Re: [gentoo-user] Need Help!

[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.
-- 

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