corruption and lockups with 6800 and 1.0-6111

bani · 09-02-04, 04:43 AM

can anyone else reproduce corrupted screens and lockups with the following method?

open an xterm, run x11perf -rect500

while it's running, drag some background windows around.

after the first iteration or so, i start getting little garbage 'turdlets' on my screen, and the contents of xterms start corrupting that looks like this:
http://bani.anime.net/nvidia-screen-corruption.png

also i hear a strange faint high pitched tone coming from the card when this happens.

you can also try x11perf -srect500

i notice that when the high pitched tone occurs while running -srect500, the stippled rectangles suddenly accumulate some garbage. it happens in perfect synchronization with the tone.

if i let it run long enough, it will eventually lock up X completely.

card: evga geforce 6800 (non ultra, non gt)
cpu: opteron 140
PSU: antec 450w
mobo: asus sk8v with confirmed latest bios version
kernel: linux 2.6.8.1 running in 32bit mode
driver: nvidia 1.0-6111

bani · 04-01-05, 11:51 AM

**zander** · 04-01-05, 01:19 PM

Does this problem continue to reproduce with 1.0-7174?

LubosD · 04-01-05, 03:52 PM

This was a problem with 1.0-6*** drivers, which I had too, but now seems to be (quite) fixed.

bani · 04-02-05, 07:27 AM

yes, still happens with 7174.

3d applications seem fine, only 2d ones cause the corruption.

09-02-04, 04:43 AM	#1
bani Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 24	corruption and lockups with 6800 and 1.0-6111 can anyone else reproduce corrupted screens and lockups with the following method? open an xterm, run x11perf -rect500 while it's running, drag some background windows around. after the first iteration or so, i start getting little garbage 'turdlets' on my screen, and the contents of xterms start corrupting that looks like this: http://bani.anime.net/nvidia-screen-corruption.png also i hear a strange faint high pitched tone coming from the card when this happens. you can also try x11perf -srect500 i notice that when the high pitched tone occurs while running -srect500, the stippled rectangles suddenly accumulate some garbage. it happens in perfect synchronization with the tone. if i let it run long enough, it will eventually lock up X completely. card: evga geforce 6800 (non ultra, non gt) cpu: opteron 140 PSU: antec 450w mobo: asus sk8v with confirmed latest bios version kernel: linux 2.6.8.1 running in 32bit mode driver: nvidia 1.0-6111

04-01-05, 11:51 AM	#2
bani Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 24	Re: corruption and lockups with 6800 and 1.0-6111 no?

04-01-05, 01:19 PM	#3
zander NVIDIA Corporation Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 3,740	Re: corruption and lockups with 6800 and 1.0-6111 Does this problem continue to reproduce with 1.0-7174?

04-01-05, 03:52 PM	#4
LubosD Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 451	Re: corruption and lockups with 6800 and 1.0-6111 This was a problem with 1.0-6*** drivers, which I had too, but now seems to be (quite) fixed.

04-02-05, 07:27 AM	#5
bani Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 24	Re: corruption and lockups with 6800 and 1.0-6111 yes, still happens with 7174. 3d applications seem fine, only 2d ones cause the corruption.