Re: freezing afer switching from graphical to console

Re: freezing afer switching from graphical to console

[bonganilinux]

> Hi,
> 
> since 2.4.17 I have got a problem: trying to switch from graphical
> screen to console or to stop my X-session my box freezes. The screen
> gets black and nothing more happens. Pressing any keys or trying to

This only happens to me if I load the NVidia drivers if you are using
them that could be you
problem.

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Re: freezing afer switching from graphical to console

[Stephen Clark]

bonganilinux@mweb.co.za wrote:

>>Hi,
>>
>>since 2.4.17 I have got a problem: trying to switch from graphical
>>screen to console or to stop my X-session my box freezes. The screen
>>gets black and nothing more happens. Pressing any keys or trying to
>>    
>>
>
>This only happens to me if I load the NVidia drivers if you are using
>them that could be you
>problem.
>
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I am also having this problem with an ATI r128 card and KDM. I found that by
setting:

TerminateServer=true

in the kdmrc file helped a lot.

HTH,
Steve

[OT] Re: freezing afer switching from graphical to console

[J Sloan]

bonganilinux@mweb.co.za wrote:

>>Hi,
>>
>>since 2.4.17 I have got a problem: trying to switch from graphical
>>screen to console or to stop my X-session my box freezes. The screen
>>gets black and nothing more happens. Pressing any keys or trying to
>>    
>>
>
>This only happens to me if I load the NVidia drivers if you are using
>them that could be you
>problem.
>  
>
How bizzarre - I've never seen that
with the nvidia drivers - I gave away
an ATI card to a windoze user since
the ATI DRI would hard lock the box.

(I know, help is on the way, but I had
an immediate need!)

Since switching to a GeForce 2, there
have been no problems whatsoever.

When you say "that only happens" if
you "load the nvidia drivers", do you
mean to say that you only see that
freeze if you run X windows? Or, that
you see it only if you enable DRI?

Lots of things beside nvidia to blame,
if we are on a witchhunt....

Joe

Re: [OT] freezing afer switching from graphical to console

[Bongani]

On Tue, 2002-07-09 at 19:27, J Sloan wrote:
> bonganilinux@mweb.co.za wrote:
> 
> >>Hi,
> >>
> >>since 2.4.17 I have got a problem: trying to switch from graphical
> >>screen to console or to stop my X-session my box freezes. The screen
> >>gets black and nothing more happens. Pressing any keys or trying to
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >This only happens to me if I load the NVidia drivers if you are using
> >them that could be you
> >problem.
> >  
> >
> How bizzarre - I've never seen that
> with the nvidia drivers - I gave away
> an ATI card to a windoze user since
> the ATI DRI would hard lock the box.
> 
> (I know, help is on the way, but I had
> an immediate need!)
> 
> Since switching to a GeForce 2, there
> have been no problems whatsoever.
> 
> When you say "that only happens" if
> you "load the nvidia drivers", do you
> mean to say that you only see that
> freeze if you run X windows? Or, that
> you see it only if you enable DRI?
> 
> Lots of things beside nvidia to blame,
> if we are on a witchhunt....
> 
> Joe

I am also using GeForce 2 currently I am using the nvidia drivers
that comes with X window. NOTE: they do _not_ support DRI. The only
drivers that support DRI are those that I supplied by NVidia (as far as
I know)

The freeze when switching from graphic mode to console has been around
for a while now look at:
http://www.uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0111.2/0237.html
and yes not everyone who complained had the nvidia drivers loaded.

Yes the could be other things that causes the hangs, but _I_ only
experience those hangs when _I_ use the nvidia drivers.I'm not on a
witch hunt, but when I can't reproduce the problem without the nvidia
drivers. I think it is logical to start suspecting that the problem is
caused by those drivers.

Bongani