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Old 02-15-2005, 04:27 PM   #1
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nvidia drivers

I recently installed the new nvidia drivers. They seem to work fine themselves but as a side effect of installing them, I have a bunch of problems. 1. Anything I run in wine now uses 100% cpu. Before it would be down around 10-30%. 2. A lot of things fail to load on startup, but only sometimes. Most of the time smb4k fails to load then again it does sometimes. 3. I cannot start some apps. Like Amarok, something about it can't communicate with something. 4. When I shutdown or reboot I get a black screen w/ random white symbols filling the screen and going across it.

What is wrong with my system?
 
Old 02-15-2005, 06:12 PM   #2
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you need to take a look at your logs. There should be an install log in /var/log that tells how the nvidia install went. Are there any error messages there? The last time I upgraded my nVidia drivers, there was an issue with one of the libs, which I solved with a symlink, thereby solving all problems.

Also, in your XF86Config file (or XF86Config-4 or xorg.conf ) there will be a section where you load the driver and set options.

What does that section say?
 
Old 02-15-2005, 06:25 PM   #3
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I edited the xorg config file so that it would use the nvidia drivers rather than the nv driver. And my log file looks like this:
Code:
nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Mon Feb 14 16:12:52 2005

option status:
  license pre-accepted    : false
  update                  : false
  force update            : false
  expert                  : false
  uninstall               : false
  driver info             : false
  no precompiled interface: false
  no ncurses color        : false
  query latest driver ver : false
  OpenGL header files     : false
  no questions            : false
  silent                  : false
  no backup               : false
  kernel module only      : false
  sanity                  : false
  add this kernel         : false
  no runlevel check       : false
  no network              : false
  no ABI note             : false
  no RPMs                 : false
  force tls               : (not specified)
  force compat32 tls      : (not specified)
  X install prefix        : /usr/X11R6
  OpenGL install prefix   : /usr
  compat32 install prefix : (not specified)
  installer install prefix: /usr
  utility install prefix  : /usr
  kernel name             : (not specified)
  kernel include path     : (not specified)
  kernel source path      : (not specified)
  kernel output path      : (not specified)
  kernel install path     : (not specified)
  proc mount point        : /proc
  ui                      : (not specified)
  tmpdir                  : /root/tmp
  ftp mirror              : ftp://download.nvidia.com
  RPM file list           : (not specified)

Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface
-> License accepted.
-> No precompiled kernel interface was found to match your kernel; would you li
   ke the installer to attempt to download a kernel interface for your kernel f
   rom the NVIDIA ftp site (ftp://download.nvidia.com)? (Answer: No)
-> No precompiled kernel interface was found to match your kernel; this means
   that the installer will need to compile a new kernel interface.
-> Kernel source path: '/lib/modules/2.6.8.1-12mdk/source'
-> Performing CC test with CC="cc".
-> Performing rivafb check.
-> Performing rivafb module check.
WARNING: Your kernel was configured to include rivafb support as
         a loadable kernel module.
         
         The rivafb driver conflicts with the NVIDIA driver; the
         NVIDIA kernel module will still be built and installed,
         but be aware that the NVIDIA driver will not be able to
         function properly if the rivafb module is loaded!
-> Cleaning kernel module build directory.
   executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make clean'...
   rm -f -f nv.o nv-vm.o os-agp.o os-interface.o os-registry.o nv.o nv-vm.o os-
   agp.o os-interface.o os-registry.o nvidia.mod.o
   rm -f -f build-in.o nv-linux.o *.d .*.{cmd,flags}
   rm -f -f nvidia.{o,ko,mod.{o,c}} nv_compiler.h *~
   rm -f -rf .tmp_versions
-> Building kernel module:
   executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make module SYSSRC=/lib/modules/2.6.8.1-12mdk/s
   ource SYSOUT=/lib/modules/2.6.8.1-12mdk/build'...
   Your kernel was configured to include rivafb support as
   a loadable kernel module.
   
   The rivafb driver conflicts with the NVIDIA driver; the
   NVIDIA kernel module will still be built and installed,
   but be aware that the NVIDIA driver will not be able to
   function properly if the rivafb module is loaded!
   
   *** Failed rivafb module sanity check, but continuing! ***
   
   
   NVIDIA: calling KBUILD...
   make CC=cc KBUILD_OUTPUT=/lib/modules/2.6.8.1-12mdk/build KBUILD_VERBOSE=1 -
   C /lib/modules/2.6.8.1-12mdk/source SUBDIRS=/root/tmp/selfgz5129/NVIDIA-Linu
   x-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv modules
   make -C /lib/modules/2.6.8.1-12mdk/build		\
   KBUILD_SRC=/usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1-12mdk	     KBUILD_VERBOSE=1	\
   KBUILD_CHECK= KBUILD_EXTMOD="/root/tmp/selfgz5129/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-
   pkg1/usr/src/nv"	\
           -f /usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1-12mdk/Makefile modules
   mkdir -p /root/tmp/selfgz5129/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.tmp
   _versions
   make -f /usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1-12mdk/scripts/Makefile.build obj=/root/tmp/se
   lfgz5129/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv
   echo \#define NV_COMPILER \"`cc -v 2>&1 | tail -n 1`\" > /root/tmp/selfgz512
   9/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv_compiler.h
     cc -Wp,-MD,/root/tmp/selfgz5129/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/
   .nv.o.d -nostdinc -iwithprefix include -D__KERNEL__ -Iinclude -Iinclude2 -I/
   usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1-12mdk/include  -I/root/tmp/selfgz5129/NVIDIA-Linux-x86
   -1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-stri
   ct-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -msoft-float -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -fno
   -unit-at-a-time -march=i686 -I/usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1-12mdk/include/asm-i386/
   mach-default -Iinclude/asm-i386/mach-default -O2 -Wdeclaration-after-stateme
   nt  -I/root/tmp/selfgz5129/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv -Wall -
   Wimplicit -Wreturn-type -Wswitch -Wformat -Wchar-subscripts -Wparentheses -W
   pointer-arith -Wno-multichar -Werror -O -fno-common -MD -Wno-cast-qual -Wno-
   error -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNTRM -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_LO
   OSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KER
   NEL__ -DMODULE -DNV_MAJOR_VERSION=1 -DNV_MINOR_VERSION=0 -DNV_PATCHLEVEL=662
   9 -DNV_UNIX -DNV_LINUX -DNV_INT64_OK -DNVCPU_X86 -UDEBUG -U_DEBUG -DNDEBUG -
   DNV_REMAP_PAGE_RANGE_5 -DNV_CHANGE_PAGE_ATTR_PRESENT -DNV_PCI_DISABLE_DEVICE
   _PRESENT -DNV_CLASS_SIMPLE_CREATE_PRESENT -DMODULE -DKBUILD_BASENAME=nv -DKB
   UILD_MODNAME=nvidia -c -o /root/tmp/selfgz5129/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg
   1/usr/src/nv/nv.o /root/tmp/selfgz5129/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/sr
   c/nv/nv.c
     cc -Wp,-MD,/root/tmp/selfgz5129/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/
   .nv-vm.o.d -nostdinc -iwithprefix include -D__KERNEL__ -Iinclude -Iinclude2 
   -I/usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1-12mdk/include  -I/root/tmp/selfgz5129/NVIDIA-Linux-
   x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-s
   trict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -msoft-float -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -
   fno-unit-at-a-time -march=i686 -I/usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1-12mdk/include/asm-i3
   86/mach-default -Iinclude/asm-i386/mach-default -O2 -Wdeclaration-after-stat
   ement  -I/root/tmp/selfgz5
   129/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wimplicit -Wreturn-type
   -Wswitch -Wformat -Wchar-subscripts -Wparentheses -Wpointer-arith -Wno-multi
   char -Werror -O -fno-common -MD -Wno-cast-qual -Wno-error -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NA
   MES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNTRM -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KER
   NEL__ -DMODULE -DNV_MAJOR_VERSION=1 -DNV_MINOR_VERSION=0 -DNV_PATCHLEVEL=662
   9 -DNV_UNIX -DNV_LINUX -DNV_INT64_OK -DNVCPU_X86 -UDEBUG -U_DEBUG -DNDEBUG -
   DNV_REMAP_PAGE_RANGE_5 -DNV_CHANGE_PAGE_ATTR_PRESENT -DNV_PCI_DISABLE_DEVICE
   _PRESENT -DNV_CLASS_SIMPLE_CREATE_PRESENT -DMODULE -DKBUILD_BASENAME=nv_vm -
   DKBUILD_MODNAME=nvidia -c -o /root/tmp/selfgz5129/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-
   pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv-vm.o /root/tmp/selfgz5129/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/
   usr/src/nv/nv-vm.c
   /root/tmp/selfgz5129/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv-vm.c:59: w
   arning: 'cache_flush' defined but not used
     cc -Wp,-MD,/root/tmp/selfgz5129/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/
   .os-agp.o.d -nostdinc -iwithprefix include -D__KERNEL__ -Iinclude -Iinclude2
   -I/usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1-12mdk/include  -I/root/tmp/selfgz5129/NVIDIA-Linux-
   x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-s
   trict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -msoft-float -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -
   fno-unit-at-a-time -march=i686 -I/usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1-12mdk/include/asm-i3
   86/mach-default -Iinclude/asm-i386/mach-default -O2 -Wdeclaration-after-stat
   ement  -I/root/tmp/selfgz5129/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv -Wal
   l -Wimplicit -Wreturn-type -Wswitch -Wformat -Wchar-subscripts -Wparentheses
   -Wpointer-arith -Wno-multichar -Werror -O -fno-common -MD -Wno-cast-qual -Wn
   o-error -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNTRM -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_
   LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNV_MAJOR_VERSION=1 -DNV_MINOR_VER
   SION=0 -DNV_PATCHLEVEL=6629 -DNV_UNIX -DNV_LINUX -DNV_INT64_OK -DNVCPU_X86 -
   UDEBUG -U_DEBUG -DNDEBUG -DNV_REMAP_PAGE_RANGE_5 -DNV_CHANGE_PAGE_ATTR_PRESE
   NT -DNV_PCI_DISABLE_DEVICE_PRESENT -DNV_CLASS_SIMPLE_CREATE_PRESENT -DMODULE
   -DKBUI
   LD_BASENAME=os_agp -DKBUILD_MODNAME=nvidia -c -o /root/tmp/selfgz5129/NVIDIA
   -Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.o /root/tmp/selfgz5129/NVIDIA-Lin
   ux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c
     cc -Wp,-MD,/root/tmp/selfgz5129/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/
   .os-interface.o.d -nostdinc -iwithprefix include -D__KERNEL__ -Iinclude -Iin
   clude2 -I/usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1-12mdk/include  -I/root/tmp/selfgz5129/NVIDIA
   -Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs
   -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -msoft-float -mpreferred-stack-bounda
   ry=2 -fno-unit-at-a-time -march=i686 -I/usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1-12mdk/include/
   asm-i386/mach-default -Iinclude/asm-i386/mach-default -O2 -Wdeclaration-afte
   r-statement  -I/root/tmp/selfgz5129/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/n
   v -Wall -Wimplicit -Wreturn-type -Wswitch -Wformat -Wchar-subscripts -Wparen
   theses -Wpointer-arith -Wno-multichar -Werror -O -fno-common -MD -Wno-cast-q
   ual -Wno-error -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNTRM -D_G
   NU_SOURCE -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNV_MAJOR_VERSION=1 -
   DNV_MINOR_VERSION=0 -DNV_PATCHLEVEL=6629 -DNV_UNIX -DNV_LINUX -DNV_INT64_OK 
   -DNVCPU_X86 -UDEBUG -U_DEBUG -DNDEBUG -DNV_REMAP_PAGE_RANGE_5 -DNV_CHANGE_PA
   GE_ATTR_PRESENT -DNV_PCI_DISABLE_DEVICE_PRESENT -DNV_CLASS_SIMPLE_CREATE_PRE
   SENT -DMODULE -DKBUILD_BASENAME=os_interface -DKBUILD_MODNAME=nvidia -c -o /
   root/tmp/selfgz5129/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-interface.o
   /root/tmp/selfgz5129/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-interface.
   c
     cc -Wp,-MD,/root/tmp/selfgz5129/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/
   .os-registry.o.d -nostdinc -iwithprefix include -D__KERNEL__ -Iinclude -Iinc
   lude2 -I/usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1-12mdk/include  -I/root/tmp/selfgz5129/NVIDIA-
   Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs 
   -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -msoft-float -mpreferred-stack-bounda
   ry=2 -fno-unit-at-a-time -march=i686 -I/usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1-12mdk/include/
   asm-i386/mach-default -Iinclude/a
   sm-i386/mach-default -O2 -Wdeclaration-after-statement  -I/root/tmp/selfgz51
   29/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wimplicit -Wreturn-type 
   -Wswitch -Wformat -Wchar-subscripts -Wparentheses -Wpointer-arith -Wno-multi
   char -Werror -O -fno-common -MD -Wno-cast-qual -Wno-error -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NA
   MES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNTRM -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KER
   NEL__ -DMODULE -DNV_MAJOR_VERSION=1 -DNV_MINOR_VERSION=0 -DNV_PATCHLEVEL=662
   9 -DNV_UNIX -DNV_LINUX -DNV_INT64_OK -DNVCPU_X86 -UDEBUG -U_DEBUG -DNDEBUG -
   DNV_REMAP_PAGE_RANGE_5 -DNV_CHANGE_PAGE_ATTR_PRESENT -DNV_PCI_DISABLE_DEVICE
   _PRESENT -DNV_CLASS_SIMPLE_CREATE_PRESENT -DMODULE -DKBUILD_BASENAME=os_regi
   stry -DKBUILD_MODNAME=nvidia -c -o /root/tmp/selfgz5129/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0
   -6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-registry.o /root/tmp/selfgz5129/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.
   0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-registry.c
     ld -m elf_i386  -r -o /root/tmp/selfgz5129/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/
   usr/src/nv/nvidia.o /root/tmp/selfgz5129/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/
   src/nv/nv-kernel.o /root/tmp/selfgz5129/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/s
   rc/nv/nv.o /root/tmp/selfgz5129/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv
   -vm.o /root/tmp/selfgz5129/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.
   o /root/tmp/selfgz5129/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-interfac
   e.o /root/tmp/selfgz5129/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-regist
   ry.o
     Building modules, stage 2.
   make -rR -f /usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1-12mdk/scripts/Makefile.modpost
     scripts/mod/modpost -i /usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1-12mdk/Module.symvers /root/t
   mp/selfgz5129/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nvidia.o
     cc -Wp,-MD,/root/tmp/selfgz5129/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/
   .nvidia.mod.o.d -nostdinc -iwithprefix include -D__KERNEL__ -Iinclude -Iincl
   ude2 -I/usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1-12mdk/include -I/usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1-12mdk/ 
   -I -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common
   -pipe -msoft-float -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -fno-unit-at-a-time -march=i
   686 -I/usr/src/linux-
   2.6.8.1-12mdk/include/asm-i386/mach-default -Iinclude/asm-i386/mach-default 
   -O2 -Wdeclaration-after-statement  -DKBUILD_BASENAME=nvidia -DKBUILD_MODNAME
   =nvidia -DMODULE -c -o /root/tmp/selfgz5129/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/u
   sr/src/nv/nvidia.mod.o /root/tmp/selfgz5129/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/u
   sr/src/nv/nvidia.mod.c
     ld -m elf_i386 -r -o /root/tmp/selfgz5129/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/u
   sr/src/nv/nvidia.ko /root/tmp/selfgz5129/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/
   src/nv/nvidia.o /root/tmp/selfgz5129/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/
   nv/nvidia.mod.o
   NVIDIA: left KBUILD.
-> done.
-> Kernel module compilation complete.
-> Installing both new and classic TLS OpenGL libraries.
-> Installing 'NVIDIA Accelerated Graphics Driver for Linux-x86' (1.0-6629):
   executing: './usr/src/nv/makedevices.sh'...
   executing: '/sbin/ldconfig'...
   executing: '/sbin/depmod -aq'...
-> done.
-> Driver file installation is complete.
-> Running post-install sanity check:
-> done.
-> Post-install sanity check passed.
-> Shared memory test passed.
-> Running runtime sanity check:
-> done.
-> Runtime sanity check passed.
-> Installation of the NVIDIA Accelerated Graphics Driver for Linux-x86
   (version: 1.0-6629) is now complete.  Please update your XF86Config or
   xorg.conf file as appropriate; see the file
   /usr/share/doc/NVIDIA_GLX-1.0/README for details.
It all went well and the driver IS working, but these problems i metioned in my first post started happening imeadiatly afterwards.
 
Old 02-16-2005, 07:30 AM   #4
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Yes, your install went OK.

If there are anomalies that occurred when you did this install, then the place to look is in the libraries; the upgrade may have left you with some incompatible libraries someplace. Do a locate on libGL.so.1 and see where/how many copies you have.

Then do an ls -al on all lib.GL.so* that you find and compare the dates/versions. I have had problems with this on upgrades; likely you need to upgrade something else to restore complete compatibility.

When these things fail to load, are there any messages in var/log/messages ?
 
Old 02-16-2005, 02:56 PM   #5
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whereis libGL.so.1
libGL.so: /usr/lib/libGL.so.1 /usr/lib/libGL.so

and the ls -al gives a no such file or directory.
There are no error messeges when things fail to load. They ust don't load. Sometimes they hang in a box in the uper left corner but nothing comes of them.
 
Old 02-17-2005, 02:45 AM   #6
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probably the solution
Your kernel was configured to include rivafb support as
a loadable kernel module.

The rivafb driver conflicts with the NVIDIA driver; the
NVIDIA kernel module will still be built and installed,
but be aware that the NVIDIA driver will not be able to
function properly if the rivafb module is loaded!

*** Failed rivafb module sanity check, but continuing! ***

Look for a file called blacklist in /etc/hotplug/blacklist. and edit that file like this: at the bottom end, leave a blank line and then add rivafb then save the file and logout. This will stop that module wich conflict with the nvidia driver from loading. I dont know about your distro but that file may also be there...
Last edited by Davno; 02-17-2005 at 03:49 AM.
 
Old 02-17-2005, 03:31 AM   #7
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Your problem is easy to fix.


you are most probably running a graphical boot. or you have set the vga= kernel option to something other than the default. Remove all vga=??? lines from grub.conf or lilo.conf (whatever applies to you) and rebuild the boot sector (run lilo ... you don't need to do anything for grub).

reboot

that should fix it.
 
Old 02-22-2005, 03:22 PM   #8
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Kobra_Stryke's fix worked great. What is the reasoning behind why a graphical iunterface wont work with nvidia drivers?
I also did Davno's suggestion after I did Kobra's and I didn't notice a difference in anything, but I left the blacklist file modified afterwards anyways.

However while my other problem may not be related, I think it is since it happened after the new drivers. Wine still uses 100% CPU when I run anything under wine. This means I can't set something up in wine to run in the background and expect to be able to do anything else. Anyone know anything on wine and drivers or other reasons it might not be working correctly anymore?
 
Old 02-23-2005, 09:36 PM   #9
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anyone know anything about the wine problem?
 
Old 02-24-2005, 11:04 PM   #10
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