Re: [gentoo-user] Need Help!

[Willie]

This is for my kid. He likes to watch movies. He knows how to use the
shortcut on the desktop. I really don't need to reinvent the wheel on this
one. It all works just like he learned it.

On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 5:09 PM, Alecks Gates <alecks.g@×××××.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 5:55 PM, Willie <matthews.willie@×××××.com> wrote:
> > 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
>
> A bit off topic but you don't really need a full GUI for movies.  Try
> just X + mplayer, or XBMC.  Dunno if those alone would work for you
> (and you probably want to fix your problems anyway).  Depending on
> your CPU and video card, the proprietary drivers may help you if you
> can use VDPAU for video acceleration.
>
>


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