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Hi guys, I have a problem with Slackware 11.0 and using the composite extension, I have the latest nvidia drivers and the stock xorg that ships with slackware, my problem is after awhile of using the composite extension either the driver, kde or xorg will hardlock the computer up any ideas what is doing this and if there are any patches out there to fix the problem?
my hardware as follows:
BFG GeForce 7800GTX
DFI LanParty NF4 SLI-DR
2GiB of DDR PC 4000 RAM
# File generated by xorgconfig.
#
# Copyright 2004 The X.Org Foundation
#
# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
# copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
# to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
# the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
# and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
# Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
#
# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
# all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
#
# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
# The X.Org Foundation BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
# WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF
# OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
# SOFTWARE.
#
# Except as contained in this notice, the name of The X.Org Foundation shall
# not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or other
# dealings in this Software without prior written authorization from
# The X.Org Foundation.
#
# **********************************************************************
# Refer to the xorg.conf(5x) man page for details about the format of
# this file.
# **********************************************************************
# **********************************************************************
# Module section -- this section is used to specify
# which dynamically loadable modules to load.
# **********************************************************************
#
Section "Module"
Load "dbe"
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
Load "extmod"
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Files section. This allows default font and rgb paths to be set
# **********************************************************************
Section "Files"
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic/"
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Server flags section.
# **********************************************************************
Section "ServerFlags"
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Server extensions section.
# **********************************************************************
Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Input devices
# **********************************************************************
# **********************************************************************
# Core keyboard's InputDevice section
# **********************************************************************
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "M$ Digi Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Core Pointer's InputDevice section
# **********************************************************************
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Logitech MX1000"
Driver "evdev"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/event2"
Option "Name" "Logitech USB Receiver"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Logitech Trackball"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mouse1"
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Monitor section
# **********************************************************************
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Samsung SyncMaster 710T"
HorizSync 31.5 - 79.0
VertRefresh 50 - 90
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Graphics device section
# **********************************************************************
Section "Device"
Identifier "nVidia GeForce 7800 GTX"
Driver "nvidia"
VideoRam 262144
BusID "PCI:5:0:0"
Option "NoLogo" "True"
Option "NvAGP" "0"
Option "RenderAccel" "True"
Option "ExactModeTimingsDVI" "True"
Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "True"
Option "RandRRotation" "1"
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "1"
Option "DisableGLXRootClipping" "True"
Option "TripleBuffer" "1"
Option "UseEDID" "1"
Option "UseEdidFreqs" "1"
Option "Coolbits" "1"
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Screen sections
# **********************************************************************
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen 1"
Device "nVidia GeForce 7800 GTX"
Monitor "Samsung SyncMaster 710T"
DefaultDepth 24
Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# ServerLayout sections.
# **********************************************************************
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Screen 1"
InputDevice "Logitech MX1000" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Logitech Trackball" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "M$ Digi Keyboard" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
Hi. You are using beta settings and the coolbits option enabled; so you are in beta version, manipulating clock settings and having hardlocks, that doesn't sound completely like an "odd problem" to me.
If I was you, I'd start by backing up the config file and commenting lines in the Device Section, even the videoram, and uncommenting them as needed; e.g.,
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