Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2004 21:32:10 +0000 From: Daniela <dgw@liwest.at> To: Adam Olsen <adamolsen@net-bizz.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Cannot switch back to virtual terminal w/ nvidia drivers Message-ID: <200401172132.11001.dgw@liwest.at> In-Reply-To: <400953B7.8000806@net-bizz.com> References: <4006C885.2090804@net-bizz.com> <200401161821.37004.dgw@liwest.at> <400953B7.8000806@net-bizz.com>
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On Saturday 17 January 2004 15:24, Adam Olsen wrote: > Ok, > > The file can be found at http://linuxhelp.homeunix.com/xfree.log and my > XF86Config at http://linuxhelp.homeunix.com/XF86Config You have the generic NVIDIA driver specified, this could be the problem. Try to run the following commands: XFree86 -configure XFree86 -xf86config ~/XF86Config.new Do you still get the error when switching to VT? If no, you will probably have to reconfigure X using the ~/XF86Config.new as the basis, but the problem is solved. If yes, send the file /var/log/XFree86.0.log. > Thanks, > > Adam Olsen > > Daniela wrote: > >On Thursday 15 January 2004 21:35, Adam Olsen wrote: > >>Daniela, > >> > >>When I press ctrl+alt+F1, I am on the virtual console, but I cannot see > >>it because I'm getting the mode out of range error. X does not > >>terminate - and if I press ctrl+alt+F9, I can get back to X just fine - > >>no more out of range error on the monitor. > >> > >>I can be on the virtual console until I startx, and which point if I > >>switch back to a virtual console or exit X I get the mode out of range > >>error. > >> > >>So basically, after I startx, something happens to the virtual console > >>that makes it so that if I go back to it I get the mode out of range > >> error. > > > >OK, do the following: use the command "startx >& somefile" and send me the > >file it produces. This will hopefully tell us what the problem is. > > > >>Thanks, > >> > >>Adam Olsen > >> > >>Daniela wrote: > >>>On Thursday 15 January 2004 20:00, Adam Olsen wrote: > >>>>Daniela, > >>>> > >>>>Ok - Everything works perfectly in X. When I switch to the VT, I get a > >>>>mode out of range error. I can switch back to X just fine. Just the > >>>> VT has this problem. > >>> > >>>OK, when you press, say, ctrl+alt+F1 to switch to the VT, are you still > >>>in X or at the console? Is the error message at the console or on the VT > >>>from where you entered startx? Does X terminate? > >>> > >>>>I never get the wavy text while in X. If by chance I am able to switch > >>>>to the VT for some reason without getting the mode out of range error, > >>>>all the text is waving around. This has not happened in FreeBSD 5.2, > >>>>but I did see it a few times in 4.8 (I don't know if I'll be able to > >>>>reproduce it). > >>> > >>>If you switch back to X when you get the wavy text, is everything OK > >>>there? Can you start X from inside a debugger? What do you have in your > >>>XF86Config? > >>> > >>>I'll go to sleep now, good night. > >>> > >>>>Thanks, > >>>> > >>>>Adam Olsen > >>>> > >>>>Daniela wrote: > >>>>>On Thursday 15 January 2004 19:29, Adam Olsen wrote: > >>>>>>Daniela, > >>>>>> > >>>>>>I see it when I switch to a virtual console only. When I switch back > >>>>>>to X, I'm ok again. Also, if I exit X, I get it the error, but I can > >>>>>>blindly startx again. > >>>>> > >>>>>I don't quite understand what you mean. I thought you can't switch > >>>>> back to VT? > >>>>> > >>>>>>At one point in FreeBSD 4.8 I could switch to the virtual console, > >>>>>> but everything was wavy - text was moving around (it was really > >>>>>> weird). > >>>>> > >>>>>Could you describe this a bit more? I'm often seeing text moving > >>>>> around, and weird colorful stripes on the screen when I switch to X. > >>>>> Viewing a specific page in Mozilla triggers this. Unfortunately, I > >>>>> can't just open the debugger and see what's going on at this time, > >>>>> because I can hardly see anything on the screen. > >>>>>When you're able to reproduce it, then have a look at the on-screen > >>>>> menu of your monitor and check the frequencies, they're probably way > >>>>> too high. > >>>>> > >>>>>>Thanks, > >>>>>> > >>>>>>Adam Olsen > >>>>>> > >>>>>>Daniela wrote: > >>>>>>>On Thursday 15 January 2004 17:06, Adam Olsen wrote: > >>>>>>>>Hello, > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>I'm using FreeBSD 5.2-RELEASE and have installed the latest nvidia > >>>>>>>>drivers available. Everything works ok _except_ once I load X I > >>>>>>>>cannot switch back to the virtual console. I get a "mode out of > >>>>>>>>range" error. I had this problem with FreeBSD 4.8 as well. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>This isn't necessarily nvidia-specific, I have this too with ATI. > >>>>>>>Where and when exactly do you see the "mode out of range" error? > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>My best guess would be that this is an XFree86 bug. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>Daniela > > > >_______________________________________________ > >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > >To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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