Infinite loop caused by "vga"

[acfca]

Hi-
I'm using windows xp sp2 and periodically the computer freezes and the
screen flashes between black and a fuzzy blue screen with white writing
saying that an "infinite loop was caused by the file vga". I've rolled back
and updated my driver. Neither has made a difference. I can get around the
problem by powering off the computer, but its only a temporary fix.
Suggestions?

thanks,
Andy

 

[Malke]

Hi-
I'm using windows xp sp2 and periodically the computer freezes and the
screen flashes between black and a fuzzy blue screen with white writing
saying that an "infinite loop was caused by the file vga". I've rolled
back
and updated my driver. Neither has made a difference. I can get around
the problem by powering off the computer, but its only a temporary fix.
Suggestions?

Since updating your video driver has not helped, your video hardware is
probably dying. Uninstall your video card and swap it out for a
known-working one. If that solves the issue, replace the original video
card. If you have a laptop, you'll need to contact the laptop mftr.'s tech
support for repair/replacement.

Malke

 

[Temujin]

Dnia Fri, 02 May 2008 05:19:45 -0700, Malke napisa³(a):

cut

nVidia AGP + MSI MoBo per chance?

 

[Malke]

Dnia Fri, 02 May 2008 05:19:45 -0700, Malke napisa?(a):


nVidia AGP + MSI MoBo per chance?

I don't know, since I'm not the OP. But you've piqued my interest - is this
combination of hardware a known problem? Please expand on your comment.

Malke

 

[Temujin]

Dnia Fri, 02 May 2008 06:00:09 -0700, Malke napisa³(a):

I don't know, since I'm not the OP. But you've piqued my interest - is this
combination of hardware a known problem? Please expand on your comment.

Malke

Yes, or more like was a known problem - we are discussing obsolete (in
terms of technology) hardware here. Goes back as far as GeForce 2 or even
earlier. The trivial workaround for AGP boards I found was (at the cost of
some performance) to switch AGP back to 4X from 8x in BIOS. Driver updates,
software fixes and third party patches for nv4_disp.dll do not always do
the trick. I guess an in-depth solution would require a BIOS update for the
motherboard in question, sadly the support for them has been already
dropped in most cases. The problem occasionally pops-up on modern rigs
(PCIe) - and is usually dealt with by means of a BIOS/driver update - in
one case I had to replace the PSU though The only thing is that the MSI
vendor logo remians haunted by the dreaded "infinite loop" and the
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q293078 BSOD. ;>

Googling MSI+nVidia+infinite+loop will give you a certain perspective of
the timeline.

 

[Malke]

Yes, or more like was a known problem - we are discussing obsolete (in
terms of technology) hardware here. Goes back as far as GeForce 2 or even
earlier. The trivial workaround for AGP boards I found was (at the cost of
some performance) to switch AGP back to 4X from 8x in BIOS. Driver
updates, software fixes and third party patches for nv4_disp.dll do not
always do the trick. I guess an in-depth solution would require a BIOS
update for the motherboard in question, sadly the support for them has
been already dropped in most cases. The problem occasionally pops-up on
modern rigs (PCIe) - and is usually dealt with by means of a BIOS/driver
update - in one case I had to replace the PSU though The only thing is
that the MSI vendor logo remians haunted by the dreaded "infinite loop"
and the http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q293078
BSOD. ;>

Googling MSI+nVidia+infinite+loop will give you a certain perspective of
the timeline.

Thanks for the good information! I do have some elderly machines with MSI
mobos with Nvidia AGP cards and have never experienced this, but live and
learn. I appreciate the time you took to write this up.

Malke

 

[acfca]

Sorry, but you guys kinda lost me here. Do I need to replace the hardware?
I've got a GeForce FX Go5200. Is there anything else I should try before
replacing the hardware and/or decreasing performance?

 

[Malke]

Sorry, but you guys kinda lost me here. Do I need to replace the
hardware?
I've got a GeForce FX Go5200. Is there anything else I should try before
replacing the hardware and/or decreasing performance?

As I said:

Since updating your video driver has not helped, your video hardware is
probably dying. Uninstall your video card and swap it out for a
known-working one. If that solves the issue, replace the original video
card. If you have a laptop, you'll need to contact the laptop mftr.'s tech
support for repair/replacement.

Malke