screen corruption and possible system crash

[HenryHu]

Recently, started from version 177.xx or 180.xx, I experienced such thing.
At first, screen started to flash. Then if I try to switch to console by repeatedly press Ctrl+Alt+F1, most of the time I would success after some tries.
If I do nothing, the system would lock up after some time, and occasionally the system would restart, possibly due to kernel panic.
When I switch back from console back to X after the flash, the screen corrupted. I have to restart compiz or switch to other WMs to get back the normal screen.
There are NVRM messages:
NVRM: Xid (0001:00): 13, 0001 00000000 0000502d 00000860 001c1c1c 00000100
NVRM: Xid (0001:00): 13, 0003 00000000 00008297 00001408 00000001 00000040
NVRM: Xid (0001:00): 13, 0001 00000000 0000502d 000008dc 00000000 00000100
NVRM: Xid (0001:00): 13, 0001 00000000 00005097 00000680 000a0009 00000100
NVRM: Xid (0001:00): 13, 0001 00000000 00005039 00000328 00000000 00000002
NVRM: Xid (0001:00): 13, 0001 00000000 00005039 00000328 00000000 00000002
NVRM: Xid (0001:00): 13, 0001 00000000 00005039 00000328 00000000 00000002
NVRM: Xid (0001:00): 13, 0001 00000000 00005039 00000328 00000000 00000002

I've also got some screenshots after I switch back to X.
The programs running are fqterm ( which uses Qt4 ), compiz, avant-window-navigator, firefox, urxvt. I think this problem is related to Qt4 or compiz.
I've seen similar messages on the linux board, so I think that it's not the problem about my card.

I've seen something strange in the screenshots. I've not started compiz benchmark today, but it showed up...

[HenryHu]

I've just noticed that images in the pages which opened in firefox before the crash is corrupted.
I can switch to other pages and switch back, the corrupted images are still there.
I've also seen this in Xorg.0.log:

(II) NVIDIA(0): Initialized GPU GART.
(II) NVIDIA(0): Initialized GPU GART.
(II) NVIDIA(0): Initialized GPU GART.
(II) NVIDIA(0): Initialized GPU GART.
(II) NVIDIA(0): Initialized GPU GART.
(II) NVIDIA(0): Initialized GPU GART.
(II) NVIDIA(0): Initialized GPU GART.
(II) NVIDIA(0): Initialized GPU GART.
(II) NVIDIA(0): Initialized GPU GART.
(II) NVIDIA(0): Initialized GPU GART.
(II) NVIDIA(0): Initialized GPU GART.
(II) NVIDIA(0): Initialized GPU GART.
(II) NVIDIA(0): Initialized GPU GART.
(II) NVIDIA(0): Initialized GPU GART.
(II) NVIDIA(0): Initialized GPU GART.
Failed to switch consoles (Invalid argument)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Initialized GPU GART.
(II) NVIDIA(0): Initialized GPU GART.
(II) NVIDIA(0): Initialized GPU GART.
(II) NVIDIA(0): Initialized GPU GART.
(II) NVIDIA(0): Initialized GPU GART.
(II) NVIDIA(0): Initialized GPU GART.
(II) NVIDIA(0): Initialized GPU GART.
(II) NVIDIA(0): Initialized GPU GART.
(II) NVIDIA(0): Initialized GPU GART.
(II) NVIDIA(0): Initialized GPU GART.
(II) NVIDIA(0): Initialized GPU GART.
(II) NVIDIA(0): Initialized GPU GART.
(II) NVIDIA(0): Initialized GPU GART.
(II) NVIDIA(0): Initialized GPU GART.
(II) NVIDIA(0): Initialized GPU GART.
(II) NVIDIA(0): Initialized GPU GART.
(II) NVIDIA(0): Initialized GPU GART.
(II) NVIDIA(0): Initialized GPU GART.
(II) NVIDIA(0): Initialized GPU GART.
(II) NVIDIA(0): Initialized GPU GART.
(II) NVIDIA(0): Initialized GPU GART.
The site is http://www.overclocked.org/OCfailed.htm

Device section in xorg.conf:
Section "Device"

#VideoRam 262144
# Insert Clocks lines here if appropriate
Identifier "NVIDIA Geforce 8600M GS"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "SAMSUNG R70"
BoardName "NVidia Geforce 8600M GS"
Option "Coolbits" "1"
Option "NoLogo" "true"
Option "RandRRotation" "on"
Option "UseEvents" "false"
Option "DamageEvents" "true"
# Option "UseCompositeWrapper" "true"
Option "TripleBuffer" "true"
Option "AllowIndirectPixmaps" "true"
Option "PixmapCacheSize" "2000000"
Option "OnDemandVBlankInterrupts" "true"
Option "BackingStore" "true"
# Option "AccelMethod" "exa"
Option "RenderAccel" "true"
Option "AllowSHMPixmaps" "false"
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "true"
EndSection

It's an NVidia Geforce 8600M GS in a SAMSUNG R70 laptop. With 1Gx2 memory.

[Rudd-O]

Wow, interesting. I have the EXACT SAME PROBLEM on Linux 64bit. Check the NVIDIA Linux forum for "corruption with driver 180.xx", TONS of other people have this problem.

Originally Posted by HenryHu

Recently, started from version 177.xx or 180.xx, I experienced such thing.
At first, screen started to flash. Then if I try to switch to console by repeatedly press Ctrl+Alt+F1, most of the time I would success after some tries.
If I do nothing, the system would lock up after some time, and occasionally the system would restart, possibly due to kernel panic.
When I switch back from console back to X after the flash, the screen corrupted. I have to restart compiz or switch to other WMs to get back the normal screen.
There are NVRM messages:
NVRM: Xid (0001:00): 13, 0001 00000000 0000502d 00000860 001c1c1c 00000100
NVRM: Xid (0001:00): 13, 0003 00000000 00008297 00001408 00000001 00000040
NVRM: Xid (0001:00): 13, 0001 00000000 0000502d 000008dc 00000000 00000100
NVRM: Xid (0001:00): 13, 0001 00000000 00005097 00000680 000a0009 00000100
NVRM: Xid (0001:00): 13, 0001 00000000 00005039 00000328 00000000 00000002
NVRM: Xid (0001:00): 13, 0001 00000000 00005039 00000328 00000000 00000002
NVRM: Xid (0001:00): 13, 0001 00000000 00005039 00000328 00000000 00000002
NVRM: Xid (0001:00): 13, 0001 00000000 00005039 00000328 00000000 00000002

I've also got some screenshots after I switch back to X.
The programs running are fqterm ( which uses Qt4 ), compiz, avant-window-navigator, firefox, urxvt. I think this problem is related to Qt4 or compiz.
I've seen similar messages on the linux board, so I think that it's not the problem about my card.

I've seen something strange in the screenshots. I've not started compiz benchmark today, but it showed up...