Re: Problem: nVidia driver for SuSe 9.2 Pro on x86_64 - crash on exit, display garbled

senthil@rocketmail.com adjusted his/her tin foil beanie and asbestos
underwear to write:

> Hi all,
> I'm running SuSe 9.2 Pro x86_64 on an AMD Athlon 64 machine, kernel> 2.6.8.x (I believe, I can check) with the default X.org and KDE 3.3> that came with SuSe 9.2 Pro. I have a nVidia FX5500 AGP 8X card.
>
> I installed the nVidia driver (v. 6911) using Yast. Yast somehow
> doesnt get the latest version yet - 7017 or something.
>
> The problem is, whenever I exit X Windows, the display "crashes" -
the
> display becomes garbled, and the screen is filled with reddish
orange
> blocks. I cannot read anything anymore, and I need to reboot the
> computer. Even Ctrl + alt + F2 shows a blank screen instead of a
login
> prompt.
>
> I know many people have posted this on the nVidia Linux forums, but
no
> one know the cause or the solution.
>
> Does anyone know the reason and how to fix this? Please let me know
if
> you want more detailed information, error logs, etc.
>
> Thanks a lot.

In a bit of a rush, here is a quick howto:-

First off get the latest AMD64bit drivers from Nvidia and then make
sure
you have the kernel source files for your kernel version installed and

prepped, use Yast to install the kernel source and then do an update
to
make sure they are current then as root:-

cd /usr/src/linux
make cloneconfig
make prepare-all

Change to the directory that has the Nvidia package and :-

init 3

(this will drop you to a console as you cannot install them with X
server running)

sh ./NVIDIA-<version-number>.pkg.run


follow the on screen prompts, when it asks if it should check the netfor updates say "No" it should then compile the modules and install
them, if you already have the graphics setup for the old modules thendo not run sax2 just go into :-

init 5

to startup X again and see if that helps.

I have got to dash out for an hour so if there are any probs post back

later please.

--
Mark
Novell Support Forums SysOp
Twixt hill and high water
N. Wales, UK.

Mark took off his Teletubbies suit to write:
>
> In a bit of a rush, here is a quick howto:-
>
> First off get the latest AMD64bit drivers from Nvidia and then make
sure
> you have the kernel source files for your kernel version installed
and
> prepped, use Yast to install the kernel source and then do an update
to
> make sure they are current then as root:-
>
> cd /usr/src/linux
> make cloneconfig
> make prepare-all
>
> Change to the directory that has the Nvidia package and :-
>
> init 3
>
> (this will drop you to a console as you cannot install them with X
> server running)
>
> sh ./NVIDIA-<version-number>.pkg.run
>
>
> follow the on screen prompts, when it asks if it should check the
net
> for updates say "No" it should then compile the modules and install> them, if you already have the graphics setup for the old modules
then
> do not run sax2 just go into :-
>
> init 5
>
> to startup X again and see if that helps.
>
> I have got to dash out for an hour so if there are any probs post
back
> later please.
>
> --
> Mark
> Novell Support Forums SysOp
> Twixt hill and high water
> N. Wales, UK.
>


Thanks, Mark. I'll so that.

BTW, Is this a well documented issue? I wonder why I couldnt find any
posts
about this problem and fixes on SuSe or nVidia sites?!

Hey, my underwear is made of lead, not asbestos.

senthil.rocketmail@com adjusted his/her tin foil beanie and asbestos
underwear to write:


>
> Thanks, Mark. I'll so that.
>
> BTW, Is this a well documented issue? I wonder why I couldnt find
any
> posts about this problem and fixes on SuSe or nVidia sites?!
>
> Hey, my underwear is made of lead, not asbestos.

I have not had your specific problem as such but did get a lot of
problems with 9.2 and the nvidias to start with, I could not get themto stick ( X was using the wrong XF86config instead on Xorg.conf ) soall my hand editing was not being seen and so was not getting and 3D
accel and progs would crash.

Took a bit of time to chase it down to the kernel ( as Nico says )
once
I had recompiled a 2.6.11 custom for my system to cure some other
little niggles I found the Nvidias were a lot more stable.

I don`t think it is well documented as such because it affects 64bit
and
there are not that many around yet, also Nvidia did fix a lot of bugsin the old drivers now that more people are running them on 64bit andreporting the bugs to the forums on the site.

HTH

--
Mark
Novell Support Forums SysOp
Twixt hill and high water
N. Wales, UK.

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> senthil.rocketmail@com adjusted his/her tin foil beanie and asbestos

> underwear to write:
>
>
>>
>> Thanks, Mark. I'll so that.
>>
>> BTW, Is this a well documented issue? I wonder why I couldnt find
any
>> posts about this problem and fixes on SuSe or nVidia sites?!
>>
>> Hey, my underwear is made of lead, not asbestos.
>
> I have not had your specific problem as such but did get a lot of
> problems with 9.2 and the nvidias to start with, I could not get
them
> to stick ( X was using the wrong XF86config instead on Xorg.conf )
so
> all my hand editing was not being seen and so was not getting and 3D

> accel and progs would crash.

SuSE 9.2 has /etc/X11/xorg.conf symlinked to /etc/X11/XF86config,
unless you
do something odd to break that link. This is because they've updated
the X
distribution to be xorg-x11, but failed to track down all the uses of

/etc/X11/XF86Config such as those in the SaX2 configuration tool and
update
them.

Hopefully SuSE 9.3 will address this.


> Took a bit of time to chase it down to the kernel ( as Nico says )
once
> I had recompiled a 2.6.11 custom for my system to cure some other
> little niggles I found the Nvidias were a lot more stable.
>
> I don`t think it is well documented as such because it affects 64bit
and
> there are not that many around yet, also Nvidia did fix a lot of
bugs
> in the old drivers now that more people are running them on 64bit
and
> reporting the bugs to the forums on the site.
>
> HTH
>
> --
> Mark
> Novell Support Forums SysOp
> Twixt hill and high water
> N. Wales, UK.
>

Nico Kadel-Garcia adjusted his/her tin foil beanie and asbestos
underwear to write:

> SuSE 9.2 has /etc/X11/xorg.conf symlinked to /etc/X11/XF86config,
> unless you do something odd to break that link. This is because
> they've updated the X distribution to be xorg-x11, but failed to
track
> down all the uses of /etc/X11/XF86Config such as those in the SaX2
> configuration tool and update them.
>
> Hopefully SuSE 9.3 will address this.
>

Thanks Nico,

My explanation was not that clear, it was getting a bit late ( for me
)
and my brain was a tad dumber than normal :-)


--
Mark
Novell Support Forums SysOp
Twixt hill and high water
N. Wales, UK.