Hello, Am Samstag, 20. September 2003 00:47 schrieb Ernie Schroder: > 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 > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > 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
your commands look ok. A zero bit file is very strange. strace traces system calls and signals. I cant imagine, how this could be empty and the kernel locks. Could you try this as root, and add -f to strace? This allowes tracing forked processes. #strace -f X 1>out.txt 2>&1 Michael -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
