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#1 2016-01-16 03:28:15

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[Solved] Nvidia GTX670 - I cannot switch back to VT once X started

Hello,

There was a time that, even Xorg started, I was able to go back to the virtual terminal by press ALT+CTRL+Fn. After a long waiting time I thought  "Finally I got it solved". Unfortunately, didn't last. I think that since April 2014 had changed, as this mail said. My supposition come from here.
Then I've checked

$ zgrep CONFIG_X86_SYSFB /proc/config.gz
# CONFIG_X86_SYSFB is not set

I think there could be a PKGBUILD, but I'd like to be helped for the necessary patch. From my skill on compiling kernel I think I'll stumble in several kernel panics.

UPDATE
I'm trying to use the PKGBUILD, but I'm facing

 makepkg -s
==> ERROR: install file (linux.install) does not exist or is not a regular file.
==> ERROR: install file (linux.install) does not exist or is not a regular file.
==> ERROR: install file (linux.install) does not exist or is not a regular file

UPDATE
I discovered that i missed to use ABS and its database
Now is compiling......
But problems with signature, which i skipped wink

UPDATE
I compiled the kernel with the enable option, but i makes worst than before. The screen stays blank until Xorg starts up. Also switching back to VT is blank.

$ zgrep CONFIG_X86_SYSFB /proc/config.gz
CONFIG_X86_SYSFB=y

I was afraid about compiling a kernel, but I done it  smile
So, the problem still there. sad

LAST UPDATE

The latest system upgrade solved the issue

$ nvidia-xconfig -v

nvidia-xconfig:  version 361.28  (buildmeister@swio-display-x64-rhel04-04)  Wed Feb
3 16:27:53 PST 2016
$ uname -r
4.4.1-2-ARCH

Last edited by TheSaint (2016-02-13 05:28:29)


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#2 2016-01-16 12:41:54

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Re: [Solved] Nvidia GTX670 - I cannot switch back to VT once X started

What bootloader do you use? MB with UEFI?

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#3 2016-01-16 14:11:19

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Re: [Solved] Nvidia GTX670 - I cannot switch back to VT once X started

Which drivers are you using? I now use an nVidia GTX 660 Ti with nvidia-dkms and it works fine here.


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#4 2016-01-16 18:51:22

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Re: [Solved] Nvidia GTX670 - I cannot switch back to VT once X started

I reverted to the previous kernel.
The booting starts from BIOS via efistub, some time i use gummiboot, because I've an emergency partition (for special cases). Though, the screen is normal before starting th X server.
Driver is nvidia-dkms. Mine is

$ lspci -vnn |grep VGA
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation GK104M [GeForce GTX 670MX] [10de:11a1] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]

I just forgot which kernel it was working fine. I guess within mid 2013 and the above mentioned date.
I also put nvidia module in the mkinitcpio.conf, to load. No effects.
I filed the bug report and emailed to nvidia. Whom may interests is at this place


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#5 2016-01-16 19:01:37

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Re: [Solved] Nvidia GTX670 - I cannot switch back to VT once X started

I have a GTX670 (NV proprietary driver), and all VTs are available to me.

I'm on a BIOS system (not UEFI) which may be the difference. Latest kernel (from testing) and I haven't encountered this at all. Whilst I can't offer informative help, you almost certainly have a config error somewhere.


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#6 2016-01-16 21:24:17

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Re: [Solved] Nvidia GTX670 - I cannot switch back to VT once X started

My best guess it is about the kernel parameters. But I don't know which.
Perhaps I should have to try booting from a live distro. But, whether it'll work, where's clue ?


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#7 2016-01-16 21:52:39

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Re: [Solved] Nvidia GTX670 - I cannot switch back to VT once X started

Did you try GFXMODE?
Please see (grub):
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GR … resolution

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#8 2016-01-17 02:25:45

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Re: [Solved] Nvidia GTX670 - I cannot switch back to VT once X started

@blablo
I use direct boot from BIOS. Anyways I set to compile the nvidia into initrd. I'll try to boot via gummiboot and set the command line as you mention.
I read this document, but I doubt it's the right choice.
@ Roken,
As far as I remember, I always started this laptop in UEFI mode, because I bought it with Win8 pre-installed. But for a certain period of time it was possible to use the VTs.
Can you, please, post me your

$ cat /proc/cmdline

UPDATE
I started old setup (an USB disk) with kernel 3.17.2-1-ARCH and X.Org X Server 1.16.2. The driver loaded is nouveau. This condition allows me to see VTs. Sorry friends but I'd deserve better, I think.

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#9 2016-01-17 03:59:08

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Re: [Solved] Nvidia GTX670 - I cannot switch back to VT once X started

I have a GTX 680 and use the nvidia drivers. The board uses UEFI to boot. The UEFI BIOS CSM thingy is enabled because my graphics card has no UEFI support. I do absolutely nothing with regards to graphics in the kernel command line and things just work so there is nothing interesting to see in "cat /proc/cmdline".

I use the "nvidia-full-beta-all" AUR package which is currently version 368.18 of the drivers. That package compiles a module for every installed kernel when it is built.

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#10 2016-01-17 04:06:53

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Re: [Solved] Nvidia GTX670 - I cannot switch back to VT once X started

That's working I have no doubts. Just sometimes I'd like to exit on a TTY to see output, that it could be set to be sent there.
UPDATE

Also this thread describes the same simptoms.

Last edited by TheSaint (2016-01-17 05:47:03)


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#11 2016-01-17 09:16:00

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Re: [Solved] Nvidia GTX670 - I cannot switch back to VT once X started

Not sure it will help, but:

BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=xxxxx-xxxx-xxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx ro nomodeset vga=795 discard


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#12 2016-01-17 09:17:31

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Re: [Solved] Nvidia GTX670 - I cannot switch back to VT once X started

Hmm what's that:

discard

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#13 2016-01-17 18:56:32

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Re: [Solved] Nvidia GTX670 - I cannot switch back to VT once X started

ro yikes yikes . It's very long that's deprecated.

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#14 2016-01-17 19:12:04

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Re: [Solved] Nvidia GTX670 - I cannot switch back to VT once X started

TheSaint wrote:

ro yikes yikes . It's very long that's deprecated.

No it's not:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentatio … meters.txt

ro		[KNL] Mount root device read-only on boot

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#15 2016-01-17 19:40:11

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Re: [Solved] Nvidia GTX670 - I cannot switch back to VT once X started

Just to clarify: the kernel image is mounted rw in Arch to allow fsck to be run before mounting the filesystem.

See https://projects.archlinux.org/mkinitcp … 449b3e543c

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#16 2016-01-17 20:22:25

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Re: [Solved] Nvidia GTX670 - I cannot switch back to VT once X started

OK, clear now. I'm trying to collect some more informations, but my knowledge leads nowhere.
Any further input well appreciated.


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#17 2016-01-17 22:00:28

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Re: [Solved] Nvidia GTX670 - I cannot switch back to VT once X started

Head_on_a_Stick wrote:

Just to clarify: the kernel image is mounted rw in Arch to allow fsck to be run before mounting the filesystem.

I think that is not exactly correct. It's mainly to prevent doing fsck'ing for the root partition twice:

https://github.com/systemd/systemd/blob … ice.in#L13

systemd.unit(5) wrote:

ConditionPathIsReadWrite= is similar to ConditionPathExists= but verifies whether the underlying file system is readable and writable (i.e. not mounted read-only).

FWIW we mostly (if not always) do fsck with the filesystem unmounted. That's how the base hook init script do it as well:
https://projects.archlinux.org/mkinitcp … e/init#n45

P.S. sorry for hijacking the thread tongue

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#18 2016-01-17 23:17:35

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Re: [Solved] Nvidia GTX670 - I cannot switch back to VT once X started

At the least I'll gather a good audience tongue


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#19 2016-01-20 09:26:31

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Re: [Solved] Nvidia GTX670 - I cannot switch back to VT once X started

UPDATE
I think I found something to chew. I'm gonna try a new kernel.


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