Hello,

I have an Alienware 8 laptop that contains dual GeForce GTX 880M 
graphics GPUs with 16GB of video ram, as I understand it. I am running 
opensuse 3.2. At some times, like once every 10 boots or so, my system 
will hang on boot. Black screen shown.

I looked at my /var/log/messages and there are numerous nouveau errors. 
I have attached a section of this output. I am willing to perform any 
tests that would be helpful. I have two of these computers and the error 
messages appear the same on both, so it is probably not a hardware issue.

Even with the error messages, after the system boots it runs well. I am 
currently only running 2D windows, such as xterm and Firefox. I do not 
know if the errors are just something to be ignored or should be 
investigated. Also, on two occasions a random pattern has appeared 
superimposed on the original display. The system is hung at this point 
and I must reboot.

Please tell me if this is a proper type of post.
Don