Xorg freezing at 100% while gaming (Ubuntu 6.06)

Hershey · 08-19-06, 01:13 PM

The time period seems kind of random. Usually within 20 minutes of starting a game. Has happened in Tux Racer, UFO: AI, PlaneShift, and mupen. In WinXP I could run Oblivion for hours without any issues.

I have tried RenderAccel False and noapic (acpi=off disables my mouse) and those haven't helped. Also have the latest BIOS.

I have an eVGA 7600GT KO.

I've attached the bug report and some lines from syslog from the last freeze. Any ideas?

elanthis · 08-19-06, 04:40 PM

If you're using the NVIDIA driver, you need to contact NVIDIA. It is completely impossible for anyone else to support their driver.

netllama · 08-19-06, 06:33 PM

elanthis, posting to nvnews *is* contacting NVIDIA. Additionally, the benefit to posting on nvnews is so that others can read about common problems, and post potential solutions. Please don't discourage others from using nvnews.

Hershey,
I see the following in your bug report:
(WW) NVIDIA(0): WAIT (2, 6, 0x8000, 0x00006f20, 0x0000700c, 0)
(WW) NVIDIA(0): WAIT (0, 6, 0x0000, 0x0000700c, 0x0000700c, 0)
(WW) NVIDIA(0): WAIT (0, 6, 0x8000, 0x0000ea38, 0x0000ea38, 0)
(WW) NVIDIA(0): WAIT (2, 6, 0x8000, 0x000096c4, 0x000097b0, 0)
(WW) NVIDIA(0): WAIT (0, 6, 0x0000, 0x000097b0, 0x000097b0, 0)
(WW) NVIDIA(0): WAIT (2, 6, 0x8000, 0x00000a1c, 0x00000b08, 0)
(WW) NVIDIA(0): WAIT (0, 6, 0x0000, 0x00000b08, 0x00000b08, 0)
(WW) NVIDIA(0): WAIT (2, 6, 0x8000, 0x000078a0, 0x0000c45c, 0)
(WW) NVIDIA(0): WAIT (0, 6, 0x0000, 0x0000c45c, 0x0000c45c, 0)

WAIT warnings are caused when the driver is waiting for some event to complete. In many cases they are due to a kernel or BIOS bug.

Does this problem persist with a more recent (2.6.17.x) kernel?

There is also a beta BIOS (1017) available if you're feeling adventurous.

Thanks,
Lonni

Hershey · 08-20-06, 10:07 AM

I tried 2.6.17.9 and still have the issue. I'm not too keen on using a beta BIOS. Are there any BIOS setting worth playing with?

netllama · 08-20-06, 10:35 AM

Sorry, I'm not really familiar with the BIOS you're using.

-Lonni

Hershey · 08-22-06, 04:48 PM

Well I decided to see if another flavor of Linux would cause the same lockups and OpenSUSE also locks up. So then I decide to try FreeBSD and it locks up as well.

Now I'm back running stable on WinXP64. It's a shame too, I was really liking Ubuntu.

Spyke · 08-22-06, 07:44 PM

Try an older BIOS. Newer != always better.

Hershey · 08-22-06, 08:43 PM

Well it was working fine in WinXP64 before I went to Linux (ran it only for a couple days). Now it's locking up in Windows too. Time to take the card back and try for another one.

Spyke · 08-23-06, 11:56 PM

Ever check to make sure the card isn't overheating?

08-19-06, 04:40 PM	#2
elanthis Always Annoyed Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71	Re: Xorg freezing at 100% while gaming (Ubuntu 6.06) If you're using the NVIDIA driver, you need to contact NVIDIA. It is completely impossible for anyone else to support their driver. __________________ What?

08-19-06, 06:33 PM	#3
netllama NVIDIA Corporation Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 8,763	Re: Xorg freezing at 100% while gaming (Ubuntu 6.06) elanthis, posting to nvnews is contacting NVIDIA. Additionally, the benefit to posting on nvnews is so that others can read about common problems, and post potential solutions. Please don't discourage others from using nvnews. Hershey, I see the following in your bug report: (WW) NVIDIA(0): WAIT (2, 6, 0x8000, 0x00006f20, 0x0000700c, 0) (WW) NVIDIA(0): WAIT (0, 6, 0x0000, 0x0000700c, 0x0000700c, 0) (WW) NVIDIA(0): WAIT (0, 6, 0x8000, 0x0000ea38, 0x0000ea38, 0) (WW) NVIDIA(0): WAIT (2, 6, 0x8000, 0x000096c4, 0x000097b0, 0) (WW) NVIDIA(0): WAIT (0, 6, 0x0000, 0x000097b0, 0x000097b0, 0) (WW) NVIDIA(0): WAIT (2, 6, 0x8000, 0x00000a1c, 0x00000b08, 0) (WW) NVIDIA(0): WAIT (0, 6, 0x0000, 0x00000b08, 0x00000b08, 0) (WW) NVIDIA(0): WAIT (2, 6, 0x8000, 0x000078a0, 0x0000c45c, 0) (WW) NVIDIA(0): WAIT (0, 6, 0x0000, 0x0000c45c, 0x0000c45c, 0) WAIT warnings are caused when the driver is waiting for some event to complete. In many cases they are due to a kernel or BIOS bug. Does this problem persist with a more recent (2.6.17.x) kernel? There is also a beta BIOS (1017) available if you're feeling adventurous. Thanks, Lonni

08-20-06, 10:07 AM	#4
Hershey Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4	Re: Xorg freezing at 100% while gaming (Ubuntu 6.06) I tried 2.6.17.9 and still have the issue. I'm not too keen on using a beta BIOS. Are there any BIOS setting worth playing with?

08-20-06, 10:35 AM	#5
netllama NVIDIA Corporation Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 8,763	Re: Xorg freezing at 100% while gaming (Ubuntu 6.06) Sorry, I'm not really familiar with the BIOS you're using. -Lonni

08-22-06, 04:48 PM	#6
Hershey Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4	Re: Xorg freezing at 100% while gaming (Ubuntu 6.06) Well I decided to see if another flavor of Linux would cause the same lockups and OpenSUSE also locks up. So then I decide to try FreeBSD and it locks up as well. Now I'm back running stable on WinXP64. It's a shame too, I was really liking Ubuntu.

08-22-06, 07:44 PM	#7
Spyke Foxie Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 618	Re: Xorg freezing at 100% while gaming (Ubuntu 6.06) Try an older BIOS. Newer != always better. __________________ Gaming: Intel i7 980X @ 4GHz \| ASUS Rampage III Extreme \| GTX 480 3Way SLI @ 900Mhz \| Koolance VID-NX480 \| Corsair Obsidian 700D Corsair H70 CPU Cooler \| EK-FB RE3 \| Corsair AX1200 \| Black Ice SR1 360 \| 240GB OCZ Revodrive X2 SSD \| Windows 7 Ultimate 12GB Corsair Dominator GT @ 8-8-8-24-1T DDR3-1600 \| Onkyo TX SR-707 \| 70" Sharp Aquos LCD \| KEF Audio 5.1 C3/C6LCR/C7 Workstation: Intel i7 920 D0 @ 4GHz \| ASUS Rampage II Extreme \| GTX 480 @ 800Mhz \| Koolance VID-NX480 \| Lian-Li V1200B \| Corsair HX1000 EK NB ASUS HP \| Watercool HeatKiller 3.0 \| Feser Extreme X-360 \| 2x160GB Intel X25-M SSD RAID0 \| 4x2TB WD20EARS RAID10 12GB Corsair Dominator @ 8-8-8-24-1T DDR3-1600 \| Creative X-Fi Titanium \| Pioneer DVR-212D \| Gentoo Linux Dell 3008WFP \| JohnBlue JB3 \| CityPulse DA2.03e II DAC \| KingRex T20U w/ Modded Auricaps & PSU \| Glow Audio Sub One Server: Quad Socket Opteron 8356 (16 cores) @ 2.3GHz \| Supermicro H8QMi-2 \| Supermicro 2U Chassis \| Redundant 1200W PSU 32GB 2GBx16 DDR2-667 ECC \| 4x 300GB Cheetah SAS RAID10 \| Adaptec 5805 512MB w/BBU \| Colocated \| Gentoo Linux

08-22-06, 08:43 PM	#8
Hershey Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4	Re: Xorg freezing at 100% while gaming (Ubuntu 6.06) Well it was working fine in WinXP64 before I went to Linux (ran it only for a couple days). Now it's locking up in Windows too. Time to take the card back and try for another one.

08-23-06, 11:56 PM	#9
Spyke Foxie Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 618	Re: Xorg freezing at 100% while gaming (Ubuntu 6.06) Ever check to make sure the card isn't overheating? __________________ Gaming: Intel i7 980X @ 4GHz \| ASUS Rampage III Extreme \| GTX 480 3Way SLI @ 900Mhz \| Koolance VID-NX480 \| Corsair Obsidian 700D Corsair H70 CPU Cooler \| EK-FB RE3 \| Corsair AX1200 \| Black Ice SR1 360 \| 240GB OCZ Revodrive X2 SSD \| Windows 7 Ultimate 12GB Corsair Dominator GT @ 8-8-8-24-1T DDR3-1600 \| Onkyo TX SR-707 \| 70" Sharp Aquos LCD \| KEF Audio 5.1 C3/C6LCR/C7 Workstation: Intel i7 920 D0 @ 4GHz \| ASUS Rampage II Extreme \| GTX 480 @ 800Mhz \| Koolance VID-NX480 \| Lian-Li V1200B \| Corsair HX1000 EK NB ASUS HP \| Watercool HeatKiller 3.0 \| Feser Extreme X-360 \| 2x160GB Intel X25-M SSD RAID0 \| 4x2TB WD20EARS RAID10 12GB Corsair Dominator @ 8-8-8-24-1T DDR3-1600 \| Creative X-Fi Titanium \| Pioneer DVR-212D \| Gentoo Linux Dell 3008WFP \| JohnBlue JB3 \| CityPulse DA2.03e II DAC \| KingRex T20U w/ Modded Auricaps & PSU \| Glow Audio Sub One Server: Quad Socket Opteron 8356 (16 cores) @ 2.3GHz \| Supermicro H8QMi-2 \| Supermicro 2U Chassis \| Redundant 1200W PSU 32GB 2GBx16 DDR2-667 ECC \| 4x 300GB Cheetah SAS RAID10 \| Adaptec 5805 512MB w/BBU \| Colocated \| Gentoo Linux

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