nvidia 7300 and ATI RS480/482 chipset incompatibilities (driver BUG)

[JoachimF]

The patch didn't seem to work for me - it froze up solid within 1 minute of starting warcraft III.
System:
ASUS A8R32-MVP (+ Opteron 165 + 2GB ram)
Palit 7600GS Sonic
Fedora 7 (2.6.22.4-65)
nvdrivers: 100.14.11
However, I have been trying out different configs so many times, it's quite likely I have messed something up.

Attaching a bug report, hoping it will contain something obvious.

[netllama]

JoachimF,
You're using different hardware than what everyone else in this thread was using. The patch would not be expected to workaround any problems in your hardware, as you're experiencing a different, unrelated issue. Please start a new thread after reading the forum sticky posts.

[JoachimF]

Ok, thanks.. The symptoms were similar, and it IS related hardware, so...

[dolcraith]

Hi,
I've got a motherboard with an ATIRS480 chipset and a nvidia 7200GS card installed and was experiencing lockups. I applied varies different options to resolve this including the patch + 100.14.11 driver option presented in here to no avail. I have the proper hardware for the patch to work, yet it seems theres no working fix as far as I can tell.

[netllama]

This thread is specific to the GeForce 7300. If you're using a GeForce 7200, then you're hitting a different issue altogether, and you should start a new thread after reading the forum sticky posts.

[Cartog]

Originally Posted by zander

I found that the workaround referred to earlier is incomplete in 100.14.xx, supporting reports of a regression since 1.0-96xx; could those of you seeing problems with 100.14.11 try the attached (experimental) patch? It should improve stability with NV44 and G72 based graphics cards on certain ATi chipsets.

To apply the patch, use:

# sh /path/to/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-100.14.11-pkg0.run --apply-patch /path/to/NVIDIA_kernel-100.14.11-336672.diff.txt
# sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-100.14.11-pkg0-custom.run

Well. I think this is the solution. I changed the x86 to x86_64 and pkg0 to pkg2 and got my custom shell script, logged off X, logged a root console, sh the custom script and answered all the questions the same as I usually do. Rebooted and downloaded the latest GoogleEarth that now has Sky (4.2.####). I went to some of my favourite places for about 10 minutes and no lockup. Now it has only been 24 hours since the install but it usually locks up quick. I have a dual core AMD 64 3800 xplio from Staples (Canada) but the built-in ATI gfx card caused me grief with Suse 10.1 so I went for the 7300GS for about $120CDN. Lots of lockups so I had been running with the Xorg nv module rather than the nvidia. If I have a lockup in the next few days I will report which would mean that the patch didn't work but I have gone longer than any time before with the nvidia module in xorg.conf.

[netllama]

100.14.19 has been released. See the forum sticky posts for more information.

[moueza]

I've tried it
But:



[pt@pitou ~]$ cat /var/log/nvidia-installer.log
nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Thu Nov 29 14:10:31 2007

option status:
license pre-accepted : false
update : false
force update : false
expert : false
uninstall : false
driver info : false
precompiled interfaces : true
no ncurses color : false
query latest version : false
OpenGL header files : true
no questions : false
silent : false
no recursion : false
no backup : false
kernel module only : false
sanity : false
add this kernel : false
no runlevel check : false
no network : false
no ABI note : false
no RPMs : false
no kernel module : false
force SELinux : default
no X server check : false
force tls : (not specified)
X install prefix : (not specified)
X library install path : (not specified)
X module install path : (not specified)
OpenGL install prefix : (not specified)
OpenGL install libdir : (not specified)
utility install prefix : (not specified)
utility install libdir : (not specified)
doc install prefix : (not specified)
kernel name : (not specified)
kernel include path : (not specified)
kernel source path : (not specified)
kernel output path : (not specified)
kernel install path : (not specified)
proc mount point : /proc
ui : (not specified)
tmpdir : /tmp
ftp mirror : ftp://download.nvidia.com
RPM file list : (not specified)

Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface
-> License accepted.
-> No precompiled kernel interface was found to match your kernel; would you li
ke the installer to attempt to download a kernel interface for your kernel f
rom the NVIDIA ftp site (ftp://download.nvidia.com)? (Answer: Yes)
ERROR: Unable to connect to download.nvidia.com (temporary DNS error (try again
later))
-> No matching precompiled kernel interface was found on the NVIDIA ftp site;
this means that the installer will need to compile a kernel interface for
your kernel.
-> Performing CC sanity check with CC="cc".
-> Performing CC version check with CC="cc".
-> Kernel source path: '/lib/modules/2.6.23.1-49.fc8/source'
-> Kernel output path: '/lib/modules/2.6.23.1-49.fc8/build'
-> Performing rivafb check.
-> Performing nvidiafb check.
-> Performing Xen check.
-> Cleaning kernel module build directory.
executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make clean'...
rm -f -f nv.o nv-vm.o os-agp.o os-interface.o os-registry.o nv-i2c.o nvacpi.
o nv.o nv-vm.o os-agp.o os-interface.o os-registry.o nv-i2c.o nvacpi.o nvidi
a.mod.o
rm -f -f build-in.o nv-linux.o *.d .*.{cmd,flags}
rm -f -f nvidia.{o,ko,mod.{o,c}} nv_compiler.h *~
rm -f -f stprof stprof.o symtab.h Modules.symvers
rm -f -rf .tmp_versions
rm -f Makefile
-> Building kernel module:
executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make module SYSSRC=/lib/modules/2.6.23.1-49.fc8
/source SYSOUT=/lib/modules/2.6.23.1-49.fc8/build'...
sh ./conftest.sh "cc" "cc" /lib/modules/2.6.23.1-49.fc8/source /lib/modules/
2.6.23.1-49.fc8/build cc_sanity_check full_output
sh ./conftest.sh "cc" "cc" /lib/modules/2.6.23.1-49.fc8/source /lib/modules/
2.6.23.1-49.fc8/build select_makefile full_output
make --no-print-directory -f Makefile module

NVIDIA: calling KBUILD...
make CC=cc KBUILD_OUTPUT=/lib/modules/2.6.23.1-49.fc8/build KBUILD_VERBOSE=1
-C /lib/modules/2.6.23.1-49.fc8/source SUBDIRS=/tmp/selfgz3783/NVIDIA-Linux-
x86-100.14.11-pkg1-custom/usr/src/nv modules
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.23.1-49.fc8/build \
KBUILD_SRC=/usr/src/kernels/2.6.23.1-49.fc8-i686 \
KBUILD_EXTMOD="/tmp/selfgz3783/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-100.14.11-pkg1-custom/usr/s
rc/nv" -f /usr/src/kernels/2.6.23.1-49.fc8-i686/Makefile modules
test -e include/linux/autoconf.h -a -e include/config/auto.conf || ( \
echo; \
echo " ERROR: Kernel configuration is invalid."; \
echo " include/linux/autoconf.h or include/config/auto.conf are mis
sing."; \
echo " Run 'make oldconfig && make prepare' on kernel src to fix it
."; \
echo; \
/bin/false)
mkdir -p /tmp/selfgz3783/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-100.14.11-pkg1-custom/usr/src/nv/.
tmp_versions
rm -f /tmp/selfgz3783/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-100.14.11-pkg1-custom/usr/src/nv/.tmp
_versions/*
make -f /usr/src/kernels/2.6.23.1-49.fc8-i686/scripts/Makefile.build obj=/tm
p/selfgz3783/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-100.14.11-pkg1-custom/usr/src/nv
echo \#define NV_COMPILER \"`cc -v 2>&1 | tail -n 1`\" > /tmp/selfgz3783/NVI
DIA-Linux-x86-100.14.11-pkg1-custom/usr/src/nv/nv_compiler.h
cc -Wp,-MD,/tmp/selfgz3783/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-100.14.11-pkg1-custom/usr/src/
nv/.nv.o.d -nostdinc -isystem /usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/4.1.2/include
-D__KERNEL__ -Iinclude -Iinclude2 -I/usr/src/kernels/2.6.23.1-49.fc8-i686/in
clude -include include/linux/autoconf.h -I/tmp/selfgz3783/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-
100.14.11-pkg1-custom/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wundef -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trig
raphs -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -Werror-implicit-function-declaration
-Os -pipe -msoft-float -mregparm=3 -fr
eg-struct-return -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i586 -mtune=generic -mt
une=generic -ffreestanding -maccumulate-outgoing-args -DCONFIG_AS_CFI=1 -DCO
NFIG_AS_CFI_SIGNAL_FRAME=1 -I/usr/src/kernels/2.6.23.1-49.fc8-i686/include/a
sm-i386/mach-generic -Iinclude/asm-i386/mach-generic -I/usr/src/kernels/2.6.
23.1-49.fc8-i686/include/asm-i386/mach-default -Iinclude/asm-i386/mach-defau
lt -fomit-frame-pointer -g -fno-stack-protector -Wdeclaration-after-statemen
t -Wno-pointer-sign -I/tmp/selfgz3783/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-100.14.11-pkg1-custo
m/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wimplicit -Wreturn-type -Wswitch -Wformat -Wchar-subscri
pts -Wparentheses -Wpointer-arith -Wno-multichar -Werror -O -fno-common -mso
ft-float -MD -Wsign-compare -Wno-cast-qual -Wno-error -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES
-D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNVRM -DNV_VERSION_STRING=\"100.14.11\" -UDEBUG -U_DE
BUG -DNDEBUG -DNV_SIGNAL_STRUCT_RLIM -DNV_MULTIPLE_BRIDGE_AGPGART_PRESENT -D
NV_PCI_GET_CLASS_PRESENT -DNV_SYSCTL_MAX_MAP_COUNT_PRESENT -DNV_PM_MESSAGE_T
_PRESENT -DNV_PCI_CHOOSE_STATE_PRESE
NT -DNV_VM_INSERT_PAGE_PRESENT -DNV_OLD_MM_KGDB_BREAKPOINT_PRESENT -DNV_REMA
P_PFN_RANGE_PRESENT -DNV_CHANGE_PAGE_ATTR_PRESENT -DNV_ACQUIRE_CONSOLE_SEM_P
RESENT -DNV_VMAP_4_PRESENT -DMODULE -D"KBUILD_STR(s)=#s" -D"KBUILD_BASENAME=
KBUILD_STR(nv)" -D"KBUILD_MODNAME=KBUILD_STR(nvidia)" -c -o /tmp/selfgz3783
/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-100.14.11-pkg1-custom/usr/src/nv/nv.o /tmp/selfgz3783/NVID
IA-Linux-x86-100.14.11-pkg1-custom/usr/src/nv/nv.c
In file included from include/linux/list.h:8,
from include/linux/preempt.h:11,
from include/linux/spinlock.h:49,
from include/linux/seqlock.h:29,
from include/linux/time.h:8,
from include/linux/timex.h:57,
from include/linux/sched.h:53,
from include/linux/utsname.h:35,
from /tmp/selfgz3783/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-100.14.11-pkg1-custom
/usr/src/nv/nv-linux.h:19,
from /tmp/selfgz3783/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-100.14.11-pkg1-custom
/usr/src/nv/nv.c:14:
include/linux/prefetch.h: In function ‘prefetch_range’:
include/linux/prefetch.h:62: attention : pointer of type ‘void *’ used i
n arithmetic
/tmp/selfgz3783/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-100.14.11-pkg1-custom/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In f
unction ‘nvidia_init_module’:
/tmp/selfgz3783/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-100.14.11-pkg1-custom/usr/src/nv/nv.c:1334:
erreur: too many arguments to function ‘kmem_cache_create’
/tmp/selfgz3783/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-100.14.11-pkg1-custom/usr/src/nv/nv.c:1443:
erreur: too many arguments to function ‘kmem_cache_create’
/tmp/selfgz3783/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-100.14.11-pkg1-custom/usr/src/nv/nv.c:1577:
erreur: valeur void n'a pas été ignorée comme elle aurait dû l'être
/tmp/selfgz3783/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-100.14.11-pkg1-custom/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In f
unction ‘nvidia_exit_module’:
/tmp/selfgz3783/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-100.14.11-pkg1-custom/usr/src/nv/nv.c:1609:
erreur: valeur void n'a pas été ignorée comme elle aurait dû l'être
make[4]: *** [/tmp/selfgz3783/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-100.14.11-pkg1-custom/usr/src
/nv/nv.o] Erreur 1
make[3]: *** [_module_/tmp/selfgz3783/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-100.14.11-pkg1-custom
/usr/src/nv] Erreur 2
make[2]: *** [modules] Erreur 2
NVIDIA: left KBUILD.
nvidia.ko failed to build!
make[1]: *** [module] Erreur 1
make: *** [module] Erreur 2
-> Error.
ERROR: Unable to build the NVIDIA kernel module.
ERROR: Installation has failed. Please see the file
'/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' for details. You may find suggestions
on fixing installation problems in the README available on the Linux
driver download page at www.nvidia.com.


So what can I do?

Originally Posted by zander

I found that the workaround referred to earlier is incomplete in 100.14.xx, supporting reports of a regression since 1.0-96xx; could those of you seeing problems with 100.14.11 try the attached (experimental) patch? It should improve stability with NV44 and G72 based graphics cards on certain ATi chipsets.

To apply the patch, use:

# sh /path/to/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-100.14.11-pkg0.run --apply-patch /path/to/NVIDIA_kernel-100.14.11-336672.diff.txt
# sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-100.14.11-pkg0-custom.run

[zander]

@moueza: please use the latest 100.14.xx NVIDIA Linux graphics driver release or the 169.04 BETA driver.