Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S264147AbUANTYA (ORCPT ); Wed, 14 Jan 2004 14:24:00 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263510AbUANTVs (ORCPT ); Wed, 14 Jan 2004 14:21:48 -0500 Received: from ce.fis.unam.mx ([132.248.33.1]:16525 "EHLO ce.fis.unam.mx") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263228AbUANTTk (ORCPT ); Wed, 14 Jan 2004 14:19:40 -0500 Subject: Re: VIA and NVIDIA From: Max Valdez To: eddie tejeda Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List In-Reply-To: <1074106424.6839.15.camel@applehead> References: <1074106424.6839.15.camel@applehead> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-vR6/w549ojf6iGoeEdh0" Message-Id: <1074107963.2346.22.camel@garaged.homeip.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.5 Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 13:19:24 -0600 X-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-MailScanner: Found to be clean Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 3333 Lines: 106 --=-vR6/w549ojf6iGoeEdh0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I had the same problem with 2.6.x, not 2.4.x. dmesg said that I needed to set in BIOS: "PNP disable", and "irq->hd enable", or something like that. After that, my nvidia works with nvidia.o in 2.6.x too Hope it helps, take a look at dmesg output Max On Wed, 2004-01-14 at 12:53, eddie tejeda wrote: > I have an NVidia Videocard with a VIA KT333 chipset motherboard.. >=20 > i am about to burst.. i am tried just about every bug-fix, workaround > and hack, written everywhere in the internet.. to get the Nvidia driver > to work on my machine. NV works fine. >=20 > i've been trying this for 6months and finally caving and think that it > has to be Linux's VIA support. which i've read there are some problems. >=20 > I am willing to present all information needed.. but this is the post > i've posted all over NVIDIA boards: >=20 >=20 >=20 > *********** >=20 >=20 > The screen used to go black, and flicker blue once, and stop responding. > number lock works... i can SSH into machine to get logs.. if i try and > kill X it crashes the machine hard... complete lock out... >=20 > when i run ps aux i can see X is running 99% of CPU >=20 > All the options enabled in XFConfig attached have been added and removed > (when options are removed the flicker happens.. if not... I now get a > screen with ASCII printed.. just junk.. no flicker.) >=20 > I have: > Athlon XP 2200 > Soyo Ultra Platinum, KT333 > PNY GeForce 3 Ti200 > Crucial 512 DDR-333 > ALL tested kernels (2.4.22+, 2.6.x) > ALL distributions (Fedora, Redhat, Debian) >=20 > I have tested with following kernel options on and off: > ACPI/APM > Fb-Nvidia/Riva > Pre-empt > AGPART >=20 > i attached my XFConfig, XFree86.log and .config(2.6.0) >=20 >=20 > ************ >=20 >=20 > i am almost certain it is linux.. because the cards work on windows > machines perfect. and i have tried a few cards on this linux machine the > same happens. >=20 > also, most people who have the problems i described.... they get fixed > with the OPTIONS that i have on my XF86Config. i have tested them all on > and off. >=20 >=20 > i would like to see linux do 3d.. one day. :o)...thanks in advance, i > love the work you guys do and hope to contribute in the future..=20 >=20 >=20 > -eddie --=20 Linux garaged 2.6.1-mm1 #3 SMP Sat Jan 10 13:18:40 CST 2004 i686 Pentium II= I (Coppermine) GenuineIntel GNU/Linux -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GS/S d- s: a-29 C++(+++) ULAHI+++ P+ L++>+++ E--- W++ N* o-- K- w++++ O- M-= - V-- PS+ PE Y-- PGP++ t- 5- X+ R tv++ b+ DI+++ D- G++ e++ h+ r+ z** ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ gpg-key: http://garaged.homeip.net/gpg-key.txt --=-vR6/w549ojf6iGoeEdh0 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQBABZY6NNkpVEFxW78RArALAKCafD/C1jLG3shxg+ZCqVzwF2OJDwCfdFyg yvTwbzPKX2F4EeStaw7O7ZE= =tY3r -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-vR6/w549ojf6iGoeEdh0-- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/