Re: Xorg - nv - 8600GT blank screen problem.

[Ramasubramanian Ramesh <rramesh@ti.com>]

No screen savers or BOINC - nothing special. Usual server stuff stock 
kernel/samba/nfs/amd etc. I use xset +dpms every night at 11pm and 
remove it at 8am in the morning.

Ramesh



Mark Allums wrote:
> > > Mark Allums wrote:
> > > > Ramasubramanian Ramesh wrote:
> > > > > I am having issues with my new video card MSI 8600GT. Xorg fires 
> > > > > up properly and everything is fine as long as I am within X. The 
> > > > > moment
> > > > > I try to switch one of the VCs (c-a-f1/2 etc) or exit X,  all I 
> > > > > get is blank screen and no response from KB/mouse etc. Soon the 
> > > > > monitor goes into power save. The only way to fix is reboot. 
> > > > > Occasionally, I will see blank screen with X running having very 
> > > > > similar syptoms.
> > > > >
> > > > > I have noticed that Xorg runs with almost 100% cpu utilization 
> > > > > whenever blank screen event happens. Also, with my prior card I 
> > > > > did not have this problem (prior card was EVGA nvidia 7600GS)
> > > > >
> > > > > I run stock etch kenel from amd64 distribution latest xorg with nv 
> > > > > driver. Here is exact info
> > > > >
> > > > > uname -a: Linux lata 2.6.18-4-amd64 #1 SMP Fri May 4 00:37:33 UTC 
> > > > > 2007 x86_64 GNU/Linux
> > > > >
> > > > > Package: xserver-xorg-video-nv : Version: 1:2.0.3-1
> > > > > Package: xorg: Version: 1:7.1.0-19
> >
> > > > You probably need to think about a different driver.  The nvidia-* 
> > > > packages might be a place to start.
>
> I forgot to ask:  How about your screen-savers?  Are you running any 
> distributed computing projects (like BOINC)?
>
> Mark Allums