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 Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 9:09 pm Post subject: [solved] X keeps crashing with kernels newer than 2.6.11-rX |
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First I have to say that English is not my native language, so I want to apologize for the mistakes i might make.
Since kernelversion 2.6.12 I experience problems running X properly.
The machine hangs after some time, the screen looks like that:
http://jonny.thinkfactory.org/nvidia.jpg
This error is not reproduceable.
I have a nVidia Corporation NV44 [GeForce 6200 TurboCache] (rev a1) running perfectly with kernelversion 2.6.11-gentoo-r11 (and below) but i would like to upgrade to a newer version, because they have some cool new features 
This what I found in my logfile after the crash: (I ran the gentoo-sources 2.6.13-r3 that time)
| Code: | Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 000000000000005c RIP:
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp <ffffffff882b927a>{:nvidia:nv_kern_poll+22}
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp PGD 6f449067 PUD 7da0d067 PMD 0
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp Oops: 0000 [1]
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp CPU 0
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp Modules linked in: nvidia af_packet md5 ipv6 it87 i2c_isa i2c_sensor i2c_core forcedeth snd_emu10k1 snd_rawmidi snd_ac97_codec snd_util_mem snd_hwdep
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp Pid: 11982, comm: X Tainted: P 2.6.13-gentoo-r3
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp RIP: 0010:[<ffffffff882b927a>] <ffffffff882b927a>{:nvidia:nv_kern_poll+22}
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp RSP: 0018:ffff81007cb49dd8 EFLAGS: 00010296
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff81007fd1c680 RCX: 0000000000000000
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffff81007fd1c680
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: ffff81007f248500
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp R10: 00000000000460dd R11: ffffffff8035b680 R12: 0000000000000008
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp R13: 0000000000000008 R14: 0000000000000145 R15: ffffffffffffe10a
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp FS: 00000000008b3360(0063) GS:ffffffff804d3800(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 000000008005003b
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp CR2: 000000000000005c CR3: 000000006f720000 CR4: 00000000000006e0
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp Process X (pid: 11982, threadinfo ffff81007cb48000, task ffff81007f32c940)
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp Stack: 0000000000000003 ffff81007fd1c680 0000000000000100 ffffffff8017e6b5
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 ffffffffffffe10a 0000000000000000
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp 0000000000000000 0000000000000000
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp Call Trace:<ffffffff8017e6b5>{do_select+693} <ffffffff8017e310>{__pollwait+0}
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp <ffffffff80142cf0>{autoremove_wake_function+0} <ffffffff8017eaff>{sys_select+735}
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp <ffffffff8010d8a6>{system_call+126}
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp Code: 8b 40 5c 25 ff ff 0f 00 3d ff 00 00 00 75 07 e8 56 ff ff ff
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp RIP <ffffffff882b927a>{:nvidia:nv_kern_poll+22} RSP <ffff81007cb49dd8>
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp CR2: 000000000000005c
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp <1>Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 000000000000004c RIP:
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp <ffffffff8019a58c>{dnotify_flush+12}
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp PGD 0
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp Oops: 0000 [2]
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp CPU 0
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp Modules linked in: nvidia af_packet md5 ipv6 it87 i2c_isa i2c_sensor i2c_core forcedeth snd_emu10k1 snd_rawmidi snd_ac97_codec snd_util_mem snd_hwdep
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp Pid: 11982, comm: X Tainted: P 2.6.13-gentoo-r3
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp RIP: 0010:[<ffffffff8019a58c>] <ffffffff8019a58c>{dnotify_flush+12}
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp RSP: 0018:ffff81007cb49b68 EFLAGS: 00010246
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp RAX: ffff81007fc78ab0 RBX: ffff81007fd1c680 RCX: ffff81007fd1c680
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp RDX: ffff81007d092000 RSI: ffff81007eed57c0 RDI: 0000000000000000
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp RBP: ffff81007eed57c0 R08: 0000000000000004 R09: ffff81007cb49aac
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp R10: 0000000000000000 R11: ffffffff8019b0f0 R12: 0000000000000000
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp R13: 0000000000000001 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: ffff81007cb49d28
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp FS: 00000000008b3360(0000) GS:ffffffff804d3800(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 000000008005003b
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp CR2: 000000000000004c CR3: 000000006f720000 CR4: 00000000000006e0
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp Process X (pid: 11982, threadinfo ffff81007cb48000, task ffff81007f32c940)
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp Stack: ffff81007fd1c680 ffffffff8016b79b 00ffffffffffffff 0000000000000008
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp ffff81007eed57c0 ffffffff80130e23 ffff81007f248500 ffff81007ecce108
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp ffff81007f32c940 0000000000000009
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp Call Trace:<ffffffff8016b79b>{filp_close+91} <ffffffff80130e23>{put_files_struct+115}
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp <ffffffff801316c1>{do_exit+481} <ffffffff8021a1d7>{do_unblank_screen+119}
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp <ffffffff8011e2bf>{do_page_fault+1807} <ffffffff8010c2db>{__switch_to+475}
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp <ffffffff8010e169>{error_exit+0} <ffffffff8035b680>{unix_poll+0}
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp <ffffffff882b927a>{:nvidia:nv_kern_poll+22} <ffffffff8017e6b5>{do_select+693}
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp <ffffffff8017e310>{__pollwait+0} <ffffffff80142cf0>{autoremove_wake_function+0}
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp <ffffffff8017eaff>{sys_select+735} <ffffffff8010d8a6>{system_call+126}
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp Code: 0f b7 47 4c 25 00 f0 00 00 3d 00 40 00 00 75 4c 48 8b 9f d8
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp RIP <ffffffff8019a58c>{dnotify_flush+12} RSP <ffff81007cb49b68>
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp CR2: 000000000000004c
Oct 17 21:54:35 zapp <1>Fixing recursive fault but reboot is needed! |
I have installed
| Code: | media-video/nvidia-kernel-1.0.7676
media-video/nvidia-glx-1.0.7676-r1
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media-video/nvidia-settings-1.0.6629 |
In the nvidia discussion forums i found this thread:
http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=57990
Are these patches in portage? Is it true that it's the kernel developers' fault (i can't imagine that one)
Here i have the nvidia-bug-report.log if it is of any help:
http://jonny.thinkfactory.org/nvidia-bug-report.log
At the moment i am quite at a loss and don't know what to do.
If you need any more information feel free to ask, I will add it here.
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| Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 7:02 am Post subject: |
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Yes, i know, but the system runs absolutely stable for days with the 2.6.11-r11 kernel.
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| I had or still have some trouble with nvidia. I looked at the ebuild to figure it out if the zander patch is included or not, but at least I think its not included, so I tried to install nvidias patch by myself with little troubles with some libs. Now I still have no clue what to do because of the errors.... |
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| Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 8:17 am Post subject: |
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So you have (and had) similar problems?
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| 76062563 wrote: | | So you have (and had) similar problems? |
Yes, I don't know if the problems really disappeared, because I changed to nv instead of nvidia in xorg.conf. My problem is described there --> http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-390499.html |
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| Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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The bug is already posted here http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=109197
I think it would be in the portage soon. As for the problems with nvidia proprietary driver, I had my share of them too (the beloved Xid bug). I also did video bios update and almost lost 250+ graphic card in the process (Geforce 6800GT 256MB). Ofcourse, bios update didn't change a thing, and I lost days to revert this bad move from my side. Too bad nvidia had bad luck with drivers past 6629. My workaround was to exclude "RenderAccel" option from xorg.conf and include "backingstore" option to get half-decent 2d acceleration. It is a pitty when you buy so expensive piece of hardware you don't have right support. Nvidia, we aren't running Windows here y'know 
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| Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 10:01 pm Post subject: |
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solved;
| Code: | * media-video/nvidia-kernel
Latest version available: 1.0.8174-r1
Latest version installed: 1.0.8174
Size of downloaded files: 21,052 kB
Homepage: http://www.nvidia.com/
Description: Linux kernel module for the NVIDIA X11 driver
License: NVIDIA
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| Code: | * media-video/nvidia-glx
Latest version available: 1.0.8174-r1
Latest version installed: 1.0.8174
Size of downloaded files: 21,052 kB
Homepage: http://www.nvidia.com/
Description: NVIDIA X11 driver and GLX libraries
License: NVIDIA
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solve the problem.
I am really happy! 
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