Loki Davison wrote: > On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 4:46 PM, david <gnome@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> hollunder@xxxxxx wrote: >>> On Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:13:04 -0800 >>> Kevin Cosgrove <kevinc@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> >>>> On 19 November 2008 at 16:11, "Loki Davison" <loki.davison@xxxxxxxxx> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> mmm... so a mobo problem... that would be annoying. Does that >>>>> actually happen? >>>> I had to have an ABIT board serviced. I never did put it back into >>>> my machine. But yes, it quit powering up. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Kevin >>> It could be possible I guess... >>> >>> My personal situation: >>> The mobo is a couple of years old, I have lockups whenever it comes to >>> apps that need a lot of video-power, like games and even some movies. >>> I tried a couple of video cards (all nvidia tough) without seeing >>> any real changes. >>> The problem occurred in windows as well (I had it installed to play >>> some games) and it didn't matter if I used the nv or binary drivers, >>> after a couple of minutes the machine just locks up. >>> The only explanation I have is that it's some kind of mobo-problem, but >>> now that I just use nv and don't play games anymore it happens rarely >>> when watching movies or something. >>> >>> I heard that logs don't help much in cases like this and that consoles >>> connected via serial cables would be more helpful, but I haven't tried >>> that. >> A bit of speculation here. Perhaps the slot the video card is in is just >> slightly low on providing power to the video card. Ordinary use of the >> card works. Heavy duty use (like gaming) makes the card draw more power >> than the slot can actually provide, producing a crash? >> >> I guess, to check this, try a different slot for the video card (if you >> can). >> >> -- >> David >> gnome@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> authenticity, honesty, community > > Are the voltages provided by lm_sensors useful for diagnosing this? i.e vid v? Sorry, I have no idea. I've always just tried a different slot for the video. -- David gnome@xxxxxxxxxxxxx authenticity, honesty, community _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
