> > Even if it shows up to be a VIA problem, what do I have to do, to get my
> > system work properly with this chipset?
>
> The reason I ask is VIA have had a history of weird ISA DMA hangs when doing
> certain other operations. It could be some combination of these triggering
> problems.
Considering this issue, and that everything else I've tried this far, I
beginning to think that the controller is, indeed, guilty as charged.
> > 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation Riva TnT [NV04] (rev 04) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
>
> Are you seeing the hangs in X11, and which X setup (one with agp loaded ?)
I see hangs in both X11 and console, but under console I use the
framebuffer device (rivafb).
This is the section about my hardware inside /etc/X11/XF86Config-4:
# **********************************************************************
# Graphics device section
# **********************************************************************
# Device configured by xf86config:
Section "Device"
Identifier "Creative VideoBlaster"
Driver "nv"
VideoRam 16384
EndSection
+++
Just to be certain, I have an old PCI graphic card (a Matrox Mystique)
that worked nicely since three years now... If that works nice, this
should be the final proof...
> Also does it print "Activiating ISA DMA workarounds" during the boot ?
Yes.
Bye,
Emmanuele.
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