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On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 4:59 PM, Volker Armin Hemmann |
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<volkerarmin@××××××××××.com> wrote: |
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> Am Freitag, 22. Juni 2012, 14:51:04 schrieb Willie: |
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>> On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 12:49 PM, Paul Hartman < |
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>> paul.hartman+gentoo@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>> > On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 2:04 PM, Willie <matthews.willie@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>> > > On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 11:46 AM, Paul Hartman |
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>> > > |
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>> > > <paul.hartman+gentoo@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>> > >> On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 11:20 AM, Willie <matthews.willie@×××××.com> |
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>> > >> |
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>> > >> wrote: |
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>> > >> > Hi All, |
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>> > >> > |
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>> > >> > I have been running a gentoo box for quite some time without a |
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>> > >> > desktop |
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>> > >> > manager. Did a lot of upgrading in between time also. The problem I |
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>> > >> > am |
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>> > >> > having is when I login I can't open any Windows. The only one that |
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>> > >> > has |
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>> > >> > open |
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>> > >> > without crashing the entire computer that I know of is VLC. |
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>> > >> > |
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>> > >> > Any help is greatly appreciated. |
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>> > >> |
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>> > >> Be sure to "emerge --oneshot @x11-module-rebuild" after upgrading xorg |
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>> > >> stuff. Drivers might be out of sync and maybe that's causing your |
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>> > >> pain. |
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>> > >> |
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>> > >> Try to delete/rename your /etc/X11/xorg.conf and see if that makes a |
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>> > >> difference. Modern Xorg can start a basic environment without it. |
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>> > >> |
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>> > >> Try to run "startx" as a user instead of using xdm and see if you get |
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>> > >> any better errors/logs. |
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>> > >> |
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>> > >> If you have another computer/device SSH into your problematic computer |
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>> > >> before starting X so you can see if it's still alive, just |
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>> > >> unresponsive at the local terminal. Maybe then you can see logs and |
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>> > >> stuff. |
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>> > >> |
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>> > >> revdep-rebuild just to ensure everything is consistent on your system. |
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>> > > |
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>> > > I rebuild all of my x11-drivers it rebuild the nvidia driver along with |
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>> > > a |
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>> > > couple of others. |
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>> > > I used startx and got the errors below. I have a feeling it has |
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>> > something to |
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>> > > do with my nVidia card (Geforce 8400GS) |
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>> > > SSH is not active anymore. It is also the computer that shares the |
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>> > internet |
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>> > |
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>> > > and no one can access the internet either. |
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>> > > |
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>> > > Okay now I think we are getting somewhere. Didn't think to leave XDM out |
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>> > but |
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>> > > I did do it. It still froze but I got some useful information soon as it |
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>> > did |
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>> > |
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>> > > freeze. This is from /var/log/messages |
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>> > > Jun 22 11:52:52 beast kernel: NVRM: Xid (0000:02:00): 6, PE0001 |
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>> > > Jun 22 11:52:54 beast kernel: NVRM: os_schedule: Attempted to yield the |
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>> > CPU |
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>> > > while in atomic or interrupt context |
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>> > > Jun 22 11:52:54 beast kernel: NVRM: Xid (0000:02:00): 3, C 00000002 SC |
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>> > > 00000003 M 00000100 Data 00000000 |
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>> > > Jun 22 11:53:03 beast kernel: NVRM: os_schedule: Attempted to yield the |
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>> > CPU |
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>> > > while in atomic or interrupt context |
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>> > > Jun 22 11:53:05 beast kernel: NVRM: os_schedule: Attempted to yield the |
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>> > CPU |
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>> > > while in atomic or interrupt context |
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>> > > Jun 22 11:53:08 beast kernel: NVRM: os_schedule: Attempted to yield the |
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>> > CPU |
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>> > > while in atomic or interrupt context |
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>> > > That was printed as soon as XFCE froze. |
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>> > Okay, now I googled those errors and it seems to be a fairly common |
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>> > problem. The workaround I saw is to add "nolapic_timer" to your kernel |
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>> > commandline. Try that, reboot and cross your fingers. ;) |
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>> Yeah I see that too. Tried to add that to my grub.conf/menu.lst. It did not |
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>> work for me. I rebuild my kernel for nouveau drivers. Rebuilt xorg-drivers |
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>> and mesa, installed xf86-video-nouveau. So far it is not working, still |
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>> might have to do some tweaking. |
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> if you use nvidia binary, turn off all nvidia graphics related stuff in the |
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> kernel and to be sure nothing screws you over - unmerge nouveau. |
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> If you use nouveau, try the binary driver. |
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> There are reasons, Linus does not like nvidia very much. |
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And if you use the nvidia binary driver be sure to blacklist nouveau |
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module so it does not autoload in case the module is still around from |
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a previous build. |