This is for my kid. He likes to watch movies. He knows how to use the shortcut on the desktop. I really don't need to reinvent the wheel on this one. It all works just like he learned it.
On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 5:09 PM, Alecks Gates <alecks.g@gmail.com> wrote:
On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 5:55 PM, Willie <matthews.willie@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 2:59 PM, Volker Armin Hemmann
> <volkerarmin@googlemail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Am Freitag, 22. Juni 2012, 14:51:04 schrieb Willie:
>> > On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 12:49 PM, Paul Hartman <
>> >
>> > paul.hartman+gentoo@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > > On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 2:04 PM, Willie <matthews.willie@gmail.com>
>> > > wrote:
>> > > > On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 11:46 AM, Paul Hartman
>> > > >
>> > > > <paul.hartman+gentoo@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > > >> On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 11:20 AM, Willie
>> > > >> <matthews.willie@gmail.com>
>> > > >>
>> > > >> wrote:
>> > > >> > Hi All,
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> > I have been running a gentoo box for quite some time without a
>> > > >> > desktop
>> > > >> > manager. Did a lot of upgrading in between time also. The problem
>> > > >> > I
>> > > >> > am
>> > > >> > having is when I login I can't open any Windows. The only one
>> > > >> > that
>> > > >> > has
>> > > >> > open
>> > > >> > without crashing the entire computer that I know of is VLC.
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> > Any help is greatly appreciated.
>> > > >>
>> > > >> Be sure to "emerge --oneshot @x11-module-rebuild" after upgrading
>> > > >> xorg
>> > > >> stuff. Drivers might be out of sync and maybe that's causing your
>> > > >> pain.
>> > > >>
>> > > >> Try to delete/rename your /etc/X11/xorg.conf and see if that makes
>> > > >> a
>> > > >> difference. Modern Xorg can start a basic environment without it.
>> > > >>
>> > > >> Try to run "startx" as a user instead of using xdm and see if you
>> > > >> get
>> > > >> any better errors/logs.
>> > > >>
>> > > >> If you have another computer/device SSH into your problematic
>> > > >> computer
>> > > >> before starting X so you can see if it's still alive, just
>> > > >> unresponsive at the local terminal. Maybe then you can see logs and
>> > > >> stuff.
>> > > >>
>> > > >> revdep-rebuild just to ensure everything is consistent on your
>> > > >> system.
>> > > >
>> > > > I rebuild all of my x11-drivers it rebuild the nvidia driver along
>> > > > with
>> > > > a
>> > > > couple of others.
>> > > >
>> > > > I used startx and got the errors below. I have a feeling it has
>> > >
>> > > something to
>> > >
>> > > > do with my nVidia card (Geforce 8400GS)
>> > > >
>> > > > SSH is not active anymore. It is also the computer that shares the
>> > >
>> > > internet
>> > >
>> > > > and no one can access the internet either.
>> > > >
>> > > > Okay now I think we are getting somewhere. Didn't think to leave XDM
>> > > > out
>> > >
>> > > but
>> > >
>> > > > I did do it. It still froze but I got some useful information soon
>> > > > as it
>> > >
>> > > did
>> > >
>> > > > freeze. This is from /var/log/messages
>> > > >
>> > > > Jun 22 11:52:52 beast kernel: NVRM: Xid (0000:02:00): 6, PE0001
>> > > > Jun 22 11:52:54 beast kernel: NVRM: os_schedule: Attempted to yield
>> > > > the
>> > >
>> > > CPU
>> > >
>> > > > while in atomic or interrupt context
>> > > > Jun 22 11:52:54 beast kernel: NVRM: Xid (0000:02:00): 3, C 00000002
>> > > > SC
>> > > > 00000003 M 00000100 Data 00000000
>> > > > Jun 22 11:53:03 beast kernel: NVRM: os_schedule: Attempted to yield
>> > > > the
>> > >
>> > > CPU
>> > >
>> > > > while in atomic or interrupt context
>> > > > Jun 22 11:53:05 beast kernel: NVRM: os_schedule: Attempted to yield
>> > > > the
>> > >
>> > > CPU
>> > >
>> > > > while in atomic or interrupt context
>> > > > Jun 22 11:53:08 beast kernel: NVRM: os_schedule: Attempted to yield
>> > > > the
>> > >
>> > > CPU
>> > >
>> > > > while in atomic or interrupt context
>> > > >
>> > > > That was printed as soon as XFCE froze.
>> > >
>> > > Okay, now I googled those errors and it seems to be a fairly common
>> > > problem. The workaround I saw is to add "nolapic_timer" to your kernel
>> > > commandline. Try that, reboot and cross your fingers.
>> >
>> > Yeah I see that too. Tried to add that to my grub.conf/menu.lst. It did
>> > not
>> > work for me. I rebuild my kernel for nouveau drivers. Rebuilt
>> > xorg-drivers
>> > and mesa, installed xf86-video-nouveau. So far it is not working, still
>> > might have to do some tweaking.
>>
>> if you use nvidia binary, turn off all nvidia graphics related stuff in
>> the
>> kernel and to be sure nothing screws you over - unmerge nouveau.
>>
>> If you use nouveau, try the binary driver.
>>
>>
>> There are reasons, Linus does not like nvidia very much.
>>
>> --
>> #163933
>
>
> It was working with this same kernel. I can't figure out for the life of me
> why it is not working now. I have a feeling after 6 months of upgrades
> something broke in that time.*I am fine with the nouveau driver. I only
> really want a GUI to play movies.
>
> --
>
> Willie Matthews
> matthews.willie@gmail.com
A bit off topic but you don't really need a full GUI for movies. *Try
just X + mplayer, or XBMC. *Dunno if those alone would work for you
(and you probably want to fix your problems anyway). *Depending on
your CPU and video card, the proprietary drivers may help you if you
can use VDPAU for video acceleration.
--
Willie Matthews
matthews.willie@gmail.com
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