From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1GaUgg-0002q3-GJ for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Thu, 19 Oct 2006 09:59:43 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.8/8.13.6) with SMTP id k9J9vlEu027660; Thu, 19 Oct 2006 09:57:47 GMT Received: from flockmock.gotdns.org (85-124-48-102.dynamic.xdsl-line.inode.at [85.124.48.102]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.8/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k9J9vkkM013095 for ; Thu, 19 Oct 2006 09:57:47 GMT Received: from [127.0.0.1] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by flockmock.gotdns.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9D5BD518228 for ; Thu, 19 Oct 2006 11:37:06 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <45374742.4010604@gmx.at> Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 11:37:06 +0200 From: "Florian D." User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.7 (X11/20061018) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-amd64@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-amd64@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 To: gentoo-amd64@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Re: how to track down strange bug References: <4536AB1E.80004@gmx.at> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: 14be95e9-feac-48a0-ab89-f4fa960c48ed X-Archives-Hash: b09d53e6670197408052dec7a4478606 Duncan wrote: > So make sure you have the right one running, and aren't loading a bunch of > others, and that DMA is active (merge hdparm and read the manpage). that is already the case. > > The problem in this case would be slow non-DMA I/O interfering with video > DMA as well. > > The problem could also be a non-optimally configured xorg or extensions, > or selecting a type of video transfer that your particular video hardware > and xorg driver don't support. hmm.. NVIDIA card with nv driver, but I'll have a look. > > Finally, flaky memory, overclocking and/or overheating, or an unstable > power supply chain (from the wall outlet thru the UPS if you have one, > thru the PSU) can do it. Of course, these are likely to show up in other > areas as well, such as when merging on Gentoo. my hardware should be ok. thank you for your commentary, but I think it is a kernel issue. perhaps I can find one, which does not show the issue and then start a bisect or something, or is there any other method to track this down? > > I've had all those problems at one time or another. would be boring without it, no? ;) -- gentoo-amd64@gentoo.org mailing list