Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (4208 mails)

[Patrick Shanahan <paka@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

* Leendert Meyer <leen.meyer@xxxxxxx> [07-05-04 03:08]:
> On Monday 05 July 2004 03:09, Patrick Shanahan wrote:
> 
> > I have not tried twn, but the talk on the nvidia forum indicates the
> > window manager is not the problem.
> 
> Indeed. But 1 click on the empty Welcome screen will tell you.

see below

> > I *still* cannot open a second X session, even from the new user,
> > either from the Kicker button or with 'startx -- :N' from level 3 in
> > an f1 - f6 console.
> 
> *This* is the same overhere: I can't get a 2nd X session too.

again, see below

> > btw, I am still on v 9.0.  I saw that you were recompiling.
> 
> Then you should try asap that driver I was trying to recompile. As you have 
> kernel 2.4, you can try the original driver. Get it directly from:
> 
> http://www.sh.nu/download/nvidia/linux-2.4/
> 
> The 1.0-4620 is the latest that was reported to work.

And it does.

I cleared /tmp again.  Downloaded and installed v 4620 (nvidia).  I
now can 'init 5' and achieve the log-on screen and log-on as myself,
log-off and back on as myself or another user, and again.

And, I can open a second and third X session w/o complaint from the
system <grin>.

Apparently, the entire problem is the nvidia drivers with my video
card and, perhaps, kernel ver 2.4.21-231-default.

Since you have access to the nvidia forum, would you post this info
there? 

Thanks for everyone's efforts and concerns.  If there are further
tests or combinations of test conditions that need to be made, I will
attempt.
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