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Tom Wijsman <TomWij@g.o> wrote: |
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> On Fri, 20 Jun 2014 04:58:24 -0400 |
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> covici@××××××××××.com wrote: |
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> > Hi. I am using the nvidia GeForce GT 430 for years and suddenly |
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> > within the last few days, if I start gdm, it gives me an error, no |
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> > screens found and dumpss core and if I let it go it will keep dumping |
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> > core and filling up my root partition. It works with my frame |
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> > buffer, but no longer with gdm or even startx. So is this some kind |
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> > of strange hardware glitch? I did downgrade the nvidia driver, but |
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> > no joy. |
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> > Thanks in advance for any suggestions. |
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> See |
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> https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Quality_Assurance/Backtraces |
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> on how to obtain a backtrace from it; this backtrace provides you more |
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> information about what went wrong, such that it can be further debugged. |
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> It boils down to recompiling the package and its library dependencies |
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> with debug flags, after which you can run a new core file through gdb. |
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Well, I did a backtrace with what I had (I always have debug flags on) |
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and it seems that the error no screens found causes an intentional core |
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dump -- it was signal 6. I will check the link and see if I should do |
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anything further. |
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Thanks very much for your quick response. |
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Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: |
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How do |
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you spend it? |
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John Covici |
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covici@××××××××××.com |
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