On Sunday 24 November 2002 06:13 pm, you wrote: > Eureka! Take out the Record module as it could be straining X's > memory buffers, tempting a crash. DONE > Also, unless you really need a frame buffer, I suggest leaving it out. ALSO DONE > > Section "Screen" > > Identifier "Screen0" > > Device "nVidia Corporation|NV25 [GeForce4 Ti4200" > > Monitor "CustomConfiguration" > > Option "NvAgp" "1" > > I realize you were told to /not/ insmod agpgart.o, nor include it in > /etc/modules.conf, but this is only because when you use /Option > "NvAgp" "3"/ X loads the system's agpgart.o /then/ tests to see if it > will > work. If not, nVidia uses it's own internal agp support. The only > difference is that you get a performance boost if the system uses it's > own > agpgart.o since it's less strain and traffic on the video card if the OS > handles refereeing the AGP port. This is especially true on SMP > systems as most nVidia cards are single GPU themselves and you'll get > a better match with the SMP nVidia driver kernel and an SMP system. > Lastly, the README for the nVidia kernel driver requires that the > OS kernel should be set up to provide agpgart support /as a module > only through agpgart.o/ and should /never/ be complied into the OS > kernel itself. NvAgp options 2 or 3 result in Xsession lockups when I run glxgears. Options 0 or 1 exhibit no such hangs. > Make sure you also include the /Option "Accel" "1"/ underneath /Option > "NvAgp" "3"/ to insure XAA is running unless your CAD software says > to turn off this option. DONE AS WELL > Lastly... > > <Snip...> > > > Section "DRI" > > Mode 0666 > > EndSection > > This section shouldn't even be here as nVidia's README instructs you > remove the DRI module listing from the Module section. DRI doesn't yet > support nVidia cards. In fact, it could be the major source of crashes > as > rendering is already supported in the nVidia kernel driver and it's > fighting > with X's internal DRI which isn't loaded. THIS HAS BEEN DONE AS WELL > I hope this helps. This has all helped at least in that I've learned a lot. Perhaps agpgart is a problem due to the fact that the system was installed with a pci vidio card and agpgart is not configured correctly? One more question if you don't mind: After taking your advice to this point, I seem to have a fairly stable X configuration. My last problem is that fast zooming with my scroll wheel in my Pro_Engineer application sometimes crashes it. No more X session crashes, butloosing data can be a bit aggrevating. Are there options that can be set for my logitech Marbleman+ trackball? It is configured as protocol "IMPS/2" > "Stride the storm or it will dance you." > - Michael D. Beams -- Regards, Ernie 100% Microsoft and Intel free _______________________________________________ Newbie@XFree86.Org *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
