[Bug 359980] New: support multiple X servers with nvidia graphics card

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8 Feb 2008 8 Feb '08

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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=359980 Summary: support multiple X servers with nvidia graphics card Product: SUSE Linux 10.1 Version: Final Platform: i686 OS/Version: SuSE Linux 10.1 Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: X11 3rd Party AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: estellnb@gmail.com QAContact: sndirsch@novell.com Found By: Community of Practice Basically this feature had always been available with the early versions of NVidia drivers from x86-1.0-9625 throughout to x86-1.0-9625. As far as I know it has also been available in the x86-100 series although I have not tested for it extensively. However the most recent version x86-169.07 does not allow to start a second X server under average circumstances any more (see Bug 359608). I am not sure yet whether this is truely caused by the driver itself or because I have recently enabled the composite extension in my xorg.conf to obtain transparency support for KDE. Though running a second X server has never officially been supported by Nvidia (according to my previous correspondence with nv in concern of the graph.drv.) it has always worked quite well. Nevertheless doing so is very helpful when working with desktops of different machines as well as for gameplaying: Starting a second X-server is the most clean approach to prevent undesirable changes caused by some games to the graphics mode or mouse support (f.e. on recent xorg versions mouse starts to hang in addition to other nasty resolution changes after running jumpnbump - applies to anc. ati as well as nv gc.). Moreover without starting a second X-server things like xinerama have to be disabled in advance because most games will not work otherwise, which does on the other hand cause undesirable changes to the working desktop (window and desktop icon coordinata may be garbeled). -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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8 Feb 8 Feb

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New subject: [Bug 359980] nvidia: support multiple X servers with nvidia graphics card

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=359980 Stefan Dirsch changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AssignedTo|bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com |rohui@nvidia.com Summary|support multiple X servers with nvidia graphics |nvidia: support multiple X servers with nvidia |card |graphics card -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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17 Feb 17 Feb

06:15

New subject: [Bug 359980] nvidia: support multiple X servers with nvidia graphics card

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=359980 User rohui@nvidia.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=359980#c1 Roland Hui changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |rohui@nvidia.com Status|NEW |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |estellnb@gmail.com --- Comment #1 from Roland Hui 2008-02-16 22:15:48 MST --- If this problem persists with 169.09, please generate and provide an nvidia-bug-report.log. Thanks, Roland -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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22:19

New subject: [Bug 359980] nvidia: support multiple X servers with nvidia graphics card

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=359980 User estellnb@gmail.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=359980#c2 Elmar Stellnberger (AT/K) changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |NEW Info Provider|estellnb@gmail.com | --- Comment #2 from Elmar Stellnberger (AT/K) 2008-02-17 14:19:26 MST --- tested again with version 171.05: Running two X-Servers with disabled Composite-extension has worked fine. However running multiple X-Servers with enabled Composite for Transparancy has caused problems (see bug-report.log). -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 359980] nvidia: support multiple X servers with nvidia graphics card

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=359980 User estellnb@gmail.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=359980#c3 --- Comment #3 from Elmar Stellnberger (AT/K) 2008-02-17 14:23:59 MST --- Created an attachment (id=195318) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=195318) created by nvidia-bug-report.sh has been created out of an ssh shell, because screen refused to display anything after starting mult.-compexted-X-srvs. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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22:58

New subject: [Bug 359980] nvidia: support multiple X servers with nvidia graphics card

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=359980 User sndirsch@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=359980#c4 Stefan Dirsch changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |estellnb@gmail.com --- Comment #4 from Stefan Dirsch 2008-02-17 14:58:30 MST --- (In reply to comment #3 from Elmar Stellnberger (AT/K))

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Created an attachment (id=195318) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=195318) [details] created by nvidia-bug-report.sh

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22 Feb 22 Feb

13:19

New subject: [Bug 359980] nvidia: support multiple X servers with nvidia graphics card

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=359980 User estellnb@gmail.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=359980#c5 --- Comment #5 from Elmar Stellnberger (AT/K) 2008-02-22 05:19:43 MST --- Unfortunately I will not be able to provide it in the near future, because I have already downgraded my driver and because subsequent invocations of nvidia-bug-report.sh overwrite existing nvidia-bug-report.logs. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 359980] nvidia: support multiple X servers with nvidia graphics card

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=359980 User aj@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=359980#c6 Andreas Jaeger changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |RESOLVED Info Provider|estellnb@gmail.com | Resolution| |NORESPONSE --- Comment #6 from Andreas Jaeger 2008-02-22 07:03:25 MST --- in that case let's close the report. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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23 Feb 23 Feb

10:42

New subject: [Bug 359980] nvidia: support multiple X servers with nvidia graphics card

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=359980 User sndirsch@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=359980#c7 --- Comment #7 from Stefan Dirsch 2008-02-23 02:42:50 MST --- But please feel free to reopen once you can provide the requested information. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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4 Mar 4 Mar

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New subject: [Bug 359980] nvidia: support multiple X servers with nvidia graphics card

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=359980 User estellnb@gmail.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=359980#c8 --- Comment #8 from Elmar Stellnberger (AT/K) 2008-03-04 05:07:40 MST --- Created an attachment (id=198480) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=198480) running second X server with different config Yet here is another example where runnning multiple X servers causes problems. This time not because of transparency support, but because of running a second X-server with a different xorg.conf in -sharevt mode: generated after: - switching back to vt07: two congruently moving mouse pointers occur - killing the seccond X server: screen stays dark -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 359980] nvidia: support multiple X servers with nvidia graphics card

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=359980 User estellnb@gmail.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=359980#c9 --- Comment #9 from Elmar Stellnberger (AT/K) 2008-03-04 05:09:01 MST --- Created an attachment (id=198481) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=198481) after terminating the sec X-srv on vt08 once more everything continues to work fine -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 359980] nvidia: support multiple X servers with nvidia graphics card

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=359980 User estellnb@gmail.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=359980#c10 --- Comment #10 from Elmar Stellnberger (AT/K) 2008-03-04 05:11:23 MST --- Created an attachment (id=198482) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=198482) xorg.conf for the second X-srv -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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New subject: [Bug 359980] nvidia: support multiple X servers with nvidia graphics card

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=359980 User estellnb@gmail.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=359980#c11 Elmar Stellnberger (AT/K) changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|RESOLVED |REOPENED Resolution|NORESPONSE | --- Comment #11 from Elmar Stellnberger (AT/K) 2008-03-04 05:11:59 MST --- . -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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5 Mar 5 Mar

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New subject: [Bug 359980] nvidia: support multiple X servers with nvidia graphics card

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=359980 User estellnb@gmail.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=359980#c12 --- Comment #12 from Elmar Stellnberger (AT/K) 2008-03-05 02:26:32 MST --- Created an attachment (id=198700) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=198700) behaves similar for different custom xorg confs (same results except that first kill has succeeded this time). -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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28 May 28 May

16:32

New subject: [Bug 359980] nvidia: support multiple X servers with nvidia graphics card

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=359980 User sndirsch@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=359980#c13 Stefan Dirsch changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|REOPENED |RESOLVED Resolution| |WONTFIX --- Comment #13 from Stefan Dirsch 2008-05-28 08:32:43 MDT --- I finally decided to no longer track proprietary NVIDIA driver bugs against openSUSE. Therefore I'm closing these now as WONTFIX. In case you're using our SLES/SLED products and can reproduce this issue also on thesed products feel free to reopen. These are still tracked, since customers of these products depend on the proprietary driver for newer NVIDIA hardware. Be aware that you need a privilleged account to track anything against our SLES/SLED products. So if this not an option for you I suggest to report the problem to the official NVIDIA driver feedback channels (forum/email; see NVIDIA driver download site) and refer to this bugreport. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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