nvidia 270.30 random screen flickering

jelly1 · 04-04-11, 11:07 AM

With 270.30 my screen flickers at random when using KDE, Gnome or XMonad. 3D applications doesn't influence this behaviour, it's completely random.

dmesg shows xvid errors:

Code:

NVRM: Xid (0000:01:00): 6, PE0001 
NVRM: Xid (0000:01:00): 6, PE0001 
NVRM: Xid (0000:01:00): 6, PE0001 
NVRM: Xid (0000:01:00): 6, PE0001 
NVRM: Xid (0000:01:00): 13, 0001 00000000 00005097 00001414 00161616 00000004
NVRM: Xid (0000:01:00): 13, 0001 00000000 00005097 00001414 00161616 00000004
NVRM: Xid (0000:01:00): 6, PE0001 
NVRM: Xid (0000:01:00): 6, PE0001

GPU:
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G84M [Quadro FX 570M] (rev a1)

i already reported it to linux-bugs@nvidia.com but didn't get a reply.

miki100 · 04-04-11, 11:51 AM

I can confirm this. I have Geforce 6200A-LE (256mb ram, 64 bit), openSUSE 11.4 x86, KDE 4.6.1, NVIDIA 270.30

Code:

NVRM: Xid (0000:01:00): 6, PE0000 0400 ff446145 0000fcf8 ffffffff fff7feff

apoapo · 04-04-11, 04:39 PM

Same for me runnign Ubuntu Natty amd64 on a DELL XPS m1330 laptop with a nvidia 8400m.

I think this only occurs with an external monitor attached. I am not sure though.

syslog:

Quote:

Apr 4 23:07:47 laptop kernel: [ 8988.836719] NVRM: Xid (0000:01:00): 6, PE0001
Apr 4 23:07:47 laptop kernel: [ 8988.917233] NVRM: Xid (0000:01:00): 6, PE0001
Apr 4 23:07:47 laptop kernel: [ 8988.985934] NVRM: Xid (0000:01:00): 6, PE0001
Apr 4 23:07:47 laptop kernel: [ 8989.064247] NVRM: Xid (0000:01:00): 6, PE0001
Apr 4 23:07:47 laptop kernel: [ 8989.135385] NVRM: Xid (0000:01:00): 6, PE0001
Apr 4 23:07:47 laptop kernel: [ 8989.214427] NVRM: Xid (0000:01:00): 6, PE0001
Apr 4 23:07:47 laptop kernel: [ 8989.285203] NVRM: Xid (0000:01:00): 6, PE0001
Apr 4 23:07:48 laptop kernel: [ 8989.365556] NVRM: Xid (0000:01:00): 6, PE0001

I waited for some time and it recovered automatically.

changyp · 04-04-11, 10:43 PM

I have the same problem...

apoapo · 04-05-11, 01:06 AM

Maybe i should mention that my keyboard is unresponsive while this heavy flickering occurs.
I tried to switch to strg+alt+F1 but nothing happened at first.

After a while the flickering stopped and my display switched to that strg+alt+F1 console.
I then switched back to the xserver (F7) and everything continued as normal.

summary:

-flickering is happening at random times, maybe only with external screen attached
-keyboard stops working
-mouse moves, but clicks are not recognized
-xserver/driver seems to recover after some time (~1minute)

miki100 · 04-05-11, 02:19 AM

I don't think that it is because of external display. I have only one CRT monitor (Siemens Nixdorf MCM 171V).

jelly1 · 04-05-11, 02:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by apoapo

Maybe i should mention that my keyboard is unresponsive while this heavy flickering occurs.
I tried to switch to strg+alt+F1 but nothing happened at first.

After a while the flickering stopped and my display switched to that strg+alt+F1 console.
I then switched back to the xserver (F7) and everything continued as normal.

summary:

-flickering is happening at random times, maybe only with external screen attached
-keyboard stops working
-mouse moves, but clicks are not recognized
-xserver/driver seems to recover after some time (~1minute)

That happens here too, i hope nvidia fixes it soon

poltsy · 04-05-11, 06:33 AM

Code:

[  9023.706] [mi] EQ overflowing. The server is probably stuck in an infinite loop.

You could try recompiling the x server. Change QUEUE_SIZE in mi/mieq.c to a larger value, I'm using 4096 and haven't seen that issue for a while.

apoapo · 04-05-11, 10:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by miki100

I don't think that it is because of external display. I have only one CRT monitor (Siemens Nixdorf MCM 171V).

Ok, maybe this only happens with "normal" monitors and does not happen with only laptop lcd used. Perhaps some refresh rate related thing? Vsync? *brainstorm*

For me it is like:

Only laptop lcd: ok

Laptop lcd+external projector: flickering

rockob · 04-08-11, 04:46 AM

I've seen this happen on my laptop on both Ubuntu 10.10 and 11.04 with the 270.30 drivers. I usually have an external LCD monitor plugged in via HDMI.

apoapo · 04-10-11, 03:52 AM

Here is a related launchpad bug.

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...rs/+bug/751047

They consider it to be a nvidia-graphics-drivers bug.

rockob · 04-10-11, 06:41 PM

It certainly is a nvidia graphics bug. In Ubuntu 10.10, the flickering never happens with 260.19.44 but it does with the 270 series drivers, so it's a regression. Unfortunately I can't install 260.19.44 in Ubuntu 11.04 because it's not compatible with xserver 1.10.

04-04-11, 11:51 AM	#2
miki100 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 10	Re: nvidia 270.30 random screen flickering I can confirm this. I have Geforce 6200A-LE (256mb ram, 64 bit), openSUSE 11.4 x86, KDE 4.6.1, NVIDIA 270.30 Code: NVRM: Xid (0000:01:00): 6, PE0000 0400 ff446145 0000fcf8 ffffffff fff7feff __________________ Gigabyte GA-8I848P-G; Pentium IV Prescott 3,0GHz@3,2GHz; 2GB RAM, Galaxy Geforce 7600GS, Sound Blaster Audigy

04-04-11, 10:43 PM	#4
changyp Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 5	Re: nvidia 270.30 random screen flickering I have the same problem...

04-05-11, 01:06 AM	#5
apoapo Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 4	Re: nvidia 270.30 random screen flickering Maybe i should mention that my keyboard is unresponsive while this heavy flickering occurs. I tried to switch to strg+alt+F1 but nothing happened at first. After a while the flickering stopped and my display switched to that strg+alt+F1 console. I then switched back to the xserver (F7) and everything continued as normal. summary: -flickering is happening at random times, maybe only with external screen attached -keyboard stops working -mouse moves, but clicks are not recognized -xserver/driver seems to recover after some time (~1minute)

04-05-11, 02:19 AM	#6
miki100 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 10	Re: nvidia 270.30 random screen flickering I don't think that it is because of external display. I have only one CRT monitor (Siemens Nixdorf MCM 171V). __________________ Gigabyte GA-8I848P-G; Pentium IV Prescott 3,0GHz@3,2GHz; 2GB RAM, Galaxy Geforce 7600GS, Sound Blaster Audigy

04-05-11, 06:33 AM	#8
poltsy Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 26	Re: nvidia 270.30 random screen flickering Code: [ 9023.706] [mi] EQ overflowing. The server is probably stuck in an infinite loop. You could try recompiling the x server. Change QUEUE_SIZE in mi/mieq.c to a larger value, I'm using 4096 and haven't seen that issue for a while.

04-08-11, 04:46 AM	#10
rockob Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 95	Re: nvidia 270.30 random screen flickering I've seen this happen on my laptop on both Ubuntu 10.10 and 11.04 with the 270.30 drivers. I usually have an external LCD monitor plugged in via HDMI.

04-10-11, 03:52 AM	#11
apoapo Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 4	Re: nvidia 270.30 random screen flickering Here is a related launchpad bug. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...rs/+bug/751047 They consider it to be a nvidia-graphics-drivers bug.

04-10-11, 06:41 PM	#12
rockob Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 95	Re: nvidia 270.30 random screen flickering It certainly is a nvidia graphics bug. In Ubuntu 10.10, the flickering never happens with 260.19.44 but it does with the 270 series drivers, so it's a regression. Unfortunately I can't install 260.19.44 in Ubuntu 11.04 because it's not compatible with xserver 1.10.