Re: FC21 intermittently booting up to black/blank screen
time to make friends with journalctl - http://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/journalctl.html http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_debug_Xorg_problems -- the Xorg log file may have a clue. probably enough to get you started. Frankly I spend most of my time simply using Ubuntu so debugging a current Fedora has less familiarity. If the ctl-alt-F1 (in Ubuntu F1 to F6 yield individual virtual consoles (tty based terminal screens) where F7 gets you back to the normal X graphical display if it is up). See if you can access a virtual console during a hang. this is from the INSTALLATION guide - http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/20/html/Installation_Guide/sn-guimode-virtual-consoles-x86.html On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 6:10 PM, poma pomidorabelis...@gmail.com wrote: On 11.02.2015 19:43, linuxnuts...@videotron.ca wrote: ... If you have problemos with nVidia http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/Bugs/ ... Ok, it's doing the same thing with the nouveau driver. Could it be something else? What should I look for in the logs, and which logs? Thanks Good luck. -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
Re: FC21 intermittently booting up to black/blank screen
On 12.02.2015 15:03, linuxnuts...@videotron.ca wrote: The least you could do is give me another Italian dish to google :-) It is not that difficult, if you do not have two left. ;) -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
Re: FC21 intermittently booting up to black/blank screen
Thanks. I had consulted Xorg, but saw nothing awry in there. journalctl will now be my next step.. On 02/12/2015 06:09 AM, Tod Merley wrote: time to make friends with journalctl - http://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/journalctl.html http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_debug_Xorg_problems -- the Xorg log file may have a clue. probably enough to get you started. Frankly I spend most of my time simply using Ubuntu so debugging a current Fedora has less familiarity. If the ctl-alt-F1 (in Ubuntu F1 to F6 yield individual virtual consoles (tty based terminal screens) where F7 gets you back to the normal X graphical display if it is up). See if you can access a virtual console during a hang. this is from the INSTALLATION guide - http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/20/html/Installation_Guide/sn-guimode-virtual-consoles-x86.html On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 6:10 PM, poma pomidorabelis...@gmail.com mailto:pomidorabelis...@gmail.com wrote: On 11.02.2015 19:43, linuxnuts...@videotron.ca mailto:linuxnuts...@videotron.ca wrote: ... If you have problemos with nVidia http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/Bugs/ ... Ok, it's doing the same thing with the nouveau driver. Could it be something else? What should I look for in the logs, and which logs? Thanks Good luck. -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org mailto:users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
Re: FC21 intermittently booting up to black/blank screen
On 02/11/2015 09:10 PM, poma wrote: On 11.02.2015 19:43, linuxnuts...@videotron.ca wrote: ... If you have problemos with nVidia http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/Bugs/ ... Ok, it's doing the same thing with the nouveau driver. Could it be something else? What should I look for in the logs, and which logs? Thanks Good luck. The least you could do is give me another Italian dish to google :-) -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
Re: FC21 intermittently booting up to black/blank screen
On 02/05/2015 08:21 AM, linuxnuts...@videotron.ca wrote: On 02/05/2015 01:49 AM, poma wrote: On 04.02.2015 20:49, linuxnutster wrote: On 02/04/2015 02:19 PM, poma wrote: On 04.02.2015 13:18, linuxnuts...@videotron.ca wrote: Hello, Subsequent to a fedup from FC20 to FC21, I've been having bootup issues which I believe are VGA driver related. Every now and then I start my computer and it boots up to a blank screen and hangs. When I move the mouse, an X-shaped cursor appears. The latter does move with the mouse. Once I hit reset, it boots up normally each time. My vga card is an nvidia Geforce 210 ( Asus en210 ) 1GB. I started off by manually installing the nvidia proprietary, with no change, and then moved to akmod-nvidia-304xx. The issue remained. I am now using the akmod-nvidia-340xx and still have the same problem. It seems to me I had this problem for a little while under FC20 when it was released. Please note, I am not an expert. I tend to be an install it and use it type of user. I'm looking for input on how to troubleshoot this issue - logs, etc... also...am I the only one experiencing this? https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Forbidden_items?rd=ForbiddenItems#NVIDIA_Proprietary_Graphics_Drivers https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/board/98/linux/ I am also install it and use it type of user. :) Are not we all? Not precisely. You are more akin to the expert category I mentioned. I've seen your posts :-) So, basically, reverting back to the nouveau driver will mean less annoying issues I am more akin to the pasta al burro e parmigiano. ;) If you have problemos with nVidia http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/Bugs/ Or go the path of least resistance, you decide for yourself. It's early morning here and I googled pasta al burro e parmigiano on an empty stomach. :-) I'm running the nouveau driver and the refresh rate isn't quite the same. The path of least resistance may end up being a switch from Nvidia to ATI... Thanks for the advice... Ok, it's doing the same thing with the nouveau driver. Could it be something else? What should I look for in the logs, and which logs? Thanks -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
Re: FC21 intermittently booting up to black/blank screen
On 11.02.2015 19:43, linuxnuts...@videotron.ca wrote: ... If you have problemos with nVidia http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/Bugs/ ... Ok, it's doing the same thing with the nouveau driver. Could it be something else? What should I look for in the logs, and which logs? Thanks Good luck. -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
Re: FC21 intermittently booting up to black/blank screen
On 02/05/2015 01:49 AM, poma wrote: On 04.02.2015 20:49, linuxnutster wrote: On 02/04/2015 02:19 PM, poma wrote: On 04.02.2015 13:18, linuxnuts...@videotron.ca wrote: Hello, Subsequent to a fedup from FC20 to FC21, I've been having bootup issues which I believe are VGA driver related. Every now and then I start my computer and it boots up to a blank screen and hangs. When I move the mouse, an X-shaped cursor appears. The latter does move with the mouse. Once I hit reset, it boots up normally each time. My vga card is an nvidia Geforce 210 ( Asus en210 ) 1GB. I started off by manually installing the nvidia proprietary, with no change, and then moved to akmod-nvidia-304xx. The issue remained. I am now using the akmod-nvidia-340xx and still have the same problem. It seems to me I had this problem for a little while under FC20 when it was released. Please note, I am not an expert. I tend to be an install it and use it type of user. I'm looking for input on how to troubleshoot this issue - logs, etc... also...am I the only one experiencing this? https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Forbidden_items?rd=ForbiddenItems#NVIDIA_Proprietary_Graphics_Drivers https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/board/98/linux/ I am also install it and use it type of user. :) Are not we all? Not precisely. You are more akin to the expert category I mentioned. I've seen your posts :-) So, basically, reverting back to the nouveau driver will mean less annoying issues I am more akin to the pasta al burro e parmigiano. ;) If you have problemos with nVidia http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/Bugs/ Or go the path of least resistance, you decide for yourself. It's early morning here and I googled pasta al burro e parmigiano on an empty stomach. :-) I'm running the nouveau driver and the refresh rate isn't quite the same. The path of least resistance may end up being a switch from Nvidia to ATI... Thanks for the advice... -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
Re: FC21 intermittently booting up to black/blank screen
On 05.02.2015 14:21, linuxnuts...@videotron.ca wrote: On 02/05/2015 01:49 AM, poma wrote: On 04.02.2015 20:49, linuxnutster wrote: On 02/04/2015 02:19 PM, poma wrote: On 04.02.2015 13:18, linuxnuts...@videotron.ca wrote: Hello, Subsequent to a fedup from FC20 to FC21, I've been having bootup issues which I believe are VGA driver related. Every now and then I start my computer and it boots up to a blank screen and hangs. When I move the mouse, an X-shaped cursor appears. The latter does move with the mouse. Once I hit reset, it boots up normally each time. My vga card is an nvidia Geforce 210 ( Asus en210 ) 1GB. I started off by manually installing the nvidia proprietary, with no change, and then moved to akmod-nvidia-304xx. The issue remained. I am now using the akmod-nvidia-340xx and still have the same problem. It seems to me I had this problem for a little while under FC20 when it was released. Please note, I am not an expert. I tend to be an install it and use it type of user. I'm looking for input on how to troubleshoot this issue - logs, etc... also...am I the only one experiencing this? https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Forbidden_items?rd=ForbiddenItems#NVIDIA_Proprietary_Graphics_Drivers https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/board/98/linux/ I am also install it and use it type of user. :) Are not we all? Not precisely. You are more akin to the expert category I mentioned. I've seen your posts :-) So, basically, reverting back to the nouveau driver will mean less annoying issues I am more akin to the pasta al burro e parmigiano. ;) If you have problemos with nVidia http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/Bugs/ Or go the path of least resistance, you decide for yourself. It's early morning here and I googled pasta al burro e parmigiano on an empty stomach. :-) I'm running the nouveau driver and the refresh rate isn't quite the same. The path of least resistance may end up being a switch from Nvidia to ATI... Thanks for the advice... AMD is not without problemos. https://bugs.freedesktop.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=__open__component=Driver%2FRadeonorder=changeddate%20DESC%2Cproduct=xorgquery_based_on=query_format=specific -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
Re: FC21 intermittently booting up to black/blank screen
On 02/04/2015 02:19 PM, poma wrote: On 04.02.2015 13:18, linuxnuts...@videotron.ca wrote: Hello, Subsequent to a fedup from FC20 to FC21, I've been having bootup issues which I believe are VGA driver related. Every now and then I start my computer and it boots up to a blank screen and hangs. When I move the mouse, an X-shaped cursor appears. The latter does move with the mouse. Once I hit reset, it boots up normally each time. My vga card is an nvidia Geforce 210 ( Asus en210 ) 1GB. I started off by manually installing the nvidia proprietary, with no change, and then moved to akmod-nvidia-304xx. The issue remained. I am now using the akmod-nvidia-340xx and still have the same problem. It seems to me I had this problem for a little while under FC20 when it was released. Please note, I am not an expert. I tend to be an install it and use it type of user. I'm looking for input on how to troubleshoot this issue - logs, etc... also...am I the only one experiencing this? https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Forbidden_items?rd=ForbiddenItems#NVIDIA_Proprietary_Graphics_Drivers https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/board/98/linux/ I am also install it and use it type of user. :) Are not we all? Not precisely. You are more akin to the expert category I mentioned. I've seen your posts :-) So, basically, reverting back to the nouveau driver will mean less annoying issues -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
Re: FC21 intermittently booting up to black/blank screen
On 04.02.2015 13:18, linuxnuts...@videotron.ca wrote: Hello, Subsequent to a fedup from FC20 to FC21, I've been having bootup issues which I believe are VGA driver related. Every now and then I start my computer and it boots up to a blank screen and hangs. When I move the mouse, an X-shaped cursor appears. The latter does move with the mouse. Once I hit reset, it boots up normally each time. My vga card is an nvidia Geforce 210 ( Asus en210 ) 1GB. I started off by manually installing the nvidia proprietary, with no change, and then moved to akmod-nvidia-304xx. The issue remained. I am now using the akmod-nvidia-340xx and still have the same problem. It seems to me I had this problem for a little while under FC20 when it was released. Please note, I am not an expert. I tend to be an install it and use it type of user. I'm looking for input on how to troubleshoot this issue - logs, etc... also...am I the only one experiencing this? https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Forbidden_items?rd=ForbiddenItems#NVIDIA_Proprietary_Graphics_Drivers https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/board/98/linux/ I am also install it and use it type of user. :) Are not we all? -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
Re: FC21 intermittently booting up to black/blank screen
On 04.02.2015 20:49, linuxnutster wrote: On 02/04/2015 02:19 PM, poma wrote: On 04.02.2015 13:18, linuxnuts...@videotron.ca wrote: Hello, Subsequent to a fedup from FC20 to FC21, I've been having bootup issues which I believe are VGA driver related. Every now and then I start my computer and it boots up to a blank screen and hangs. When I move the mouse, an X-shaped cursor appears. The latter does move with the mouse. Once I hit reset, it boots up normally each time. My vga card is an nvidia Geforce 210 ( Asus en210 ) 1GB. I started off by manually installing the nvidia proprietary, with no change, and then moved to akmod-nvidia-304xx. The issue remained. I am now using the akmod-nvidia-340xx and still have the same problem. It seems to me I had this problem for a little while under FC20 when it was released. Please note, I am not an expert. I tend to be an install it and use it type of user. I'm looking for input on how to troubleshoot this issue - logs, etc... also...am I the only one experiencing this? https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Forbidden_items?rd=ForbiddenItems#NVIDIA_Proprietary_Graphics_Drivers https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/board/98/linux/ I am also install it and use it type of user. :) Are not we all? Not precisely. You are more akin to the expert category I mentioned. I've seen your posts :-) So, basically, reverting back to the nouveau driver will mean less annoying issues I am more akin to the pasta al burro e parmigiano. ;) If you have problemos with nVidia http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/Bugs/ Or go the path of least resistance, you decide for yourself. -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
FC21 intermittently booting up to black/blank screen
Hello, Subsequent to a fedup from FC20 to FC21, I've been having bootup issues which I believe are VGA driver related. Every now and then I start my computer and it boots up to a blank screen and hangs. When I move the mouse, an X-shaped cursor appears. The latter does move with the mouse. Once I hit reset, it boots up normally each time. My vga card is an nvidia Geforce 210 ( Asus en210 ) 1GB. I started off by manually installing the nvidia proprietary, with no change, and then moved to akmod-nvidia-304xx. The issue remained. I am now using the akmod-nvidia-340xx and still have the same problem. It seems to me I had this problem for a little while under FC20 when it was released. Please note, I am not an expert. I tend to be an install it and use it type of user. I'm looking for input on how to troubleshoot this issue - logs, etc... also...am I the only one experiencing this? -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
