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October 23rd, 2008, 04:11 PM
Hey guys.
I'm worn out. I'm hoping someone out there can help me get this straight before I rip my hair out. I've tried to be short, but this got long - I'm just trying to include all nessessary info for whoever has the time and willingness to look into this. I've been trying to fix this since 10:30pm last night, nonstop. I've tried everything I can find. I have two specific problems.
First, what I'm working with:
I have 2 evga 6800GS 256mb (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130265) cards hooked into my system. I hooked them up SLI, with connector peice and "ez plug" plugged in.
I have two 22" Asus monitors (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236028) both hooked up DVI. Obviously one into each card.
I have 8.04 Desktop installed.
I had trouble getting this going when I started last night so I posted, but then found tremendous help (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=884161) here. I learned I can't actually use SLI for what I wanted to do, but not to worry, there are other ways. I followed the steps the OP listed on page 2, and got both monitors going and eventually got both monitors going. At max resolution, acting just how I want. I got compiz to work right as well. (OS nvidia driver was needed, had to enable xinerama, and install xserver-xgl. Then play around and tweak a few things for compiz to act right)
My first problem:
For the life of me I can't get the video to quit being choppy. Framerate? Refresh rate? "Drawing?" I'm not sure what it is but, see the attachments. I get that when I move windows around or watch videos. Also get that bright horizontal line over tops and bottoms of windows.
I have tried everything under the sun it seems to fix it. I should mention, it does it with Compiz and Metacity both, with Emerald or GTK. It was doing this from the very start for the couple hours I only had one monitor going. (Although, both cards were in and running)
Here is my current xorg.conf. It has changed ALOT. Ive tried several options for the device section, several different things in monitor section (defining refresh rate, etc). The Modules you see in there.. it does the same thing with or without those. The DRI section...
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Multihead"
Screen "Default Screen 2"
Screen "Default Screen 1" RightOf "Default Screen 2"
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
Option "Xinerama" "true"
Option "DefaultServerLayout" "Multihead"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Configured Monitor 1"
HorizSync 31.3 - 80.2
VertRefresh 56 - 75
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Configured Monitor 2"
HorizSync 31.3 - 80.2
VertRefresh 56 - 75
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device 1"
Driver "nvidia"
Option "NoLogo" "True"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device 2"
Driver "nvidia"
Option "NoLogo" "True"
BusID "PCI:2:0:0"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen 1"
Monitor "Configured Monitor 1"
Device "Configured Video Device 1"
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
Defaultdepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1680X1050"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "dbe"
Load "extmod"
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
Load "dri"
Load "drm"
Load "bitmap"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen 2"
Monitor "Configured Monitor 2"
Device "Configured Video Device 2"
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
Defaultdepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1680X1050"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection
Section "DRI"
Group "video"
Mode 0666
EndSection
I just don't know what else to try, but there's no reason my cards shouldn't be able to push to these monitors. The specs match up. I've got a decent processor (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103544).. I've broke my diplay a million times trying to figure it out..
(Should the cards still be connected with the SLI bridge/Ez Plug, since it's not technically using SLI?)
Anyway..
My second Problem:
I can't play a DVD. Meet the Robinsons. [Edit: It's playing other DVDs I've tried, Illusionist, Pan's Lab, Shrek 2, and Matrix, and Finding Nemo. But not Meet the Robinsons. However sometimes when rewinding/fastfoward it hangs) I will attach a picture of what I get with every player but one.
All players (VLC, MPlayer, Movie Player, Gnome MPlayer..) do what you see in that picture, sound is also jarbled. All except gxine. It will play it great some of the time but most of the time it plays the first 9 seconds, with no sound, and stops.
I searched and searched and followed everything that looked good. I spent a while on Part 1 and 2 of this awesome thread and feel like I've downloaded/installed everything Ubuntu has to offer. God knows how much stuff I've put on my comp in the last twelve hours that I'll probably never use. Ive changed outputs of players, even seen suggestions for audio output changes and tried those...
..If anyone has any ideas please feel post them. Sorry this got so long..
Many thanks in advance.
I'm worn out. I'm hoping someone out there can help me get this straight before I rip my hair out. I've tried to be short, but this got long - I'm just trying to include all nessessary info for whoever has the time and willingness to look into this. I've been trying to fix this since 10:30pm last night, nonstop. I've tried everything I can find. I have two specific problems.
First, what I'm working with:
I have 2 evga 6800GS 256mb (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130265) cards hooked into my system. I hooked them up SLI, with connector peice and "ez plug" plugged in.
I have two 22" Asus monitors (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236028) both hooked up DVI. Obviously one into each card.
I have 8.04 Desktop installed.
I had trouble getting this going when I started last night so I posted, but then found tremendous help (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=884161) here. I learned I can't actually use SLI for what I wanted to do, but not to worry, there are other ways. I followed the steps the OP listed on page 2, and got both monitors going and eventually got both monitors going. At max resolution, acting just how I want. I got compiz to work right as well. (OS nvidia driver was needed, had to enable xinerama, and install xserver-xgl. Then play around and tweak a few things for compiz to act right)
My first problem:
For the life of me I can't get the video to quit being choppy. Framerate? Refresh rate? "Drawing?" I'm not sure what it is but, see the attachments. I get that when I move windows around or watch videos. Also get that bright horizontal line over tops and bottoms of windows.
I have tried everything under the sun it seems to fix it. I should mention, it does it with Compiz and Metacity both, with Emerald or GTK. It was doing this from the very start for the couple hours I only had one monitor going. (Although, both cards were in and running)
Here is my current xorg.conf. It has changed ALOT. Ive tried several options for the device section, several different things in monitor section (defining refresh rate, etc). The Modules you see in there.. it does the same thing with or without those. The DRI section...
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Multihead"
Screen "Default Screen 2"
Screen "Default Screen 1" RightOf "Default Screen 2"
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
Option "Xinerama" "true"
Option "DefaultServerLayout" "Multihead"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Configured Monitor 1"
HorizSync 31.3 - 80.2
VertRefresh 56 - 75
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Configured Monitor 2"
HorizSync 31.3 - 80.2
VertRefresh 56 - 75
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device 1"
Driver "nvidia"
Option "NoLogo" "True"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device 2"
Driver "nvidia"
Option "NoLogo" "True"
BusID "PCI:2:0:0"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen 1"
Monitor "Configured Monitor 1"
Device "Configured Video Device 1"
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
Defaultdepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1680X1050"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "dbe"
Load "extmod"
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
Load "dri"
Load "drm"
Load "bitmap"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen 2"
Monitor "Configured Monitor 2"
Device "Configured Video Device 2"
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
Defaultdepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1680X1050"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection
Section "DRI"
Group "video"
Mode 0666
EndSection
I just don't know what else to try, but there's no reason my cards shouldn't be able to push to these monitors. The specs match up. I've got a decent processor (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103544).. I've broke my diplay a million times trying to figure it out..
(Should the cards still be connected with the SLI bridge/Ez Plug, since it's not technically using SLI?)
Anyway..
My second Problem:
I can't play a DVD. Meet the Robinsons. [Edit: It's playing other DVDs I've tried, Illusionist, Pan's Lab, Shrek 2, and Matrix, and Finding Nemo. But not Meet the Robinsons. However sometimes when rewinding/fastfoward it hangs) I will attach a picture of what I get with every player but one.
All players (VLC, MPlayer, Movie Player, Gnome MPlayer..) do what you see in that picture, sound is also jarbled. All except gxine. It will play it great some of the time but most of the time it plays the first 9 seconds, with no sound, and stops.
I searched and searched and followed everything that looked good. I spent a while on Part 1 and 2 of this awesome thread and feel like I've downloaded/installed everything Ubuntu has to offer. God knows how much stuff I've put on my comp in the last twelve hours that I'll probably never use. Ive changed outputs of players, even seen suggestions for audio output changes and tried those...
..If anyone has any ideas please feel post them. Sorry this got so long..
Many thanks in advance.