Re: Bug#192285: openoffice.org: Add a note about Nvidia RenderAccel bug in README.Debian?

[Gee Law <gee@cromulent.org.uk>]

On Mon, May 12, 2003 at 03:06:59PM -0700, Marc Wilson wrote:
> On Wed, May 07, 2003 at 01:55:40PM +0100, Gee Law wrote:
> > This bug occurs with Nvidia cards using the proprietary Nvidia drivers.
> > 
> > 1. Set the RenderAccel option to True in XF86Config
> > 2. Start Openoffice
> > 3. Type anything, press Return
> > 4. Openoffice hangs, taking X with it.
> > 
> > This bug is reproducible and also occurs with 1.1beta from
> > openoffice.org.
> 
> Well, it doesn't happen here.
> 
> rei $ dpkg -l | grep openoffice
> ii  openoffice.org 1.0.3-2        high-quality office productivity suite
> 
> rei $ dpkg -l | grep 4349-2       
> ii  nvidia-kernel- 1.0.4349-2     NVIDIA binary kernel module
> 
> rei $ grep RenderAcc /etc/X11/XF86Config-4
>         Option          "RenderAccel"   "True"
>         Option          "RenderAccel"   "True"
> 
> rei $ grep RENDER /var/log/XFree86.0.log 
> (**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling experimental RENDER acceleration
> (**) NVIDIA(1): Enabling experimental RENDER acceleration
> 
> Is it perhaps driver version dependent?

Tested with 4349 instead of 4363, same thing happens.
Seeing as nobody else is seeing this, it's probably down to
X 4.3.0 or the percularities of my particular setup.

XFree86 Version 4.3.0 (Debian 4.3.0-0ds2.0.0woody1 20030307145421 
marcelo@)

Nevermind.

> 
> I've been whacking on a spreadsheet in Calc all day with no problems.
> Can't ever say I've had it lock up like you describe.
> 
> Current unstable up through yesterday, self-compiled kernel.  Dual nVidia
> cards... a GF4 440 AGP and a GF4 420 PCI.
> 
> -- 
>  Marc Wilson |     Experience is not what happens to you; it is what
>  msw@cox.net |     you do with what happens to you.  -- Aldous Huxley
> 
> 

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