I had some similar problems with that kernel which i solved by using the noapic and nolapic kernel options. You can turn these on in your grub config. Make sure /boot is mounted, and edit your /boot/grub/grub.conf file. Find the line for your current kernel that looks like this: 'kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/sda2 ' and append noapic nolapic to the end. Reboot and cross fingers :-)
When I switched to 2.6.10 this problem vanished. It might be worth doing 'dmesg' just after the machine boots and see if there are any obvious problems. AGPGART would be a possibility as a source of problems. Post the output if you want me to have a look. Also, try changing your /etc/X11/xorg.conf setting to use the gpl driver 'nv' (or 'vesa') rather than 'nvidia'. Restart X and run it for a couple of hours - does it freeze? If not, then check out the lengthy Nvidia readme (/usr/share/doc/nvidia-kernel-1.0.6629-r1/README.gz) as it is quite comprehensive and has some good troubleshooting hints. Tim Watson uk On Sunday 16 January 2005 01:18, Douglas James Dunn wrote: > it would also help if you could look in your X log for any error > messages it might display. and post them. > > On Sun, 2005-01-16 at 01:16 +0000, Douglas James Dunn wrote: > > my first suggestion is to make sure that you have the correct chipset > > and drivers installed for video video card, being the correct kernel > > module for the chipset and the correct driver via emerge. > > > > On Sat, 2005-01-15 at 19:23 +0000, Peng wrote: > > > On 01/15/05 23:23, Douglas James Dunn wrote: > > > > First all I can say is I hardly ever have it freeze on me unless I > > > > have agp or my video drivers or something missing or configured > > > > incorrectly. I'm not sure if I understand what your are saying here. > > > > Can you or cant you change to a different console. > > > > > > > > In theory if you log in and startx in your first console you can > > > > switch back with ctrl-alt-f1 and do a ctrl + c which will basically > > > > kill the X server. Personally I've seen X server freeze like that > > > > before, and being unable to input from the keyboard, which i would > > > > guess somehow caused the keyboard drivers used in X to fail. > > > > > > > > But with the mouse still able to work and display the video still > > > > works though X has definitely frozen. It's sounds like quite a > > > > complicated freeze. If I was you I would try to figure out why it > > > > freezes fairly often. when for me personally on a 2.6.10 kernel it > > > > never freezes when properly set up. I can't really say whats wrong > > > > or not without some more information or some basic troubleshooting on > > > > your end. > > > >comprehensive > > > > If I was you I wouldn't be worrying about how to kill it but rather > > > > what is causing it to hang. > > > > > > Incorrect configuration is quite common on this little system, so I > > > wouldn't be surprised if it's the case... > > > > > > I can't change to a different console or do anything with the keyboard. > > > Actually, I haven't tried to switch to the first console where X was > > > started... That may work, but I doubt it. > > > > > > All I can say about it is that it almost always freezes within twenty > > > or thirty seconds when I open a Konsole (especially if I scroll up in > > > it), and that it only froze once in the last day with only GKrellM, > > > X-Chat, Thunderbird, and Firefox running (and the occasional Konqueror > > > to browse the files on the computer with its pretty GUI or NEdit). > > > > > > Since I should have included some details, I'm using version 6.8.0-r3 > > > of the X.org X server or whatever it's called, and the keyword-masked > > > 1.0.6629-r1 nVidia drivers (would use the not-keyword-masked version, > > > but it refused to work). Both were installed through Portage. Kernel is > > > 2.6.9-gentoo-r9. Obviously, I'm using an nVidia graphics card. > > > > > > -- > > > [email protected] mailing list -- [email protected] mailing list
