X.org problem in Slackware 10

m00mba · 08-28-2004, 07:24 PM

Hey, im sorta a linux noob and i just installed Slackware 10 for a dual boot with XP.
So far i have had no probs until after i tried installing Enemy Territory which didnt work. (ut2k4 works fine) Now whenever i shutdown the X server i am left with a big black screen with little colored dots which im assuming is a huge blowup of the text which should be the console. I can still type "startx" and get X.org back up but this means i am either in X or seeing nothing in console. Any help would be very appreciated.

Dialore · 08-28-2004, 08:14 PM

Looks like you have a framebuffer driver installed. Try to find it and remove. There are also kernel boot parameters that disable it (can't help you here, sorry.)

Tino27 · 08-29-2004, 08:45 AM

try passing in 'vga=normal' at the boot line (if you are using LILO -- can't remember exactly what the command is for GRUB). This would override any framebuffer settings and boot you up in 80x25 resolution

qwijibow · 08-29-2004, 08:57 AM

if you use grub...

as root user, open the file /boot/grub/menu.lst

you will see a line (or maybe more) that look like....
" kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro vga=???"

if it has the option vga= on the line, then remove it... this will turn off vga.

m00mba · 08-30-2004, 12:24 AM

I am pretty sure this has something to do with the nvidia driver. I use a frame buffer for the boot which works. It isnt until after i am in X with the nvidia driver that i am unable to leave X without seeing messed up stuff.

qwijibow · 08-30-2004, 06:18 AM

some framebuffer drivers conflict with nvidia's driver.... (did you get that warning in the logs ? whilst installing)

i think you must use the generig frame buffer driver in the kernel, Not the nvidia framebufffer kernel.

anyways.......
dont just ignore the advice you got so far...
the results will greatly help diagnose the problem.