Re: [gentoo-user] Need Help!

[Willie]

On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 2:59 PM, Volker Armin Hemmann <
volkerarmin@××××××××××.com> wrote:

> Am Freitag, 22. Juni 2012, 14:51:04 schrieb Willie:
> > On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 12:49 PM, Paul Hartman <
> >
> > paul.hartman+gentoo@×××××.com> wrote:
> > > On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 2:04 PM, Willie <matthews.willie@×××××.com>
> wrote:
> > > > On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 11:46 AM, Paul Hartman
> > > >
> > > > <paul.hartman+gentoo@×××××.com> wrote:
> > > >> On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 11:20 AM, Willie <matthews.willie@×××××.com
> >
> > > >>
> > > >> wrote:
> > > >> > Hi All,
> > > >> >
> > > >> > I have been running a gentoo box for quite some time without a
> > > >> > desktop
> > > >> > manager. Did a lot of upgrading in between time also. The problem
> I
> > > >> > am
> > > >> > having is when I login I can't open any Windows. The only one that
> > > >> > has
> > > >> > open
> > > >> > without crashing the entire computer that I know of is VLC.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Any help is greatly appreciated.
> > > >>
> > > >> Be sure to "emerge --oneshot @x11-module-rebuild" after upgrading
> xorg
> > > >> stuff. Drivers might be out of sync and maybe that's causing your
> > > >> pain.
> > > >>
> > > >> Try to delete/rename your /etc/X11/xorg.conf and see if that makes a
> > > >> difference. Modern Xorg can start a basic environment without it.
> > > >>
> > > >> Try to run "startx" as a user instead of using xdm and see if you
> get
> > > >> any better errors/logs.
> > > >>
> > > >> If you have another computer/device SSH into your problematic
> computer
> > > >> before starting X so you can see if it's still alive, just
> > > >> unresponsive at the local terminal. Maybe then you can see logs and
> > > >> stuff.
> > > >>
> > > >> revdep-rebuild just to ensure everything is consistent on your
> system.
> > > >
> > > > I rebuild all of my x11-drivers it rebuild the nvidia driver along
> with
> > > > a
> > > > couple of others.
> > > >
> > > > I used startx and got the errors below. I have a feeling it has
> > >
> > > something to
> > >
> > > > do with my nVidia card (Geforce 8400GS)
> > > >
> > > > SSH is not active anymore. It is also the computer that shares the
> > >
> > > internet
> > >
> > > > and no one can access the internet either.
> > > >
> > > > Okay now I think we are getting somewhere. Didn't think to leave XDM
> out
> > >
> > > but
> > >
> > > > I did do it. It still froze but I got some useful information soon
> as it
> > >
> > > did
> > >
> > > > freeze. This is from /var/log/messages
> > > >
> > > > Jun 22 11:52:52 beast kernel: NVRM: Xid (0000:02:00): 6, PE0001
> > > > Jun 22 11:52:54 beast kernel: NVRM: os_schedule: Attempted to yield
> the
> > >
> > > CPU
> > >
> > > > while in atomic or interrupt context
> > > > Jun 22 11:52:54 beast kernel: NVRM: Xid (0000:02:00): 3, C 00000002
> SC
> > > > 00000003 M 00000100 Data 00000000
> > > > Jun 22 11:53:03 beast kernel: NVRM: os_schedule: Attempted to yield
> the
> > >
> > > CPU
> > >
> > > > while in atomic or interrupt context
> > > > Jun 22 11:53:05 beast kernel: NVRM: os_schedule: Attempted to yield
> the
> > >
> > > CPU
> > >
> > > > while in atomic or interrupt context
> > > > Jun 22 11:53:08 beast kernel: NVRM: os_schedule: Attempted to yield
> the
> > >
> > > CPU
> > >
> > > > while in atomic or interrupt context
> > > >
> > > > That was printed as soon as XFCE froze.
> > >
> > > Okay, now I googled those errors and it seems to be a fairly common
> > > problem. The workaround I saw is to add "nolapic_timer" to your kernel
> > > commandline. Try that, reboot and cross your fingers. ;)
> >
> > Yeah I see that too. Tried to add that to my grub.conf/menu.lst. It did
> not
> > work for me. I rebuild my kernel for nouveau drivers. Rebuilt
> xorg-drivers
> > and mesa, installed xf86-video-nouveau. So far it is not working, still
> > might have to do some tweaking.
>
> if you use nvidia binary, turn off all nvidia graphics related stuff in the
> kernel and to be sure nothing screws you over - unmerge nouveau.
>
> If you use nouveau, try the binary driver.
>
>
> There are reasons, Linus does not like nvidia very much.
>
> --
> #163933
>

It was working with this same kernel. I can't figure out for the life of me
why it is not working now. I have a feeling after 6 months of upgrades
something broke in that time. I am fine with the nouveau driver. I only
really want a GUI to play movies.

-- 

Willie Matthews
matthews.willie@×××××.com