Re: linux crashes when switching between vt7 and vt8
On Sat, 27 Mar 2004, Juergen Bausa wrote:
>> I am using debian woody with kernel 2.4.25 (backports.org) and kde>
>> 3.1.4. X uses the driver from nvidia. When I start two graphical vts
>> using kdm and try to switch between them using Ctrl-alt-Fx, somtimes
>> the x-server, to which i am switching, restarts. Some times the wohle
>> system crashes (even ctrl-alt-backspace wont help). This happens
>>....
>
>I doubt that it's kde that freezes the box. AFAIK kde doesn't ever access
>the HW directly. I'd say it's the nvidia driver. Have you tried to
>up/downgrade the nvidia driver yet? Have you checked that the nvida
>driver, the kernel and the various openGL bits fit together?
>*t
As I said: I also tried the driver nv (which comes with xfree86) and had the same problem.
So I think it is not possible that the crashes are caused by the nvidia driver.
Juergen
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