Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2004 08:24:39 -0700 From: Adam Olsen <adamolsen@net-bizz.com> To: Daniela <dgw@liwest.at> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Cannot switch back to virtual terminal w/ nvidia drivers Message-ID: <400953B7.8000806@net-bizz.com> In-Reply-To: <200401161821.37004.dgw@liwest.at> References: <4006C885.2090804@net-bizz.com> <200401152204.20658.dgw@liwest.at> <40070785.4040602@net-bizz.com> <200401161821.37004.dgw@liwest.at>
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Ok, The file can be found at http://linuxhelp.homeunix.com/xfree.log and my XF86Config at http://linuxhelp.homeunix.com/XF86Config 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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