Re: [Linux-fbdev-users] Problem with rivafb + NVdriver

[<R....@ir...>]

Dear Wolfram,

Thanks for the information. That explains the problem.
The advantage of using rivafb over vesafb is that it is
a lot faster, but I guess I have no choice. Hope eventually
Nvidia will either release their source, or ensure that their
drivers work with rivafb,

Regards,
Roger 
ro...@ma...

On Tue, Nov 13, 2001 at 06:06:03AM -0500, R....@ir... wrote:
> 
> I  wonder if you  can help with a problem  concerning  rivafb which is
> compiled  into the linux kernel (2.4.12).  On  my system (P3, 733 MHz,
> GA660+  graphics card with  RIVA  TNT2 chipset)  this  Riva fb  driver
> appears to be  incompatible with the   RIVA TNT2 (kernel/GLX)  drivers
> (v.1.0-1541) supplied by NVIDIA. What happens is that I get a complete
> system freeze on attempting to leave X, or to reboot/close down. This
> does not occur when rivafb is used in conjunction with the "nv" driver
> that is part  of XFree86 (v.4.1.0); nor does  it occur if I use vesafb
> with  the  NVIDIA kernel/GLX   "NVdriver";   but only when  rivafb  is
> combined with NVdriver. Because  of the freeze this combination (which
> is obviously desireable) is not really viable at the moment...
> 
> I will be very grateful if anyone can assist,

The rivafb and the NVdriver are simply not compatible, as they try
to access the same piece of hardware independently. Contact
Andy Ritger <AR...@nv...> for more information (he
recommends to use the "standard" vesafb instead).
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