Internet connection issue while using nvidia driver

deeste · June 21, 2009, 8:12pm

Hi,
it’s hard to believe, but I am experiencing issues with my internet connection while the nvidia driver is in use (I’ve tried 180.51 and 185.18.14). I am sure of that.
The problem exist on Acer 5738ZG laptop with G105M card. I am using ADSL modem and pppoatm.

The problem starts after few minutes - the connection becomes very slow - it is impossible to browse sites, and for few times system stopped respondig while using firefox

Could anyone help me?

my xorg.conf:


# /.../
# SaX generated X11 config file
# Created on: 2009-04-23T14:29:46+0200.
#
# Version: 8.1
# Contact: Marcus Schaefer <sax@suse.de>, 2005
# Contact: SaX-User list <https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/sax-users>
#
# Automatically generated by [ISaX] (8.1)
# PLEASE DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE!
#

Section "Files"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/misc:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/local"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/Type1"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/URW"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/Speedo"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/PEX"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/cyrillic"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/misc:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/75dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/100dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/Type1"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/latin7/75dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/baekmuk:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/japanese:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/kwintv"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/truetype"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/uni:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/CID"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/ucs/misc:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/ucs/75dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/ucs/100dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/misc:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/75dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/100dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/Type1"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/misc/sgi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/xtest"
  FontPath     "/opt/kde3/share/fonts"
  InputDevices "/dev/gpmdata"
  InputDevices "/dev/input/mice"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
    Option         "Xinerama" "0"
    Option 	"AIGLX" "False"
EndSection

#Section "Module"
#  Load         "dri"
#  Load         "dbe"
#  Load         "freetype"
#  Load         "extmod"
#  Load         "glx"
#EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
  Driver       "kbd"
  Identifier   "Keyboard[0]"
  Option       "Protocol" "Standard"
  Option       "XkbLayout" "pl"
  Option       "XkbModel" "microsoftpro"
  Option       "XkbRules" "xfree86"
EndSection


Section "InputDevice"
  Driver       "synaptics"
  Identifier   "Mouse[1]"
  Option       "Buttons" "5"
  Option       "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
  Option       "Emulate3Buttons" "on"
  Option       "HorizScrollDelta" "0"
  Option       "InputFashion" "Mouse"
  Option       "Name" "Synaptics;Touchpad"
  Option       "Protocol" "explorerps/2"
  Option       "SHMConfig" "on"
  Option       "Vendor" "Sysp"
  Option       "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
  Driver       "mouse"
  Identifier   "Mouse[3]"
  Option       "Buttons" "5"
  Option       "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
  Option       "Name" "ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse"
  Option       "Protocol" "explorerps/2"
  Option       "Vendor" "Sysp"
  Option       "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
  Identifier   "Monitor[0]"
VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "AUO"
 Modeline "1366x768"   69.50  1366 1414 1446 1473  768 771 775 806 -hsync -vsync
EndSection



Section "Screen"
  DefaultDepth 24

  SubSection "Display"
    Modes      "1366x768" 
Depth       24
  EndSubSection
  Device       "Device[0]"
  Identifier   "Screen[0]"
  Monitor      "Monitor[0]"
 Option         "TwinView" "0"
EndSection


Section "Device"

  Identifier   "Device[0]"
  Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
    BoardName      "GeForce G 105M"
    Option "NvAGP" "0"
#    Option "UseInt10Module" "True"
#    Option "UseEDID" "False"
    Option "ExactModeTimingsDVI" "True"
    Option "ModeValidation" "NoHorizSyncCheck,NoDFPNativeResolutionCheck,NoExtendedGpuCapabilitiesCheck,NoWidthAlignmentCheck,NoVertRefreshCheck"
EndSection



Section "ServerLayout"
  Identifier   "Layout[all]"
  InputDevice  "Keyboard[0]" "CoreKeyboard"
  InputDevice  "Mouse[1]" "CorePointer"
  InputDevice  "Mouse[3]" "SendCoreEvents"
    Screen      0  "Screen[0]" 0 0
EndSection


#Section "DRI"
#    Group      "video"
#    Mode       0660
#EndSection

#Section "Extensions"
#EndSection

lspci:


00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Memory Controller Hub (rev 07)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset PCI Express Graphics Port (rev 07)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 03)
00:1a.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 03)
00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 03)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 03)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 5 (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 03)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #6 (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 93)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation ICH9M LPC Interface Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation ICH9M/M-E SATA AHCI Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 03)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation Device 06ec (rev a1)
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM5784M Gigabit Ethernet PCIe (rev 10)
04:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR928X Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)

caf4926 · June 21, 2009, 8:35pm

have you done this
Disable IPv6 - openSUSE Forums

reboot required

deeste · June 21, 2009, 8:40pm

Hello,
Thank You for reply, I will try this, but I am wondering, why everything works well with “nv” driver? It is very strange for me. Only with “nvidia” driver I am experiencing problems.

caf4926 · June 21, 2009, 8:46pm

No idea. i can’t really see it being related, but try IPv6 off and then use whatever works best.

deeste · June 21, 2009, 10:40pm

I’ve tested this, but see, that the problem isn’t connected with IPv6.
Could this be associated with Amarok or maybe some library from KDE4? I’ve noticed, that the problem with connection occurs, when I am running amarok.

baskitcaise · June 21, 2009, 11:41pm

deeste adjusted his/her AFDB on Sunday 21 Jun 2009 21:46 to write:

>
> I’ve tested this, but see, that the problem isn’t connected with IPv6.
> Could this be associated with Amarok or maybe some library from KDE4?
> I’ve noticed, that the problem with connection occurs, when I am running
> amarok.
>
>

Beagle, beagle, beagle (Ooops said it three times )

Have you got beagle running by any chance and maybe the beagle plugin?

If ya don`t need it then destroy, exterminate.

Maybe a bit over the top there but just check that it is not hogging your
system when the slowdown occurs also strigi, kerry any bl00dy search thing.

HTH

Mark
Cavet emptor
Nullus in verba
Nil illegitimi carborundum

deeste · June 22, 2009, 9:01am

Hi,
beagle deleted just after installatioon, strigi etc. disabled.

I am sure, that the problem is connected with amarok (and ONLY with nvidia driver loaded), but the question is … how?
When I am closing amarok, everything goes back working (but the connection is slower than usual.

baskitcaise · June 22, 2009, 9:19am

deeste adjusted his/her AFDB on Monday 22 Jun 2009 08:06 to write:

>
> Hi,
> beagle deleted just after installatioon, strigi etc. disabled.
>
> I am sure, that the problem is connected with amarok (and ONLY with
> nvidia driver loaded), but the question is … how?
> When I am closing amarok, everything goes back working (but the
> connection is slower than usual.
>
>

Can you monitor your net usage with something?

Even something like a simple plasmoid just to see if any app is d/loading or
uploading stuff in the background and hogging the bandwidth?

You could use netstat in a console to see where your connections are even.

Or use a sniffer to watch your traffic.

HTH

I might be drifting off the topic though if it is connected to the Nvidia
driver so could be going down a dead end here but is worth a shot.

–
Mark
Caveat emptor
Nullus in verba
Nil illegitimi carborundum

deeste · June 22, 2009, 11:55am

I checked the traffic via KNemo - the connection while listening music just freeze (the highest peak is about 3 KB). Now I am testing banshee to see whether this is connected with amarok or maybe some library.

Thanks for advices.

baskitcaise · June 22, 2009, 1:21pm

deeste adjusted his/her AFDB on Monday 22 Jun 2009 10:56 to write:

>
> I checked the traffic via KNemo - the connection while listening music
> just freeze (the highest peak is about 3 KB). Now I am testing banshee
> to see whether this is connected with amarok or maybe some library.
>
> Thanks for advices.
>
>

No probs,

However I will be away now for a few days so I hope someone will jump in if
I do not reply.

–
Mark
Caveat emptor
Nullus in verba
Nil illegitimi carborundum

deeste · June 25, 2009, 4:59pm

Thread still unsolved

I spent some time searching for the reason of connection problem. I’ve installed the opensuse 11.1 on other partition and found, that everything worked until I’ve updated the system (from “update repo” and gnome to factory).
I noticed, that problem is independent from desktop environment and from audio player / engine (I was using xine and mplayer).

Any help and suggestions would be appreciated

caf4926 · June 25, 2009, 5:05pm

Maybe a kernel issue. Try rolling back the kernel. Just go back to the original release see if works wit that first. Then you can think about going forward one at a time.
Find the kernel in software management, go to the versions tab lower down the screen and select the radio for the oldest - it’s the last in the list