X refuses to start every other time.

crittar · 01-24-06, 01:05 PM

my computer:
Ubuntu 5.10 for AMD64
custom linux 2.6.15 kernel
nvidia 8178 driver + U122205 patch
gcc-4.0
nvidia 7800gtx

The driver works fine when I install it until I reboot it for the 2nd time then X crashes out during startup and wont restart manually. If I recompile/reinstall the nvidia driver it works fine till the 2nd reboot. Ive attached the nvidia bug report log.

Any ideas what i could check?

crittar · 01-24-06, 01:07 PM

er well I couldnt attach my log file, said it was too big. Ill post it again in a little bit

crittar · 01-24-06, 01:16 PM

alright that is just goofy:P I cant post a log file bigger than 100k but i can split it and post the parts. so here is the nvidia-bug-rport in 2 parts.

mo_x · 01-24-06, 02:23 PM

You probably had the driver installed that is packaged with Ubuntu. If so you have to remove the related packages with the --purge option.
sudo dpkg --purge nvidia-glx
sudo dpkg --purge nvidia-kernel-common
sudo dpkg --purge linux-restricted-modules-`uname -r`

crittar · 01-24-06, 05:04 PM

ah sorry forgot to mention that I removed those packages already back when I first downloaded the driver. I double checked anyway and found another I hadnt noticed before named nvidia-restricted-modules-common. guess ill find out shortly if that was it.

Ive also looked to see what modules are loading and i dont see anything obvious to me. I dont have fb support even loaded into the kernel so one of those modules is not loading. that was my first guess.

thanks for the input.

cbruno · 01-25-06, 07:27 AM

Do you have a PCI card or an AGP card? From you output it looks like you are using a PCI card. You might try using a different PCI slot if you have one available, and booting the kernel with noacpi and/or acpi=off

Seems as though linux does not handle interrupts very well on some motherboards due to the incomplete development of ACPI in linux.

crittar · 01-26-06, 06:28 AM

yep PCIE. I didnt even think of IRQs, its been so long since ive had a conflict to resolve. The problem seems to be fixed but Ill try that next if it isnt.

thanks

mo_x · 01-26-06, 11:21 AM

Did you check that there is nothing left related to the nvidia driver in the /etc/init.d directory?

01-24-06, 01:05 PM	#1
crittar Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 15	X refuses to start every other time. my computer: Ubuntu 5.10 for AMD64 custom linux 2.6.15 kernel nvidia 8178 driver + U122205 patch gcc-4.0 nvidia 7800gtx The driver works fine when I install it until I reboot it for the 2nd time then X crashes out during startup and wont restart manually. If I recompile/reinstall the nvidia driver it works fine till the 2nd reboot. Ive attached the nvidia bug report log. Any ideas what i could check?

01-24-06, 01:07 PM	#2
crittar Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 15	Re: X refuses to start every other time. er well I couldnt attach my log file, said it was too big. Ill post it again in a little bit

01-24-06, 02:23 PM	#4
mo_x Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 77	Re: X refuses to start every other time. You probably had the driver installed that is packaged with Ubuntu. If so you have to remove the related packages with the --purge option. sudo dpkg --purge nvidia-glx sudo dpkg --purge nvidia-kernel-common sudo dpkg --purge linux-restricted-modules-`uname -r`

01-24-06, 05:04 PM	#5
crittar Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 15	Re: X refuses to start every other time. ah sorry forgot to mention that I removed those packages already back when I first downloaded the driver. I double checked anyway and found another I hadnt noticed before named nvidia-restricted-modules-common. guess ill find out shortly if that was it. Ive also looked to see what modules are loading and i dont see anything obvious to me. I dont have fb support even loaded into the kernel so one of those modules is not loading. that was my first guess. thanks for the input.

01-25-06, 07:27 AM	#6
cbruno Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1	Re: X refuses to start every other time. Do you have a PCI card or an AGP card? From you output it looks like you are using a PCI card. You might try using a different PCI slot if you have one available, and booting the kernel with noacpi and/or acpi=off Seems as though linux does not handle interrupts very well on some motherboards due to the incomplete development of ACPI in linux.

01-26-06, 06:28 AM	#7
crittar Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 15	Re: X refuses to start every other time. yep PCIE. I didnt even think of IRQs, its been so long since ive had a conflict to resolve. The problem seems to be fixed but Ill try that next if it isnt. thanks

01-26-06, 11:21 AM	#8
mo_x Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 77	Re: X refuses to start every other time. Did you check that there is nothing left related to the nvidia driver in the /etc/init.d directory?

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