Re: [gentoo-user] Re: X crashes with nvidia-173 driver-RESOLVED

2009-11-08 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Monday 09 November 2009 06:59:34 Maxim Wexler wrote: > > (WW) AllowEmptyInput is on, devices using drivers 'kbd', 'mouse' or > > 'vmmouse' will be disabled. > > (WW) Disabling Mouse1 > > (WW) Disabling Keyboard1 > > LOL! It wasn't a "crash". It just seemed like it because the mouse and > kbd we

[gentoo-user] Re: X crashes with nvidia-173 driver-RESOLVED

2009-11-08 Thread Maxim Wexler
> (WW) AllowEmptyInput is on, devices using drivers 'kbd', 'mouse' or > 'vmmouse' will be disabled. > (WW) Disabling Mouse1 > (WW) Disabling Keyboard1 LOL! It wasn't a "crash". It just seemed like it because the mouse and kbd were disabled. Apparently, the above is the default!?!? The line 'Opti

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: X crashes with nvidia-173 driver

2009-11-05 Thread Maxim Wexler
> There are definitely bugs in the intel video driver, as posted to the > freedesktop.xorg mailing list: > > Release 2.9.1 (2009-10-26) Thanks. Just did an eix-sync followed by ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="~x86" emerge -v xf86-video-intel and the package cae down. Will see how it works. BTW how come packag

[gentoo-user] Re: X crashes with nvidia-173 driver

2009-11-05 Thread walt
On 11/05/2009 01:17 PM, Maxim Wexler wrote: > ... > I also note something eerily similar in my netbook which has only a > builtin intel vid chip. In this case X starts fine but then, after a > period of time, could be as short as 15 mins or as long as 8 hours the > desktop goes blank, ususally blac

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: X crashes with nvidia-173 driver

2009-11-05 Thread Maxim Wexler
> nvidia 0x10de 0x 0x 0x 0x0003 > 0x 0x0 > nvidia 0x10de 0x 0x 0x 0x00030200 > 0x 0x0 The lines in my modules.pcimap are identical. FWIW, I mentioned previously that startx precipitated a tota

[gentoo-user] Re: X crashes with nvidia-173 driver

2009-11-04 Thread walt
On 11/03/2009 06:10 PM, Maxim Wexler wrote: >> I'm guessing that the xorg server couldn't load its 'nvidia' module because >> the nvidia kernel module wasn't loaded, so that's no surprise. >> >> Does modprobe -nv nvidia say anything interesting? > > > kyzyl ~ # modprobe -nv nvidia > insmod /lib/m

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: X crashes with nvidia-173 driver

2009-11-03 Thread Maxim Wexler
> I'm guessing that the xorg server couldn't load its 'nvidia' module because > the nvidia kernel module wasn't loaded, so that's no surprise. > > Does modprobe -nv nvidia say anything interesting? kyzyl ~ # modprobe -nv nvidia insmod /lib/modules/2.6.29/video/nvidia.ko NVreg_DeviceFileMode=432 N

[gentoo-user] Re: X crashes with nvidia-173 driver

2009-11-03 Thread walt
On 11/02/2009 06:32 PM, Maxim Wexler wrote: >>> FATAL: error inserting nvidia (/lib/modules/2.6.29/video/nvidia.ko): >>> No such device >>> >>> ???lspci begs to differ >> >> I've never seen that error from nvidia, and I've seen lots of >> errors :o( >> >> Are you sure the nvidia module that was ac

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: X crashes with nvidia-173 driver

2009-11-02 Thread Maxim Wexler
>> FATAL: error inserting nvidia (/lib/modules/2.6.29/video/nvidia.ko): >> No such device >> >> ???lspci begs to differ > > I've never seen that error from nvidia, and I've seen lots of > errors :o( > > Are you sure the nvidia module that was actually merged is the same > version you thought you w

[gentoo-user] Re: X crashes with nvidia-173 driver

2009-11-02 Thread walt
On 11/02/2009 01:45 PM, Maxim Wexler wrote: >> You can compile one from an older source package and see if it helps. Just >> use the same kernel config you have now and do make oldconfig to remove >> any new config items. > > Using linux-2.6.29. Changed symlink, re-emerged nvidia-drivers, ran > #m

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: X crashes with nvidia-173 driver

2009-11-02 Thread Maxim Wexler
> You can compile one from an older source package and see if it helps. Just > use the same kernel config you have now and do make oldconfig to remove > any new config items. Using linux-2.6.29. Changed symlink, re-emerged nvidia-drivers, ran #modprobe nvidia: FATAL: error inserting nvidia (/lib/

[gentoo-user] Re: X crashes with nvidia-173 driver

2009-11-02 Thread walt
On 11/02/2009 10:55 AM, Maxim Wexler wrote: >>> Black screen, instant total system crash. >> >> Well, that suggests a kernel panic, I think. What happens if you use an >> older kernel? >> > There is no older kernel. I knew there was something I forgot to save. > But I saved xorg.conf and it's iden

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: X crashes with nvidia-173 driver

2009-11-02 Thread Maxim Wexler
>> Black screen, instant total system crash. > > Well, that suggests a kernel panic, I think. What happens if you use an > older kernel? > There is no older kernel. I knew there was something I forgot to save. But I saved xorg.conf and it's identical. The sysrecusecd finds the card and X starts f

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: X crashes with nvidia-173 driver

2009-11-01 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Monday 02 November 2009 05:11:45 Dale wrote: > I was informed a while back that the later driver versions only show the > Nvidia splash screen the first time the module is loaded or something > like that. Basically you only see it once. That can be changed somehow > but I can remember how they

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: X crashes with nvidia-173 driver

2009-11-01 Thread Dale
walt wrote: > On 11/01/2009 02:36 PM, Maxim Wexler wrote: > >> On 11/1/09, walt wrote: >> >>> On 11/01/2009 09:13 AM, Maxim Wexler wrote: >>> Hi group Having installed the Geforce FX5500 drivers, NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.18-pkg1.run, and ran startx the desktop >>

[gentoo-user] Re: X crashes with nvidia-173 driver

2009-11-01 Thread walt
On 11/01/2009 02:36 PM, Maxim Wexler wrote: > On 11/1/09, walt wrote: >> On 11/01/2009 09:13 AM, Maxim Wexler wrote: >>> Hi group >>> >>> Having installed the Geforce FX5500 drivers, >>> NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.18-pkg1.run, and ran startx the desktop >>> appears but the system crashes... >> >> Do

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: X crashes with nvidia-173 driver

2009-11-01 Thread Maxim Wexler
On 11/1/09, walt wrote: > On 11/01/2009 09:13 AM, Maxim Wexler wrote: >> Hi group >> >> Having installed the Geforce FX5500 drivers, >> NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.18-pkg1.run, and ran startx the desktop >> appears but the system crashes... > > Do you mean the entire system, or just the X server? De

[gentoo-user] Re: X crashes with nvidia-173 driver

2009-11-01 Thread walt
On 11/01/2009 09:13 AM, Maxim Wexler wrote: > Hi group > > Having installed the Geforce FX5500 drivers, > NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.18-pkg1.run, and ran startx the desktop > appears but the system crashes... Do you mean the entire system, or just the X server? > #nvidia-settings -V > ERROR: The c