From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 75E2213877A for ; Fri, 20 Jun 2014 12:11:41 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 95EDBE0918; Fri, 20 Jun 2014 12:11:34 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail0200.smtp25.com (mail0200.smtp25.com [174.37.170.200]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 9EFB6E0908 for ; Fri, 20 Jun 2014 12:11:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ccs.covici.com (s-out-001.smtp25.com [67.228.91.90]) by s-out-001.smtp25.com (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id s5KCBUmS028689 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=FAIL) for ; Fri, 20 Jun 2014 08:11:31 -0400 Received: from ccs.covici.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ccs.covici.com (8.14.8/8.14.8) with ESMTP id s5KCBTal025343 for ; Fri, 20 Jun 2014 08:11:29 -0400 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] problem with nvidia card -- could it be hardware? In-reply-to: <20140620135743.4dd4f8e0@gentoo.org> References: <31529.1403254704@ccs.covici.com> <20140620135743.4dd4f8e0@gentoo.org> Comments: In-reply-to Tom Wijsman message dated "Fri, 20 Jun 2014 13:57:43 +0200." X-Mailer: MH-E 8.2; nmh 1.3; GNU Emacs 23.4.1 Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 08:11:29 -0400 Message-ID: <25342.1403266289@ccs.covici.com> From: covici@ccs.covici.com X-SpamH-OriginatingIP: 70.109.53.110 X-SpamH-Filter: s-out-001.smtp25.com-s5KCBUmS028689 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 X-Archives-Salt: 47ef9b4b-0f47-43ed-bc12-8bcffbfd3715 X-Archives-Hash: 1d7da44d7207089f382309d4edfe8e47 Tom Wijsman wrote: > On Fri, 20 Jun 2014 04:58:24 -0400 > covici@ccs.covici.com wrote: > > > Hi. I am using the nvidia GeForce GT 430 for years and suddenly > > within the last few days, if I start gdm, it gives me an error, no > > screens found and dumpss core and if I let it go it will keep dumping > > core and filling up my root partition. It works with my frame > > buffer, but no longer with gdm or even startx. So is this some kind > > of strange hardware glitch? I did downgrade the nvidia driver, but > > no joy. > > > > Thanks in advance for any suggestions. > > > > See > > https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Quality_Assurance/Backtraces > > on how to obtain a backtrace from it; this backtrace provides you more > information about what went wrong, such that it can be further debugged. > > It boils down to recompiling the package and its library dependencies > with debug flags, after which you can run a new core file through gdb. Well, I did a backtrace with what I had (I always have debug flags on) and it seems that the error no screens found causes an intentional core dump -- it was signal 6. I will check the link and see if I should do anything further. Thanks very much for your quick response. -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici covici@ccs.covici.com