Fedora 7 freezes two or three times per day

Dawning Sky the.dawning.sky at gmail.com
Mon Sep 10 17:15:53 UTC 2007


Just want to check with the list that what's the current situation on this
freezing problem with the nvidia driver.  Any solution yet?

Since I switch to the nv driver, I haven't had a single freeze.

DS

On 7/25/07, Robin Laing <Robin.Laing at drdc-rddc.gc.ca> wrote:
>
> Dawning Sky wrote:
> >>
> >>  From what I have gathered from different forums and bug lists is that
> >> this is not directly a driver issue but an issue between the driver and
> >> kernel.  It seems to occur with different video drivers.
> >>
> >> On one forum, it was reported by someone that they compiled their own
> >> kernel without CFS support and all their freezups were gone.
> >>
> >
> > Is this CFS Completely Fair Scheduler?  I thought it would go into the
> > kernel at 2.6.23?  I hate to compile the kernel.  Haven't done that
> > for many years.  Maybe I'll just stick with the nv driver, if my
> > machine stops freezing.
> >
> > DS
>
> Yes,
>
> I understood that it was in the present kernel but I am repeating what
> was mentioned on the nvidia support forum.  But other things I am
> reading is that you are correct.  If it isn't the CFS, then the posters
> comment on the nvidia forum was in error.  What I do see is that some of
> the CFS code is supposed to be in the kernel though, part of CFQ (?)  I
> don't understand enough of the coding to fully understand.
>
> But on the Linux Kernel Mailing List, there is a thread on video issues
> with the CFS.
>
> I know that on my machine at home, even the gnome splash screen will
> freeze the system.  ssh into it and I see that Xorg is in the 95% range.
>
> I went to an earlier version of the nvidia driver (I need 3D) and I will
> have loss of mouse or keyboard from time to time.  If I use mplayer and
> change the speed using the "}" key, I lose all input.  Strange screen
> flashes but I don't end up with a total machine freeze.  In gqview, if I
> quickly go through images using the space bar, the display will flash
> like it loses scanning.
>
>
> This is using the Freshrpms and dkms tools.  I have to find some time to
> play with the latest kernel and drivers to see what happens.  I am
> hoping for an evening of rain to give me a reason to stay in the house
> and not do yard work or go in the pool.  :)
>
> I have read about this same issue with different video cards so it isn't
> just nvidia video cards.  There is a bug report on bugzilla about a
> different card.
>
> I am also reading about this happening on different versions of Linux.
> --
> Due to the move to Exchange Server,
>     anything that is a priority, please phone.
> Robin Laing
>
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