? I don't have a problem with Steam. As long as I use the Nvidia drivers it works perfectly well. My problem is with hibernation. See the thread starting at: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/K3AI2V6AAW3SXYD4WI7AKUVP7HGYQRN5/#NLCYKEWHYTODJPM7QHHUCH22LCEQOWCQ poc ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Reverting to nouveau
On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 3:20 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > On Wed, 2016-10-05 at 19:39 +0200, François Patte wrote: > > > I'll probably have to go back to the Nvidia drivers anyway as the > > > Nouveau one is noticeably worse in Steam, even at low settings. > > > > I don't know what Steam is > > It's a commercial gaming platform which is supported on Linux. I'm not > a big gamer but occasionally I indulge. Unfortunately this means using > the Nvidia drivers, at least for the titles I've tried. > > > I had to revert to nouveau recently > > because the nvidia driver (340-96) is unable to give a correct > > configuration if I plug a beamer on the VGA plug of my laptop. > > My reason for switching to Nouveau originated in randomly not being > able to resume from hibernation when using the Nvidia drivers > (discussed on another thread). So it seems I can have either Steam or > hibernation, but not both. > This sort of trade-off is all too common, occurs across distros, and usually requires experimentation by each user to figure out what works for a particular use case. These days distros have converged to the point that many bugs affect multiple distros, In a small fraction of cases, the details show up in a mail list or forum. In a small fraction of those cases, someone who really understands the issue explains how to get to the root cause of the malfunctions. Fedora users in particular should expect to run into problems and should be prepared to invest some time digging into the problem and documenting the findings. Do you recognize your steam problem at https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Steam#Steam_runtime_issues? -- George N. White III Head of St. Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Reverting to nouveau
On Wed, 2016-10-05 at 19:39 +0200, François Patte wrote: > > I'll probably have to go back to the Nvidia drivers anyway as the > > Nouveau one is noticeably worse in Steam, even at low settings. > > I don't know what Steam is It's a commercial gaming platform which is supported on Linux. I'm not a big gamer but occasionally I indulge. Unfortunately this means using the Nvidia drivers, at least for the titles I've tried. > I had to revert to nouveau recently > because the nvidia driver (340-96) is unable to give a correct > configuration if I plug a beamer on the VGA plug of my laptop. My reason for switching to Nouveau originated in randomly not being able to resume from hibernation when using the Nvidia drivers (discussed on another thread). So it seems I can have either Steam or hibernation, but not both. poc ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Reverting to nouveau
Le 05/10/2016 18:40, Patrick O'Callaghan a écrit : > On Wed, 2016-10-05 at 17:50 +0200, Klaus-Peter Schrage wrote: >> FWIW, I have reverted from the NVIDIA driver to nouveau quite often by >> simply doing >> $ sudo dnf remove xorg-x11-drv-nvidia >> which also removed most of the dependencies you have mentioned. After >> that I could reboot into nouveau without any other alterations - just to >> notice that nouveau is not my friend. So reverted to NVIDIA again in a >> similar way: >> $ sudo dnf install xorg-x11-drv-nvidia >> (which, on reboot, was followed by some lenghty stop/start jobs from >> akmod but worked in the end) > > That's what I would expect to work. Just perplexed that it didn't and I > had to go round manually cleaning stuff up. > > I'll probably have to go back to the Nvidia drivers anyway as the > Nouveau one is noticeably worse in Steam, even at low settings. I don't know what Steam is I had to revert to nouveau recently because the nvidia driver (340-96) is unable to give a correct configuration if I plug a beamer on the VGA plug of my laptop. It cannot handle different resolutions for the laptop screen (1440x900) while the beamer has a 1024x768 resolution. This was not the case before: I just finished to update this laptop from f14 to f24. Under f14, I installed the nvidia driver and it perfectly worked. With the nouveau driver, plugging a beamer works (almost) immediately using the xfce4 display manager (except if I want mirror screens! I have to configure the display by hand, using xrandr). -- François Patte UFR de mathématiques et informatique Laboratoire CNRS MAP5, UMR 8145 Université Paris Descartes 45, rue des Saints Pères F-75270 Paris Cedex 06 Tél. +33 (0)1 8394 5849 http://www.math-info.univ-paris5.fr/~patte signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Reverting to nouveau
On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 4:40 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > On Wed, 2016-10-05 at 17:50 +0200, Klaus-Peter Schrage wrote: > > FWIW, I have reverted from the NVIDIA driver to nouveau quite often by > > simply doing > > $ sudo dnf remove xorg-x11-drv-nvidia > > which also removed most of the dependencies you have mentioned. After > > that I could reboot into nouveau without any other alterations - just to > > notice that nouveau is not my friend. So reverted to NVIDIA again in a > > similar way: > > $ sudo dnf install xorg-x11-drv-nvidia > > (which, on reboot, was followed by some lenghty stop/start jobs from > > akmod but worked in the end) > > That's what I would expect to work. Just perplexed that it didn't and I > had to go round manually cleaning stuff up. > > I'll probably have to go back to the Nvidia drivers anyway as the > Nouveau one is noticeably worse in Steam, even at low settings. > > poc > Unless NVidia releases their driver to open source, I do not think we will get any reprieve from this problem. I am wondering why they (and others like broadcom) keep their drivers proprietary. ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Reverting to nouveau
On Wed, 2016-10-05 at 17:50 +0200, Klaus-Peter Schrage wrote: > FWIW, I have reverted from the NVIDIA driver to nouveau quite often by > simply doing > $ sudo dnf remove xorg-x11-drv-nvidia > which also removed most of the dependencies you have mentioned. After > that I could reboot into nouveau without any other alterations - just to > notice that nouveau is not my friend. So reverted to NVIDIA again in a > similar way: > $ sudo dnf install xorg-x11-drv-nvidia > (which, on reboot, was followed by some lenghty stop/start jobs from > akmod but worked in the end) That's what I would expect to work. Just perplexed that it didn't and I had to go round manually cleaning stuff up. I'll probably have to go back to the Nvidia drivers anyway as the Nouveau one is noticeably worse in Steam, even at low settings. poc ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Reverting to nouveau
FWIW, I have reverted from the NVIDIA driver to nouveau quite often by simply doing $ sudo dnf remove xorg-x11-drv-nvidia which also removed most of the dependencies you have mentioned. After that I could reboot into nouveau without any other alterations - just to notice that nouveau is not my friend. So reverted to NVIDIA again in a similar way: $ sudo dnf install xorg-x11-drv-nvidia (which, on reboot, was followed by some lenghty stop/start jobs from akmod but worked in the end) Am 05.10.2016 um 12:02 schrieb Patrick O'Callaghan: Due to ongoing problems with non-functioning hibernation (or rather resuming) I decided to reduce the number of variables by removing the proprietary Nvidia drivers. I did the following: - Removed all Nvidia-related rpms (i.e. everything with Nvidia in the name, i.e.: kmod-nvidia-340xx-4.7.5-200.fc24.x86_64-340.96-3.fc24.x86_64 xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-340xx-libs-340.96-2.fc24.x86_64 xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-340xx-340.96-2.fc24.x86_64 kmod-nvidia-340xx-4.7.3-200.fc24.x86_64-340.96-3.fc24.x86_64 xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-340xx-kmodsrc-340.96-2.fc24.x86_64 xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-340xx-libs-340.96-2.fc24.i686 akmod-nvidia-340xx-340.96-3.fc24.x86_64 kmod-nvidia-340xx-4.7.4-200.fc24.x86_64-340.96-3.fc24.x86_64 kmod-nvidia-340xx-4.7.2-201.fc24.x86_64-340.96-3.fc24.x86_64 xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-kmodsrc-367.44-1.fc24.x86_64 - Deleted /etc/X11/*nvidia* - Deleted the Nvidia blacklist file from /etc/modprobe.d - Rebooted I now have a VGA system (640x480). The Nouveau module is not loading at boot. xrandr says "Failed to get size of gamma for output default". So, two questions: a) What am I forgetting? b) Why is switching video drivers so fscking difficult? poc ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Reverting to nouveau
On Wed, 2016-10-05 at 06:39 -0400, Tom Horsley wrote: > On Wed, 05 Oct 2016 11:30:42 +0100 > Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > > > > BTW, loading the nouveau module with modprobe works, once the system is > > booted, i.e. it's not a problem with the module itself. > > Maybe it is missing in the initrd? Perhaps try "dracut --force" after > manually loading it? Thanks, but François' suggestion worked. poc ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Reverting to nouveau
On Wed, 2016-10-05 at 12:42 +0200, François Patte wrote: > Le 05/10/2016 12:23, Patrick O'Callaghan a écrit : > > > > On Wed, 2016-10-05 at 12:17 +0200, François Patte wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > - Deleted the Nvidia blacklist file from /etc/modprobe.d > > > > > > Delete: > > > > > > /usr/lib/modprobe.d/blacklist-nouveau.conf > > > > As I said above, I already did that. > > No! You deleted /etc/modprobe.d/nvidia.blacklist > > (That's what you said...) > > I suggest! */usr/lib/modprobe.d/blacklist-nouveau.conf* Actually it's nvidia-installer-disable-nouveau.conf but yes, that worked. Many thanks. It would be so much easier if the dnf script for uninstalling the Nvidia driver just did this, since it's the installer that puts it there in the first place. Obviously that's not a Fedora problem of course. poc ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Reverting to nouveau
Le 05/10/2016 12:23, Patrick O'Callaghan a écrit : > On Wed, 2016-10-05 at 12:17 +0200, François Patte wrote: >>> - Deleted the Nvidia blacklist file from /etc/modprobe.d >> >> Delete: >> >> /usr/lib/modprobe.d/blacklist-nouveau.conf > > As I said above, I already did that. No! You deleted /etc/modprobe.d/nvidia.blacklist (That's what you said...) I suggest! */usr/lib/modprobe.d/blacklist-nouveau.conf* -- François Patte UFR de mathématiques et informatique Laboratoire CNRS MAP5, UMR 8145 Université Paris Descartes 45, rue des Saints Pères F-75270 Paris Cedex 06 Tél. +33 (0)1 8394 5849 http://www.math-info.univ-paris5.fr/~patte signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Reverting to nouveau
On Wed, 05 Oct 2016 11:30:42 +0100 Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > BTW, loading the nouveau module with modprobe works, once the system is > booted, i.e. it's not a problem with the module itself. Maybe it is missing in the initrd? Perhaps try "dracut --force" after manually loading it? ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Reverting to nouveau
On Wed, 2016-10-05 at 12:22 +0200, François Patte wrote: > Le 05/10/2016 12:17, François Patte a écrit : > > > > Le 05/10/2016 12:02, Patrick O'Callaghan a écrit : > > > > > > Due to ongoing problems with non-functioning hibernation (or rather > > > resuming) I decided to reduce the number of variables by removing the > > > proprietary Nvidia drivers. I did the following: > > > > > > - Removed all Nvidia-related rpms (i.e. everything with Nvidia in the > > > name, i.e.: > > > > > > kmod-nvidia-340xx-4.7.5-200.fc24.x86_64-340.96-3.fc24.x86_64 > > > xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-340xx-libs-340.96-2.fc24.x86_64 > > > xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-340xx-340.96-2.fc24.x86_64 > > > kmod-nvidia-340xx-4.7.3-200.fc24.x86_64-340.96-3.fc24.x86_64 > > > xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-340xx-kmodsrc-340.96-2.fc24.x86_64 > > > xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-340xx-libs-340.96-2.fc24.i686 > > > akmod-nvidia-340xx-340.96-3.fc24.x86_64 > > > kmod-nvidia-340xx-4.7.4-200.fc24.x86_64-340.96-3.fc24.x86_64 > > > kmod-nvidia-340xx-4.7.2-201.fc24.x86_64-340.96-3.fc24.x86_64 > > > xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-kmodsrc-367.44-1.fc24.x86_64 > > > > > > - Deleted /etc/X11/*nvidia* > > > - Deleted the Nvidia blacklist file from /etc/modprobe.d > > > > Delete: > > > > /usr/lib/modprobe.d/blacklist-nouveau.conf > > and delete rd.blacklist=nouveau from kernel command line in grub BTW, loading the nouveau module with modprobe works, once the system is booted, i.e. it's not a problem with the module itself. poc ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Reverting to nouveau
On Wed, 2016-10-05 at 12:22 +0200, François Patte wrote: > Le 05/10/2016 12:17, François Patte a écrit : > > > > Le 05/10/2016 12:02, Patrick O'Callaghan a écrit : > > > > > > Due to ongoing problems with non-functioning hibernation (or rather > > > resuming) I decided to reduce the number of variables by removing the > > > proprietary Nvidia drivers. I did the following: > > > > > > - Removed all Nvidia-related rpms (i.e. everything with Nvidia in the > > > name, i.e.: > > > > > > kmod-nvidia-340xx-4.7.5-200.fc24.x86_64-340.96-3.fc24.x86_64 > > > xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-340xx-libs-340.96-2.fc24.x86_64 > > > xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-340xx-340.96-2.fc24.x86_64 > > > kmod-nvidia-340xx-4.7.3-200.fc24.x86_64-340.96-3.fc24.x86_64 > > > xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-340xx-kmodsrc-340.96-2.fc24.x86_64 > > > xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-340xx-libs-340.96-2.fc24.i686 > > > akmod-nvidia-340xx-340.96-3.fc24.x86_64 > > > kmod-nvidia-340xx-4.7.4-200.fc24.x86_64-340.96-3.fc24.x86_64 > > > kmod-nvidia-340xx-4.7.2-201.fc24.x86_64-340.96-3.fc24.x86_64 > > > xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-kmodsrc-367.44-1.fc24.x86_64 > > > > > > - Deleted /etc/X11/*nvidia* > > > - Deleted the Nvidia blacklist file from /etc/modprobe.d > > > > Delete: > > > > /usr/lib/modprobe.d/blacklist-nouveau.conf > > and delete rd.blacklist=nouveau from kernel command line in grub There is no such entry. There are no blacklisted modules in grub. poc ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Reverting to nouveau
On Wed, 2016-10-05 at 12:17 +0200, François Patte wrote: > > - Deleted the Nvidia blacklist file from /etc/modprobe.d > > Delete: > > /usr/lib/modprobe.d/blacklist-nouveau.conf As I said above, I already did that. poc ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Reverting to nouveau
Le 05/10/2016 12:17, François Patte a écrit : > Le 05/10/2016 12:02, Patrick O'Callaghan a écrit : >> Due to ongoing problems with non-functioning hibernation (or rather >> resuming) I decided to reduce the number of variables by removing the >> proprietary Nvidia drivers. I did the following: >> >> - Removed all Nvidia-related rpms (i.e. everything with Nvidia in the >> name, i.e.: >> >> kmod-nvidia-340xx-4.7.5-200.fc24.x86_64-340.96-3.fc24.x86_64 >> xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-340xx-libs-340.96-2.fc24.x86_64 >> xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-340xx-340.96-2.fc24.x86_64 >> kmod-nvidia-340xx-4.7.3-200.fc24.x86_64-340.96-3.fc24.x86_64 >> xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-340xx-kmodsrc-340.96-2.fc24.x86_64 >> xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-340xx-libs-340.96-2.fc24.i686 >> akmod-nvidia-340xx-340.96-3.fc24.x86_64 >> kmod-nvidia-340xx-4.7.4-200.fc24.x86_64-340.96-3.fc24.x86_64 >> kmod-nvidia-340xx-4.7.2-201.fc24.x86_64-340.96-3.fc24.x86_64 >> xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-kmodsrc-367.44-1.fc24.x86_64 >> >> - Deleted /etc/X11/*nvidia* >> - Deleted the Nvidia blacklist file from /etc/modprobe.d > > Delete: > > /usr/lib/modprobe.d/blacklist-nouveau.conf and delete rd.blacklist=nouveau from kernel command line in grub -- François Patte UFR de mathématiques et informatique Laboratoire CNRS MAP5, UMR 8145 Université Paris Descartes 45, rue des Saints Pères F-75270 Paris Cedex 06 Tél. +33 (0)1 8394 5849 http://www.math-info.univ-paris5.fr/~patte signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Reverting to nouveau
Le 05/10/2016 12:02, Patrick O'Callaghan a écrit : > Due to ongoing problems with non-functioning hibernation (or rather > resuming) I decided to reduce the number of variables by removing the > proprietary Nvidia drivers. I did the following: > > - Removed all Nvidia-related rpms (i.e. everything with Nvidia in the > name, i.e.: > > kmod-nvidia-340xx-4.7.5-200.fc24.x86_64-340.96-3.fc24.x86_64 > xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-340xx-libs-340.96-2.fc24.x86_64 > xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-340xx-340.96-2.fc24.x86_64 > kmod-nvidia-340xx-4.7.3-200.fc24.x86_64-340.96-3.fc24.x86_64 > xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-340xx-kmodsrc-340.96-2.fc24.x86_64 > xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-340xx-libs-340.96-2.fc24.i686 > akmod-nvidia-340xx-340.96-3.fc24.x86_64 > kmod-nvidia-340xx-4.7.4-200.fc24.x86_64-340.96-3.fc24.x86_64 > kmod-nvidia-340xx-4.7.2-201.fc24.x86_64-340.96-3.fc24.x86_64 > xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-kmodsrc-367.44-1.fc24.x86_64 > > - Deleted /etc/X11/*nvidia* > - Deleted the Nvidia blacklist file from /etc/modprobe.d Delete: /usr/lib/modprobe.d/blacklist-nouveau.conf -- François Patte UFR de mathématiques et informatique Laboratoire CNRS MAP5, UMR 8145 Université Paris Descartes 45, rue des Saints Pères F-75270 Paris Cedex 06 Tél. +33 (0)1 8394 5849 http://www.math-info.univ-paris5.fr/~patte signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Reverting to nouveau
Due to ongoing problems with non-functioning hibernation (or rather resuming) I decided to reduce the number of variables by removing the proprietary Nvidia drivers. I did the following: - Removed all Nvidia-related rpms (i.e. everything with Nvidia in the name, i.e.: kmod-nvidia-340xx-4.7.5-200.fc24.x86_64-340.96-3.fc24.x86_64 xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-340xx-libs-340.96-2.fc24.x86_64 xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-340xx-340.96-2.fc24.x86_64 kmod-nvidia-340xx-4.7.3-200.fc24.x86_64-340.96-3.fc24.x86_64 xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-340xx-kmodsrc-340.96-2.fc24.x86_64 xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-340xx-libs-340.96-2.fc24.i686 akmod-nvidia-340xx-340.96-3.fc24.x86_64 kmod-nvidia-340xx-4.7.4-200.fc24.x86_64-340.96-3.fc24.x86_64 kmod-nvidia-340xx-4.7.2-201.fc24.x86_64-340.96-3.fc24.x86_64 xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-kmodsrc-367.44-1.fc24.x86_64 - Deleted /etc/X11/*nvidia* - Deleted the Nvidia blacklist file from /etc/modprobe.d - Rebooted I now have a VGA system (640x480). The Nouveau module is not loading at boot. xrandr says "Failed to get size of gamma for output default". So, two questions: a) What am I forgetting? b) Why is switching video drivers so fscking difficult? poc ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org