3000g Frame Lock and Stereo causes flickering on 61.06

javier · 07-09-04, 12:37 PM

On the 3000g, using the 61.06 drivers, there is a flickering which occurs on slave cards when using both frame locking and stereo together. This does not happen when using the 53.41 drivers. Anyone else with some 3000g's experience this?
Thanks.

-Javier

rnewton · 07-09-04, 03:35 PM

I am having the same trouble .... if you find a fix let me know.

Thanks,

rnewton

dulley · 07-09-04, 10:56 PM

I will check that out monday...

I have not tested framelock+stereo with the new drivers yet.

If I find a fix I will let you know asap.

rnewton · 07-12-04, 11:27 AM

monday bump .... I will also try setting the environment variable __GL_SYNC_TO_VBLANK to a non-zero value.

javier · 07-12-04, 12:18 PM

I have noticed that when the nvidia-settings program is running, any machine listed in the frame lock section will give the same flicker. This happens if stereo is on and frame locking is either on or off. Does this happen for you as well?

-Javier

rnewton · 07-13-04, 11:16 AM

Right now I am only locking on two displays but plan on using more.

I hope this gets resolved soon. Everything I've tried doesn't seem to work.

Have you had any luck testing it dulley?

Thanks,

rnewton

javier · 07-15-04, 05:35 PM

I have emailed some helpful folks at nVidia and they are looking into it.

-Javier

thoooms · 08-04-04, 06:31 PM

So what is the status of these problems? I'm a bit reluctant to upgrade our drivers if they have problems with frame locking, and the 3000G card is not even mentioned as being supported in the README supplied with the driver.

javier · 08-05-04, 12:05 PM

Currently nVidia says they cannot reproduce the problem, however I am still working with them to try to figure it out. It could be helpful if you tried these drivers and see if you get this problem as well. Since it's easy to switch between drivers, I don't think there would be any risk.

To add to what I said earlier about the displays flickering when the nvidia-settings control panel is running: nVidia knows about this issue and what causes it. Since it is the exact same kind of flicker, it seems like it would be a related problem.

-Javier

thoooms · 08-06-04, 09:33 AM

Thanks for the update. I will try installing the drivers on our Fedora cluster. But it will be taken down from monday to thursday next week so do not expect an update before at least friday, next week.

thoooms · 08-16-04, 04:04 AM

Well, I installed the 6111 drivers and they work fine.

thoooms · 08-31-04, 04:00 AM

Correction, they do not work okay, the two slave nodes are flickering. What is the status of your contact with NVIDIA Javier, was it a bug on their side?

07-09-04, 12:37 PM	#1
javier Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4	3000g Frame Lock and Stereo causes flickering on 61.06 On the 3000g, using the 61.06 drivers, there is a flickering which occurs on slave cards when using both frame locking and stereo together. This does not happen when using the 53.41 drivers. Anyone else with some 3000g's experience this? Thanks. -Javier Last edited by javier; 07-09-04 at 06:15 PM.

07-09-04, 03:35 PM	#2
rnewton Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 3	Re: 3000g Frame Lock and Stereo causes flickering on 61.06 I am having the same trouble .... if you find a fix let me know. Thanks, rnewton

07-09-04, 10:56 PM	#3
dulley Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil Posts: 23	Re: 3000g Frame Lock and Stereo causes flickering on 61.06 I will check that out monday... I have not tested framelock+stereo with the new drivers yet. If I find a fix I will let you know asap. __________________ PowerBook G4 12" 1.33 GHz, 1.25 GB (DDR PC2700) GeForce FX Go5200 64 MB

07-12-04, 11:27 AM	#4
rnewton Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 3	Re: 3000g Frame Lock and Stereo causes flickering on 61.06 monday bump .... I will also try setting the environment variable __GL_SYNC_TO_VBLANK to a non-zero value.

07-12-04, 12:18 PM	#5
javier Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4	Re: 3000g Frame Lock and Stereo causes flickering on 61.06 I have noticed that when the nvidia-settings program is running, any machine listed in the frame lock section will give the same flicker. This happens if stereo is on and frame locking is either on or off. Does this happen for you as well? -Javier

07-13-04, 11:16 AM	#6
rnewton Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 3	Re: 3000g Frame Lock and Stereo causes flickering on 61.06 Right now I am only locking on two displays but plan on using more. I hope this gets resolved soon. Everything I've tried doesn't seem to work. Have you had any luck testing it dulley? Thanks, rnewton

07-15-04, 05:35 PM	#7
javier Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4	Re: 3000g Frame Lock and Stereo causes flickering on 61.06 I have emailed some helpful folks at nVidia and they are looking into it. -Javier

08-04-04, 06:31 PM	#8
thoooms Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4	Re: 3000g Frame Lock and Stereo causes flickering on 61.06 So what is the status of these problems? I'm a bit reluctant to upgrade our drivers if they have problems with frame locking, and the 3000G card is not even mentioned as being supported in the README supplied with the driver.

08-05-04, 12:05 PM	#9
javier Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4	Re: 3000g Frame Lock and Stereo causes flickering on 61.06 Currently nVidia says they cannot reproduce the problem, however I am still working with them to try to figure it out. It could be helpful if you tried these drivers and see if you get this problem as well. Since it's easy to switch between drivers, I don't think there would be any risk. To add to what I said earlier about the displays flickering when the nvidia-settings control panel is running: nVidia knows about this issue and what causes it. Since it is the exact same kind of flicker, it seems like it would be a related problem. -Javier

08-06-04, 09:33 AM	#10
thoooms Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4	Re: 3000g Frame Lock and Stereo causes flickering on 61.06 Thanks for the update. I will try installing the drivers on our Fedora cluster. But it will be taken down from monday to thursday next week so do not expect an update before at least friday, next week.

08-16-04, 04:04 AM	#11
thoooms Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4	Re: 3000g Frame Lock and Stereo causes flickering on 61.06 Well, I installed the 6111 drivers and they work fine.

08-31-04, 04:00 AM	#12
thoooms Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4	Re: 3000g Frame Lock and Stereo causes flickering on 61.06 Correction, they do not work okay, the two slave nodes are flickering. What is the status of your contact with NVIDIA Javier, was it a bug on their side?