On Friday 19 September 2003 06:21 pm, Ernie Schroder wrote: > On Friday 19 September 2003 05:50 pm, Michael Schreckenbauer wrote: > > Hello, > > > > Am Freitag, 19. September 2003 22:34 schrieb Ernie Schroder: > > > Interestingly, When the XF86Config contains "nvidia" > > > attempting to start X produces NO log output. The machine just > > > locks up hard. The "nvidia" module can be successfully loaded > > > prior to starting X but still, the damned thing locks solid. > > > This has got to be a kernel issue. I looked for the obvious by > > > diff'ing the old and new .configs and removed AGP and DRM and > > > rebuilt it but I'm still in the same spot. Next I'll rebuild > > > with the old config if I can. > > > In the mean time, I'm using the "nv" module which logs with no > > > errors and only one warning about APM. > > > > > > Ernie > > > > > > On Friday 19 September 2003 02:36 pm, Michael Schreckenbauer > > wrote: > > > > Hi Ernie, > > > > > > > > Am Freitag, 19. September 2003 20:05 schrieb Ernie Schroder: > > > > > Hmmmm is right! yes, the module is loading in the r7 kernel > > > > > but startx completely hangs the box. I'm going to rebuild > > > > > the nvidia pkgs. on the r1 kernel and, if that works I;ll > > > > > assume I've left something out of the kernel > > > > > > > > > > Ernie > > > > > > > > > > On Friday 19 September 2003 01:54 pm, brett holcomb wrote: > > > > > > Hmmm. I haven't had any problems running Nvidia in X. > > > > > > Is the module loading? If not there was a version of the > > > > > > Nvidia ebuild that put the module in the wrong directory. > > > > > > It was in /lib/*/video if I remember instead of under the > > > > > > kernel. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, 19 Sep 2003 13:03:50 -0400 > > > > > > > > > > > > Ernie Schroder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > >On Friday 19 September 2003 12:51 pm, brett holcomb > > > > > > > > > > > > > >wrote: > > > > > > >> This is a simple question - I assume you set up > > > > > > >> /etc/X11/XF86Config? > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> On Fri, 19 Sep 2003 12:12:57 -0400 > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> Ernie Schroder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > >> >I've gotten my new kernel (gentoo-siurces-2.4.20-r7) > > > > > > > > > > > > > >I hadn't made any changes to the XF86Config Brett. This > > > > > > >thing WAS > > > > > > >running fine in Gentoo-sources-2.4.20-r1 until I had > > > > > > > such a bear > > > > > > >compiling Gentoo-sources-2.4.20-r7. I HAVE for now > > > > > > > edited the config > > > > > > >to use driver "nv" instead of "nvidia" just to get X > > > > > > >running. > > > > > > >I don't mind saying that I'm completely lost! > > > > > > >-- > > > > > > >Regards, Ernie > > > > > > >100% Microsoft and Intel free > > > > > > > > is it possible to post your /var/log/XFree86.0.log after > > > > trying to startx with the nvidia-driver? Maybe there are some > > > > useful hints in it. > > > > > > > > Michael > > > > very weird :-( Perhaps you can get some information when running > > strace X 1>out.txt 2>&1. And then have a look into out.txt, at > > which point the server hangs. > > > > Michael > > > > > > -- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > I'm not familiar with strace. I'm assuming I need to back out of X, > reset the Xconfig to the nvidia driver and THEN run the command. > Right?
I did as above and I got a zero bit file. I did: # emerge strace # strace X 1>out.txt 2>&1 -- Regards, Ernie 100% Microsoft and Intel free -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
