[ut2004] [OpenGLDrv.OpenGLRenderDevice]

Alex Boag-Munroe boagenator at gmail.com
Sat Apr 8 04:56:41 EDT 2006


On 08/04/06, Alex Boag-Munroe <boagenator at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> On 07/04/06, Ryan C. Gordon <icculus at icculus.org> wrote:
> >
> >
> > > making the kernel developers look bad and nvidia look high and
> > > mighty.
> >
> > Actually, I'd guess it's a flakey motherboard, not a kernel or nvidia
> > issue, although both the kernel and the nvidia drivers do a lot of
> > tapdancing around flakey hardware, so it's possible they could fix this
> > in a future patch, if I'm even right here.
> >
> > Fwiw, I'm using two PCI Express 7800GT cards in an SLI config, amd64
> > kernel, and it works fine with ut2004, so it's not that the drivers are
> > generally hosed.
> >
> > --ryan.
> >
> >
>
> I am inclined to agree here.  I noted straight away the affected user is
> running a DFI Lanpart board.  I have come across all kinds of problems with
> this and MSI based boards that just plain don't occur with other
> manufacturers.  Try upgrading your BIOS, or, getting a decent (Asus, Abit,
> Gigabyte) motherboard.
>
> DFIs are great for overclocking, one of the most troublesome however with
> AMD64.
> --
> Alex Boag-Munroe
>
> Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine.
>

Oops, I meant troublesome with AMD64 on Linux.

--
Alex Boag-Munroe

Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine.
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