On Monday 05 July 2004 16:10, Patrick Shanahan wrote:
* Leendert Meyer
[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.
Wasn't that a screem I heard some time ago? Seems to have caused the sirens to howl overhere... Oh, wait, 1st monday of the month.
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?
They know already. Where do you think I got this solution from? ;P And, from what I have read, the performance difference compared to 1.0-6106 is minimal. So, TNT doesn't blow up your X sessions anymore! :P BTW, a few minutes ago I was able to compile 1.0-4620 on my pc, so I'm about to test it... Cheers, Leen