NVRM Xid: WHY ISNT THIS FIXED?!?!?!

[roshi]

Originally Posted by colchaodemola

i am gonna ssh my machine and run bugreport.

So did your X locked up?
Were you able to remote login?
Can you post the bug report?
Thanks

[linux23dragon]

Originally Posted by roshi

I have a Asus GeForce v6800 deluxe 256 32MG DDR with a PIII 800 coppermine @ Asus CUV4X with a 512MB pc133 sdram diim.
I'm using Gentoo with gentoo-sources kernel 2.6.18-r3.

If you guys have any luck solving your problems with this new kernel, maybe it will solve mine too.
I'll stick around to see.

Maybe it's just a problem with the card... It's getting kind of old..
Or maybe it's a problem with overheating... I never over clocked it though, but maybe it will become more stable if I lower the clock speed.
I do clean and oil the fan every once in a while when it starts to do strange noises.

Or maybe it's a problem with some software. (hope so - it's easy to solve)

I'll be buying a new laptop soon and I would not like to see this happen again... (just like a nightmare that never ends)

Hi
I found this info in yor kernel log:-

i2c /dev entries driver
via686a 0000:00:04.4: base address not set - upgrade BIOS or use force_addr=0xaddr
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.12rc1 (Thu Jun 22 13:55:50 2006 UTC).



Now I picked that, becuase I was finding this error log with my system using Linux-2.6.20.1:-

dragon23dragon kernel: i2c /dev entries driver
dragon23dragon kernel: gameport: EMU10K1 is pci0000:02:07.1/gameport0, io 0xde00, speed 1193kHz
dragon23dragon kernel: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.14rc1 (Tue Jan 09 09:56:17 2007 UTC).
----/cut edit /----
dragon23dragon kernel: **WARNING** I2C adapter driver [NVIDIA i2c adapter 0 at 1:00.0] forgot to specify physical device; fix it!
dragon23dragon kernel: **WARNING** I2C adapter driver [NVIDIA i2c adapter 1 at 1:00.0] forgot to specify physical device; fix it!
dragon23dragon kernel: **WARNING** I2C adapter driver [NVIDIA i2c adapter 2 at 1:00.0] forgot to specify physical device; fix it!
dragon23dragon kernel: **WARNING** I2C adapter driver [NVIDIA i2c adapter 3 at 1:00.0] forgot to specify physical device; fix it!


And for the first time was having Xid problems.

Using Linux-2.6.21-rc2, I now have this:-


dragon23dragon kernel: I2O subsystem v1.325
dragon23dragon kernel: i2o: max drivers = 8
dragon23dragon kernel: i2c_adapter i2c-0: nForce2 SMBus adapter at 0x1c00
dragon23dragon kernel: i2c_adapter i2c-1: nForce2 SMBus adapter at 0x1c80
dragon23dragon kernel: gameport: EMU10K1 is pci0000:04:07.1/gameport0, io 0xde00, speed 573kHz
dragon23dragon kernel: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.14rc2 (Wed Feb 14 07:42:13 2007 UTC).

Nice and clean looking eh?
And I don't have any Xid issues any more.


My system hardware:

CPU: Intel Core2 Duo E6600
Motherboard: Asus P5N32-E SLI Plus
Video Card: GeForce-8800-GTX (Inno3D)

EDIT:

PS: Please don't jump the gun by installing Linux-2.6.21-rc3. I found to have a kernel Oops: 0002 [#1] when pluging in a USB device: pl2303 2-2:1.0: pl2303 converter (USB to serial converter)

BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 575f3051

I have found (with my setup) Linux-2.6.21-rc2 to be stable for me.

[roshi]

Well that is an interesting finding.

Apart form the other issues with the ALSA (bad sound quality from my 1024live ) it apparently may have some other issues over there.
I'm not saying that the locks are related with i2c access. But they might.

Actually I just had another lock a few minutes ago.
I was just going to post it when I saw that post.

This time it wasn't a lock. It was an automatic reboot.
Right before the reboot I was just going to slip my mouse pointer on to of a flash thingy on some web page (may have no relation whatsoever )

After the reboot when it was suppose to show the nvidia logo I just got a flashing screen. (not the first time this happens)

I pressed the reset, and again at the supposed nvida logo screen I just got a black screen...

I turned off and on this time. Got a normal reboot and nvidia logo (which I like to see) and when I checked the logs I found that I got a Xid 3 right after the first (and automatic) reboot.

What does that mean... That I would like to know...

Anyway I'll try to look into that I2C bust thing.
Thank for pointing that out.
Apparently there are a few of us in the same boat.
And were just trying to plug the holes so that this thing wont sink...

[netllama]

The i2c warnings are a (harmless) bug that should be fixed in the 1.0-9755 driver.

[linux23dragon]

Originally Posted by netllama

The i2c warnings are a (harmless) bug that should be fixed in the 1.0-9755 driver.

EDIT:

Please note:- I had solved the Xid and (may be in relation to) the Motherboard I2C error issues by upgrading the Linux kernel, not the Nvidia video kernel driver.

But I must say, the temperature information (or any reading?) of the video card must of been incorrect if the I2C was not working in the video Driver itself. Yes?

[colchaodemola]

Sorry the delay , i was traveling.
Attached is a bug report from the system locked , got using ssh...

I hope this help all of us.

[energyman76b]

does the Xids happen after a clean boot too?

[colchaodemola]

yes.

[roshi]

Hello guys,
I just had another lock (sniff)
Up to now I was unable to get any other pc or device to retrieve a debug report remotely.

Until then I'll be trying some other stuff.
As for now I'm trying to figure out if my card is overheating.
My card is a Asus GeForce v6800 deluxe

Does anyone knows the normal operating temperature and fan speed?
Normal as in withing safe or stable limits.

The linux util nvclock reports:
"
-- General info --
Card: nVidia Geforce 256 DDR
Architecture: NV10 A3
PCI id: 0x101
GPU clock: 120.050 MHz
Bustype: AGP

-- Memory info --
Amount: 32 MB
Type: 128 bit DDR
Clock: 300.678 MHz

-- AGP info --
Status: Enabled
Rate: 4X
AGP rates: 1X 2X 4X
Fast Writes: Disabled
SBA: Disabled

-- Sensor info --
Sensor: Winbond W83781D
Board temperature: 59C
GPU temperature: 59C
Fanspeed: 8544 RPM
PWM duty cycle: nan%

-- VideoBios information --
Version: 02.10.02.10
Signon message: ASUS AGP-V6800 DDR SGRAM BIOS Version 2.10.02.10.01 sba
"
Isn't 59C a bit high? Thats the temperature measured while idle.

After a few minutes processing a small opengl application I got:
-- Sensor info --
Sensor: Winbond W83781D
Board temperature: 64C
GPU temperature: 64C
Fanspeed: 8544 RPM
PWM duty cycle: nan%

Don't know if it could get any higher.
Any help (Nvidia guys?)
Should I decrease my GPU/RAM speed (120/300MHz)

Thanks

[colchaodemola]

running 2.6.21-rc3 for one day and no problems at all

[colchaodemola]

Well , it was too good to be true. XID problems are back in 2.6.21-rc3

[taz007]

they are never going to provide an answer, forget it

it''s been YEARS since this problem exists , and they havent fixed it yet, nor given back any info when you do what they ask you o do (update X,Y , provide proper bug report, try with latest kernel, blablabla) , it seems they answer only when you do something not correct/without enough info, in other cases (ie providing what they asked) they ignore you

pathetic behaviour