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* [gentoo-user] New 1.0-9629 nvidia driver / ppracer
@ 2006-11-10 13:01 Mike Markowski
  2006-11-10 14:12 ` Neil Bothwick
  2006-11-10 14:53 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Mike Markowski @ 2006-11-10 13:01 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-user

Anyone else have ppracer stop working after installing the latest (9629) 
Nvidia driver?  I haven't been able to find errors logged anywhere yet. 
  X server just blinks 3 times followed by the Nvidia splash screen and 
then the xdm login widget.

I'm using unstable x86 and xscreensaver opengl savers I've tried work 
fine.  Installing the old (8776) Nvidia driver gets the game working 
again - I haven't yet tried other games, by the way.  Off to trace it 
further but thought I'd mention it in case anyone is going through the same.

Mike
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* Re: [gentoo-user] New 1.0-9629 nvidia driver / ppracer
  2006-11-10 13:01 [gentoo-user] New 1.0-9629 nvidia driver / ppracer Mike Markowski
@ 2006-11-10 14:12 ` Neil Bothwick
  2006-11-10 14:53 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Neil Bothwick @ 2006-11-10 14:12 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-user

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On Fri, 10 Nov 2006 08:01:51 -0500, Mike Markowski wrote:

> Anyone else have ppracer stop working after installing the latest
> (9629) Nvidia driver? 

The latest (masked) nvidia driver in portage is 0.9742, try with that.


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* Re: [gentoo-user] New 1.0-9629 nvidia driver / ppracer
  2006-11-10 13:01 [gentoo-user] New 1.0-9629 nvidia driver / ppracer Mike Markowski
  2006-11-10 14:12 ` Neil Bothwick
@ 2006-11-10 14:53 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
  2006-11-10 20:36   ` Mike Markowski
  1 sibling, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Michael Schreckenbauer @ 2006-11-10 14:53 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-user

Am Freitag, 10. November 2006 14:01 schrieb Mike Markowski:
> Anyone else have ppracer stop working after installing the latest (9629)
> Nvidia driver?  I haven't been able to find errors logged anywhere yet.
>   X server just blinks 3 times followed by the Nvidia splash screen and
> then the xdm login widget.
> I'm using unstable x86 and xscreensaver opengl savers I've tried work
> fine.  Installing the old (8776) Nvidia driver gets the game working
> again - I haven't yet tried other games, by the way.  Off to trace it
> further but thought I'd mention it in case anyone is going through the
> same.

9629 segfaults, when screen resolution is changed by XFree86-VidModeExtension. 
Most games use this method. After the segfault your dm respawns, so you get 
back to your login-screen. Try changing the resolution with xrandr before you 
start the game. This should fix your issues. You could also use 9742 
(masked), which fixed this for me, but these are beta.

> Mike

Hth,
Michael
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* Re: [gentoo-user] New 1.0-9629 nvidia driver / ppracer
  2006-11-10 14:53 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
@ 2006-11-10 20:36   ` Mike Markowski
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Mike Markowski @ 2006-11-10 20:36 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-user

Michael Schreckenbauer wrote:
> Am Freitag, 10. November 2006 14:01 schrieb Mike Markowski:
>> Anyone else have ppracer stop working after installing the latest (9629)
>> Nvidia driver?
> 
> 9629 segfaults, when screen resolution is changed by XFree86-VidModeExtension. 
> Most games use this method. After the segfault your dm respawns, so you get 
> back to your login-screen. Try changing the resolution with xrandr before you 
> start the game. This should fix your issues. You could also use 9742 
> (masked), which fixed this for me, but these are beta.
> 
>> Mike
> 
> Hth,
> Michael

Great!  Thanks very much for the help, Michael & Neil.

Mike
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