On 9 Apr 2009, at 18:10, John Martin wrote: > Chris Ridd wrote: >> I installed snv_111 this morning on my Dell box (64-bit kernel) >> containing an Nvidia Quadro FX-540 card. > Presuming this system previously worked, which build? >> >> A couple of times this afternoon, my machine wedged *completely*. >> The only thing I remember doing to cause it was to move a large >> Thunderbird window around a bit "quickly". >> >> Symptoms: machine wouldn't respond to pings; no change in screen >> activity (clocks, etc); USB mouse & keyboard frozen; and the >> kernel's deadman timer didn't fire. >> >> AllowMSI is 0. >> >> Does anyone have any ideas how to diagnose this? My Xorg.0.log is: >> > The output of /usr/bin/nvidia-SunOS-bug-report.sh is more useful since > it also includes kernel logs and motherboard info, but the Xorg log > shows one known b111 issue: >> >> >> (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the GLX module; please check >> in your X >> (EE) NVIDIA(0): log file that the GLX module has been loaded in >> your X >> (EE) NVIDIA(0): server, and that the module is the NVIDIA GLX >> module. If >> (EE) NVIDIA(0): you continue to encounter problems, Please try >> (EE) NVIDIA(0): reinstalling the NVIDIA driver. >> > Please do: > > # svccfg -s ogl-select setprop options/vendor=nvidia > # svcadm restart ogl-select > > and restart your desktop. This will cause the NVIDIA GLX module to > load > (and will stop the MESA GLX and swrast modules from being loaded).
FWIW this is still happening on occasion (twice this morning) and it always seems to happen when I'm using Thunderbird. I'm currently on build 111a. Is there any way to debug this? Cheers, Chris
