Quad Monitor nVidia on Etch -- UNSTABLE
Andy Ritger
aritger at nvidia.com
Thu Jun 1 11:04:18 PDT 2006
Hi James,
Your question is probably better asked either on the nvnews.net
forums, or sent to the linux-bugs NVIDIA email address.
One very useful piece of information would be an
nvidia-bug-report.log, generated by running `nvidia-bug-report.sh`;
this will also capture any error messages printed to your kernel logs
(e.g., any cache aliasing errors, etc).
I'd recommend posting your question on the nvnews.net Linux forums,
and include an nvidia-bug-report.log.
Also, nvidia-xconfig should probably do a better job in handling
this, but note that separate X screens and TwinView are mutually
exclusive. It would probably be best to configure it like this:
nvidia-xconfig --enable-all-gpus --no-separate-x-screens --twinview
^^
This will configure one X screen on each GPU, with TwinView enabled
on each X screen.
I hope that helps,
- Andy Ritger
On Thu, 1 Jun 2006, 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.
>
> 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 (buildmeister at builder3) 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 (buildmeister at builder3) 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-----------
>
> _______________________________________________
> xorg mailing list
> xorg at lists.freedesktop.org
> http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg
>
More information about the xorg
mailing list