Bug#452622: xserver-xorg: resolution switching now causes black screen
ariana strangelove wrote:
> I haven't tried the nv driver and I wouldn't need to switch resolution
> if I were using it, it's mostly fullscreen gl apps I use that need it
> :) I have figured out that if i ctrl-alt-f1 and then switch back to
> the X console it fixes itself. workaround so i am kinda happy, it
> works but is inconvenient. Anyhow there is some initialization being
> done on a vc switch that recently stopped being done on a mode switch.
> Also, switching to a console produces a black screen too.
> i will try the nv driver, but it will be in a day or two when i feel
> more lucid, i have a qemu problem i'm trying to fix right now. I know
> it's a buffer overrun as the stack is corrupted but that leaves me
> wondering where...
You should also downgrade xserver-xorg-core to see whether the problem
is caused by it or the nvidia driver. You can find old packages on
snapshot.debian.net
Brice
Reply to: