Ubuntu 11.04, nVidia driver 270.41.06 crashes on Quadro FX 2800M

[Chris M]

Hello together!

I've just upgraded on my Dell precision M6500 that is equipped with a Quadro FX 2800M to the latest Kubuntu release (11.04).

Everytime I open Konsole and resize that window, my system freezes (remote login is still possible)!

Due to the informations in the other thread (http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/show....php?p=2415191) I've also tried the kernel parameters

enable_mtrr_cleanup mtrr_spare_reg_nr=1 hpet=disable

and the xorg.conf setting

Option  "RegistryDwords" "PowerMizerEnable=0x1; PerfLevelSrc=0x2222; PowerMizerLevel=0x2; PowerMizerDefault=0x2; PowerMizerDefaultAC=0x2"

in any combination that gave a usable (although not perfect) system at the end of 10.10 - but that didn't show any difference.

What can I try to solve that?

[billkaos]

Originally Posted by Chris M

Hello together!

Everytime I open Konsole and resize that window, my system freezes (remote login is still possible)!

What can I try to solve that?

Latest nVidia drivers are almost unusable for me. The solution, downgrade your drivers.

[Chris M]

To those who find that thread by search:

This seems to be a common problem:
http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=161308
or
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...rs/+bug/760632