169.07 - Garbled text console after switch from X

[cruff]

Just installed openSUSE 10.3 on a Dell Precision 390 with a Quadro FX 550 running Xorg 7.2.0. The system boots fine and the text console displays correctly. Starting up X works fine. Switching back to the text console either with ctrl-alt-F1 or by exiting X results in a garbled text console display, it looks like alternate scan lines are offset. Switching back into X the display is ok. I've attached the nvidia-bug-report.log file.

[ctheo]

Originally Posted by cruff

Just installed openSUSE 10.3 on a Dell Precision 390 with a Quadro FX 550 running Xorg 7.2.0. The system boots fine and the text console displays correctly. Starting up X works fine. Switching back to the text console either with ctrl-alt-F1 or by exiting X results in a garbled text console display, it looks like alternate scan lines are offset. Switching back into X the display is ok. I've attached the nvidia-bug-report.log file.

do you get colorful garbage like described in this thread:
http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=81256

[spinctrl]

I can confirm the issue cruff is seeing.

My system boots up (kernel 2.6.23.1) to the VT1 console, the font/screen is fine. I login and change to run-level 5, which starts Xdm (kdm) and I get the beta logo. I'm runnig 169.07 too, it didn't happen with the previous module/driver.

All is well, until I "chvt 1" back to the vt1 console. The console now appears with double spacing between lines and in this extra space is a half-height copy of the row above -- basically the console has doubled vertically with ghosting. The screen corruption makes it an eyesore to read, and the cursor appear off screen.

Definitely a bug so some sort; fortunately a minor annoyance.

[Coolbreaze]

I am experiencing a very similar issue if not the same. Also noticed that closing the lid will also make this issue appear in X. Otherwise I can only notice it when closing X or switching to a VT.

[cruff]

Originally Posted by ctheo

do you get colorful garbage like described in this thread:
http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=81256

Are you talking about the vertical colored stripes in the image on the second page of the thread? If so, no. The machine also does not hang.

[cruff]

This problem still exists in 169.09. Also, if the X server is not configured for TwinView mode, the screen that the X server does not touch does not have the garbled text problem when switching back to the text console.

[spinctrl]

I can confirm this issue has been fixed with 169.09 on my aging 256MB GeForce 6800GT PCIe 16X.

[ppuck]

This is a very very old problem that still has not been solved.
I have a Geforce 7600 card and only with a legacydriver will it work normal!!!
Guess what graphics card I'll buy next.
ppuck