[OpenIndiana-discuss] Nvidia Driver update

[russell]

Hi Ken,

Alas I do not but I have sent an email to see if I can borrow a card.



On 12/17/10 08:57 PM, ken mays wrote:
> Russell,
>
> Any access to a GeForce GTX 260/280 Graphics Card to test your setup?
>
> Ken
>
>
> --- On Fri, 12/17/10, russell<stream at willows7.myzen.co.uk>  wrote:
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>> From: russell<stream at willows7.myzen.co.uk>
>> Subject: Re: Nvidia Driver update
>> To: "ken mays"<maybird1776 at yahoo.com>
>> Date: Friday, December 17, 2010, 3:23 PM
>>
>> Hi Ken,
>>
>> Thanks for the news
>>
>>
>> On 12/17/10 01:50 PM, ken mays wrote:
>>> Hi Russell,
>>>
>>> Tracking: defect.opensolaris.org ->   15751
>>>
>>> The bug exists in the gfx 'private' VM code at the
>> kernel level - so the current Nvidia driver update (i.e.
>> 260.19.29) won't resolve this issue for specific Nvidia
>> graphic card screen blanking or erractic bus error issues
>>> using ONNV_134 through ONNV_155 (i.e. not fixed yet in
>> kernel builds from Oracle nor recent Illumos team's
>> modifications).
>>> This is also mentioned in the Nvidia forums on
>> 11-21-2010:
>>> Ref: http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=0c68b32f827e126370f72b94897f7449&t=157223
>>>
>>> zander (Nvidia) -  "we recently debugged a
>> problem consistent with what you describe. This problem is
>> the result of a regression in Solaris Express, introduced
>> earlier this year. Oracle is currently looking into how to
>> best solve this problem... The severity of the symptoms
>> caused by the regression I referred to above range from
>> start-up failures to intermittent stress test failures, and
>> vary depending on the system configuration."
>>> Very specific to certain Nvidia GFX chipsets. You can
>> workaround the issue
>>> by either using a Nvidia GFX chipset/card known to
>> work from Nvidia on OSOL_134 through Sol 11 Express or
>> testing your system configuration with the OSOL 2009.06
>> distribution and Nvidia driver 260.19.29 - especially if
>> you're a notebook/laptop user.
>>> ~ Ken Mays
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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