On 7 May 2009, at 14:59, John Martin wrote:
> Chris Ridd wrote:
>>>> (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?
> Is AIGLX still being enabled or are you now using the NVIDIA GLX
> (a new /usr/bin/nvidia-SunOS-bug-report.sh would confirm). No board
Good point. Yes, it is being used:
(II) LoadModule: "glx"
(II) Loading /usr/X11/lib/modules/extensions/amd64//libglx.so
(II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
(II) NVIDIA GLX Module 180.44 Mon Mar 23 16:45:03 PDT 2009
(II) Loading extension GLX
[...]
(II) NVIDIA(0): Support for GLX with the Damage and Composite X
extensions is
(II) NVIDIA(0): enabled.
[...]
(II) Loading extension NV-GLX
[...]
(II) Initializing extension GLX
> errors were detected in the previous log file so if it is the GPU
> hanging,
> it is doing it in a way the timeout detection in the driver misses it.
>
> Since you have a NV43GL board, you can also try picking up a fix
> particular to that GPU from:
>
> http://home.comcast.net/~jdmartin99/NVIDIA-Solaris-x86-180.53-xVM.run
>
> However, I doubt this is what you are seeing given the frequency.
I can give that a try, but maybe it is worth getting some diagnostic
info first.
> Does this system have a serial port (ttya)?
Yes it does.
Cheers,
Chris
