From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([69.77.167.62] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JZjoU-00075o-KO for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:33:26 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 7744EE07AB; Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:33:24 +0000 (UTC) Received: from s15216962.onlinehome-server.info (s15216962.onlinehome-server.info [217.160.22.205]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3A2B2E07AB for ; Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:33:24 +0000 (UTC) Received: (from uucp@localhost) by s15216962.onlinehome-server.info (8.13.3/8.13.3) with UUCP id m2D9XNwJ005420 for gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org; Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:33:23 +0100 Received: (from weigelt@localhost) by nibiru.metux.de (8.12.10/8.12.10) id m2D9WTd0017827 for gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org; Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:32:29 +0100 Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:32:29 +0100 From: Enrico Weigelt To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Nvidia GeForce Go 6800 and nvidia-drivers ==> Cannot switch to ttys or close X Message-ID: <20080313093229.GA14563@nibiru.local> References: <1204889544.12884.14.camel@fandango> <47D79D8E.4060205@aim.com> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <47D79D8E.4060205@aim.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-Terror: bin laden, kill bush, Briefbombe, Massenvernichtung, KZ, X-Nazi: Weisse Rasse, Hitlers Wiederauferstehung, 42, X-Antichrist: weg mit schaeuble, ausrotten, heiliger krieg, al quaida, X-Killer: 23, endloesung, Weltuntergang, X-Doof: wer das liest ist doof X-Archives-Salt: 0298dab4-25e1-4f76-822e-e80b65ab90ec X-Archives-Hash: 19380628a0487d3c1da0eff129860436 * Patric wrote: > andrea wrote: > >... > >The X session loads smooth with no errors and no warnings but after X is > >loaded there is no way to come back to the framebuffer console (pressing > >CTRL+ALT+F* or closing the session). > > > >I get an almost white screen with some distorsion. If I come back > >pressing CTRL+ALT+F7 I see my X session up n running. > >The same happens if I close my session and then write "startx" on the > >white screen. I have a brand new session running with no problems and no > >errors. > > I'm afraid I can't provide any help on this, but wanted to mention that I > experience exactly the same behaviour with my GeForce Go 6800 (TurboCache). > And this is not only for the current driver, but has been the case ever > since i > own this notebook (it's an Acer Travelmate 4150LMi). The nvidia driver > version > at the time I got it was 1.0-7184, and was already broken back then. > I would really love to see a solution for this, since not being able to > leave X > is pretty annoying. > I should mention that on this system I have Debian installed, and used > kernel.orgs vanilla kernel + nvidia driver from their homepage ever since. You're talking about the NV's secret-code driver ? It makes heavy trouble with fbdev. Both together monst likely won't work. That's because they refuse to use the well approved DRI interface and do something completely own and obfuscated. Nobody outside of NV can really help you :( cu -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrico Weigelt == metux IT service - http://www.metux.de/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please visit the OpenSource QM Taskforce: http://wiki.metux.de/public/OpenSource_QM_Taskforce Patches / Fixes for a lot dozens of packages in dozens of versions: http://patches.metux.de/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list