Re: 2.4.10 hangs on console switch

Lars Christensen (larsch@cs.auc.dk)
Tue, 2 Oct 2001 20:21:14 +0200 (MEST)


Tue, 2 Oct 2001, Alan Cox wrote:

> > Problem: Kernel 2.4.10 hangs when console is switched from X to text mode,
> > either using C-A-Fn or when shutting down or reboot from X (with a black
> > screen). 2.4.9 does not have this problem.
> >
> > There is nothing about the hang in the log files. Kernel is configured for
> > Athlon/K7 processor.
>
> You are using the Nvidia drivers aren't you. They seem to have timing
> dependant screen mode switch problems. The timing has changed in 2.4.10

Not the nvidia supplied drivers. I am using the nvidia driver (nv) that
comes with XFree86 4.1.0. I did not compile in kernel agpgart and driver
support.

-- 
Lars Christensen, larsch@cs.auc.dk

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