On Thu, 24 Dec 2015 14:00:15 +0100 Staszek <stf.list.ot...@eisenbits.com> wrote:
>On 2015-12-22 22:18, Anders Andersson wrote: >> First thing I do in a case like this is to run memtest86 in some form >> on the hardware. > >Good point, but: > >1. those stack traces are always nouveau related >2. memtest86+ yields nothing >3. often upon logging into X, before the desktop appears, I am getting >unexpected splash screens; they look like: >http://people.eisenbits.com/~stf/load/20151224-bw-tiling.png , or >sometimes that is a mangled view of what was being displayed before the >crash+reboot. > >Perhaps that is a graphics card... > I have a Lenovo T520 here, with dual graphics. I found Nouveau did not work very good for me. I run dual monitors, so I had to make Optimus work. The best guide I found is http://www.unixmen.com/how-to-make-nvidia-optimus-technology-work-properly-on-debian/ It makes the setup easy. -- Charlie Kravetz Linux Registered User Number 425914 [http://linuxcounter.net/user/425914.html] Never let anyone steal your DREAM. [http://keepingdreams.com]