On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 08:57:29PM -0400, Ed Jabbour wrote: > I can't get to a console from X. I.e., alt-ctrl-f1, 2 .... get me only a > black screen with no prompt. The same thing happens if I try "console login" > from kdm. inittab is the default. Graphics driver NVidia 173.14.09. Any > hints, pointers, appreciated.
Hey, neither can I. I've got pretty much the same symptoms. I'll be grateful for any eyeballs/suggestions. Here's my data. Thanks! I'm using a stock kernel: cat /proc/version Linux version 2.6.26-1-686 (Debian 2.6.26-10) (wa...@debian.org) (gcc version 4.1.3 20080623 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.2-23)) #1 SMP Sat Nov 8 19:00:26 UTC 2008 > > Does 'chvt 1' (as root) work? What Debian version (lenny/stable, ...) > > are you using? Ed > Running lenny. No, chvt 1 gets me the same black screen. Running sid. Ditto, same black screen. > > Can you switch back to X with ALT-F7 or CTRL-ALT-F7 after > > this happens? Ed > Yes, with either. Ditto. > > lspci -nn | grep -Ei 'vga|video|display|graphic' 01:05.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: ATI Technologies Inc RS780MC [Radeon HD 3100 Graphics] [1002:9613] > > lsmod | grep -E 'agp|fb|nvidia' I looked for 'ati' too. Module Size Used by video 16400 0 output 2912 1 video atiixp 3396 0 [permanent] ide_core 96168 2 atiixp,ide_pci_generic r8169 23684 0 > > grep -Ei 'vesa|nvidia|frame|buffer' /var/log/syslog Nothing, containing 'ati' either. > > Furthermore, if you run > > tail -fn0 /var/log/Xorg.0.log > > > > in an X terminal and switch to the (blank) console and back, > > you should > > see several lines of new Xorg log entries. (You can use > > CTRL-C to stop > > tailing the log once you are back at X.) Post this output > > here, please. Blank CRTC 0 success Disable CRTC 0 success Disable CRTC memreq 0 success Output 68 disable success Blank CRTC 1 success Disable CRTC 1 success Disable CRTC memreq 1 success (II) RADEON(0): RADEONRestoreMemMapRegisters() : (II) RADEON(0): MC_FB_LOCATION : 0x00cf00c0 0x00000000 (II) RADEON(0): MC_AGP_LOCATION : 0x00000000 (II) RADEON(0): avivo_restore ! Enable CRTC memreq 1 success Enable CRTC 1 success Unblank CRTC 1 success (II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket) Output 68 disable success Blank CRTC 0 success Disable CRTC 0 success Disable CRTC memreq 0 success Blank CRTC 1 success Disable CRTC 1 success Disable CRTC memreq 1 success Output 68 disable success Blank CRTC 1 success Disable CRTC 1 success Disable CRTC memreq 1 success Blank CRTC 0 success Disable CRTC 0 success Disable CRTC memreq 0 success Mode 1280x800 - 1416 816 10 (II) RADEON(0): RADEONRestoreMemMapRegisters() : (II) RADEON(0): MC_FB_LOCATION : 0x00000000 0x00cf00c0 (II) RADEON(0): MC_AGP_LOCATION : 0x003f0000 freq: 69300000 best_freq: 69298571 best_feedback_div: 813 best_ref_div: 12 best_post_div: 14 (II) RADEON(0): crtc(0) Clock: mode 69300, PLL 69290 (II) RADEON(0): crtc(0) PLL : refdiv 12, fbdiv 0x32D(813), pdiv 14 Set CRTC PLL success Set CRTC Timing success Not using RMX scaler 0 setup success Set CRTC 0 Source success Output 68 enable success Enable CRTC memreq 1 success Enable CRTC 1 success Unblank CRTC 1 success Enable CRTC memreq 0 success Enable CRTC 0 success Unblank CRTC 0 success Blank CRTC 0 success Disable CRTC 0 success Disable CRTC memreq 0 success Output 68 disable success Blank CRTC 1 success Disable CRTC 1 success Disable CRTC memreq 1 success Mode 1280x800 - 1680 828 0 (II) RADEON(0): RADEONRestoreMemMapRegisters() : (II) RADEON(0): MC_FB_LOCATION : 0x00000000 0x00000000 (II) RADEON(0): MC_AGP_LOCATION : 0x003f0000 freq: 83460000 best_freq: 83461010 best_feedback_div: 577 best_ref_div: 11 best_post_div: 9 (II) RADEON(0): crtc(1) Clock: mode 83460, PLL 83460 (II) RADEON(0): crtc(1) PLL : refdiv 11, fbdiv 0x241(577), pdiv 9 Set CRTC PLL success Set CRTC Timing success Not using RMX scaler 1 setup success Set CRTC 1 Source success Output DAC1 setup success Enable CRTC memreq 0 success Enable CRTC 0 success Unblank CRTC 0 success Output 68 enable success Enable CRTC memreq 1 success Enable CRTC 1 success Unblank CRTC 1 success (II) Configured Mouse: ps2EnableDataReporting: succeeded > > ls /dev/fb* Nothing $ grep -E 'VESA|NVIDIA|RADEON' /boot/config-$(uname -r) CONFIG_AGP_NVIDIA=m CONFIG_DRM_RADEON=m CONFIG_FB_UVESA=m CONFIG_FB_VESA=y CONFIG_FB_NVIDIA=m CONFIG_FB_NVIDIA_I2C=y # CONFIG_FB_NVIDIA_DEBUG is not set CONFIG_FB_NVIDIA_BACKLIGHT=y CONFIG_FB_RADEON=m CONFIG_FB_RADEON_I2C=y CONFIG_FB_RADEON_BACKLIGHT=y # CONFIG_FB_RADEON_DEBUG is not set -- Joel Roth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org