On , bugzilla-dae...@freedesktop.org wrote: > https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26980
> --- Comment #58 from Volker Kuhlmann list0...@paradise.net.nz> 2011-07-13 > 04:03:19 PDT --- > Uuggh, this seems to be a serious problem, even when using nvidia.ko. > Why? Because xorg seems to probe drivers on startup, and somehow managing > to > load the nouveau module even when I want to use the nvidia module. The > nouveau > module then fails to unload properly (use count is always at least 1, and > stays > 1 even after changing to runlevel 3 and killing xorg). > I could reliably hang the system just by logging out from kdm. Syslog is > full > of nouveau problems - why, given that I am using nvidia? > When renaming all instances of nouveau.ko under /lib/modules the hangs > disappeared. > This has always been there and seems to have zilch effect: > > ls -l /etc/modprobe.d/nvidia.conf > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 18 2011-04-29 22:55 /etc/modprobe.d/nvidia.conf > > cat /etc/modprobe.d/nvidia.conf > blacklist nouveau > Symptoms are random freezes requiring a hardware reset, but always > involving > some graphics operation. I can detect no other hardware malfunction, and > lockup > behaviour is not characteristic of general hardware faults (eg ram, cpu, > disk). > My reset button is really polished now ;-(( > System details: > openSUSE 11.4 with all updates installed, > currently that is kernel kernel-desktop-2.6.37.6-0.5.1.x86_64 > xorg-x11-server-7.6_1.9.3-15.24.2.x86_64 > The problem seems worse with > kernel-desktop-2.6.39.2-36.1.x86_64 > 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GT216 [GeForce GT > 220] > (rev a2) > Mobo is Gigabyte GA-880GA-UD3H with > NB/SB: AMD 880G / SB850 > USB 2.0 + 3.0, SATA 3Gb + 6Gb (prob not relevant) > The chipset also contains an integrated ATI Radeon HD 4250 (which works > fine on > the OSS radeon driver, with the limits of the driver). > Phenom II X6 1090T CPU Delete nouveau.ko. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/553789 Title: [MASTER] [GT21x] X freeze/crash with nouveau driver To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/nouveau/+bug/553789/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
