X/console switching problems

[Bender]

Hey ho,

The Nvidia drivers work great for me, and so does the installer. I don't really care about 3D acceleration or dual-screens or whatever, my machine just happened to not work with X' default nv driver.

However, one quite frustrating problem remains. Whenever I want to exit X or just switch to a console, my monitor tells me it's out of range. Although I sure have specified the correct refresh rates in my XF86Config-4, something causes those rates to be overridden when I exit X. I can do whatever I like, but can't see a thing. So all I can do is pressing Ctrl+Alt+F7 to get back to X or Ctrl+Alt+Del to reboot.

I happily searched the forum I only now discovered, but found only one other person (ModemShark) who has experienced this behavior (in the first sticky thread) and no-one seemed able to tell him what the remedy might be.

However, I thought it was worth a try. Those drivers didn't use to do that. I don't know when the problem really started (new X or new drivers), but I sure know it shouldn't be like that... :-)

If it matters: I have a GeForce 4 MX and an AOC 17" monitor (30-70, 50-160) and I'm running Debian sid with XFree86 4.2.1, iirc. Of course, I'll provide any other information when needed. As an attachment, you'll find my XFree86.0.log.

Greets,
Tom

[Semtex]

I have this problem also.... I emailed NVidia and they said there is a bug in the driver and that there is no fix currently available. So I went back to the standard kernel drivers.

[bwkaz]

You might try toggling off or on the vesafb driver (the high-res console). That was a workaround a while back for issues like this; I don't know if it still is or not.

[Semtex]

Yep. It made it less noticeable, however it is still really messed up.

[moali]

You could try the 2960-driver. It is the last one that works for me without this issue.

There have already been many theads according this issue.

moali

[Bender]

moali
You could try the 2960-driver. It is the last one that works for me without this issue.

If those drivers don't have that problem (which I haven't tested yet, but indeed, I don't remember the problem from earlier times), then why does Nvidia state (as Semtex was replied) that there's no fix for it?

Anyway, I'll try my luck with 2960 then...

Thanks for the replies,
Tom

[Bender]

Bender
Anyway, I'll try my luck with 2960 then...

Yesss... Indeed, switching between console and X works with those drivers.

Moali, whoever you are, you made my day.

Greets,
Tom

[moali]

Originally posted by Bender
Yesss... Indeed, switching between console and X works with those drivers.

Fine. Thanks for the feedback.

...whoever you are, ...

... just another nvidia user beginning to get fed up of trying a new nvidia-release and removing it again 5 minutes later because of one or two issues known since months. (some weeks after September, 10th it becomes one year!)

[aprodigy]

http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/show...threadid=11230