I have notices a theme with this problem. It usually relates to a GL app or mode switching. However, I have this problem when I open konqueror, resize a window, or just sit and stare at the screen. Today I had to restart 12 times. I finally went in and changed my XFree86 Config file back to use mandrake's default "nv" driver just to do my everyday stuff. When I want to quake it up or do something with graphics, I change the config and cross my fingers. I am now considering replacing my card with an ATI Radeon. At least we have control over the drivers.
-Dave On Wednesday 26 December 2001 12:14, you wrote: > On Tue, 2001-12-25 at 22:52, tester wrote: > > Dave Seff wrote: > > >Ok, Not to reopen an old wound, But I think I've narrowed down this > > > Freeze thing. Now my machine just froze a minute ago. I could, however, > > > ssh from one of my other machines. and running top indicated that X was > > > a runaway process. If I kill it (-9 is the only sig I could use to kill > > > it), The systems goes into deep freze. Machine lockup, mouse froze, ssh > > > session froze (Kernel panic?) another time this happened I ssh'ed in > > > and ran strace against X. It was looping SIGALARM over and over, and > > > over. > > > > > >I have a K7T266 Pro2 with an Nvidia GeForce2. (Nvidia's latest driver) > > > > > >So what are my options at this point? Is this X's fault, or NVidia's? > > > > > >-Dave > > > > Heeheehee Someone on the expert list mentioned thisd within the past > > week--his instability problems disappeared when he reloaded the older > > (1541?) driver. > > > > Civileme > > Hmmmm, I have had a similar problem with the older and latest NVidia > drivers as well as with two machines that have Matrox G400 cards. My > Nvidia machines only seem to freeze up when running OpenGL apps or > anything that switches video modes. The Matrox machines lock up if I > switch video modes often, especially when running VMware fullscreen. > This makes me think it may be an X problem. Unfortunately I have not had > time to diagnose the problem with greater detail. I usually just ssh > into the box and issue a shutdown -r because I am in a hurry to get the > box back up. :( > > Hopefully I will find some time to investigate further. > > -Pete
