Re: Black screen after exiting X

[Sven Joachim]

On 2016-12-17 23:35 -0500, Felix Miata wrote:

> Rodolfo Medina composed on 2016-12-16 09:34 (UTC):
>
>> After logging out X (I have Openbox as window manager) with 
>> Ctrl-alt-Backspace
>> (or also mouse right-clicking), tty1 is completely obscured and then I have 
>> to
>> do Alt-F2 (so going to tty2) and Alt-F1 and then I see tty1.  In Google I 
>> found
>> many similar problems but of no help to me.  Any suggestions?
>
> I wonder if this problem's root could be related to this?:
> https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=90572
> startx exits to black screen

Might well be the case.

>> Graphics:  Card: NVIDIA NV5 [Riva TNT2 Model 64 / Model 64 Pro]
>>  Display Server: X.Org 1.19.0 drivers: nouveau (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
>
> Cannot replicate here on Stretch running TDE on somewhat newer yet old 
> GeForce:
> Graphics:  Card: NVIDIA NV11 [GeForce2 MX/MX 400]
>Display Server: X.org 1.19.0 drivers: modesetting (unloaded: vesa)
>
> Note use of modesetting rather than nouveau. Maybe purging
> xserver-xorg-video-nouveau is worth a try?

As a troubleshooting attempt yes, but I would not recommend the
modesetting driver on such ancient hardware.  Using glamor[1] is not
going to work well, if at all.

Cheers,
   Sven


1. https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/Glamor/

Re: Black screen after exiting X

[Rodolfo Medina]

The problem remains also with another window manager: icewm, as suggested by
Kamaraju, and also after `aptitude purge xserver-xorg-video-nouveau' as
suggested by Felix.  Thanks to both.  I have no idea of how to fix it.

Rodolfo

Re: Black screen after exiting X

[Felix Miata]

Rodolfo Medina composed on 2016-12-16 09:34 (UTC):


After logging out X (I have Openbox as window manager) with Ctrl-alt-Backspace
(or also mouse right-clicking), tty1 is completely obscured and then I have to
do Alt-F2 (so going to tty2) and Alt-F1 and then I see tty1.  In Google I found
many similar problems but of no help to me.  Any suggestions?


I wonder if this problem's root could be related to this?:
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=90572
startx exits to black screen

> Graphics:  Card: NVIDIA NV5 [Riva TNT2 Model 64 / Model 64 Pro]
>Display Server: X.Org 1.19.0 drivers: nouveau (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)

Cannot replicate here on Stretch running TDE on somewhat newer yet old GeForce:
Graphics:  Card: NVIDIA NV11 [GeForce2 MX/MX 400]
   Display Server: X.org 1.19.0 drivers: modesetting (unloaded: vesa)

Note use of modesetting rather than nouveau. Maybe purging
xserver-xorg-video-nouveau is worth a try?
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Re: Black screen after exiting X

[kamaraju kusumanchi]

On Sat, Dec 17, 2016 at 2:51 AM, Rodolfo Medina
 wrote:
> Thanks,  Here are the information you indicated:
>
> $ inxi -rG
> Graphics:  Card: NVIDIA NV5 [Riva TNT2 Model 64 / Model 64 Pro]
>Display Server: X.Org 1.19.0 drivers: nouveau (unloaded: 
> fbdev,vesa)
>Resolution: 1366x768@59.79hz
>GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI nv05 x86/MMX/SSE
>GLX Version: 1.2 Mesa 13.0.1
> Repos: Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list
>deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ unstable main
>deb-src http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ unstable main
>deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free

Thanks. From https://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/CodeNames/ , I see
that your codename is supported by the nouveau driver.

> $ dpkg -l openbox\* | grep -E "^ii|^ri"
> ii  openbox   3.6.1-3  i386 standards-compliant, 
> fast, light-weight and extensible window manager

There is a new version of openbox 3.6.1-4 which addressed a dependency
issue between openbox-kde-session and plasma-workspace
(http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/o/openbox/openbox_3.6.1-4_changelog).
If you are using KDE as your desktop environment you can try upgrading
to it and see if it helps. Otherwise, that may not help much.

> $ uname -a
> Linux sdb6-pentium3 4.8.0-1-686-pae #1 SMP Debian 4.8.7-1 (2016-11-13) i686 
> GNU/Linux
>
> >From ~/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log:
> [   883.513] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default 
> setting,
> (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
> (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
>
> [   884.166] (EE) Failed to load module "nv" (module does not exist, 0)
>
>
> >From /var/log/Xorg.0.log:
> [   170.015] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default 
> setting,
> (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
> (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
>
> [   170.023] (EE) dbus-core: error connecting to system bus: 
> org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.FileNotFound (Failed to connect to socket 
> /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket: No such file or directory)
>
> [   170.037] (EE) Failed to load module "nv" (module does not exist, 0)
>
> [   171.792] (EE) dbus-core: error connecting to system bus: 
> org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.FileNotFound (Failed to connect to socket 
> /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket: No such file or directory)
> [   181.794] (EE) dbus-core: error connecting to system bus: 
> org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.FileNotFound (Failed to connect to socket 
> /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket: No such file or directory)

It is not readily obvious (to me) if these errors are related to your
particular issue.

My guess is that there is some sort of incompatibility between the
kernel, graphics driver and window manager? Try to reproduce the
problem by using a different window manager such as metacity. If it
works then report a bug against openbox. If it does not, report the
bug against xserver-xorg-video-nouveau ?

thanks
raju
-- 
Kamaraju S Kusumanchi | http://raju.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Blog

Re: Black screen after exiting X

[Rodolfo Medina]

kamaraju kusumanchi  writes:

> On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 4:34 AM, Rodolfo Medina
>  wrote:
>>
>> After logging out X (I have Openbox as window manager) with
>> Ctrl-alt-Backspace (or also mouse right-clicking), tty1 is completely
>> obscured and then I have to do Alt-F2 (so going to tty2) and Alt-F1 and then
>> I see tty1.  In Google I found many similar problems but of no help to me.
>> Any suggestions?
>
> Please show the output of the following commands to document the issue
> better.
>
> inxi -rG
> dpkg -l openbox\* | grep -E "^ii|^ri"
> uname -a
>
> Are there any errors in the Xorg log file? The errors can be
> identified by lines starting with EE. The log file can be in either
> ~/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log or /var/log/Xorg.0.log.


Thanks,  Here are the information you indicated:

$ inxi -rG
Graphics:  Card: NVIDIA NV5 [Riva TNT2 Model 64 / Model 64 Pro]
   Display Server: X.Org 1.19.0 drivers: nouveau (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
   Resolution: 1366x768@59.79hz
   GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI nv05 x86/MMX/SSE
   GLX Version: 1.2 Mesa 13.0.1
Repos: Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list
   deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ unstable main
   deb-src http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ unstable main
   deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free


$ dpkg -l openbox\* | grep -E "^ii|^ri"
ii  openbox   3.6.1-3  i386 standards-compliant, fast, 
light-weight and extensible window manager


$ uname -a
Linux sdb6-pentium3 4.8.0-1-686-pae #1 SMP Debian 4.8.7-1 (2016-11-13) i686 
GNU/Linux

>From ~/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log:
[   883.513] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.

[   884.166] (EE) Failed to load module "nv" (module does not exist, 0)


>From /var/log/Xorg.0.log:
[   170.015] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.

[   170.023] (EE) dbus-core: error connecting to system bus: 
org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.FileNotFound (Failed to connect to socket 
/var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket: No such file or directory)

[   170.037] (EE) Failed to load module "nv" (module does not exist, 0)

[   171.792] (EE) dbus-core: error connecting to system bus: 
org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.FileNotFound (Failed to connect to socket 
/var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket: No such file or directory)
[   181.794] (EE) dbus-core: error connecting to system bus: 
org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.FileNotFound (Failed to connect to socket 
/var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket: No such file or directory)


What do you think?

Thanks,

Rodolfo

Re: Black screen after exiting X

[kamaraju kusumanchi]

On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 4:34 AM, Rodolfo Medina
 wrote:
> Hi all Debian user.
>
> After logging out X (I have Openbox as window manager) with Ctrl-alt-Backspace
> (or also mouse right-clicking), tty1 is completely obscured and then I have to
> do Alt-F2 (so going to tty2) and Alt-F1 and then I see tty1.  In Google I 
> found
> many similar problems but of no help to me.  Any suggestions?

Please show the output of the following commands to document the issue better.

inxi -rG
dpkg -l openbox\* | grep -E "^ii|^ri"
uname -a

Are there any errors in the Xorg log file? The errors can be
identified by lines starting with EE. The log file can be in either
~/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log or /var/log/Xorg.0.log.

-- 
Kamaraju S Kusumanchi | http://raju.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Blog

Black screen after exiting X

[Rodolfo Medina]

Hi all Debian user.

After logging out X (I have Openbox as window manager) with Ctrl-alt-Backspace
(or also mouse right-clicking), tty1 is completely obscured and then I have to
do Alt-F2 (so going to tty2) and Alt-F1 and then I see tty1.  In Google I found
many similar problems but of no help to me.  Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Rodolfo