kernel 2.4.14 breaks NVIDIA-1.0-1541 console switching

kernel 2.4.14 breaks NVIDIA-1.0-1541 console switching

[Michael N. Lipp]

Hello,

when I upgraded to 2.4.14, I found that console-switching doesn't work
anymore with the latest NVIDIA driver installed. When I try to return
to the console from X11 the system simply hangs (this includes
shutdown, which makes it a real problem). Reverting to 2.4.13 fixed
things. Sorry I can't report more hints.

Regards,

    Michael

Re: kernel 2.4.14 breaks NVIDIA-1.0-1541 console switching

[Stefan Smietanowski]

Hi.

> when I upgraded to 2.4.14, I found that console-switching doesn't work
> anymore with the latest NVIDIA driver installed. When I try to return
> to the console from X11 the system simply hangs (this includes
> shutdown, which makes it a real problem). Reverting to 2.4.13 fixed
> things. Sorry I can't report more hints.

Report the error to NVidia, it's their module and they don't distribute 
the source. It's difficult to help since the bug might be in their code.

// Stefan

Re: kernel 2.4.14 breaks NVIDIA-1.0-1541 console switching

[François Cami]

Michael N. Lipp wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> when I upgraded to 2.4.14, I found that console-switching doesn't work
> anymore with the latest NVIDIA driver installed. When I try to return
> to the console from X11 the system simply hangs (this includes
> shutdown, which makes it a real problem). Reverting to 2.4.13 fixed
> things. Sorry I can't report more hints.

Are you using framebuffer ? A friend of mine had exactly the same
problem, and it went away when he disabled the framebuffer...

François

Re: kernel 2.4.14 breaks NVIDIA-1.0-1541 console switching

[Alvaro Lopes]

On Sáb, 2001-11-17 at 17:45, Michael N. Lipp wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> when I upgraded to 2.4.14, I found that console-switching doesn't work
> anymore with the latest NVIDIA driver installed. When I try to return
> to the console from X11 the system simply hangs (this includes
> shutdown, which makes it a real problem). Reverting to 2.4.13 fixed

Well I have the same kind of problem. But you don't have to shutdown!
Just switch again to your X vt, and X should work again.

> things. Sorry I can't report more hints.
> 
> Regards,
> 
>     Michael
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Re[2]: kernel 2.4.14 breaks NVIDIA-1.0-1541 console switching

[Matt Cahill]

  I actually just upgraded to 2.4.13 and have been experiencing this
  problem also. I get 'Waiting for X server to shutdown', forcing me
  to reboot. I reloaded the Nvidia kernel again (no problems with
  that), but the GLX driver is coughing and spitting when I try to
  reinstall it. It can't seem to find or read
  /usr/X11R6/lib/module/nvdriver.o (filename may be a little
  different...sorry, I'm in Windows right now), but it's there. This
  is also nvidia version 1541 (latest stable).

AL> Well I have the same kind of problem. But you don't have to shutdown!
AL> Just switch again to your X vt, and X should work again.

  I'm not sure I follow this... how do I switch to an X vt, and how do
  you mean 'X should work again'? Just curious if you meant this as a fix or
  a work-around.

  Thanks for any info,

  Matt Cahill
m-cahill@home.com

Re: Re[2]: kernel 2.4.14 breaks NVIDIA-1.0-1541 console switching

[Alvaro Lopes]

On Dom, 2001-11-18 at 16:42, Matt Cahill wrote:
> 
>   I actually just upgraded to 2.4.13 and have been experiencing this
>   problem also. I get 'Waiting for X server to shutdown', forcing me
>   to reboot. I reloaded the Nvidia kernel again (no problems with
>   that), but the GLX driver is coughing and spitting when I try to
>   reinstall it. It can't seem to find or read
>   /usr/X11R6/lib/module/nvdriver.o (filename may be a little
>   different...sorry, I'm in Windows right now), but it's there. This
>   is also nvidia version 1541 (latest stable).
> 
> AL> Well I have the same kind of problem. But you don't have to shutdown!
> AL> Just switch again to your X vt, and X should work again.
> 
>   I'm not sure I follow this... how do I switch to an X vt, and how do
>   you mean 'X should work again'? Just curious if you meant this as a fix or
>   a work-around.

First of all this problems seem to be fixed in 2.4.15-pre5 with Nicholas
Aspert i8xx AGP patch. (one or another or both are responsable - didn't
test :) )

This is a work-around of course. Try CTRL+ALT+F7 (vt07 is the default XT
vt). 
BTW. what do you mean by "Waiting for X server to shutdown" ? Does this
appear when you reboot or when you switch consoles ?

Alvie

> 
>   Thanks for any info,
> 
>   Matt Cahill
> m-cahill@home.com
> 
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