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#1 2011-07-03 19:25:38

darthlunchbox
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Registered: 2011-07-03
Posts: 1

NVIDIA Issues; hitting the video card hangs the machine

Hello everybody, this could easily be placed under the Kernel and Hardware forum, but this one suits my experience level better.  I tried
searching for some similar issues to what I am having, but wasn't able to come up with anything. (Perhaps I was an unknown keyword off in my searches. hmm)

Additionally, thanks in advance for any help! big_smile I'm pretty much out of ideas short of replacing some hardware.

My problem is that whenever my desktop displays anything that is graphically intensive, it freezes. I first experienced this while I had Slackware 13.1 installed when trying to run Minecraft. I had been running it successfully for a month or two when it hung while I was playing. I switched over to Arch in the hopes that it would be easier for me to troubleshoot the problem. This was a few months ago, and I've not been able to figure it out.

I'm running with an i7 930 CPU, GTX 480 video card, and six gigs of RAM. My xorg.conf is below:

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig:  version 270.41.06  (buildmeister@swio-display-x86-rhel47-08.nvidia.com)  Mon Apr 18 15:14:00 PDT 2011

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "Layout0"
    Screen      0  "Screen0"
    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Mouse0"
    Driver         "mouse"
    Option         "Protocol" "auto"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/psaux"
    Option         "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
    Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Keyboard0"
    Driver         "kbd"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "Unknown"
    HorizSync       28.0 - 33.0
    VertRefresh     43.0 - 72.0
    Option         "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Device0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

I dug through my logs and the only strange thing I found was in kernel.log:

Jul  3 13:56:43 localhost kernel: [  101.297777] NVRM: GPU at 0000:03:00.0 has fallen off the bus.

For what it's worth, here is my Xorg.0.conf (but the only error is related to my keyboard, which actually works fine):

[    28.765] 
X.Org X Server 1.10.2
Release Date: 2011-05-28
[    28.766] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[    28.766] Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.38-ARCH x86_64 
[    28.766] Current Operating System: Linux myhost 2.6.39-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Jun 27 21:26:22 CEST 2011 x86_64
[    28.766] Kernel command line: root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/53882ab2-b171-4117-a8a2-6ec984ace8e2 ro
[    28.767] Build Date: 30 May 2011  08:18:15AM
[    28.767]  
[    28.767] Current version of pixman: 0.22.0
[    28.767]    Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
[    28.768] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[    28.770] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sun Jul  3 14:20:49 2011
[    28.800] (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
[    28.801] (==) Using config directory: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[    28.817] (==) ServerLayout "Layout0"
[    28.817] (**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
[    28.817] (**) |   |-->Monitor "Monitor0"
[    28.817] (**) |   |-->Device "Device0"
[    28.817] (**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
[    28.817] (**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0"
[    28.817] (==) Automatically adding devices
[    28.817] (==) Automatically enabling devices
[    28.837] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/TTF/" does not exist.
[    28.837]    Entry deleted from font path.
[    28.837] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/OTF/" does not exist.
[    28.837]    Entry deleted from font path.
[    28.837] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/Type1/" does not exist.
[    28.837]    Entry deleted from font path.
[    28.857] (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/".
[    28.857]    Entry deleted from font path.
[    28.857]    (Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/").
[    28.857] (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/".
[    28.857]    Entry deleted from font path.
[    28.858]    (Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/").
[    28.858] (==) FontPath set to:
/usr/share/fonts/misc/
[    28.858] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
[    28.858] (WW) Hotplugging is on, devices using drivers 'kbd', 'mouse' or 'vmmouse' will be disabled.
[    28.858] (WW) Disabling Keyboard0
[    28.858] (WW) Disabling Mouse0
[    28.858] (II) Loader magic: 0x7d3440
[    28.858] (II) Module ABI versions:
[    28.858]    X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[    28.858]    X.Org Video Driver: 10.0
[    28.858]    X.Org XInput driver : 12.2
[    28.858]    X.Org Server Extension : 5.0
[    28.859] (--) PCI:*(0:3:0:0) 10de:06c0:10de:075f rev 163, Mem @ 0xdc000000/33554432, 0xc8000000/134217728, 0xd4000000/67108864, I/O @ 0x0000df00/128, BIOS @ 0x????????/524288
[    28.859] (WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
[    28.859] (II) LoadModule: "extmod"
[    28.878] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libextmod.so
[    28.889] (II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    28.889]    compiled for 1.10.2, module version = 1.0.0
[    28.889]    Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[    28.889]    ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
[    28.889] (II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
[    28.889] (II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
[    28.889] (II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
[    28.889] (II) Loading extension DPMS
[    28.889] (II) Loading extension XVideo
[    28.889] (II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
[    28.889] (II) Loading extension X-Resource
[    28.889] (II) LoadModule: "dbe"
[    28.889] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdbe.so
[    28.890] (II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    28.890]    compiled for 1.10.2, module version = 1.0.0
[    28.890]    Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[    28.890]    ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
[    28.890] (II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
[    28.890] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[    28.890] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
[    29.187] (II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
[    29.195]    compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
[    29.195]    Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[    29.195] (II) NVIDIA GLX Module  275.09.07  Wed Jun  8 14:34:43 PDT 2011
[    29.195] (II) Loading extension GLX
[    29.195] (II) LoadModule: "record"
[    29.195] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/librecord.so
[    29.196] (II) Module record: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    29.196]    compiled for 1.10.2, module version = 1.13.0
[    29.196]    Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[    29.196]    ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
[    29.196] (II) Loading extension RECORD
[    29.196] (II) LoadModule: "dri"
[    29.196] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri.so
[    29.207] (II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    29.207]    compiled for 1.10.2, module version = 1.0.0
[    29.207]    ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
[    29.207] (II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
[    29.207] (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
[    29.207] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri2.so
[    29.207] (II) Module dri2: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    29.207]    compiled for 1.10.2, module version = 1.2.0
[    29.207]    ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
[    29.207] (II) Loading extension DRI2
[    29.207] (II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
[    29.208] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
[    29.240] (II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
[    29.241]    compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
[    29.241]    Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[    29.246] (II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver  275.09.07  Wed Jun  8 14:18:12 PDT 2011
[    29.246] (II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
[    29.246] (--) using VT number 7
[    29.255] (II) Loading sub module "fb"
[    29.255] (II) LoadModule: "fb"
[    29.255] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfb.so
[    29.262] (II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    29.262]    compiled for 1.10.2, module version = 1.0.0
[    29.262]    ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[    29.262] (II) Loading sub module "wfb"
[    29.262] (II) LoadModule: "wfb"
[    29.262] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libwfb.so
[    29.270] (II) Module wfb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    29.270]    compiled for 1.10.2, module version = 1.0.0
[    29.270]    ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[    29.270] (II) Loading sub module "ramdac"
[    29.270] (II) LoadModule: "ramdac"
[    29.270] (II) Module "ramdac" already built-in
[    29.271] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
[    29.271] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libwfb.so
[    29.271] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfb.so
[    29.272] (**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
[    29.272] (==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
[    29.272] (==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
[    29.272] (==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
[    30.069] (II) NVIDIA(GPU-0): Display (AOC 2436 (CRT-1)) does not support NVIDIA 3D Vision
[    30.069] (II) NVIDIA(GPU-0):     stereo.
[    30.070] (II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce GTX 480 (GF100) at PCI:3:0:0 (GPU-0)
[    30.070] (--) NVIDIA(0): Memory: 1572864 kBytes
[    30.070] (--) NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 70.00.21.00.02
[    30.070] (II) NVIDIA(0): Detected PCI Express Link width: 16X
[    30.070] (--) NVIDIA(0): Interlaced video modes are supported on this GPU
[    30.070] (--) NVIDIA(0): Connected display device(s) on GeForce GTX 480 at PCI:3:0:0
[    30.070] (--) NVIDIA(0):     AOC 2436 (CRT-1)
[    30.071] (--) NVIDIA(0): AOC 2436 (CRT-1): 400.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
[    30.109] (II) NVIDIA(0): Assigned Display Device: CRT-1
[    30.109] (==) NVIDIA(0): 
[    30.109] (==) NVIDIA(0): No modes were requested; the default mode "nvidia-auto-select"
[    30.109] (==) NVIDIA(0):     will be used as the requested mode.
[    30.109] (==) NVIDIA(0): 
[    30.109] (II) NVIDIA(0): Validated modes:
[    30.109] (II) NVIDIA(0):     "nvidia-auto-select"
[    30.110] (II) NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size determined to be 1920 x 1080
[    30.134] (--) NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (93, 94); computed from "UseEdidDpi" X config
[    30.134] (--) NVIDIA(0):     option
[    30.134] (--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
[    30.134] (II) NVIDIA: Using 3072.00 MB of virtual memory for indirect memory
[    30.134] (II) NVIDIA:     access.
[    30.144] (II) NVIDIA(0): ACPI: failed to connect to the ACPI event daemon; the daemon
[    30.144] (II) NVIDIA(0):     may not be running or the "AcpidSocketPath" X
[    30.144] (II) NVIDIA(0):     configuration option may not be set correctly.  When the
[    30.144] (II) NVIDIA(0):     ACPI event daemon is available, the NVIDIA X driver will
[    30.144] (II) NVIDIA(0):     try to use it to receive ACPI event notifications.  For
[    30.144] (II) NVIDIA(0):     details, please see the "ConnectToAcpid" and
[    30.144] (II) NVIDIA(0):     "AcpidSocketPath" X configuration options in Appendix B: X
[    30.144] (II) NVIDIA(0):     Config Options in the README.
[    30.147] (II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "nvidia-auto-select"
[    30.208] (II) Loading extension NV-GLX
[    30.270] (==) NVIDIA(0): Disabling shared memory pixmaps
[    30.270] (==) NVIDIA(0): Backing store disabled
[    30.270] (==) NVIDIA(0): Silken mouse enabled
[    30.271] (**) NVIDIA(0): DPMS enabled
[    30.271] (II) Loading extension NV-CONTROL
[    30.271] (II) Loading extension XINERAMA
[    30.271] (II) Loading sub module "dri2"
[    30.271] (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
[    30.271] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri2.so
[    30.272] (II) Module dri2: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    30.272]    compiled for 1.10.2, module version = 1.2.0
[    30.272]    ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
[    30.272] (II) NVIDIA(0): [DRI2] Setup complete
[    30.272] (==) RandR enabled
[    30.272] (II) Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
[    30.272] (II) Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
[    30.272] (II) Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
[    30.272] (II) Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
[    30.272] (II) Initializing built-in extension XTEST
[    30.272] (II) Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
[    30.272] (II) Initializing built-in extension SYNC
[    30.272] (II) Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
[    30.272] (II) Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
[    30.272] (II) Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
[    30.272] (II) Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
[    30.272] (II) Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
[    30.272] (II) Initializing built-in extension RENDER
[    30.272] (II) Initializing built-in extension RANDR
[    30.272] (II) Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
[    30.272] (II) Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
[    30.273] (II) Initializing extension GLX
[    30.487] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (/dev/input/event1)
[    30.487] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[    30.487] (II) LoadModule: "evdev"
[    30.499] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
[    30.506] (II) Module evdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    30.506]    compiled for 1.10.0, module version = 2.6.0
[    30.506]    Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
[    30.506]    ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 12.2
[    30.506] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Power Button'
[    30.506] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
[    30.506] (**) Power Button: always reports core events
[    30.506] (**) Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event1"
[    30.530] (--) Power Button: Found keys
[    30.530] (II) Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
[    30.530] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXPWRBN:00/input/input1/event1"
[    30.530] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD)
[    30.530] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[    30.530] (**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
[    30.530] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
[    30.561] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (/dev/input/event0)
[    30.561] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[    30.561] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Power Button'
[    30.561] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
[    30.561] (**) Power Button: always reports core events
[    30.561] (**) Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event0"
[    30.583] (--) Power Button: Found keys
[    30.583] (II) Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
[    30.583] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0C:00/input/input0/event0"
[    30.583] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD)
[    30.583] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[    30.583] (**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
[    30.583] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
[    30.590] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard (/dev/input/event4)
[    30.590] (**) Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[    30.590] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard'
[    30.591] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
[    30.591] (**) Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard: always reports core events
[    30.591] (**) Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard: Device: "/dev/input/event4"
[    30.623] (--) Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard: Found keys
[    30.623] (II) Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard: Configuring as keyboard
[    30.623] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.1/usb6/6-1/6-1:1.0/input/input4/event4"
[    30.623] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD)
[    30.623] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[    30.624] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard (/dev/input/event5)
[    30.624] (**) Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[    30.624] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard'
[    30.624] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
[    30.624] (**) Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard: always reports core events
[    30.624] (**) Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard: Device: "/dev/input/event5"
[    30.650] (--) Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard: Found 1 mouse buttons
[    30.650] (--) Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard: Found scroll wheel(s)
[    30.650] (--) Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard: Found relative axes
[    30.650] (--) Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard: Found absolute axes
[    30.650] (--) Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard: Found keys
[    30.650] (II) Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard: Configuring as mouse
[    30.650] (II) Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard: Configuring as keyboard
[    30.650] (II) Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard: Adding scrollwheel support
[    30.650] (**) Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
[    30.650] (**) Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
[    30.650] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.1/usb6/6-1/6-1:1.1/input/input5/event5"
[    30.650] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD)
[    30.650] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[    30.650] (**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
[    30.650] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
[    30.650] (EE) Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard: failed to initialize for relative axes.
[    30.650] (II) Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard: initialized for absolute axes.
[    30.650] (**) Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
[    30.650] (**) Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard: (accel) acceleration profile 0
[    30.650] (**) Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
[    30.650] (**) Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4
[    30.651] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Microsoft Microsoft Optical Mouse with Tilt Wheel (/dev/input/event6)
[    30.651] (**) Microsoft Microsoft Optical Mouse with Tilt Wheel: Applying InputClass "evdev pointer catchall"
[    30.651] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Microsoft Microsoft Optical Mouse with Tilt Wheel'
[    30.651] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
[    30.651] (**) Microsoft Microsoft Optical Mouse with Tilt Wheel: always reports core events
[    30.651] (**) Microsoft Microsoft Optical Mouse with Tilt Wheel: Device: "/dev/input/event6"
[    30.676] (--) Microsoft Microsoft Optical Mouse with Tilt Wheel: Found 9 mouse buttons
[    30.676] (--) Microsoft Microsoft Optical Mouse with Tilt Wheel: Found scroll wheel(s)
[    30.676] (--) Microsoft Microsoft Optical Mouse with Tilt Wheel: Found relative axes
[    30.676] (--) Microsoft Microsoft Optical Mouse with Tilt Wheel: Found x and y relative axes
[    30.676] (II) Microsoft Microsoft Optical Mouse with Tilt Wheel: Configuring as mouse
[    30.676] (II) Microsoft Microsoft Optical Mouse with Tilt Wheel: Adding scrollwheel support
[    30.676] (**) Microsoft Microsoft Optical Mouse with Tilt Wheel: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
[    30.676] (**) Microsoft Microsoft Optical Mouse with Tilt Wheel: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
[    30.676] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.2/usb7/7-2/7-2:1.0/input/input6/event6"
[    30.676] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Microsoft Microsoft Optical Mouse with Tilt Wheel" (type: MOUSE)
[    30.676] (II) Microsoft Microsoft Optical Mouse with Tilt Wheel: initialized for relative axes.
[    30.676] (**) Microsoft Microsoft Optical Mouse with Tilt Wheel: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
[    30.677] (**) Microsoft Microsoft Optical Mouse with Tilt Wheel: (accel) acceleration profile 0
[    30.677] (**) Microsoft Microsoft Optical Mouse with Tilt Wheel: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
[    30.677] (**) Microsoft Microsoft Optical Mouse with Tilt Wheel: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4
[    30.677] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Microsoft Microsoft Optical Mouse with Tilt Wheel (/dev/input/mouse0)
[    30.677] (II) No input driver/identifier specified (ignoring)
[    30.677] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Digital PCBeep (/dev/input/event3)
[    30.677] (II) No input driver/identifier specified (ignoring)
[    30.680] (II) config/udev: Adding input device PC Speaker (/dev/input/event2)
[    30.680] (II) No input driver/identifier specified (ignoring)

The more I investigate, the more I feel like this could be a hardware problem. I checked the CPU temp first, but it only reaches ~32 degrees celsius when the system hangs, so I doubt that's the cause. I've checked the cables (power and otherwise) between everything in my box, and it's all solid. I've also taken the sides off, thinking it my be an air flow issue, but that didn't solve it either.

On the software side of things, I've got nvidia, nvidia-utils, and lib32-nvidia-utils installed and they aren't popping any errors that I can see. When I run glxinfor or glxgears, nothing happens, the terminal just prompts me for input (which is actually an improvement, in Slackware, they hung the machine).

Again, any help on this issue is greatly appreciated, I'm at my wit's end about it.

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#2 2011-07-05 13:22:39

99Percent
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Registered: 2011-06-11
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Re: NVIDIA Issues; hitting the video card hangs the machine

Try using the video card in another computer to totally rule out a hardware problem in the current machine.

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#3 2011-07-05 19:00:30

TryA
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Re: NVIDIA Issues; hitting the video card hangs the machine

This kind of message typically means something took the GPU control from nvidia kernel module (probably nouveau in this case).

Please post the output of lsmod.

-- Nothing. Xorg doesn't try to load nouveau, the problem doesn't come from there...

Last edited by TryA (2011-07-05 19:46:20)

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#4 2011-07-05 23:45:26

williewillus
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Registered: 2011-03-27
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Re: NVIDIA Issues; hitting the video card hangs the machine

Looks like you're using Xorg 1.10 along with the proprietary drivers...If I'm not mistaken, the two conflict with each other, so you should downgrade to a lower Xorg or switch to Open-Source driver (nouveau)

Last edited by williewillus (2011-07-05 23:45:48)

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#5 2011-07-08 03:57:44

smudge
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Re: NVIDIA Issues; hitting the video card hangs the machine

I had a similar problem that turned out to be the graphics card working itself loose. So, if you haven't already, try taking it out, cleaning the contacts and plugging it back in. Worth a try and worked for me smile

Also, Xorg 1.10.2 & the nvidia proprietary driver don't seem to be in conflict for me so I think williewillus is mistaken.

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