problem switching to tty

[aliov]

Hi all ,

So while trying to switch to any of the tty from X, strange trace colors appear on the screen and then the terminal appear, but some times it stays like that and freeze ( I hate a lot the problems that appear some times ) .

I believe the frame buffer isn't working properly appending vga=normal to the kernel eliminate the problem , so Slack 12 has Xorg 1.3 , i thought at the beginning this can be the problem , i tried some other distro comes with Xorg 1.3 no problem even having the most complicated splash screen of Fedora with vga=0x317 .

So i would like if somebody knows what is the name of the package responsible of this (i'm sure it's in Xorg ) so i can try to update it.

the problem also can appear while running xscreensaver (well also some times ) , i got really upset from this problem , my VGA is intel 945GM , i've update the xorg-driver-intel and the libX11 packages without any luck.

So please HELP.

Regards.

[devils casper]

It looks like Graphics Card driver problem only. Which Video Driver are you using in xorg.conf file?

[aliov]

intel.

i've updated also the dri for intel and still the same problem.

[devils casper]

I had a similar problem in a machine having SiS card. sis driver was creating problems and vesa driver sorted it out.
Aren't you using i810 driver for Intel card? Have you tried 'vesa' driver?

[aliov]

I'm using intel driver , you know from xorg 1.3 to above the i810 is a symlink to intel_drv, for the vesa ,i'm not going to use it even if it can solve the problem , because it'll not allow me to go more than 800x640 . by the way this is a laptop , Acer aspire 5700, the one i got the windows refund of it , apart from this problem the laptop is working great, suspend/resume works .

but this is a bit strange since the problem doesn't not exist at all in Ubunut 7.10 wish has xorg 1.3 , but only with my preferred OS Slackware 12.0 , by the way i'm using a generic Kernel in Slack .

where the problem is coming from !!!

VGA driver : i don't think since ubuntu and other disro uses intel Xorg drivers.
Xorg itself , Slack 12 - 1.3 , Ubunut 7.10 - 1.3 , but okay i know options can be added/removed from Xorg while compiling !

it's the first time in my life i'm having problem with Linux without being able to detect from where.

Many thanks devil_casper for your interest in this . i hope we can find a solution soon .

Regards.

[devils casper]

IIRC, Ubuntu installs 915resolution by default now and it increases X Server performance. I dont know if its pre-installed in Slackware.
Could you post the contents of xorg.conf file here?
I will be glad to help you aliov. We will find its solution.

[aliov]

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier      "Generic Keyboard"
        Driver          "kbd"
        Option          "CoreKeyboard"
        Option          "XkbRules"      "xorg"
        Option          "XkbModel"      "pc105"
        Option          "XkbLayout"     "ch"
        Option          "XkbVariant"    "de_nodeadkeys"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier      "Configured Mouse"
        Driver          "mouse"
        Option          "CorePointer"
        Option          "Device"                "/dev/input/mice"
        Option          "Protocol"              "ImPS/2"
        Option          "ZAxisMapping"          "4 5"
        Option          "Emulate3Buttons"       "true"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier      "Synaptics Touchpad"
        Driver          "synaptics"
        Option          "SendCoreEvents"        "true"
        Option          "Device"                "/dev/psaux"
        Option          "Protocol"              "auto-dev"
        Option          "HorizEdgeScroll"       "0"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Driver          "wacom"
        Identifier      "stylus"
        Option          "Device"        "/dev/input/wacom"
        Option          "Type"          "stylus"
        Option          "ForceDevice"   "ISDV4"         # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Driver          "wacom"
        Identifier      "eraser"
        Option          "Device"        "/dev/input/wacom"
        Option          "Type"          "eraser"
        Option          "ForceDevice"   "ISDV4"         # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Driver          "wacom"
        Identifier      "cursor"
        Option          "Device"        "/dev/input/wacom"
        Option          "Type"          "cursor"
        Option          "ForceDevice"   "ISDV4"         # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "Device"
        Identifier      "Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller"
        Driver          "intel"
        BusID           "PCI:0:2:0"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier      "Generic Monitor"
        Option          "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
        Identifier      "Default Screen"
        Device          "Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller"
        Monitor         "Generic Monitor"
        DefaultDepth    24
        SubSection "Display"
                Modes           "1280x800"
        EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
        Identifier      "Default Layout"
        Screen          "Default Screen"
        InputDevice     "Generic Keyboard"
        InputDevice     "Configured Mouse"

[aliov]

I think it's an internal slackware 12.0 problem , i tried slackware current and it seems everything is working well !