> > A few things to try. > > In your Kernel Config you should only have to select the following: > > Bus Options > > [*] Mark VGA/VBE/EFI FB as generic system framebuffer > > Device Drivers > Graphics support > > <*> Direct Rendering Manager (XFree86 4.1.0 and higher DRI support) ---> > [*] DRM DP AUX Interface > [*] Enable legacy fbdev support for your modesetting driver > <*> Nouveau (NVIDIA) cards > [*] Support for backlight control > [*] Bootup logo ---> > [*] Standard 224-color Linux logo > > (De-select everything else under Graphics support) > > > In /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/ the should only be 1 file: > > root [ /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d ]# cat nvidia.conf > Section "Device" > Identifier "nvidia" > Driver "nouveau" > EndSection >
Much has happened, on two fronts, but I hope this isn't too confusing. I had to make notes--I couldn't capture the "good stuff". I followed your directions. Booting it, I got my eight penguins. I booted that kernel several times because sometimes it worked, others (maybe mostly) it kernel panicked if I didn't add "nomodeset" to the linux line. So three cases: 1) "nomodeset" always worked, 2) with KMS it gets to init, and a) succeeds, or b) kernel panics. When it panics: The first message is: "Unable to handle kernel null pointer dereference at <spaces> (null)" In the Call trace (which may be of variable depth), at the top is: nvkm_timer_alarm_trigger ,,, x86_64_start_kernel An unstable kernel sure sounds like a hardware issue--except it runs fine when I'm just running VGA text with 7.10, or VESA driver without KMS in the 7.7 host. (I had reported kernel panics on the LFS mailing list a couple days ago with the same symptoms, and hoped--but didn't really believe--it would go away with proper kernel config.) Sooooooooo, there happens to be another i7 box right beside it! I dumped a tarball to a thumbdrive, loaded a partition on the other box (different generation i7 940 vs 870, different MoBo, different Nvidia card), It booted without panicking several times, but the startx X failure remained the same, devices found but none configurable. So I've got 4 paths: 1 kernel panics, three cannot start X. It's getting deeper! I do need help. -- Paul Rogers [email protected] Rogers' Second Law: "Everything you do communicates." (I do not personally endorse any additions after this line. TANSTAAFL :-) -- http://www.fastmail.com - Accessible with your email software or over the web -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
