X freezes on logout

cake · 02-21-03, 01:24 PM

Hello all.

I have a wird problem. Any time I try to exit from my SuSE 8.1 or log in as a different user, with latest oficial SuSE kernel, and latest Nvidia drivers, the X starts the shutdown process, desktop disappears, then I get only blue lines over the whole screen and that's it, the machine freezes. I already have ACPI disabled in Kernel and when I disable ACPi in bios, this does not happen, but, I need acpi for WXP (Games only....).

My system:

MSI 845PE Max2
MSI GF4 Ti 4200
P4 2,4 GHz
512 MB Ram

If you have any suggestions, I will gladly accept any hint to solve this problem.

bwkaz · 02-21-03, 02:04 PM

Why do you need ACPI for Windows XP? That doesn't make a lot of sense... it'll run just fine with ACPI disabled (at least, in my experience this has been the case).

cake · 02-22-03, 07:02 PM

Well, If I swith off the ACPI in Bios, the WXP just refuses to start. I know this would be the easisest way to go, but it seems I need some other solution.

elicriffield · 02-22-03, 11:40 PM

i have the same problem, but it seems my motherboard doesn't allow me to turn off acpi so i don't know if that would fix it or not.

X crashes hard (total lock that softdog can't recover from) every time i close X or go to a virtual terminal ALT-CTRL-1 then back to X ALT-CTRL-7

This is a show stoper to me.. If i can't figure out how to get this fixed i'll start trying to figure out how to my money back for this card.

Does anyone have a solution???

eli

Geforce 2 MX (with svideo tvout)
Redhat 8.0
Soyo Dragon Plus MB

Andy Mecham · 02-23-03, 02:57 AM

Does the same crash happen if you use 1.0-3123?

--andy

cake · 02-23-03, 06:02 AM

Yes, the same thing happened with 3123. I did not go more into the past, as I think 28xx something line was not ment for GF4.
Cake

elicriffield · 02-23-03, 10:46 AM

with 1.0-3123 i can logout and when it restarts x i can log back in fine so that part works, but if i do ALT-CTL-1 to swtich to a virual terminal then back to X with ATL-CTRL-7 I get the same lockup

thanks

eli

mczombie · 02-24-03, 02:42 AM

apm=off acpi=off acpi=force acpismp=force kernel options probably can fix your problem or try latest suse kernel from suse ftp.

elicriffield · 02-24-03, 08:49 AM

Not sure what you mean by acpi=off then acpi=force??
I don't know of any force in my kernel config.

My Kernel has no "Power Management support"
so ACPI support is off and Advanced Power Management BIOS support is off ect...

I don't think i'll try a suse kernel on a redhat box.

eli

elicriffield · 02-24-03, 08:54 AM

Oh it just hit me that you ment to pass them as options to the kernel on boot...

Would that make any diffrence if power managment isn't enabled in the kernel?

eli

mczombie · 02-24-03, 10:02 AM

Dont know exacly about bios, i think it must be acpi compiliant for sure, about on or off not sure, try to search for some acpi howto or something.

mczombie · 02-24-03, 10:25 AM

I found in suse kernel change log that this http://www.nongnu.org/dmidecode/
util can tell you is your system and bios ready for acpi or not, also you need latest acpi kernel patches applied.

02-21-03, 01:24 PM	#1
cake Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 24	X freezes on logout Hello all. I have a wird problem. Any time I try to exit from my SuSE 8.1 or log in as a different user, with latest oficial SuSE kernel, and latest Nvidia drivers, the X starts the shutdown process, desktop disappears, then I get only blue lines over the whole screen and that's it, the machine freezes. I already have ACPI disabled in Kernel and when I disable ACPi in bios, this does not happen, but, I need acpi for WXP (Games only....). My system: MSI 845PE Max2 MSI GF4 Ti 4200 P4 2,4 GHz 512 MB Ram If you have any suggestions, I will gladly accept any hint to solve this problem.

02-21-03, 02:04 PM	#2
bwkaz Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 2,262	Why do you need ACPI for Windows XP? That doesn't make a lot of sense... it'll run just fine with ACPI disabled (at least, in my experience this has been the case). __________________ Registered Linux User #219692

02-23-03, 02:57 AM	#5
Andy Mecham l33t master Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Santa Clara, CA Posts: 1,163	Does the same crash happen if you use 1.0-3123? --andy __________________ Andy Mecham NVIDIA Corporation

02-24-03, 02:42 AM	#8
mczombie DELL Inspiron 8100 Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 8	apm=off acpi=off acpi=force acpismp=force kernel options probably can fix your problem or try latest suse kernel from suse ftp. __________________ SuSE 8.2 Pro DELL Inspiron 8100 A15 Geforce 2 Go

02-24-03, 10:02 AM	#11
mczombie DELL Inspiron 8100 Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 8	Dont know exacly about bios, i think it must be acpi compiliant for sure, about on or off not sure, try to search for some acpi howto or something. __________________ SuSE 8.2 Pro DELL Inspiron 8100 A15 Geforce 2 Go

02-22-03, 07:02 PM	#3
cake Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 24	Well, If I swith off the ACPI in Bios, the WXP just refuses to start. I know this would be the easisest way to go, but it seems I need some other solution.

02-22-03, 11:40 PM	#4
elicriffield Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 4	i have the same problem, but it seems my motherboard doesn't allow me to turn off acpi so i don't know if that would fix it or not. X crashes hard (total lock that softdog can't recover from) every time i close X or go to a virtual terminal ALT-CTRL-1 then back to X ALT-CTRL-7 This is a show stoper to me.. If i can't figure out how to get this fixed i'll start trying to figure out how to my money back for this card. Does anyone have a solution??? eli Geforce 2 MX (with svideo tvout) Redhat 8.0 Soyo Dragon Plus MB

02-23-03, 06:02 AM	#6
cake Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 24	Yes, the same thing happened with 3123. I did not go more into the past, as I think 28xx something line was not ment for GF4. Cake

02-23-03, 10:46 AM	#7
elicriffield Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 4	with 1.0-3123 i can logout and when it restarts x i can log back in fine so that part works, but if i do ALT-CTL-1 to swtich to a virual terminal then back to X with ATL-CTRL-7 I get the same lockup thanks eli

02-24-03, 08:49 AM	#9
elicriffield Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 4	Not sure what you mean by acpi=off then acpi=force?? I don't know of any force in my kernel config. My Kernel has no "Power Management support" so ACPI support is off and Advanced Power Management BIOS support is off ect... I don't think i'll try a suse kernel on a redhat box. eli

02-24-03, 08:54 AM	#10
elicriffield Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 4	Oh it just hit me that you ment to pass them as options to the kernel on boot... Would that make any diffrence if power managment isn't enabled in the kernel? eli

02-24-03, 10:25 AM	#12
mczombie DELL Inspiron 8100 Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 8	I found in suse kernel change log that this http://www.nongnu.org/dmidecode/ util can tell you is your system and bios ready for acpi or not, also you need latest acpi kernel patches applied. __________________ SuSE 8.2 Pro DELL Inspiron 8100 A15 Geforce 2 Go

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