I poked around on Andrew Schulman's site [http://home.comcast.net/~andrex/Debian-nVidia/troubleshooting.html.] for a while, then settled in and spent an hour reading the readme file. In Appendix C, there is a listing of installed components, including files. I started poking around in those directories and noticed: $>ls -l /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/nvidia* -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 781464 Apr 7 05:47 nvidia_drv.o -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 791881 Jun 16 19:13 nvidia_drv.so
The .so file sticks out as an oddball. All of the other files in that directory are *.o and of the same date, Apr 7. Two different files with the same base name also seemed wrong. I moved nvidia_drv.so out of that directory and things have been stable for 24 hours now. Now I just want to get RandR working... --- Andrew Schulman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have an nforce2 system, and I'm using the onboard AGP graphics. I > am > > running sid, 2.6.11-1-k7, nvidia binary drivers 7174. (The nv > driver > > works, but it's much slower than the binary driver, I can't use my > TV > > tuner card because it strains my system too much without the nvidia > > closed-source binary drivers and I'd like to be able to use RandR.) > > > > I've had this problem with Kde 3.3 as well as kde 3.4.1. > > I've had this problem with 2.6.10-?-k7. > > I've had this problem with xfree86 and now I find that it persists > into > > xorg. > > > > The machine boots fine and I see the nvidia logo and kdm comes up. > I > > type my name and password and the machine locks up during the phase > > where it sets up interprocess communication. The lock up requires > the > > application of the reset button. > > > > If I disable the KDE start up screen, I can get logged in OK. If I > run > > glxgears, I see the good fps numbers due to the acceleration. If I > shut > > down glxgears, the machine locks up again. > > > > In a nutshell, my problem is that whenever X tries to do something > more > > esoteric with the card, X locks the machine up. > > Darin, you don't say whether your machine is a desktop or laptop. If > it's a desktop, try putting in a spare video card if you have one. > If > you don't have one on hand, you can probably find one comparable to > your > integrated graphics for < $100. I know this is undesirable, but it > may > be worth the cost to get up and running again. > > There's a list of general troubleshooting tips for the Nvidia drivers > at > http://home.comcast.net/~andrex/Debian-nVidia/troubleshooting.html. > > I see a lot of reports from laptop users about black screens or > lockups > with Nvidia video hardware. Many report problems, few report > solutions. > > Good luck, and let us know if you solve it. > A. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Database Development and Administration "I am always willing to run some hazard of being tedious, in order to be sure that I am perspicuous" Adam Smith __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
