nvidia driver makes x flicker at random times - Page 4

SparrowHawk · 10-02-04, 06:28 PM

I found a possible work around in another thread, though its still annoying for me. If not already there, put another resolution in your XF86Config other then what you normally use. Once you've got X running, do a CTRL+ALT+"PLUS" to cycle through your resolutions, all the way through to the one you use. (you need to use the + on your num pad, so if you use a laptop like me the actual key combo is ctrl alt Fn ; all at once).

This stops the flicker for me. If I close and restart X, its back. Id be intrested to hear if this also helps other people. Hopefully nvidia will get this fixed soon.

ChangWufei · 10-03-04, 09:00 AM

Add me to the list of users with this problem. i have an Acer Aspire 1714SMi, go5700

Thanks.

biehl · 10-04-04, 10:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SparrowHawk

I found a possible work around in another thread, though its still annoying for me. If not already there, put another resolution in your XF86Config other then what you normally use. Once you've got X running, do a CTRL+ALT+"PLUS" to cycle through your resolutions, all the way through to the one you use. (you need to use the + on your num pad, so if you use a laptop like me the actual key combo is ctrl alt Fn ; all at once).

This stops the flicker for me. If I close and restart X, its back. Id be intrested to hear if this also helps other people. Hopefully nvidia will get this fixed soon.

Hi, I believe that is the same phenomenon I see when changing the resolution (or less anoying - the refresh rate) through the KDE control center.

-Anders

_mick_ · 10-05-04, 06:56 PM

thought I'd just bump this thread so we're not forgotten too soon
<bump> ;-)

champi · 10-13-04, 01:27 PM

Just wanted to write something here because I had nothing to do now and was experiencing this f*c*ing flickering...

jebas · 10-18-04, 12:58 PM

I have a new work around for the nvidia flicker problem.

I was playing with my HP Pavilion which has a GeForce FX Go5700 with 128 Meg and running the gentoo 2.6.8 kernel and xorg. I was flipping back and forth between the nvidia and nv drivers because the flicker was also killing off an X video extensions (the system worked until the flicker, and then I would get the blue screen problem that several people are reporting in other threads), but I still had apps that needed the glx installed. At one point while I was switching back and forth, I realized that I had a stable system with the nvidia default settings.

Here are the steps how I get nvidia to load properly without a flicker, and with video extensions working properly.

1)If X is up, shut it down. (This procedure requires you to restart X a couple of time. If you are brining it up automatically, you might want to stop that until a true fix is available)
2)Do an rmmod nvidia if the module is already running. (The ability to remove kernel modules is an option that has to be set when the kernel is built. I do not know if there is an equivalent in the 2.4 kernels.)
3)Edit your xorg.conf so that it uses the nv driver.
4)Start X.
5)Exit X.
6)modprobe nvidia.
7)Edit xorg.conf to use the nvidia driver. (The default settings work fine. It actually works better with the default hardware mouse in gl based programs.)
8)Start X.

After this procedure is complete, the video card works perfectly until the system is powered down. Whatever nv does to initialize the card, stabilizes it for nvidia. Hopefully this information might also help provide a proper fix.

alessio facen · 10-19-04, 03:39 AM

Quote:

After this procedure is complete, the video card works perfectly until the system is powered down

This is an interesting trick... but the resolution change it's far quicker.
I'd like Nvidia to build a driver working flawlessly without these workarounds, since I - and many other people here - suffer the flicker on a laptop, and I shut down & reboot more frequently than jebas.

(Do I need to mention I got no response at all from nvidia-bugs?)

jebas · 10-19-04, 11:22 AM

I admit it is a pain in the gluts to go through this procedure, but changing the screen resolution did not work for me. It would merely delay the first flicker a few extra minutes. (This was similar results from an earlier suggestion about changing the hardware cursor to software.) After the first flicker, mythtv, mplayer, vlc, and anything else that used xv showed up with a blue screen. I'm just offering the alternative to those in a similar situation.

sm0ke · 10-24-04, 06:56 AM

i have the same problem with 6111.
The screen flickers, even goes dead for a bit when i choose a gl screensaver.
Everything seems to go back to normal though a few seconds after i close the control centre.
Anywayz,
i have an msi geforce fx 5600
running fc3 test 3 (with my custom 2.6.9smp kernel) though the same flickering appears on stable releases too.
I running dual-head, and the flickering appears to affect the screen NOT on the digital connector...
GL games run nicely though (doom3).

Tried what several people said in the forum, but nothing works.

I read in another windows forum (they have the same problem),
that this is caused by the drivers trying to detect if a TV is connected(nvcpl.dll),
he disapled this dll and everything ran smoothly. Just by 2 cents.

I too have the same problem on winxp with the latest drivers, but i downgraded to 53.xx (don remember).

Hoping that it will be fixed next release...

sm0ke · 10-24-04, 09:12 AM

oh, here's the thread.. http://www.techimo.com/forum/t117062.html

Lithorus · 10-25-04, 04:28 AM

You can disable TV-out with this:

Quote:

Option "IgnoreDisplayDevices" "DFP, TV"

However it doesn't seem to help

sm0ke · 10-26-04, 08:53 AM

nope! it doesn't

PS. i love the smilies

ovwalde · 10-26-04, 03:41 PM

SLES9 with Kernel 2.6.5 - I`m running nVidia Treiber 5336 - but 6111 is flickering on my Dell D800

Oliver

Alberto Patino · 10-29-04, 07:55 PM

Same problem in Dell Precision M60

Nvidia Quadro Fx Go1000 BUS AGP

[root@amturing root]# cat /proc/version
Linux version 2.6.8.1 (root@amturing) (gcc version 3.3.3 20040412 (Red Hat Linux 3.3.3-7)) #1 Sat Oct 16 01:40:54 CDT 2004

[root@amturing root]# nvidia-installer -i

Welcome to the NVIDIA Software Installer for Unix/Linux

The currently installed driver is: 'NVIDIA Accelerated Graphics Driver for Linux-x86' (version: 1.0-6111).

Im not sure what the OpenGL Settings->Allow Flipping attribute do, but I disable this...
Use :
[root@amturing root]# nvidia-settings

_mick_ · 10-31-04, 07:51 PM

Dear Santa,

The one thing I want this Christmas is to finally have 3D capability for my Dell Latitude D800.
That is, to use the NVidia driver instead of the generic driver that came with the 2.6.7 linux kernel version I have. Not that the generic driver is bad... its what I've been forced to use due to the incompetence of NVidia with their driver bug... and lack of customer feedback regarding it.

Maybe you can GET THE MESSAGE THROUGH to NVidia staff because they don't seem to want to listen to their customers... or care about their customers, unless they are using MicroShaft Windoze.

If I had the chance to put all their programmers in front of a strobe light and make them stare into it while it intermittently flashes at them... for several hours... maybe... just maybe they may start to understand how ANNOYING their driver bug can be.

As I suggested to their dead-end email (linux-bugs@nvidia.com), if you can't find a solution to the problem... release the source code to the more competent OPEN SOURCE COMMUNITY who
will fix the problem this century!

yours sincerely,
Mick Iwishiwentati.

10-02-04, 06:28 PM	#46
SparrowHawk Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 46	Re: nvidia driver makes x flicker at random times I found a possible work around in another thread, though its still annoying for me. If not already there, put another resolution in your XF86Config other then what you normally use. Once you've got X running, do a CTRL+ALT+"PLUS" to cycle through your resolutions, all the way through to the one you use. (you need to use the + on your num pad, so if you use a laptop like me the actual key combo is ctrl alt Fn ; all at once). This stops the flicker for me. If I close and restart X, its back. Id be intrested to hear if this also helps other people. Hopefully nvidia will get this fixed soon.

10-03-04, 09:00 AM	#47
ChangWufei Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 3	Re: nvidia driver makes x flicker at random times Add me to the list of users with this problem. i have an Acer Aspire 1714SMi, go5700 Thanks.

10-05-04, 06:56 PM	#49
_mick_ Mick Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Canberra, ACT Posts: 13	Re: nvidia driver makes x flicker at random times thought I'd just bump this thread so we're not forgotten too soon <bump> ;-)

10-13-04, 01:27 PM	#50
champi Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 5	Re: nvidia driver makes x flicker at random times Just wanted to write something here because I had nothing to do now and was experiencing this fcing flickering...

10-18-04, 12:58 PM	#51
jebas Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2	Re: nvidia driver makes x flicker at random times I have a new work around for the nvidia flicker problem. I was playing with my HP Pavilion which has a GeForce FX Go5700 with 128 Meg and running the gentoo 2.6.8 kernel and xorg. I was flipping back and forth between the nvidia and nv drivers because the flicker was also killing off an X video extensions (the system worked until the flicker, and then I would get the blue screen problem that several people are reporting in other threads), but I still had apps that needed the glx installed. At one point while I was switching back and forth, I realized that I had a stable system with the nvidia default settings. Here are the steps how I get nvidia to load properly without a flicker, and with video extensions working properly. 1)If X is up, shut it down. (This procedure requires you to restart X a couple of time. If you are brining it up automatically, you might want to stop that until a true fix is available) 2)Do an rmmod nvidia if the module is already running. (The ability to remove kernel modules is an option that has to be set when the kernel is built. I do not know if there is an equivalent in the 2.4 kernels.) 3)Edit your xorg.conf so that it uses the nv driver. 4)Start X. 5)Exit X. 6)modprobe nvidia. 7)Edit xorg.conf to use the nvidia driver. (The default settings work fine. It actually works better with the default hardware mouse in gl based programs.) 8)Start X. After this procedure is complete, the video card works perfectly until the system is powered down. Whatever nv does to initialize the card, stabilizes it for nvidia. Hopefully this information might also help provide a proper fix.

10-19-04, 11:22 AM	#53
jebas Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2	Re: nvidia driver makes x flicker at random times I admit it is a pain in the gluts to go through this procedure, but changing the screen resolution did not work for me. It would merely delay the first flicker a few extra minutes. (This was similar results from an earlier suggestion about changing the hardware cursor to software.) After the first flicker, mythtv, mplayer, vlc, and anything else that used xv showed up with a blue screen. I'm just offering the alternative to those in a similar situation.

10-24-04, 06:56 AM	#54
sm0ke Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 87	Re: nvidia driver makes x flicker at random times i have the same problem with 6111. The screen flickers, even goes dead for a bit when i choose a gl screensaver. Everything seems to go back to normal though a few seconds after i close the control centre. Anywayz, i have an msi geforce fx 5600 running fc3 test 3 (with my custom 2.6.9smp kernel) though the same flickering appears on stable releases too. I running dual-head, and the flickering appears to affect the screen NOT on the digital connector... GL games run nicely though (doom3). Tried what several people said in the forum, but nothing works. I read in another windows forum (they have the same problem), that this is caused by the drivers trying to detect if a TV is connected(nvcpl.dll), he disapled this dll and everything ran smoothly. Just by 2 cents. I too have the same problem on winxp with the latest drivers, but i downgraded to 53.xx (don remember). Hoping that it will be fixed next release...

10-24-04, 09:12 AM	#55
sm0ke Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 87	Re: nvidia driver makes x flicker at random times oh, here's the thread.. http://www.techimo.com/forum/t117062.html

10-26-04, 08:53 AM	#57
sm0ke Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 87	Re: nvidia driver makes x flicker at random times nope! it doesn't PS. i love the smilies

10-26-04, 03:41 PM	#58
ovwalde Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1	Re: nvidia driver makes x flicker at random times SLES9 with Kernel 2.6.5 - I`m running nVidia Treiber 5336 - but 6111 is flickering on my Dell D800 Oliver

10-29-04, 07:55 PM	#59
Alberto Patino Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 3	Re: nvidia driver makes x flicker at random times Same problem in Dell Precision M60 Nvidia Quadro Fx Go1000 BUS AGP [root@amturing root]# cat /proc/version Linux version 2.6.8.1 (root@amturing) (gcc version 3.3.3 20040412 (Red Hat Linux 3.3.3-7)) #1 Sat Oct 16 01:40:54 CDT 2004 [root@amturing root]# nvidia-installer -i Welcome to the NVIDIA Software Installer for Unix/Linux The currently installed driver is: 'NVIDIA Accelerated Graphics Driver for Linux-x86' (version: 1.0-6111). Im not sure what the OpenGL Settings->Allow Flipping attribute do, but I disable this... Use : [root@amturing root]# nvidia-settings

10-31-04, 07:51 PM	#60
_mick_ Mick Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Canberra, ACT Posts: 13	Re: nvidia driver makes x flicker at random times Dear Santa, The one thing I want this Christmas is to finally have 3D capability for my Dell Latitude D800. That is, to use the NVidia driver instead of the generic driver that came with the 2.6.7 linux kernel version I have. Not that the generic driver is bad... its what I've been forced to use due to the incompetence of NVidia with their driver bug... and lack of customer feedback regarding it. Maybe you can GET THE MESSAGE THROUGH to NVidia staff because they don't seem to want to listen to their customers... or care about their customers, unless they are using MicroShaft Windoze. If I had the chance to put all their programmers in front of a strobe light and make them stare into it while it intermittently flashes at them... for several hours... maybe... just maybe they may start to understand how ANNOYING their driver bug can be. As I suggested to their dead-end email (linux-bugs@nvidia.com), if you can't find a solution to the problem... release the source code to the more competent OPEN SOURCE COMMUNITY who will fix the problem this century! yours sincerely, Mick Iwishiwentati.

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