Re: [gentoo-user] Need Help!

[Volker Armin Hemmann]

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.

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