On Thursday 01 June 2006 13:50, James Wiggs wrote: > Folks, > > I am trying to get a quad-monitor system running using the PNY > Quadro NVS 440 PCI Express x16 video card. Here are the system > specs: > > Motherboard: ASUS A8N-SLI > P/S: Aspire ATX-AS520W Blue 520 Watt > CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+ > RAM: 4 x 1GB DDR 400 Unbuffered > Card: nVidia Quadro NVS 440 PCI Express x16 (manufacturer: PNY) > OS: Debian Etch, i386 install (NOT x64_64) > X.org: 6.9.0 > Kernel: 2.6.15-8-686-smp > nVidia driver: Latest as of 5/30/06 (1.0-8762) > Monitors: 4 x Benq FP93G > > After doing the initial installation of Debian, I downloaded > the binary driver installer directly from the nVidia website, and > ran it without any errors. X however, is horrifically unstable > when running all four monitors as a contiguous desktop. After > only a few minutes, it freezes up. Most times, the mouse will > still move but windows are unresponsive and the keyboard does > not work; sometimes, not even the mouse responds. I have to log > in via SSH, where I find Xorg taking 100% of one core on the CPU > and I have to do a kill -9 to stop it. > Dear James,
I also use Nvidia cards with their binary drivers. However, I have never used them with 2 cards and 4 monitors and SLI motherboard. However the bug error of Xorg "taking 100% of cpu" is a well known bug manifestation for the Nvidia drivers in the past. I used to have it all the time with my 6600GT card. In fact we used to go look for the Xid errors from the kernel in dmesg to show what was going on. There were pages and pages of error reports on the nvidia news site. It was months until it got sorted out. We were all very very unhappy. You are liking being bitten by a cutting edge issue I am afraid. Of course one important thing to check is what application is causing the freeze of X. Actually it turned out that there was at one point a well known "bug in konqueror" that caused the Xfree86 to free a few months ago. That may not be a fair characterization, but if you are setting off the problem with that kde application you may see if you can apply the fix that was necessary at that time. ********** from the Konqueror FAQ I'm using an NVidia driver for X, and Konqueror hangs the system Add Option "NvAgp" "2" to the "Device" section for the NVidia card, in XF86Config. The above option just says to use the Linux agpgart module instead of Nvidia's own. Thanks to Scott Lanham for this advice. [Up to Questions] *************** I suspect it is the Xorg bug and I suspect you are in for a long wait till nvidia troubleshoots the drivers. Please keep us informed of your problem and solution. I will try to read also on the nvidianews linux drivers support page too. People there are very supportive of each other (and very frustrated at the cutting edge with paris of very very expensive cards). Mitchell > I generated 2 different xorg.conf files, using the installed > nvidia-xconfig utility with these commands: > > Xinerama Command: nvidia-xconfig --enable-all-gpus --separate-x-screens > --xinerama > > TwinView Command: nvidia-xconfig --enable-all-gpus --separate-x-screens > --twinview > > The configuration files are included below. When researching > the problem, I found a lot of postings on message boards and on > mailing lists mentioning that turning off the RenderAccel option > had produced a stable system. So each of these configurations > was tested in two modes; once with the default (RenderAccel On), > and once with Option "RenderAccel" "Off" in each of the Device > sections. None of the 4 configurations was found to be stable, > though there seemed to be a minor increase in stability for the > last configuration we tried, which was using TwinView with the > RenderAccel option turned off. That one ran for about 1.5 hours > before it froze. Most of the others froze in a matter of just a > few minutes. > > I realize that not a lot of people are using quad-head nVidia > cards under Linux, but I refuse to believe we are the only ones > on the planet. I need some sort of feedback from the experts on > this. Does anyone see anything in the configuration files that > raises a red flag? The Xinerama-based configuration was not > changed in any way from what was produced by the nvidia-xconfig > utility (other than the RenderAccel Off test). The TwinView > configuration had one edit made: the configuration produced by > nvidia-xconfig included a MetaModes "1024x768, 1024x768" line in > each Device section, which was hand-modified to replace all the > 1024x768 strings with 1280x1024. > > I don't get any significant log output at the time of the > lockup; it's like X doesn't even recognize that there is any > error occuring. I tried a kill -11 to see if I could get a > backtrace, but this was all that ended up being produced: > > ----------begin text---------- > *** If unresolved symbols were reported above, they might not > *** be the reason for the server aborting. > > Backtrace: > 0: /usr/X11R6/bin/X(xf86SigHandler+0x88) [0x8089898] > 1: [0xffffe420] > > Fatal server error: > Caught signal 11. Server aborting > > > Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support > at http://wiki.X.Org > for help. > Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional > information. > > (II) Screen 0 shares mem & io resources > (II) Screen 1 shares mem & io resources > (WW) NVIDIA(0): WAIT (2, 6, 0x8000, 0x000093ac, 0x000089ac, 0) > (WW) NVIDIA(0): WAIT (1, 6, 0x8000, 0x000093ac, 0x000089ac, 0) > (WW) NVIDIA(0): WAIT (2, 6, 0x8000, 0x000093ac, 0x000089e4, 0) > (WW) NVIDIA(0): WAIT (1, 6, 0x8000, 0x000093ac, 0x000089e4, 0) > (WW) NVIDIA(0): WAIT (2, 6, 0x8000, 0x000093ac, 0x000089f4, 0) > (WW) NVIDIA(0): WAIT (1, 6, 0x8000, 0x000093ac, 0x000089f4, 0) > (WW) NVIDIA(0): WAIT (2, 7, 0x8000, 0x000093ac, 0x00008a20, 0) > (WW) NVIDIA(0): WAIT (1, 7, 0x8000, 0x000093ac, 0x00008a20, 0) > (WW) NVIDIA(0): WAIT (2, 6, 0x8000, 0x000093ac, 0x00008a30, 0) > (WW) NVIDIA(0): WAIT (1, 6, 0x8000, 0x000093ac, 0x00008a30, 0) > (WW) NVIDIA(0): WAIT (2, 7, 0x8000, 0x000093ac, 0x00008a54, 0) > -----------end text----------- > > Note, NO unresolved symbols are mentioned in the X startup log, > which I have not included with this posting to keep the length down > to some sort of reasonable length. > > > HERE IS THE Xinerama xorg.conf: > > ----------begin text---------- > # nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig > # nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Mon May 15 > 13:23:42 PDT 2006 > > # xorg.conf (Xorg X Window System server configuration file) > # > # This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, > using # values from the debconf database. > # > # Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page. > # (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.) > # > # This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades > *only* # if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the > xserver-xorg # package. > # > # If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically > updated # again, run the following commands as root: > # > # cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.custom > # md5sum /etc/X11/xorg.conf >/var/lib/xfree86/xorg.conf.md5sum > # dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg > > Section "ServerLayout" > Identifier "Default Layout" > Screen 0 "Screen0" > Screen 1 "Screen0 (2nd)" RightOf "Screen0" > Screen 2 "Screen1" RightOf "Screen0 (2nd)" > Screen 3 "Screen1 (2nd)" RightOf "Screen1" > InputDevice "Generic Keyboard" > InputDevice "Configured Mouse" > EndSection > > Section "Files" > > # local font server > # if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these > FontPath "unix/:7100" > FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc" > FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic" > FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled" > FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled" > FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1" > FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/CID" > FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi" > FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi" > EndSection > > Section "Module" > Load "bitmap" > Load "dbe" > Load "ddc" > Load "evdev" > Load "extmod" > Load "freetype" > Load "glx" > Load "int10" > Load "record" > Load "type1" > Load "vbe" > EndSection > > Section "ServerFlags" > Option "Xinerama" "1" > EndSection > > Section "InputDevice" > Identifier "Generic Keyboard" > Driver "keyboard" > Option "CoreKeyboard" > Option "XkbRules" "xorg" > Option "XkbModel" "pc104" > Option "XkbLayout" "us" > EndSection > > Section "InputDevice" > Identifier "Configured Mouse" > Driver "mouse" > Option "CorePointer" > Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" > Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2" > Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true" > Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" > EndSection > > Section "Monitor" > Identifier "Monitor0" > VendorName "Unknown" > ModelName "Unknown" > HorizSync 30.0 - 110.0 > VertRefresh 50.0 - 150.0 > Option "DPMS" > EndSection > > Section "Monitor" > Identifier "Monitor1" > VendorName "Unknown" > ModelName "Unknown" > HorizSync 30.0 - 110.0 > VertRefresh 50.0 - 150.0 > Option "DPMS" > EndSection > > Section "Device" > Identifier "Device0" > Driver "nvidia" > VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation" > BoardName "Quadro NVS 440" > BusID "PCI:3:0:0" > # Option "RenderAccel" "false" > Screen 0 > EndSection > > Section "Device" > Identifier "Device0 (2nd)" > Driver "nvidia" > VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation" > BoardName "Quadro NVS 440" > BusID "PCI:3:0:0" > # Option "RenderAccel" "false" > Screen 1 > EndSection > > Section "Device" > Identifier "Device1" > Driver "nvidia" > VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation" > BoardName "Quadro NVS 440" > BusID "PCI:4:0:0" > # Option "RenderAccel" "false" > Screen 0 > EndSection > > Section "Device" > Identifier "Device1 (2nd)" > Driver "nvidia" > VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation" > BoardName "Quadro NVS 440" > BusID "PCI:4:0:0" > # Option "RenderAccel" "false" > Screen 1 > EndSection > > Section "Screen" > Identifier "Screen0" > Device "Device0" > Monitor "Monitor0" > DefaultDepth 24 > SubSection "Display" > Depth 24 > Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" > EndSubSection > EndSection > > Section "Screen" > Identifier "Screen0 (2nd)" > Device "Device0 (2nd)" > Monitor "Monitor0" > DefaultDepth 24 > SubSection "Display" > Depth 24 > Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" > EndSubSection > EndSection > > Section "Screen" > Identifier "Screen1" > Device "Device1" > Monitor "Monitor1" > DefaultDepth 24 > SubSection "Display" > Depth 24 > Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" > EndSubSection > EndSection > > Section "Screen" > Identifier "Screen1 (2nd)" > Device "Device1 (2nd)" > Monitor "Monitor1" > DefaultDepth 24 > SubSection "Display" > Depth 24 > Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" > EndSubSection > EndSection > > -----------end text----------- > > > > HERE IS THE TwinView xorg.conf: > > ----------begin text---------- > # nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig > # nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Mon May 15 > 13:23:42 PDT 2006 > > # xorg.conf (Xorg X Window System server configuration file) > # > # This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, > using # values from the debconf database. > # > # Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page. > # (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.) > # > # This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades > *only* # if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the > xserver-xorg # package. > # > # If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically > updated # again, run the following commands as root: > # > # cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.custom > # md5sum /etc/X11/xorg.conf >/var/lib/xfree86/xorg.conf.md5sum > # dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg > > Section "ServerLayout" > Identifier "Default Layout" > Screen 0 "Screen0" > Screen 1 "Screen0 (2nd)" RightOf "Screen0" > Screen 2 "Screen1" RightOf "Screen0 (2nd)" > Screen 3 "Screen1 (2nd)" RightOf "Screen1" > InputDevice "Generic Keyboard" > InputDevice "Configured Mouse" > EndSection > > Section "Files" > > # local font server > # if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these > FontPath "unix/:7100" > FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc" > FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic" > FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled" > FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled" > FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1" > FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/CID" > FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi" > FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi" > EndSection > > Section "Module" > Load "bitmap" > Load "dbe" > Load "ddc" > Load "evdev" > Load "extmod" > Load "freetype" > Load "glx" > Load "int10" > Load "record" > Load "type1" > Load "vbe" > EndSection > > Section "ServerFlags" > Option "Xinerama" "1" > EndSection > > Section "InputDevice" > Identifier "Generic Keyboard" > Driver "keyboard" > Option "CoreKeyboard" > Option "XkbRules" "xorg" > Option "XkbModel" "pc104" > Option "XkbLayout" "us" > EndSection > > Section "InputDevice" > Identifier "Configured Mouse" > Driver "mouse" > Option "CorePointer" > Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" > Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2" > Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true" > Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" > EndSection > > Section "Monitor" > Identifier "Monitor0" > VendorName "Unknown" > ModelName "Unknown" > HorizSync 30.0 - 110.0 > VertRefresh 50.0 - 150.0 > Option "DPMS" > EndSection > > Section "Monitor" > Identifier "Monitor1" > VendorName "Unknown" > ModelName "Unknown" > HorizSync 30.0 - 110.0 > VertRefresh 50.0 - 150.0 > Option "DPMS" > EndSection > > Section "Device" > Identifier "Device0" > Driver "nvidia" > VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation" > BoardName "Quadro NVS 440" > # Option "RenderAccel" "false" > BusID "PCI:3:0:0" > Screen 0 > EndSection > > Section "Device" > Identifier "Device0 (2nd)" > Driver "nvidia" > VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation" > BoardName "Quadro NVS 440" > # Option "RenderAccel" "false" > BusID "PCI:3:0:0" > Screen 1 > EndSection > > Section "Device" > Identifier "Device1" > Driver "nvidia" > VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation" > # Option "RenderAccel" "false" > BoardName "Quadro NVS 440" > BusID "PCI:4:0:0" > Screen 0 > EndSection > > Section "Device" > Identifier "Device1 (2nd)" > Driver "nvidia" > VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation" > BoardName "Quadro NVS 440" > # Option "RenderAccel" "false" > BusID "PCI:4:0:0" > Screen 1 > EndSection > > Section "Screen" > Identifier "Screen0" > Device "Device0" > Monitor "Monitor0" > DefaultDepth 24 > Option "TwinView" "True" > Option "TwinViewOrientation" "RightOf" > Option "UseEdidFreqs" "True" > # Option "MetaModes" "1024x768, 1024x768" > Option "MetaModes" "1280x1024, 1280x1024" > SubSection "Display" > Depth 24 > Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" > EndSubSection > EndSection > > Section "Screen" > Identifier "Screen0 (2nd)" > Device "Device0 (2nd)" > Monitor "Monitor0" > DefaultDepth 24 > Option "TwinView" "True" > Option "TwinViewOrientation" "RightOf" > Option "UseEdidFreqs" "True" > # Option "MetaModes" "1024x768, 1024x768" > Option "MetaModes" "1280x1024, 1280x1024" > SubSection "Display" > Depth 24 > Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" > EndSubSection > EndSection > > Section "Screen" > Identifier "Screen1" > Device "Device1" > Monitor "Monitor1" > DefaultDepth 24 > Option "TwinView" "True" > Option "TwinViewOrientation" "RightOf" > Option "UseEdidFreqs" "True" > # Option "MetaModes" "1024x768, 1024x768" > Option "MetaModes" "1280x1024, 1280x1024" > SubSection "Display" > Depth 24 > Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" > EndSubSection > EndSection > > Section "Screen" > Identifier "Screen1 (2nd)" > Device "Device1 (2nd)" > Monitor "Monitor1" > DefaultDepth 24 > Option "TwinView" "True" > Option "TwinViewOrientation" "RightOf" > Option "UseEdidFreqs" "True" > # Option "MetaModes" "1024x768, 1024x768" > Option "MetaModes" "1280x1024, 1280x1024" > SubSection "Display" > Depth 24 > Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" > EndSubSection > EndSection > > -----------end text----------- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". 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