Re: linux crashes when switching between vt7 and vt8
On Mon, 29 Mar 2004, Juergen Bausa wrote:
> 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.
Interrupts, APM, ACPI, DMA?
*t
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