Cannot switch back to virtual terminal w/ nvidia drivers

[Adam Olsen]

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:
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>
>>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:
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>>>On Thursday 15 January 2004 20:00, Adam Olsen wrote:
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>>>
>>>>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:
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>>>>
>>>>>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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