openSuSE 12.3 - crash when enabling twinview

Graphics / Linux Linux
1

Hi,

Xorg is crashing when enabling twin-view…
I am posting here since they won’t want to hear anything since I am using a tainted module.

Thanks for your help!
fred

[ 1038.395] (EE)
[ 1038.395] (EE) Backtrace:
[ 1038.395] (EE) 0: /usr/bin/Xorg (xorg_backtrace+0x36) [0x58f906]
[ 1038.395] (EE) 1: /usr/bin/Xorg (0x400000+0x193769) [0x593769]
[ 1038.395] (EE) 2: /lib64/libpthread.so.0 (0x7fd749fc4000+0xf1f0) [0x7fd749fd31f0]
[ 1038.395] (EE) 3: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so (0x7fd7447ac000+0x792ce) [0x7fd7448252ce]
[ 1038.395] (EE) 4: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so (0x7fd7447ac000+0xa9756) [0x7fd744855756]
[ 1038.395] (EE) 5: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so (0x7fd7447ac000+0x753aa) [0x7fd7448213aa]
[ 1038.395] (EE) 6: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so (0x7fd7447ac000+0xa7b89) [0x7fd744853b89]
[ 1038.395] (EE) 7: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so (0x7fd7447ac000+0xc93b8) [0x7fd7448753b8]
[ 1038.395] (EE) 8: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so (0x7fd7447ac000+0x52087c) [0x7fd744ccc87c]
[ 1038.395] (EE) 9: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so (0x7fd7447ac000+0x51224b) [0x7fd744cbe24b]
[ 1038.395] (EE) 10: /usr/bin/Xorg (0x400000+0xc08c4) [0x4c08c4]
[ 1038.395] (EE) 11: /usr/bin/Xorg (0x400000+0x848d2) [0x4848d2]
[ 1038.395] (EE) 12: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so (0x7fd7447ac000+0x51f99f) [0x7fd744ccb99f]
[ 1038.395] (EE) 13: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so (0x7fd7447ac000+0x5201a9) [0x7fd744ccc1a9]
[ 1038.395] (EE) 14: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so (0x7fd7447ac000+0xc951f) [0x7fd74487551f]
[ 1038.395] (EE) 15: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so (0x7fd7447ac000+0x605fb) [0x7fd74480c5fb]
[ 1038.395] (EE) 16: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so (0x7fd7447ac000+0x510793) [0x7fd744cbc793]
[ 1038.395] (EE) 17: /usr/bin/Xorg (0x400000+0x3d541) [0x43d541]
[ 1038.395] (EE) 18: /usr/bin/Xorg (0x400000+0x2c06a) [0x42c06a]
[ 1038.395] (EE) 19: /lib64/libc.so.6 (__libc_start_main+0xf5) [0x7fd748e4ea15]
[ 1038.395] (EE) 20: /usr/bin/Xorg (0x400000+0x2c3ad) [0x42c3ad]
[ 1038.396] (EE)
[ 1038.396] (EE) Segmentation fault at address 0x88022f1fe0
[ 1038.396]
Fatal server error:
[ 1038.396] Caught signal 11 (Segmentation fault). Server aborting
[ 1038.396]
[ 1038.396] (EE)

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i am also running openSUSE 12.3 (and 12.2 before) with latest nvidia driver and twinview, but without problems.
at least without well known, old problems. ;-)

I downloaded the driver myself from https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/533434/linux/current-graphics-driver-releases/ and installed it using the nvidia installer.

i configured twinview with these lines in the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/15-nvidia.conf:

Option       "TwinView" "1"
  Option       "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" "DFP-0, DFP-1"
  Option       "metamodes" "DFP-0: 1680x1050 +0+0, DFP-1:nvidia-auto-select+1680+0"
  Option       "TwinViewOrientation" "DFP-0 LeftOf DFP-1"

the only thing i noticed after latest X update is this warning in /var/log/Xorg.0.log:

(WW) NVIDIA: This server has an unsupported input driver ABI version (have 19.1, need < 19.0).  The driver will continue to load, but may behave strangely.

but it works.

3

Hi,

Thanks for your reply.

Could you please let me know your nvidia driver version? Stable or beta?

I do differently. I don’t have a separate nvidia.conf file, and I use the nvidia-settings application whenever I use my docking station to configure my screens. Otherwise, whenever I undock, it is a mess.

Thanks.
fred

4

i use 313.26
this ist the newest available.

strange.
i also use a dockingstation at work and no dockingstation at home.
i don’t have anything to do about that.
i configured twinview, but it will not be uesd, when (at home) the second screen is not found.
works perfectly at home and at work.

5

hmm ok. What graphic card do you have (lspci).
I have a NVS 4200M. When I go the latest stable version of the driver for this mobile card, I have version 310.40.

Maybe country release? I don’t even see your version in the beta drivers list :/

6

i have a quadro fx 1600m

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation G84 [Quadro FX 1600M] (rev a1)

here is the link to the drivers page:
https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/533434/linux/current-graphics-driver-releases/
and here to the latest release 313.26:
https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/533558

7

I just tried 313.26, works much better :)

Thanks.
fred