[mythtv-users] nForce2 Chipset

[Myster Man]

On Tue, 2003-10-28 at 12:36, DanM wrote:
> Myster Man wrote:
> 
> >  On Tue, 2003-10-28 at 11:54, DanM wrote:
> >
> > > I can get the kernel stuff applied and compiled, the nforce stuff
> > > applied, and even the nvidia unified x windows driver. However,
> > > when I try to use the nvidia x driver, the machine locks up.
> >
> >  so you're saying the driver builds fine, but when you try to start X
> >  it locks up?
> Yup
> >
> >  Make sure you have the dri and glcore(I think that's it) removed from
> >  the X config file, also make sure you change the driver from nv or
> Done that.
> >  vesa to nvidia. What gart are you trying to use? Are you trying to
> Check.  I was using default, then I tried using the nvagp, and I got 
> much further along.  But then I started getting the bogus message about 
> not enough bandwidth for the different screens.  Was going to try to 
> disable the bandwidth checking but figured I would ask here before I 
> pull my hair out more.

one more thing I don't think it really should be neccesary, but I have
the nvidia settings for connectedmonitor set to tv. That may not be the
exact setting, look through the nvidia help file. one of the appendixes
has all the tvout settings in it. 

Also something I did change that would make a differance is that I
changed the horz and vert refresh rates. I set them to what the nvidia
file suggests. like 30-50 and 60  

> >  use the Agpgart or NVagp ? I've had better luck with the NVagp, but
> >  they both worked.
> >
> >  I guess the other thing to do would be to look in the
> >  /var/log/messages and look at what happened at the time of lockup so
> >  you can maybe figure out exactly what part is not working.
> I can never remember to do that.  Thanks for reminding me.
> >
> >  One last thing. I haven't had any problems with it, but some people
> >  on the list have said that they had to diable APIC in the bios.
> What would disabling APIC in the bios do?  Heck, what does the APIC control?

well the part that seems to be giving people problems it the APIC-IO and
I'm not deep enough to explain exactly what all that does, but from what
I can tell the asus boards are bad about locking up if APIC is enabled.
I have had no problems with my chaintek board. I haven't heard of anyone
else using the AOpen, so I don't know about that.
> 
> -dan
> 
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