Re: [SLE] weird behavior with and without nvidia drivers [solved]

9 Jan 2002

      Hi all!

Hidden th the thread "Slightly baffled with the Euro symbol"
Bill Margolis did send with the subject "Geforce3 Ti and
the Black Screen of Death" a solution to the problem, which
worked also for me with my GeForce2 MX DDR.

No more frozen patterns when logging out from kde/gnome.

The guilty ones are AGPART and Nvidia, who do not like to
work together, at least on Bill's and on my system.
Nvidia prefers NvAGP, which has to be enabled as an option.

Before you do so, you should however check with nvidia if 
your AGP chipset is supported (my Via KT133 is). You find this 
info in "NVidia-LinuxNotes2313.pdf" on their website.

How to enable NvAGP (and disable AGPGART):
===========================================
You can do this in  or with SAX 2.

- With Sax 2:
  Under Graphics-Adapter->Properties->Advanced->Raw Definition
  enter
  Option "NvAGP" "1"
  in the field Raw Definition.
  Then test and save and reboot.

- in etc/X11/XF86Config add the line
  Option "NvAGP" "1"
  in the Section "Device"

Mine looks now like this (created by Sax2):

Section "Device"
  BoardName  	"GeForce2 MX DDR"
  BusID  	"1:0:0"
  Driver  	"nvidia"
  Identifier  	"Device[0]"
  Option 	 "NvAGP" "1"
  Screen  	0
  VendorName  	"Nvidia"
EndSection

After reboot NvAGP should get loaded instead of AGPART.

Thanks to Bill Margolis for showing the way to fix this!

At the end of this message you can see the logout-from-kde sequence in 
/var/log/messages
with not-crashing NvAGP and with freezing AGPART.

HTH.

After examining the /var/log/XFree86.0.log file there is just one line left 
which irritates me, maybe someone can explain/correct this:

(WW) NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate a DMA push buffer using AGP memory...
(WW) NVIDIA(0):      attempting to use PCI memory

I guess the xconsole messages, which I get now, have to do with this:

Jan  9 16:14:19 penguin kernel: mtrr: no MTRR for d8000000,1000 found
Jan  9 16:14:19 penguin kernel: unset mem range for 0xd8000000 0x2000000
Jan  9 16:14:20 penguin kdm[632]: Server for display :0 terminated 
unexpectedly
Jan  9 16:14:22 penguin kdm[1081]: session start failed
Jan  9 16:14:22 penguin kernel: mtrr: no MTRR for d8000000,1000 found
Jan  9 16:14:22 penguin kernel: unset mem range for 0xd8000000 0x2000000

Looks like something taking away AGP-Performance, what a pity. However at 
least it works fine now.

Have Fun,
Matt

On Thursday 10 January 2002 02:09,  Bill Margolis wrote:
...
Howdy All,
As a Suse newbie, allow me to record some partial successes:
Step 1: Acquired Suse 7.3 Pro, plus Athlon XP DDR with MSI GeForce3 Ti200
card,  (plus Audigy sound card, but that is still an open issue...).
Do Quick Install :  <really impressive with Reiserfs! ... nice graphics ...
default installation ... until...>  ends abruptly (presumably at first
graphics board probe)
with those lovely, retro, X crosshairs on a Black Screen of Death!  (Cold
start required.)
Step 2: Examined and saved xf86 graphics logfile.
Step 3: Do another Quick Install this time in Text Mode. <Need to remember
to custom
the partitions to retain the Reiserfs> .  Hand link the xf86.4 X server and
turn the xf86 graphics logfile into a XF86Config.
Step 4: Do startx and find myself in graphics mode.  Very nice.  But,  exit
keystrokes result in ... Black Screen of Death (oops, but as expected).
Step 5: So, modify driver section of XF86Config to
            Driver "nv"
            Option "NvAgp" "0"
Exit keystrokes ... are normal!
Step 6: Modified to
        Driver "nvidia"
        Option "NvAgp" "1"
Exit keystrokes ...are normal!
Step 7: Configured modem'd network, YOU'd to download NVIDIA modules,
restarted with newly Nvidia'd startx.
Exit keystrokes ... normal!
Hmmm:  Appears that using NVAGP, the NVIDIA driver, works, but AGPGART, 
the AGP module that comes with the linux kernel,  freezes at exit !??
-Bill "Sticking to Kde at the moment for the Anti-Aliasing" Margolis
No more crash at kde/gnome logouts, now with NvAGP - /var/log/messages:
=======================================================================
Jan  9 16:13:31 penguin PAM-unix2[708]: session started for user matt, 
service xdm
Jan  9 16:14:19 penguin kernel: mtrr: no MTRR for d8000000,1000 found
Jan  9 16:14:19 penguin kernel: unset mem range for 0xd8000000 0x2000000
Jan  9 16:14:19 penguin PAM-unix2[708]: session finished for user matt, 
service xdm
Jan  9 16:14:20 penguin kdm[632]: Server for display :0 terminated 
unexpectedly
Jan  9 16:14:22 penguin kdm[1081]: session start failed
Jan  9 16:14:22 penguin kernel: mtrr: no MTRR for d8000000,1000 found
Jan  9 16:14:22 penguin kernel: unset mem range for 0xd8000000 0x2000000
Jan  9 16:14:55 penguin PAM-unix2[1084]: session started for user matt, 
service xdm

When crashing at kde/gnome logouts, with AGPART - /var/log/messages:
====================================================================
Jan  7 16:20:34 penguin kernel: NVRM: AGPGART: freed 16 pages
Jan  7 16:20:34 penguin kernel: NVRM: AGPGART: backend released
Jan  7 16:20:34 penguin PAM-unix2[690]: session finished for user matt, 
service xdm
Jan  7 16:20:34 penguin kernel: NVRM: AGPGART: VIA Apollo KT133 chipset
Jan  7 16:20:34 penguin kernel: NVRM: AGPGART: aperture: 64M @ 0xd8000000
Jan  7 16:20:34 penguin kernel: NVRM: AGPGART: aperture mapped from 
0xd8000000 to 0xe7ad7000
Jan  7 16:20:34 penguin kernel: NVRM: AGPGART: mode 4x
Jan  7 16:20:34 penguin kernel: NVRM: AGPGART: allocated 16 pages
Jan  7 16:20:34 penguin kdm[641]: Server for display :0 terminated 
unexpectedly
Jan  7 16:20:34 penguin kernel: NVRM: AGPGART: freed 16 pages
Jan  7 16:20:35 penguin kernel: NVRM: AGPGART: allocated 16 pages
Jan  7 16:20:36 penguin kdm[1491]: session start failed
Jan  7 16:20:36 penguin kernel: NVRM: AGPGART: freed 16 pages
Jan  7 16:20:36 penguin kernel: NVRM: AGPGART: backend released
Jan  7 16:20:36 penguin kernel: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer 
dereference at virtual address 00000000
Jan  7 16:20:36 penguin kernel:  printing eip:
Jan  7 16:20:36 penguin kernel: e29d420a
Jan  7 16:20:36 penguin kernel: *pde = 00000000
Jan  7 16:20:36 penguin kernel: Oops: 0000
Jan  7 16:20:36 penguin kernel: CPU:    0
Jan  7 16:20:36 penguin kernel: EIP:    0010:[<e29d420a>]
Jan  7 16:20:36 penguin kernel: EFLAGS: 00013056
Jan  7 16:20:36 penguin kernel: eax: 00000000   ebx: 00000000   ecx: 00000000 
  edx: dd906924
Jan  7 16:20:36 penguin kernel: esi: e7a98004   edi: 00000000   ebp: ddc5db24 
  esp: ddc5db10
Jan  7 16:20:36 penguin kernel: ds: 0018   es: 0018   ss: 0018
Jan  7 16:20:36 penguin kernel: Process X (pid: 1490, stackpage=ddc5d000)
Jan  7 16:20:36 penguin kernel: Stack: 00000000 e7a98004 00000010 00004000 
00000000 ddc5db4c e29d46bd e7a98004
Jan  7 16:20:36 penguin kernel:        00000010 ddc5db44 d83264e0 ddc5dc78 
e2a67720 d83264e0 dd906924 ddc5db8c
Jan  7 16:20:36 penguin kernel:        e29c868f e7a98004 ddc5dc60 00000010 
00000041 ddc5dc10 00000000 00000028
Jan  7 16:20:36 penguin kernel: Call Trace: [<e7a98004>] [<e29d46bd>] 
[<e7a98004>] [<e2a67720>] [<e29c868f>] [<e7a98004>] [<e29caafd>]
Jan  7 16:20:36 penguin kernel:        [<e2a67720>] [<e29cf8db>] [<e7a98004>] 
[<e29cf6f9>] [<e7a98004>] [<e7a98004>] [<e7a98004>] [<e29cc37c>]
Jan  7 16:20:36 penguin kernel:        [<e7ab3004>] [<e7a98004>] [<e2a2203c>] 
[<e7a98004>] [<e7a98004>] [<e29fa701>] [<e7a98004>] [<e7a98004>]
Jan  7 16:20:36 penguin kernel:        [<e7a980a6>] [<e29faa20>] [<e7a98004>] 
[<e7a98004>] [<e7a98004>] [<e29fbcc8>] [<e7a98004>] [<e7a98004>]
Jan  7 16:20:36 penguin kernel:        [<e2a637d3>] [<e7a9c348>] [<e7a98004>] 
[printer:__insmod_printer_O/lib/modules/2.4.4-4GB/kernel/drivers/usb+-1352381/96] 
[printer:__insmod_printer_O/lib/modules/2.4.4-4GB/kernel/drivers/usb+-1350289/96] 
[printer:__insmod_printer_O/lib/modules/2.4.4-4GB/kernel/drivers/usb+-1307136/96] 
[printer:__insmod_printer_O/lib/modules/2.4.4-4GB/kernel/drivers/usb+-1269692/96] 
[printer:__insmod_printer_O/lib/modules/2.4.4-4GB/kernel/drivers/usb+-1320112/96]
Jan  7 16:20:36 penguin kernel:        
[printer:__insmod_printer_O/lib/modules/2.4.4-4GB/kernel/drivers/usb+-1317923/96] 
[printer:__insmod_printer_O/lib/modules/2.4.4-4GB/kernel/drivers/usb+-1321722/96] 
[printer:__insmod_printer_O/lib/modules/2.4.4-4GB/kernel/drivers/usb+-1402365/96] 
[printer:__insmod_printer_O/lib/modules/2.4.4-4GB/kernel/drivers/usb+-1288305/96] 
[__mark_inode_dirty+42/116] [generic_commit_write+135/148] 
[printer:__insmod_printer_O/lib/modules/2.4.4-4GB/kernel/drivers/usb+-1396592/96] 
[printer:__insmod_printer_O/lib/modules/2.4.4-4GB/kernel/drivers/usb+-1396477/96]
Jan  7 16:20:36 penguin kernel:        [<e29c77d9>] [<e2a67720>] 
[generic_file_write+1219/1584] [sys_ioctl+491/516] [system_call+51/64]
Jan  7 16:20:36 penguin kernel:
Jan  7 16:20:36 penguin kernel: Code: 80 3c 38 00 75 08 83 c3 07 e9 88 00 00 
00 89 d8 c1 e8 03 8b
Jan  7 16:20:36 penguin kdm[1494]: IO Error in XOpenDisplay
Jan  7 16:20:36 penguin kdm[641]: Server for display :0 terminated 
unexpectedly
Jan  7 16:20:36 penguin kdm[641]: Display :0 cannot be opened
Jan  7 16:20:37 penguin kdm[1496]: IO Error in XOpenDisplay
Jan  7 16:20:37 penguin kdm[641]: Display :0 cannot be opened
Jan  7 16:20:37 penguin kernel: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer 
dereference at virtual address 00000000
Jan  7 16:20:37 penguin kernel:  printing eip:
Jan  7 16:20:37 penguin kernel: e29d420a
Jan  7 16:20:37 penguin kernel: *pde = 00000000
Jan  7 16:20:37 penguin kernel: Oops: 0000
Jan  7 16:20:37 penguin kernel: CPU:    0
Jan  7 16:20:37 penguin kernel: EIP:    0010:[<e29d420a>]
Jan  7 16:20:37 penguin kernel: EFLAGS: 00013056
Jan  7 16:20:37 penguin kernel: eax: 00000000   ebx: 00000000   ecx: 00000000 
  edx: dd906884
Jan  7 16:20:37 penguin kernel: esi: e7a98004   edi: 00000000   ebp: dd9a3b24 
  esp: dd9a3b10
Jan  7 16:20:37 penguin kernel: ds: 0018   es: 0018   ss: 0018
Jan  7 16:20:37 penguin kernel: Process X (pid: 1495, stackpage=dd9a3000)
Jan  7 16:20:37 penguin kernel: Stack: 00000000 e7a98004 00000010 00004000 
00000000 dd9a3b4c e29d46bd e7a98004
Jan  7 16:20:37 penguin kernel:        00000010 dd9a3b44 d8326360 dd9a3c78 
e2a67720 d8326360 dd906884 dd9a3b8c
Jan  7 16:20:37 penguin kernel:        e29c868f e7a98004 dd9a3c60 00000010 
00000041 dd9a3c10 00000000 00000028
Jan  7 16:20:37 penguin kernel: Call Trace: [<e7a98004>] [<e29d46bd>] 
[<e7a98004>] [<e2a67720>] [<e29c868f>] [<e7a98004>] [<e29caafd>]
Jan  7 16:20:37 penguin kernel:        [<e2a67720>] [<e29cf8db>] [<e7a98004>] 
[<e29cf6f9>] [<e7a98004>] [<e7a98004>] [<e7a98004>] [<e29cc37c>]
Jan  7 16:20:37 penguin kernel:        [<e7abf004>] 
[printer:__insmod_printer_O/lib/modules/2.4.4-4GB/kernel/drivers/usb+-1352381/96] 
[printer:__insmod_printer_O/lib/modules/2.4.4-4GB/kernel/drivers/usb+-1350289/96] 
[printer:__insmod_printer_O/lib/modules/2.4.4-4GB/kernel/drivers/usb+-1307136/96] 
[printer:__insmod_printer_O/lib/modules/2.4.4-4GB/kernel/drivers/usb+-1269692/96] 
[printer:__insmod_printer_O/lib/modules/2.4.4-4GB/kernel/drivers/usb+-1320112/96] 
[printer:__insmod_printer_O/lib/modules/2.4.4-4GB/kernel/drivers/usb+-51371/96] 
[printer:__insmod_printer_O/lib/modules/2.4.4-4GB/kernel/drivers/usb+-51463/96]
Jan  7 16:20:37 penguin kernel:        [timer_bh+574/636] 
[printer:__insmod_printer_O/lib/modules/2.4.4-4GB/kernel/drivers/usb+-1352381/96] 
[printer:__insmod_printer_O/lib/modules/2.4.4-4GB/kernel/drivers/usb+-1350289/96] 
[printer:__insmod_printer_O/lib/modules/2.4.4-4GB/kernel/drivers/usb+-1307136/96] 
[printer:__insmod_printer_O/lib/modules/2.4.4-4GB/kernel/drivers/usb+-1269692/96] 
[printer:__insmod_printer_O/lib/modules/2.4.4-4GB/kernel/drivers/usb+-1320112/96] 
[printer:__insmod_printer_O/lib/modules/2.4.4-4GB/kernel/drivers/usb+-1317923/96] 
[printer:__insmod_printer_O/lib/modules/2.4.4-4GB/kernel/drivers/usb+-1321722/96]
Jan  7 16:20:37 penguin kernel:        
[printer:__insmod_printer_O/lib/modules/2.4.4-4GB/kernel/drivers/usb+-1402365/96] 
[printer:__insmod_printer_O/lib/modules/2.4.4-4GB/kernel/drivers/usb+-1288305/96] 
[__mark_inode_dirty+42/116] [generic_commit_write+135/148] 
[printer:__insmod_printer_O/lib/modules/2.4.4-4GB/kernel/drivers/usb+-1396592/96] 
[printer:__insmod_printer_O/lib/modules/2.4.4-4GB/kernel/drivers/usb+-1396477/96] 
[<e29c77d9>] [<e2a67720>]
Jan  7 16:20:37 penguin kernel:        [generic_file_write+1219/1584] 
[sys_ioctl+491/516] [system_call+51/64]
Jan  7 16:20:37 penguin kernel:
Jan  7 16:20:37 penguin kernel: Code: 80 3c 38 00 75 08 83 c3 07 e9 88 00 00 
00 89 d8 c1 e8 03 8b
Jan  7 16:20:37 penguin kdm[1498]: IO Error in XOpenDisplay
Jan  7 16:20:37 penguin kdm[641]: Display :0 cannot be opened
Jan  7 16:20:37 penguin kernel: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer 
dereference at virtual address 00000000
Jan  7 16:20:37 penguin kernel:  printing eip:
Jan  7 16:20:37 penguin kernel: e29d420a
Jan  7 16:20:37 penguin kernel: *pde = 00000000
Jan  7 16:20:37 penguin kernel: Oops: 0000
Jan  7 16:20:37 penguin kernel: CPU:    0
Jan  7 16:20:37 penguin kernel: EIP:    0010:[<e29d420a>]
Jan  7 16:20:37 penguin kernel: EFLAGS: 00013056
Jan  7 16:20:37 penguin kernel: eax: 00000000   ebx: 00000000   ecx: 00000000 
  edx: dd906704
Jan  7 16:20:37 penguin kernel: esi: e7a98004   edi: 00000000   ebp: dd9a3b24 
  esp: dd9a3b10
Jan  7 16:20:37 penguin kernel: ds: 0018   es: 0018   ss: 0018
Jan  7 16:20:37 penguin kernel: Process X (pid: 1497, stackpage=dd9a3000)
Jan  7 16:20:37 penguin kdm[641]: Display :0 is being disabled (restarting 
too fast)
Jan  7 16:20:37 penguin kernel: Stack: 00000000 e7a98004 00000010 00004000 
00000000 dd9a3b4c e29d46bd e7a98004
Jan  7 16:20:37 penguin kernel:        00000010 dd9a3b44 d8326420 dd9a3c78 
e2a67720 d8326420 dd906704 dd9a3b8c
Jan  7 16:20:37 penguin kernel:        e29c868f e7a98004 dd9a3c60 00000010 
00000041 dd9a3c10 00000000 00000028
Jan  7 16:20:37 penguin kernel: Call Trace: [<e7a98004>] [<e29d46bd>] 
[<e7a98004>] [<e2a67720>] [<e29c868f>] [<e7a98004>] [<e29caafd>]
Jan  7 16:20:37 penguin kernel:        [<e2a67720>] [<e29cf8db>] [<e7a98004>] 
[<e29cf6f9>] [<e7a98004>] [<e7a98004>] [<e7a98004>] [<e29cc37c>]
Jan  7 16:20:37 penguin kernel:        [<e7ac1004>] 
[printer:__insmod_printer_O/lib/modules/2.4.4-4GB/kernel/drivers/usb+-1352381/96] 
[printer:__insmod_printer_O/lib/modules/2.4.4-4GB/kernel/drivers/usb+-1350289/96] 
[printer:__insmod_printer_O/lib/modules/2.4.4-4GB/kernel/drivers/usb+-1307136/96] 
[printer:__insmod_printer_O/lib/modules/2.4.4-4GB/kernel/drivers/usb+-1269692/96] 
[printer:__insmod_printer_O/lib/modules/2.4.4-4GB/kernel/drivers/usb+-1320112/96] 
[printer:__insmod_printer_O/lib/modules/2.4.4-4GB/kernel/drivers/usb+-1317923/96] 
[printer:__insmod_printer_O/lib/modules/2.4.4-4GB/kernel/drivers/usb+-1321722/96]
Jan  7 16:20:37 penguin kernel:        
[printer:__insmod_printer_O/lib/modules/2.4.4-4GB/kernel/drivers/usb+-1352381/96] 
[printer:__insmod_printer_O/lib/modules/2.4.4-4GB/kernel/drivers/usb+-1350289/96] 
[printer:__insmod_printer_O/lib/modules/2.4.4-4GB/kernel/drivers/usb+-1307136/96] 
[printer:__insmod_printer_O/lib/modules/2.4.4-4GB/kernel/drivers/usb+-1269692/96] 
[printer:__insmod_printer_O/lib/modules/2.4.4-4GB/kernel/drivers/usb+-1320112/96] 
[printer:__insmod_printer_O/lib/modules/2.4.4-4GB/kernel/drivers/usb+-1317923/96] 
[printer:__insmod_printer_O/lib/modules/2.4.4-4GB/kernel/drivers/usb+-1321722/96] 
[printer:__insmod_printer_O/lib/modules/2.4.4-4GB/kernel/drivers/usb+-1402365/96]
Jan  7 16:20:37 penguin kernel:        
[printer:__insmod_printer_O/lib/modules/2.4.4-4GB/kernel/drivers/usb+-1288305/96] 
[__mark_inode_dirty+42/116] [generic_commit_write+135/148] 
[printer:__insmod_printer_O/lib/modules/2.4.4-4GB/kernel/drivers/usb+-1396592/96] 
[printer:__insmod_printer_O/lib/modules/2.4.4-4GB/kernel/drivers/usb+-1396477/96] 
[<e29c77d9>] [<e2a67720>] [generic_file_write+1219/1584]
Jan  7 16:20:37 penguin kernel:        [sys_ioctl+491/516] [system_call+51/64]
Jan  7 16:20:37 penguin kernel:
Jan  7 16:20:37 penguin kernel: Code: 80 3c 38 00 75 08 83 c3 07 e9 88 00 00 
00 89 d8 c1 e8 03 8b

Re: [SLE] weird behavior with and without nvidia drivers [solved]

Matt T.