Re: [gdm-list] Is AlwaysRestartServer=false always false??

[Yitzhak Bar Geva <yitzhakbg yahoo com>]

Believe me, Brian, you're being very helpful.
Mike Pardee from Groovix Systems, the multi-terminal
implementors in Brazil and others are sorely aware
that there is a problem with the Nvidia closed-source
driver. We have bombarded Nvidia with bug reports and
Mike has even sent them a system to help them track
down the cause of the problem. Mike has managed to
work around the problem using the nv open source 2D
only driver. We have not succeeded with nv due to
POSTing problems.
Our interest in gdm at the moment centers around an
attempt to circumvent the problem by avoiding
resetting the X server. We are going over your e-mails
in an attempt to see what else can be done. Any
additional advice is welcome.
Thanks,
Yitzhak Bar Geva

--- Brian Cameron <Brian Cameron Sun COM> wrote:

> Yitzhak Bar Geva wrote:
> 
> All of the logfiles in your tarball seem to have
> this error
> message in them:
> 
> (--) NVIDIA(0): Linear framebuffer at 0xC8000000
> (--) NVIDIA(0): MMIO registers at 0xEA000000
> NVIDIA: could not open the device file /dev/nvidia0
> (Input/output error).
> (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA
> graphics device!
> (EE) NVIDIA(0):  *** Aborting ***
> (II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
> (II) UnloadModule: "int10"
> (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable
> configuration.
> 
> Fatal server error:
> no screens found
> 
> Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
>           at http://wiki.X.Org
>   for help.
> Please also check the log file at
> "/var/log/Xorg.3.log" for additional 
> information.
> 
> This looks like a problem with your nvidia driver
> (aka /dev/nvidia0).
> The gdm-list is probably not the best forum to get
> help with Xorg
> nvidia issues.  I'd recommend checking with nvidia
> support, or a
> forum more focused on Xorg driver issues.  Google
> might help you
> track down such forums.
> 
> Sorry I can't be more help.  Perhaps someone else on
> this list might
> respond some more useful information to help you
> with your specific
> driver problem.
> 
> Brian
> 
> > Attached is a tar file with gdm logs which failed
> on
> > trying to restart the X server even though
> > AlwaysRestartServer=false.
> > Question: Does AlwaysRestartServer=false imply
> that
> > the X server is not always restarted, but
> sometimes is
> > restarted anyway? I want to guarantee that it
> never
> > gets restarted.
> > Can anyone venture why it might be restarting even
> > though asked not to?
> > 
> > 
> >
>
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