Vista - BSOD on nVidia Video Driver Update

Windows Vista Home Premium 32bit (SP2)
HP Pavilion tx1220us Tablet PC (2 years old now)
nVidia GeForce Go 6150

So this all started a year ago, after a video driver update from Windows Update. Since then, whenever Vista enters/exits a full-screen operation, it shifts out of Aero (resulting in a black screen for 5 seconds, most noticeable with calling UAC).
I've been trying to rollback or get a better update for the driver ever since (especially because Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor says the driver needs to be updated), but have had no success.
A couple months ago I tried installing a video driver with a modded INF. As a result, problem still not fixed, and screen orientation functionality disabled.
Since then, trying to update the video driver (from HP, HP Recovery, and Windows Update) results in a BSOD half-way through (stop 0x7F,(0x0,0x0,0x0,0x0)). Then Windows fails to start, and executes Recovery Manager, which repairs and succeeds.
Obviously, if I didn't try to update the driver this wouldn't happen, but I'd like this to be somewhat resolved when 7 comes. Does anyone have any ideas that could help?

SR

do you happen to have some of the dump files from the BSOD's? they are usually located in c:\windows\minidump, can you zip them (*.dmp) and upload it to us using the attachment icon (its shaped like a paperclip) in the reply form

win 7 is already out and does have a better handle on drivers, especially in 32bit.

thanks

Ken

Sure. Here's the most recent one.
I guess I'd really just like to know if this is something to worry about or take care of before upgrading to 7.

Stun

this one was caused by your nvidia driver nvlddmkm.sys. I also noticed several older drivers 2 were from 2005, several from 2006, and 2007. those should be updated. As soon as I find out what they are for I will PM you with them

I found it interesting that since you are running 32bit and SP2 I wondered why these older drivers are still there

Ken




Microsoft (R) Windows Debugger Version 6.11.0001.404 X86
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.


Loading Dump File [C:\Users\K\Desktop\Mini100809-01.dmp]
Mini Kernel Dump File: Only registers and stack trace are available

Symbol search path is: SRV*d:\symbols*Symbol information
Executable search path is:
Windows Server 2008/Windows Vista Kernel Version 6002 (Service Pack 2) MP (2 procs) Free x86 compatible
Product: WinNt, suite: TerminalServer SingleUserTS Personal
Built by: 6002.18005.x86fre.lh_sp2rtm.090410-1830
Machine Name:
Kernel base = 0x82419000 PsLoadedModuleList = 0x82530c70
Debug session time: Thu Oct 8 17:50:16.968 2009 (GMT-4)
System Uptime: 0 days 0:01:06.640
Loading Kernel Symbols
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Loading User Symbols
Loading unloaded module list
...
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* Bugcheck Analysis *
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Use !analyze -v to get detailed debugging information.

BugCheck 7F, {0, 0, 0, 0}

Unable to load image \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\nvlddmkm.sys, Win32 error 0n2
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for nvlddmkm.sys
*** ERROR: Module load completed but symbols could not be loaded for nvlddmkm.sys
Probably caused by : nvlddmkm.sys ( nvlddmkm+15c449 )

Followup: MachineOwner
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1: kd> !analyze -v
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* Bugcheck Analysis *
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PROCESS_NAME: System


LAST_CONTROL_TRANSFER: from 82697836 to 824e6adf

STACK_TEXT:
805ec700 82697836 0000007f 641f1089 9075d449 nt!KeBugCheck+0x14
805ec754 82464a08 805ec760 000a2990 9075d449 nt!Ki386CheckDivideByZeroTrap+0x44
805ec754 9075d449 805ec760 000a2990 9075d449 nt!KiTrap00+0x88
WARNING: Stack unwind information not available. Following frames may be wrong.
805ec7d0 947cc008 947cc620 8705fa50 947cc60c nvlddmkm+0x15c449
805ec7d4 947cc620 8705fa50 947cc60c 00000000 0x947cc008
805ec7d8 8705fa50 947cc60c 00000000 00000000 0x947cc620
805ec7dc 947cc60c 00000000 00000000 00000000 0x8705fa50
805ec7e0 00000000 00000000 00000000 000a3692 0x947cc60c


STACK_COMMAND: kb

FOLLOWUP_IP:
nvlddmkm+15c449
9075d449 ?? ???

SYMBOL_STACK_INDEX: 3

SYMBOL_NAME: nvlddmkm+15c449

FOLLOWUP_NAME: MachineOwner

MODULE_NAME: nvlddmkm

IMAGE_NAME: nvlddmkm.sys

DEBUG_FLR_IMAGE_TIMESTAMP: 45e48a76

FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: 0x7f_0_nvlddmkm+15c449

BUCKET_ID: 0x7f_0_nvlddmkm+15c449

Followup: MachineOwner
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Hope this helped

Ken

Hi Stunrunner

You may get better driver form nvidia:

Motherboard GPU - Notebooks

Let Ken have a look at dump first.

Do you have this driver?

Select software and drivers HP Pavilion tx1220us Notebook PC - HP Customer Care (United States - English)

lemur: yup, have that one.
theog: i've tried looking there, but it redirects to hp's driver.
zigzag: yeah, nvlddmkm.sys has given me problems before, sometimes stopping/recovering while running vista (happens rarely though). it's also flagged under hindering vista from entering (+4.1 sec) and resuming from (+2.1 sec) sleep mode.

Did you try the GeForce Series Video Driver instead of the Go 6150?

NVIDIA GeForce Series Video Driver