Markward Kufleitner wrote:

Check the xorg log file in /var/log. Try when in textmode to load the new
nvidia kernel module as root and proceed with starting X. Somewhere in
between it will go wrong but gives perhaps some clue.
taco

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>
> I allready tried the opensuse method of installing the driver and also
> compiling the kernel module with the NVidia installer.
>
> When X starts, the screen goes blank and the computer freezes (no input)
>
> Now I changed nvidia to nv in xorg.conf, to be able to work at all.
>
> I have a Geforce 8500 GT.
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taco schrieb:
> Markward Kufleitner wrote:
>
> Check the xorg log file in /var/log. Try when in textmode to load the new
> nvidia kernel module as root and proceed with starting X. Somewhere in
> between it will go wrong but gives perhaps some clue.
> taco
>
>> OpenSuSE 10.3_x64: After automatic kernel update 2.6.22.16-0.1 nvidia
>> driver doesn't work anymore.
>>
>> I allready tried the opensuse method of installing the driver and also
>> compiling the kernel module with the NVidia installer.
>>
>> When X starts, the screen goes blank and the computer freezes (no input)
>>
>> Now I changed nvidia to nv in xorg.conf, to be able to work at all.
>>
>> I have a Geforce 8500 GT.
Here is a part of my xorg.log file:

(II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
(II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules//drivers/nvidia_drv.so

Backtrace:
0: X(xf86SigHandler+0x6d) [0x492acd]
1: /lib64/libc.so.6 [0x2b5397638bd0]
2: /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 [0x2b5396280048]
3: /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 [0x2b5396286ae1]
4: /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 [0x2b53962828e6]
5: /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 [0x2b53962863bb]
6: /lib64/libdl.so.2 [0x2b5396493fdb]
7: /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 [0x2b53962828e6]
8: /lib64/libdl.so.2 [0x2b539649436d]
9: /lib64/libdl.so.2(dlopen+0x31) [0x2b5396493f41]
10: X(DLLoadModule+0x56) [0x46d6c6]
11: X(LoaderOpen+0x179) [0x46b219]
12: X [0x46c4c4]
13: X(LoadModule+0x24) [0x46cf04]
14: X(xf86LoadModules+0x8b) [0x46802b]
15: X(InitOutput+0x55d) [0x46906d]
16: X(main+0x295) [0x43a0c5]
17: /lib64/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xf4) [0x2b5397625b54]
18: X(FontFileCompleteXLFD+0x229) [0x4395e9]

Fatal server error:
Caught signal 11. Server aborting

I can't get in textmode because my computer freezes. There is no
keyboard input possible. I have to do a hardreset and boot in safe mode
to alter the xorg.conf. I don't think that X works in safe mode.

I have allready tried to uninstall the module with the --uninstall
switch and reinstalled the module after reboot.

Markward Kufleitner wrote:

> taco schrieb:
>> Markward Kufleitner wrote:
>>
>> Check the xorg log file in /var/log. Try when in textmode to load the new
>> nvidia kernel module as root and proceed with starting X. Somewhere in
>> between it will go wrong but gives perhaps some clue.
>> taco
>>
>>> OpenSuSE 10.3_x64: After automatic kernel update 2.6.22.16-0.1 nvidia
>>> driver doesn't work anymore.
>>>
>>> I allready tried the opensuse method of installing the driver and also
>>> compiling the kernel module with the NVidia installer.
>>>
>>> When X starts, the screen goes blank and the computer freezes (no input)
>>>
>>> Now I changed nvidia to nv in xorg.conf, to be able to work at all.
>>>
>>> I have a Geforce 8500 GT.
> Here is a part of my xorg.log file:
>
> (II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
> (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules//drivers/nvidia_drv.so
>
> Backtrace:
> 0: X(xf86SigHandler+0x6d) [0x492acd]
> 1: /lib64/libc.so.6 [0x2b5397638bd0]
> 2: /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 [0x2b5396280048]
> 3: /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 [0x2b5396286ae1]
> 4: /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 [0x2b53962828e6]
> 5: /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 [0x2b53962863bb]
> 6: /lib64/libdl.so.2 [0x2b5396493fdb]
> 7: /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 [0x2b53962828e6]
> 8: /lib64/libdl.so.2 [0x2b539649436d]
> 9: /lib64/libdl.so.2(dlopen+0x31) [0x2b5396493f41]
> 10: X(DLLoadModule+0x56) [0x46d6c6]
> 11: X(LoaderOpen+0x179) [0x46b219]
> 12: X [0x46c4c4]
> 13: X(LoadModule+0x24) [0x46cf04]
> 14: X(xf86LoadModules+0x8b) [0x46802b]
> 15: X(InitOutput+0x55d) [0x46906d]
> 16: X(main+0x295) [0x43a0c5]
> 17: /lib64/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xf4) [0x2b5397625b54]
> 18: X(FontFileCompleteXLFD+0x229) [0x4395e9]
>
> Fatal server error:
> Caught signal 11. Server aborting
>
> I can't get in textmode because my computer freezes. There is no
> keyboard input possible. I have to do a hardreset and boot in safe mode
> to alter the xorg.conf. I don't think that X works in safe mode.
>
> I have allready tried to uninstall the module with the --uninstall
> switch and reinstalled the module after reboot.

after you compile the nvidia driver did you start sax to set the resolution
did you also uninstall the suse nvidia driver before compiling the nvidia
driver

Darklight schrieb:
> Markward Kufleitner wrote:
>
>> taco schrieb:
>>> Markward Kufleitner wrote:
>>>
>>> Check the xorg log file in /var/log. Try when in textmode to load the new
>>> nvidia kernel module as root and proceed with starting X. Somewhere in
>>> between it will go wrong but gives perhaps some clue.
>>> taco
>>>
>>>> OpenSuSE 10.3_x64: After automatic kernel update 2.6.22.16-0.1 nvidia
>>>> driver doesn't work anymore.
>>>>
>>>> I allready tried the opensuse method of installing the driver and also
>>>> compiling the kernel module with the NVidia installer.
>>>>
>>>> When X starts, the screen goes blank and the computer freezes (no input)
>>>>
>>>> Now I changed nvidia to nv in xorg.conf, to be able to work at all.
>>>>
>>>> I have a Geforce 8500 GT.
>> Here is a part of my xorg.log file:
>>
>> (II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
>> (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules//drivers/nvidia_drv.so
>>
>> Backtrace:
>> 0: X(xf86SigHandler+0x6d) [0x492acd]
>> 1: /lib64/libc.so.6 [0x2b5397638bd0]
>> 2: /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 [0x2b5396280048]
>> 3: /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 [0x2b5396286ae1]
>> 4: /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 [0x2b53962828e6]
>> 5: /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 [0x2b53962863bb]
>> 6: /lib64/libdl.so.2 [0x2b5396493fdb]
>> 7: /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 [0x2b53962828e6]
>> 8: /lib64/libdl.so.2 [0x2b539649436d]
>> 9: /lib64/libdl.so.2(dlopen+0x31) [0x2b5396493f41]
>> 10: X(DLLoadModule+0x56) [0x46d6c6]
>> 11: X(LoaderOpen+0x179) [0x46b219]
>> 12: X [0x46c4c4]
>> 13: X(LoadModule+0x24) [0x46cf04]
>> 14: X(xf86LoadModules+0x8b) [0x46802b]
>> 15: X(InitOutput+0x55d) [0x46906d]
>> 16: X(main+0x295) [0x43a0c5]
>> 17: /lib64/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xf4) [0x2b5397625b54]
>> 18: X(FontFileCompleteXLFD+0x229) [0x4395e9]
>>
>> Fatal server error:
>> Caught signal 11. Server aborting
>>
>> I can't get in textmode because my computer freezes. There is no
>> keyboard input possible. I have to do a hardreset and boot in safe mode
>> to alter the xorg.conf. I don't think that X works in safe mode.
>>
>> I have allready tried to uninstall the module with the --uninstall
>> switch and reinstalled the module after reboot.
>
> after you compile the nvidia driver did you start sax to set the resolution
> did you also uninstall the suse nvidia driver before compiling the nvidia
> driver
Yes I started sax2 with -r -m 0=nvidia and yes i uninstalled the nvidia
driver from suse.

Markward Kufleitner schrieb:
> Darklight schrieb:
>> Markward Kufleitner wrote:
>>
>>> taco schrieb:
>>>> Markward Kufleitner wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Check the xorg log file in /var/log. Try when in textmode to load the new
>>>> nvidia kernel module as root and proceed with starting X. Somewhere in
>>>> between it will go wrong but gives perhaps some clue.
>>>> taco
>>>>
>>>>> OpenSuSE 10.3_x64: After automatic kernel update 2.6.22.16-0.1 nvidia
>>>>> driver doesn't work anymore.
>>>>>
>>>>> I allready tried the opensuse method of installing the driver and also
>>>>> compiling the kernel module with the NVidia installer.
>>>>>
>>>>> When X starts, the screen goes blank and the computer freezes (no input)
>>>>>
>>>>> Now I changed nvidia to nv in xorg.conf, to be able to work at all.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a Geforce 8500 GT.
>>> Here is a part of my xorg.log file:
>>>
>>> (II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
>>> (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules//drivers/nvidia_drv.so
>>>
>>> Backtrace:
>>> 0: X(xf86SigHandler+0x6d) [0x492acd]
>>> 1: /lib64/libc.so.6 [0x2b5397638bd0]
>>> 2: /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 [0x2b5396280048]
>>> 3: /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 [0x2b5396286ae1]
>>> 4: /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 [0x2b53962828e6]
>>> 5: /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 [0x2b53962863bb]
>>> 6: /lib64/libdl.so.2 [0x2b5396493fdb]
>>> 7: /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 [0x2b53962828e6]
>>> 8: /lib64/libdl.so.2 [0x2b539649436d]
>>> 9: /lib64/libdl.so.2(dlopen+0x31) [0x2b5396493f41]
>>> 10: X(DLLoadModule+0x56) [0x46d6c6]
>>> 11: X(LoaderOpen+0x179) [0x46b219]
>>> 12: X [0x46c4c4]
>>> 13: X(LoadModule+0x24) [0x46cf04]
>>> 14: X(xf86LoadModules+0x8b) [0x46802b]
>>> 15: X(InitOutput+0x55d) [0x46906d]
>>> 16: X(main+0x295) [0x43a0c5]
>>> 17: /lib64/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xf4) [0x2b5397625b54]
>>> 18: X(FontFileCompleteXLFD+0x229) [0x4395e9]
>>>
>>> Fatal server error:
>>> Caught signal 11. Server aborting
>>>
>>> I can't get in textmode because my computer freezes. There is no
>>> keyboard input possible. I have to do a hardreset and boot in safe mode
>>> to alter the xorg.conf. I don't think that X works in safe mode.
>>>
>>> I have allready tried to uninstall the module with the --uninstall
>>> switch and reinstalled the module after reboot.
>> after you compile the nvidia driver did you start sax to set the resolution
>> did you also uninstall the suse nvidia driver before compiling the nvidia
>> driver
> Yes I started sax2 with -r -m 0=nvidia and yes i uninstalled the nvidia
> driver from suse.
when I start sax2 the computer freezes and shows:
stty: standard input: unable to perform all requested operations.

and in /var/log/xorg.log und /var/log/SaX2.log it says fatal server error 11

Markward Kufleitner wrote:

when you are in a konsol or text mode do you go into init 3 i have found in
the past that if i was not in init 3 i had problems with sax.

when starting sax2 just type sax and nothing else

Darklight wrote:

> Markward Kufleitner wrote:
>
> when you are in a konsol or text mode do you go into init 3 i have found
> in the past that if i was not in init 3 i had problems with sax.
>
> when starting sax2 just type sax and nothing else

sorry the above should be sax2

Darklight schrieb:
> Darklight wrote:
>
>> Markward Kufleitner wrote:
>>
>> when you are in a konsol or text mode do you go into init 3 i have found
>> in the past that if i was not in init 3 i had problems with sax.
>>
>> when starting sax2 just type sax and nothing else
>
> sorry the above should be sax2
sure i was in init 3, but i will try sax2 without options

Markward Kufleitner schrieb:
> Darklight schrieb:
>> Darklight wrote:
>>
>>> Markward Kufleitner wrote:
>>>
>>> when you are in a konsol or text mode do you go into init 3 i have found
>>> in the past that if i was not in init 3 i had problems with sax.
>>>
>>> when starting sax2 just type sax and nothing else
>> sorry the above should be sax2
> sure i was in init 3, but i will try sax2 without options
i tried sax2 without options: same result (system freeze)
now i installed a new kernel but it's all the same

On Wed, 06 Feb 2008 07:59:42 +0000, Darklight
wrote:

>Darklight wrote:
>
>> Markward Kufleitner wrote:
>>
>> when you are in a konsol or text mode do you go into init 3 i have found
>> in the past that if i was not in init 3 i had problems with sax.
>>
>> when starting sax2 just type sax and nothing else
>
>sorry the above should be sax2


Even with sax2 the switches he uses/used are correct.

On Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:30:47 +0100, Markward Kufleitner
wrote:

>Markward Kufleitner schrieb:
>> Darklight schrieb:
>>> Darklight wrote:
>>>
>>>> Markward Kufleitner wrote:
>>>>
>>>> when you are in a konsol or text mode do you go into init 3 i have found
>>>> in the past that if i was not in init 3 i had problems with sax.
>>>>
>>>> when starting sax2 just type sax and nothing else
>>> sorry the above should be sax2
>> sure i was in init 3, but i will try sax2 without options
>i tried sax2 without options: same result (system freeze)
>now i installed a new kernel but it's all the same


Which nvidia driver is it?

ChairmanOfTheBored wrote:

> On Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:30:47 +0100, Markward Kufleitner
> wrote:
>
>>Markward Kufleitner schrieb:
>>> Darklight schrieb:
>>>> Darklight wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Markward Kufleitner wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> when you are in a konsol or text mode do you go into init 3 i have
>>>>> found in the past that if i was not in init 3 i had problems with sax.
>>>>>
>>>>> when starting sax2 just type sax and nothing else
>>>> sorry the above should be sax2
>>> sure i was in init 3, but i will try sax2 without options
>>i tried sax2 without options: same result (system freeze)
>>now i installed a new kernel but it's all the same
>
>
> Which nvidia driver is it?
did you compile the new kernel, and on updating the kernel did you download
the kernel-source, kernel-bigsmp as well the kernel-bigsmp should download
by default but if memory serves me right the kernel-source is not.

ChairmanOfTheBored schrieb:
> On Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:30:47 +0100, Markward Kufleitner
> wrote:
>
>> Markward Kufleitner schrieb:
>>> Darklight schrieb:
>>>> Darklight wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Markward Kufleitner wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> when you are in a konsol or text mode do you go into init 3 i have found
>>>>> in the past that if i was not in init 3 i had problems with sax.
>>>>>
>>>>> when starting sax2 just type sax and nothing else
>>>> sorry the above should be sax2
>>> sure i was in init 3, but i will try sax2 without options
>> i tried sax2 without options: same result (system freeze)
>> now i installed a new kernel but it's all the same
>
>
> Which nvidia driver is it?
it's version 169.09 64bit

Darklight schrieb:
> ChairmanOfTheBored wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:30:47 +0100, Markward Kufleitner
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Markward Kufleitner schrieb:
>>>> Darklight schrieb:
>>>>> Darklight wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Markward Kufleitner wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> when you are in a konsol or text mode do you go into init 3 i have
>>>>>> found in the past that if i was not in init 3 i had problems with sax.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> when starting sax2 just type sax and nothing else
>>>>> sorry the above should be sax2
>>>> sure i was in init 3, but i will try sax2 without options
>>> i tried sax2 without options: same result (system freeze)
>>> now i installed a new kernel but it's all the same
>>
>> Which nvidia driver is it?
> did you compile the new kernel, and on updating the kernel did you download
> the kernel-source, kernel-bigsmp as well the kernel-bigsmp should download
> by default but if memory serves me right the kernel-source is not.
it was an automatic kernel-update through AOU and the kernel-sources are
also updated. kernel is: 2.6.22.16-0.2-default

On Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:26:05 +0000, Darklight
wrote:

>ChairmanOfTheBored wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:30:47 +0100, Markward Kufleitner
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Markward Kufleitner schrieb:
>>>> Darklight schrieb:
>>>>> Darklight wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Markward Kufleitner wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> when you are in a konsol or text mode do you go into init 3 i have
>>>>>> found in the past that if i was not in init 3 i had problems with sax.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> when starting sax2 just type sax and nothing else
>>>>> sorry the above should be sax2
>>>> sure i was in init 3, but i will try sax2 without options
>>>i tried sax2 without options: same result (system freeze)
>>>now i installed a new kernel but it's all the same
>>
>>
>> Which nvidia driver is it?
> did you compile the new kernel,

Depends on what you mean by "new kernel" I think I am at 2.6.23
something, and I installed my Nvidia drivers from the download of the
file, not the one button approach, using the standard "SuSE" instruction
on the Nvidia site... as root... from console with no instances of x
running anywhere. switch "q" on the nvidia package and "sax2 -r -m
0=nvidia" to set it up.

>and on updating the kernel did you download
>the kernel-source, kernel-bigsmp as well the kernel-bigsmp should download
>by default but if memory serves me right the kernel-source is not.

I always get the source for anything I compile... in fact... I think
most folks do. ;-] Nudge, nudge...

But yeah... on a Debian system, I use git and grab stuff right off the
fingertips of Mr. Torvalds' daily brainwaves... :-]

On SuSE, I use what SuSE wants me to use as compiling freshly released
materials can result in breaking some pieces of the whole SuSE package.
(as in don't they modify/make their own kernel for release?)

On Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:01:12 +0100, Markward Kufleitner
wrote:

>Darklight schrieb:
>> ChairmanOfTheBored wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:30:47 +0100, Markward Kufleitner
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Markward Kufleitner schrieb:
>>>>> Darklight schrieb:
>>>>>> Darklight wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Markward Kufleitner wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> when you are in a konsol or text mode do you go into init 3 i have
>>>>>>> found in the past that if i was not in init 3 i had problems with sax.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> when starting sax2 just type sax and nothing else
>>>>>> sorry the above should be sax2
>>>>> sure i was in init 3, but i will try sax2 without options
>>>> i tried sax2 without options: same result (system freeze)
>>>> now i installed a new kernel but it's all the same
>>>
>>> Which nvidia driver is it?
>> did you compile the new kernel, and on updating the kernel did you download
>> the kernel-source, kernel-bigsmp as well the kernel-bigsmp should download
>> by default but if memory serves me right the kernel-source is not.
>it was an automatic kernel-update through AOU and the kernel-sources are
>also updated. kernel is: 2.6.22.16-0.2-default

If you need to get your system back up, run "sax2 -r -m 0=vesa"
That will change you back to a vesa mode, which your display can surely
handle (I am asuming).

Then, you can DL the actual file, and install it from a console with no
x running anywhere.

You could also put the file on a thumb drive on a another machine. :-]
Then sneakernet it over to your sick bawx.