[pkg-nvidia-devel] Bug#566874: Multiple video cards + Xinerama + vga_arbitor makes X unusable with kernel 2.6.32

[Emilio J. Padron]

Hi Andreas,

On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 11:26:54AM +0200, Andreas Beckmann wrote:
> 
> OK, I put together some experimental packages containing a lot of
> changes and fixes over the 195.36.24-1 release, including the patch
> mentioned before. You can find the packages here:
> 
> http://stxxl.ae.cs.uni-frankfurt.de/tmp/ea1deb9d-456a-4b51-9a0f-49a13354a009/
> 
> Please try the nvidia-kernel-source or nvidia-kernel-dkms package found
> there and see if rebuilding the module from this source solves your
> problem. You don't need to update any of the other packages.
> 

Ok, I've tried the nvidia-kernel-dkms and it is working now:

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emilioj at burgas:~$ /usr/share/bug/nvidia-glx 3>&1
uname -a:
Linux burgas 2.6.32-5-amd64 #1 SMP Mon May 17 17:51:57 UTC 2010 x86_64
GNU/Linux

/proc/version:
Linux version 2.6.32-5-amd64 (Debian 2.6.32-13) (maks at debian.org) (gcc
version 4.3.4 (Debian 4.3.4-10) ) #1 SMP Mon May 17 17:51:57 UTC 2010

/proc/driver/nvidia/version: 
NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module  195.36.24  Thu Apr 22
19:10:14 PDT 2010
GCC version:  gcc version 4.3.4 (Debian 4.3.4-10) 

lspci 'VGA compatible controller [0300]':
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation G92
[GeForce 9800 GT] [10de:0614] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
	Subsystem: nVidia Corporation Device [10de:0630]
	Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop-
ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
	Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort-
<TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
	Latency: 0
	Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16
	Region 0: Memory at ec000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
[size=16M]
	Region 1: Memory at b0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
	Region 3: Memory at ea000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable)
[size=32M]
	Region 5: I/O ports at ef00 [size=128]
	[virtual] Expansion ROM at ed000000 [disabled] [size=128K]
	Capabilities: <access denied>
	Kernel driver in use: nvidia

02:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation G92
[GeForce 9800 GT] [10de:0614] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
	Subsystem: nVidia Corporation Device [10de:0630]
	Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop-
ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
	Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort-
<TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
	Latency: 0
	Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16
	Region 0: Memory at e8000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
[size=16M]
	Region 1: Memory at c0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
	Region 3: Memory at e6000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable)
[size=32M]
	Region 5: I/O ports at cf00 [size=128]
	[virtual] Expansion ROM at e9000000 [disabled] [size=128K]
	Capabilities: <access denied>
	Kernel driver in use: nvidia

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Thank you very much for your work to solve the problem so quickly :-)
Well done!

Best regard,
Emilio