Re: Cannot switch back to virtual terminal w/ nvidia drivers

From: Adam Olsen (adamolsen_at_net-bizz.com)
Date: 01/17/04

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To: Daniela <dgw@liwest.at>

    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
    >>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>
    >
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