Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:30:06 +0100 From: Kemian Dang <fbsd.kdang@googlemail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: OpenGL things crash X in FB7-Stable, nVidia Card Message-ID: <48DFE94E.9010703@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20080928132954.GD2945@torus.slightlystrange.org> References: <48DD0692.4070006@gmail.com> <20080926184429.GA77364@torus.slightlystrange.org> <48DD5EAD.3030101@gmail.com> <20080928132954.GD2945@torus.slightlystrange.org>
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Daniel Bye wrote: > On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 11:14:05PM +0100, Kemian Dang wrote: >> Daniel Bye wrote: >>> On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 04:58:10PM +0100, Kemian Dang wrote: >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> I have a FreeBSD 7 Stable box with a nVidia 6150 Go Graphic Card. >>>> Everything was OK sometime before, but after a series updated on ports, >>>> ( I am not sure about the time, I have not use OpenGL stuff for long >>>> time) running a program with OpenGL will cause the X crashed. >>> [ -- snip -- ] >>> >>>> The last crash is when I choose a OpenGL screensaver. >>>> >>>> The ports is updated nearly daily, and I think this may happen after >>>> sometime after I updated the latest nVidia-driver. >>>> >>>> Any ideas about this problem? >>> Try reinstalling the nVidia driver port. It installs its own GL libs, >>> which may have been replaced by another port, depending on the order in >>> which your ports were updated. Reinstalling should ensure you have the >>> correct libs in the correct place... >>> >>> Dan >>> >> Thanks for reply Daniel. >> >> I have re-installed the nvidia-driver and tested OpenGL - Crash again. >> So it seems not the case... > > Rats! Sorry that didn't help. > > One other thing occurs to me - you mentioned you updated some ports. Have > you also updated your system source tree without doing a full buildworld > cycle? If so, chances are that your nVidia driver is built against a > different version of the kernel source than the running kernel. Although > any differences will be minimal, there is a chance that something changed > enough to upset the driver. > > Failing that, all I can suggest is that you keep an eye on your console > and see if the driver emits any messages just before it chokes. > > Good luck! > > Dan > I csuped and re-built the world before sending the question. And there is nothing in the console... Thanks, Kemian
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