nx7800 and linux driver support

ptit_blom · 08-20-06, 05:17 PM

Hello,

I have just bought a nx7800 to fit into my old motherboard ( wich does agp 8x).
I am currently using an Ubuntu linux distribution "drapper drake"
I already have "anoyed" people on their forum to get some hints on getting my card to work.
I'll just do the same here.

First:
I installed the nvidia driver accordingly to their procedure... wich got me stuck with a gnome freezing after five ( or so ) minutes of work.
Second i installed the nvidia driver via the ".run" installer availaible at nvidia.
This got me the same problem and may be more.

Explanation:
I first tried the drivers on a Gentoo.
on this case: i had a launching Xorg but it freezed as soon as the Kde i installed started. When i rebooted the system i had always got loss of inodes ( fschk and reparing had been possible the few first times). Biut as the test were going on i had a "unreparable' file system.

I choosed a less 'technical' distribution (although i think even if it needs consoles and compiling , Gentoo stays user friendly).. goto Ubuntu

As i loaded the latest driver avalaible on ubuntu : the '8762' version of the driver
I had got an Xorg loading but freezing after a few minutes of work (same as Gentoo). I then choosed a less new version of the driver ... the first offering support for the nx7800 ( version: '8756' ).
After trying this one i get the same error.

One thing tha bugs me...
as i look into the /proc/ directory:

Code:

jerome@cherokee:~$ cat /proc/driver/nvidia/cards/0
Model:           GeForce 7800 GS
IRQ:             209
Video BIOS:      ??.??.??.??.??
Card Type:       AGP
jerome@cherokee:~$

However when the driver is loaded into Xorg:

Code:

(II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce 7800 GS at PCI:1:0:0
(--) NVIDIA(0): VideoRAM: 262144 kBytes
(--) NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 05.71.22.21.09

Why does it bugs me ? is the Video BIOS : ??.??.??.??.?? or 05.71.22.21.09 ???

I tried the "AGP" debugging discussed into the README file.
But my Ubuntu seems to disagree on unloading the agpgart and sis_agp modules... ( always used ) ... i'll see it through into the ubuntu forum ... however changing the NvAGP option changes the behavior of Xorg as when i set it to 0 or 1 i get a screen for some short time ( Xorg loads ... works then freezes ) and when i set it to 2 or 3 Xorg seems to load but i only get a black screen.

netllama · 08-20-06, 05:35 PM

Please generate and post an nvidia-bug-report.log.

Thanks,
Lonni

ptit_blom · 08-20-06, 10:54 PM

here

could not attach it to the post (129k is more than 100k)

nvidia-bug-report.log :: please download sources you will see nothing by http

netllama · 08-20-06, 11:45 PM

I don't understand what "please download source" means, however the URL you provided for the bug report results in a 404 error.

You can zip the bug report to attach it here.

Thanks,
Lonni

ptit_blom · 08-21-06, 03:17 AM

Misspelled the url.
Just click on it... it works here.

My ... Appologies

netllama · 08-21-06, 10:30 AM

According to your bug report, you're using the vesa X driver, not the nvidia X driver.

Thanks,
Lonni

ptit_blom · 08-21-06, 01:23 PM

Well ...
if i have issues starting a Xorg ( it freezes ) with the nivdia drivers ...
i then reconfigured my Xorg for using vesa drivers...
"Freezing" means: Xorg loads but after a few minutes (if not seconds ) i lose my keyboard ( no keys for typing text ) and the Xorg insterface ( menus...) doesn't respond too... well i keep my mouse for some time ( re... if not seconds ) i lose then the mouse ... with no mouse... no keyboard and no menus... should i be able to run "nvidia-bug-report.sh" ???
Meaning that: i get a REALY UNSTABLE SYSTEM

The configurations i used for starting the X server "with the nvidia driver" are located at :
http://www.angelfire.com/planet/dust0

Please ...accept my appologies if i seem to over-react...
i should have said it before...
And as i understand it ... it should be a lot easier for you to help me if you had a clean bug report ...

netllama · 08-21-06, 01:28 PM

Can you telnet/ssh to the system when X has hung? If not, then you should generate the bug report after rebooting yet before starting X.

Thanks,
Lonni

ptit_blom · 08-21-06, 02:16 PM

I have no ssh acces on this machine
I will : freeze it and re run "nvidia-bug-report" after a reeboot.

ptit_blom · 08-21-06, 03:07 PM

here...
nvidia-bug-report.log
what i saw: a Gnome loading and freezing during the splash image ( the first window showing the Gnome modules loading )

netllama · 08-21-06, 03:15 PM

I have a few questions:
0) Does this reproduce if you set NvAGP to 0 in xorg.conf ?
1) Does this reproduce if you set RenderAccel to false in xorg.conf?
2) Have you verified that you're using the latest BIOS for the motherboard?
3) Does this also reproduce with a more recent kernel (2.6.17.x)?

Thanks,
Lonni

ptit_blom · 08-21-06, 03:52 PM

- with "NvAGP" "0" in the xorg.conf: same result
- i'll test right now to disable renderaccel
- this is the latest BIOS for the motherboard
- the actual kernel is the latest stable kernel provided with the "ubuntu" distribution i use, howerver i will try and get a newer kernel ( that will require some compiling and some documentation reading )

08-20-06, 05:17 PM	#1
ptit_blom Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 8	nx7800 and linux driver support Hello, I have just bought a nx7800 to fit into my old motherboard ( wich does agp 8x). I am currently using an Ubuntu linux distribution "drapper drake" I already have "anoyed" people on their forum to get some hints on getting my card to work. I'll just do the same here. First: I installed the nvidia driver accordingly to their procedure... wich got me stuck with a gnome freezing after five ( or so ) minutes of work. Second i installed the nvidia driver via the ".run" installer availaible at nvidia. This got me the same problem and may be more. Explanation: I first tried the drivers on a Gentoo. on this case: i had a launching Xorg but it freezed as soon as the Kde i installed started. When i rebooted the system i had always got loss of inodes ( fschk and reparing had been possible the few first times). Biut as the test were going on i had a "unreparable' file system. I choosed a less 'technical' distribution (although i think even if it needs consoles and compiling , Gentoo stays user friendly).. goto Ubuntu As i loaded the latest driver avalaible on ubuntu : the '8762' version of the driver I had got an Xorg loading but freezing after a few minutes of work (same as Gentoo). I then choosed a less new version of the driver ... the first offering support for the nx7800 ( version: '8756' ). After trying this one i get the same error. One thing tha bugs me... as i look into the /proc/ directory: Code: jerome@cherokee:~$ cat /proc/driver/nvidia/cards/0 Model: GeForce 7800 GS IRQ: 209 Video BIOS: ??.??.??.??.?? Card Type: AGP jerome@cherokee:~$ However when the driver is loaded into Xorg: Code: (II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce 7800 GS at PCI:1:0:0 (--) NVIDIA(0): VideoRAM: 262144 kBytes (--) NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 05.71.22.21.09 Why does it bugs me ? is the Video BIOS : ??.??.??.??.?? or 05.71.22.21.09 ??? I tried the "AGP" debugging discussed into the README file. But my Ubuntu seems to disagree on unloading the agpgart and sis_agp modules... ( always used ) ... i'll see it through into the ubuntu forum ... however changing the NvAGP option changes the behavior of Xorg as when i set it to 0 or 1 i get a screen for some short time ( Xorg loads ... works then freezes ) and when i set it to 2 or 3 Xorg seems to load but i only get a black screen.

08-20-06, 05:35 PM	#2
netllama NVIDIA Corporation Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 8,763	Re: nx7800 and linux driver support Please generate and post an nvidia-bug-report.log. Thanks, Lonni

08-20-06, 10:54 PM	#3
ptit_blom Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 8	Re: nx7800 and linux driver support here could not attach it to the post (129k is more than 100k) nvidia-bug-report.log :: please download sources you will see nothing by http

08-20-06, 11:45 PM	#4
netllama NVIDIA Corporation Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 8,763	Re: nx7800 and linux driver support I don't understand what "please download source" means, however the URL you provided for the bug report results in a 404 error. You can zip the bug report to attach it here. Thanks, Lonni

08-21-06, 03:17 AM	#5
ptit_blom Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 8	Re: nx7800 and linux driver support Misspelled the url. Just click on it... it works here. My ... Appologies

08-21-06, 10:30 AM	#6
netllama NVIDIA Corporation Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 8,763	Re: nx7800 and linux driver support According to your bug report, you're using the vesa X driver, not the nvidia X driver. Thanks, Lonni

08-21-06, 01:23 PM	#7
ptit_blom Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 8	Re: nx7800 and linux driver support Well ... if i have issues starting a Xorg ( it freezes ) with the nivdia drivers ... i then reconfigured my Xorg for using vesa drivers... "Freezing" means: Xorg loads but after a few minutes (if not seconds ) i lose my keyboard ( no keys for typing text ) and the Xorg insterface ( menus...) doesn't respond too... well i keep my mouse for some time ( re... if not seconds ) i lose then the mouse ... with no mouse... no keyboard and no menus... should i be able to run "nvidia-bug-report.sh" ??? Meaning that: i get a REALY UNSTABLE SYSTEM The configurations i used for starting the X server "with the nvidia driver" are located at : http://www.angelfire.com/planet/dust0 Please ...accept my appologies if i seem to over-react... i should have said it before... And as i understand it ... it should be a lot easier for you to help me if you had a clean bug report ... Last edited by ptit_blom; 08-21-06 at 01:41 PM.

08-21-06, 01:28 PM	#8
netllama NVIDIA Corporation Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 8,763	Re: nx7800 and linux driver support Can you telnet/ssh to the system when X has hung? If not, then you should generate the bug report after rebooting yet before starting X. Thanks, Lonni

08-21-06, 02:16 PM	#9
ptit_blom Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 8	Re: nx7800 and linux driver support I have no ssh acces on this machine I will : freeze it and re run "nvidia-bug-report" after a reeboot.

08-21-06, 03:07 PM	#10
ptit_blom Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 8	Re: nx7800 and linux driver support here... nvidia-bug-report.log what i saw: a Gnome loading and freezing during the splash image ( the first window showing the Gnome modules loading )

08-21-06, 03:15 PM	#11
netllama NVIDIA Corporation Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 8,763	Re: nx7800 and linux driver support I have a few questions: 0) Does this reproduce if you set NvAGP to 0 in xorg.conf ? 1) Does this reproduce if you set RenderAccel to false in xorg.conf? 2) Have you verified that you're using the latest BIOS for the motherboard? 3) Does this also reproduce with a more recent kernel (2.6.17.x)? Thanks, Lonni

08-21-06, 03:52 PM	#12
ptit_blom Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 8	Re: nx7800 and linux driver support - with "NvAGP" "0" in the xorg.conf: same result - i'll test right now to disable renderaccel - this is the latest BIOS for the motherboard - the actual kernel is the latest stable kernel provided with the "ubuntu" distribution i use, howerver i will try and get a newer kernel ( that will require some compiling and some documentation reading )