1.0-7167 and XiD Error

nukem · 03-12-05, 04:47 PM

I have tried everything to fix the XiD error and I was hoping that in the latest driver release all the problems would be fixed. I still have XiD errors in every game, some I dont see any effect but others the hole game will halt. Here are all my games with the XiD errors

q3a(native): - fine
NVRM: Xid: 24, L2 -> L1

et(native) w/ menu: - halt
NVRM: Xid: 23, L1 -> L0
NVRM: Xid: 8, Channel 00000002

et(native) direct connect to server: - fine
NVRM: Xid: 24, L2 -> L1

doom3(native): - halt
NVRM: Xid: 23, L1 -> L0
NVRM: Xid: 8, Channel 00000002

cs:s(via cedega 4.3): - fine
NVRM: Xid: 24, L2 -> L1

CoD(via cedega 4.3): - halt
NVRM: Xid: 24, L2 -> L1
NVRM: Xid: 23, L1 -> L0
NVRM: Xid: 8, Channel 00000002

It seems that if I get any error with NVRM: Xid: 24, L2 -> L1 the game continues to run fine. If I get any XiD error with NVRM: Xid: 23, L1 -> L0 followed by NVRM: Xid: 8, Channel 00000002 the game halts and I have to do a killall -9 on it. Here are my system specs

Distro: Gentoo compiled as x86_64
CPU: AMD 3500+
Memory: 1gig
Mobo: ASUS A8V
Video Card: eVGA NVIDIA FX 5900 Ultra 256 VRAM - bios 4.35.20.38.09
Kernel - 2.6.11-ck1

Has anyone figured out how to fix this? Its getting really frustrating and I really dont find a way to fix it.

Thanks

nuke

Spyke · 03-12-05, 07:09 PM

Apparently not even nvidia knows....

nukem · 03-12-05, 09:06 PM

Well could someone at least tell me what the hell these messages mean?

chunkey · 03-12-05, 09:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nukem

Well could someone at least tell me what the hell these messages mean?

Well, the best & only comment about Xid from NVIDIA you can get:

Quote:

Originally Posted by zander

NVRM error messages prefixed with Xid are caused by and log a variety of different problems, they often just show that a severe problem has occurred, but not if it was caused by system-level hardware/software problems or if the driver was directly/indirectly responsible. In this they are similar to the respective symptoms (such as black screens, hangs, intermediate pauses and severe corruption, ...).

full comment here

nukem · 03-12-05, 11:55 PM

Well I could tell that... If I could at least know that the error messages mean maybe I could figure out how to fix them.

labba · 03-13-05, 05:33 PM

Well, this is just speculation, maybe someone could check this.

I get "NVRM: Xid: 24, L2 -> L1" if my FX5900 switches from 2D Mode to the "semi-3D-Mode": In 2D Mode the Core Clock is 300 MHz and in 3D Mode it's 450 MHz. But there is another Mode (I call it semi-3D-Mode here) where the core clock is ~370MHz. I checked this with glxgears and nvclock: When I first start glxgears my coreclock goes up to this 370MHz and stays there -> I get the Xid log. Now I quit glxgears and start it again and the core clock goes up from 370 to full speed -> 450MHz and no Xid log. Don't know if this could be helpful... Can anyone verify this?

nukem · 03-13-05, 07:59 PM

hmmm so it seems that the XiD error comes up from switching modes. This would make sense since I did see et crash when going from the desktop the the main et screen but works fine if I connect directly to a server. Call of Duty crashes when I go from the desktop to the main screen as well(I havnt been able to test it when going directly to a server) Doom3 crashes when from from the main screen to a server. Is there a way to put the card in 3D mode all the time and see if it resolves the problem?

labba · 03-13-05, 08:04 PM

hmm, I don't know. You could try it by running glxgears in the background and check the clock speeds with nvclock. Maybe Thunderbird (Author of nvclock) knows something...

nukem · 03-13-05, 11:00 PM

Well I have some interesting news. If I run glxgears then close it and run glxgears right after I close it X locks. If I run glxgears then go into a game(CoD or doom3) it runs fine. The only thing in dmesg after playing about 10min of CoD is NVRM: Xid: 24, L2 -> L1.

labba · 03-14-05, 05:59 AM

Hm, that's interesting. That would mean, that in your case switching from semi-3D to 3D "kills" the driver... That's strange. Are you overclocking? Do you use any of these Bios Mods for FX Cards?

nukem · 03-14-05, 06:08 AM

No, im not overclocking at all. I have upgraded my video card bios to the latest one from eVGA found at http://www.mvktech.net/. This was suggested to me on the forum to fix the XiD error. I upgraded it once before because there was an official video card bios update from eVGA but I cannt find it now.

Im just wondering are you on an AMD64? All the people I have heard that have this are on AMD64.

labba · 03-14-05, 06:36 AM

No, I have an Athlon XP. But it seems that I don't have any Problems with these Xid Errors. Nevertheless I think it's confusing and not normal, that they appear... I hope to get an answer from nVidia.

03-12-05, 04:47 PM	#1
nukem Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 226	1.0-7167 and XiD Error I have tried everything to fix the XiD error and I was hoping that in the latest driver release all the problems would be fixed. I still have XiD errors in every game, some I dont see any effect but others the hole game will halt. Here are all my games with the XiD errors q3a(native): - fine NVRM: Xid: 24, L2 -> L1 et(native) w/ menu: - halt NVRM: Xid: 23, L1 -> L0 NVRM: Xid: 8, Channel 00000002 et(native) direct connect to server: - fine NVRM: Xid: 24, L2 -> L1 doom3(native): - halt NVRM: Xid: 23, L1 -> L0 NVRM: Xid: 8, Channel 00000002 cs:s(via cedega 4.3): - fine NVRM: Xid: 24, L2 -> L1 CoD(via cedega 4.3): - halt NVRM: Xid: 24, L2 -> L1 NVRM: Xid: 23, L1 -> L0 NVRM: Xid: 8, Channel 00000002 It seems that if I get any error with NVRM: Xid: 24, L2 -> L1 the game continues to run fine. If I get any XiD error with NVRM: Xid: 23, L1 -> L0 followed by NVRM: Xid: 8, Channel 00000002 the game halts and I have to do a killall -9 on it. Here are my system specs Distro: Gentoo compiled as x86_64 CPU: AMD 3500+ Memory: 1gig Mobo: ASUS A8V Video Card: eVGA NVIDIA FX 5900 Ultra 256 VRAM - bios 4.35.20.38.09 Kernel - 2.6.11-ck1 Has anyone figured out how to fix this? Its getting really frustrating and I really dont find a way to fix it. Thanks nuke

03-12-05, 07:09 PM	#2
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03-12-05, 09:06 PM	#3
nukem Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 226	Re: 1.0-7167 and XiD Error Well could someone at least tell me what the hell these messages mean?

03-12-05, 11:55 PM	#5
nukem Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 226	Re: 1.0-7167 and XiD Error Well I could tell that... If I could at least know that the error messages mean maybe I could figure out how to fix them.

03-13-05, 05:33 PM	#6
labba Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 54	Re: 1.0-7167 and XiD Error Well, this is just speculation, maybe someone could check this. I get "NVRM: Xid: 24, L2 -> L1" if my FX5900 switches from 2D Mode to the "semi-3D-Mode": In 2D Mode the Core Clock is 300 MHz and in 3D Mode it's 450 MHz. But there is another Mode (I call it semi-3D-Mode here) where the core clock is ~370MHz. I checked this with glxgears and nvclock: When I first start glxgears my coreclock goes up to this 370MHz and stays there -> I get the Xid log. Now I quit glxgears and start it again and the core clock goes up from 370 to full speed -> 450MHz and no Xid log. Don't know if this could be helpful... Can anyone verify this?

03-13-05, 07:59 PM	#7
nukem Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 226	Re: 1.0-7167 and XiD Error hmmm so it seems that the XiD error comes up from switching modes. This would make sense since I did see et crash when going from the desktop the the main et screen but works fine if I connect directly to a server. Call of Duty crashes when I go from the desktop to the main screen as well(I havnt been able to test it when going directly to a server) Doom3 crashes when from from the main screen to a server. Is there a way to put the card in 3D mode all the time and see if it resolves the problem?

03-13-05, 08:04 PM	#8
labba Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 54	Re: 1.0-7167 and XiD Error hmm, I don't know. You could try it by running glxgears in the background and check the clock speeds with nvclock. Maybe Thunderbird (Author of nvclock) knows something...

03-13-05, 11:00 PM	#9
nukem Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 226	Re: 1.0-7167 and XiD Error Well I have some interesting news. If I run glxgears then close it and run glxgears right after I close it X locks. If I run glxgears then go into a game(CoD or doom3) it runs fine. The only thing in dmesg after playing about 10min of CoD is NVRM: Xid: 24, L2 -> L1.

03-14-05, 05:59 AM	#10
labba Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 54	Re: 1.0-7167 and XiD Error Hm, that's interesting. That would mean, that in your case switching from semi-3D to 3D "kills" the driver... That's strange. Are you overclocking? Do you use any of these Bios Mods for FX Cards?

03-14-05, 06:08 AM	#11
nukem Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 226	Re: 1.0-7167 and XiD Error No, im not overclocking at all. I have upgraded my video card bios to the latest one from eVGA found at http://www.mvktech.net/. This was suggested to me on the forum to fix the XiD error. I upgraded it once before because there was an official video card bios update from eVGA but I cannt find it now. Im just wondering are you on an AMD64? All the people I have heard that have this are on AMD64.

03-14-05, 06:36 AM	#12
labba Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 54	Re: 1.0-7167 and XiD Error No, I have an Athlon XP. But it seems that I don't have any Problems with these Xid Errors. Nevertheless I think it's confusing and not normal, that they appear... I hope to get an answer from nVidia.