On Sat, Sep 19, 2015 at 03:23:28PM +1000, [email protected] wrote: > The problem is almost certainly something to do with the GPU as as stated > the sound does keep playing so what is happenning is an xserver display > lockup and the kernel is still running (Note it appears the X app concerned > vlc is still running.. >
can you ssh in and kill the app or the X server? > My own thinking is Craig has hit the nail firmly on the head, although > I have run the 7870 extensively on i386 with little trouble (Note I > have actaully struck this before, an AMD card giving problems under > certain versions of linux). I believe the way forward also is for > an Nvidia card. I have tried both AMD and Nvidia offerings and from > all this experience the Nvidia's with the closed source driver is > superior. before spending money on a new card, try the catalyst driver. it's as simple as 'apt-get install fglrx-driver' (for sid & testing, fglrx-glx for stable) and if it works, will save you hundreds of dollars. otherwise, see my comments on gtx-960 and gtx-970 below. also, try googling for things like 'linux 7870 crash' and similar - somone may have run into the same problem as you and figured out a fix or workaround. > I do compile my own kernels, this machine (I am writing this on the AMD64 > installed machine) is 3.16.7 compiled last november so its due for an > update. Note also I have tried updating the kernel, it did not help. 3.16.7 is ancient. there have been numerous fixes and updates to the radeon driver since then....it's worth trying a new kernel because just like trying fglrx it may save you hundreds of dollars if it works for you. > I give a look at digging up a reasonable Nvidia card, a real high end > job is a waste of money though. a GTX-960 for around $260-$290 is roughly comparable with a Radeon 7870. a GTX-970 for around $450-$500 is significantly better than a 7870. http://www.hwcompare.com/18439/geforce-gtx-960-vs-radeon-hd-7870/ http://www.hwcompare.com/18058/geforce-gtx-970-vs-radeon-hd-7870/ BTW, i did some research a few weeks ago when i was considering upgrading the GTX-560 on my win7 gaming box ...the Gigabyte WF30C GTX-970 seems the best value for money for 970 cards. i ended up deciding i didn't want to spend $479 if i didn't have to (my 560 wasn't displaying anything even after a cold reboot, so i thought it had died. fortunately after a few hours switched off at the wall, it came good again. i suspect it will probably have to be replaced eventually...or maybe playing Risen 3 put the card in a weird state) the 560 has been great - they were exceptionally good value for money at the time, so good that it hasn't been worth upgrading them. but i bought a 2560x1440 monitor a few months ago, and it's struggling in some games at full resolution. will probably have to get a gtx-970 eventually. craig -- craig sanders <[email protected]> _______________________________________________ luv-main mailing list [email protected] http://lists.luv.asn.au/listinfo/luv-main
