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From: Camaleón on 3 Aug 2010 12:00 On Tue, 03 Aug 2010 16:10:01 +0200, Merciadri Luca wrote: > Camaleón writes: (...) >> Are you using xinerama (nvidia setting for using two displays as just >> one big desktop) or any other fancy setup for the displays? If yes, you >> can try to disable (just for testing) and see if you still can >> reproduce the error :-? > As you point it correctly, I use Xinerama. I had configured my xorg.conf > using nvidia-settings' GUI, which then results in (...) > Section "ServerFlags" > Option "Xinerama" "0" > EndSection (...) > Section "Screen" > Identifier "Screen0" > Device "Videocard0" > Monitor "Monitor0" > DefaultDepth 24 > Option "TwinView" "1" > Option "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" "DFP-0" Option > "metamodes" "CRT: nvidia-auto-select +1680+0, DFP: > nvidia-auto-select +0+0; CRT: 1280x1024 +0+0, DFP: NULL; CRT: > 1280x1024 +1680+0, DFP: nvidia-auto-select +0+0" SubSection > "Display" > Depth 24 > EndSubSection > EndSection I see... > as a xorg.conf file. I have two monitors, with different resolutions, > but with a desktop which extends from one monitor to the other one. Some > weeks ago, I had tried returning to a plain (i.e. trivial) config for > xorg.conf and screens, and the screensaver problem never reappeared. > Evidently, I can't stick with one screen, and I need to use xinerama. (...) There you got it. The problem I see here is that while using the nvidia driver, developers (meaning, Debian or GNOME DD) are very reluctant to diagnose any error coming from (or involving) a closed driver, so your only hope is to report any problem at nvidia bugilla (if there is any available). You can also try the "nv" driver (open source). Your screensaver may become happy but but you'll lose 3D accel... and "nv" driver is being left unmaintained by nvidia guys :-/ I'd better choose a screensaver that doesn't hurt your X. Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2010.08.03.15.58.42(a)gmail.com
From: Merciadri Luca on 3 Aug 2010 14:00
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Camaleón <noelamac(a)gmail.com> writes: > On Tue, 03 Aug 2010 16:10:01 +0200, Merciadri Luca wrote: > >> Camaleón writes: > > (...) > >>> Are you using xinerama (nvidia setting for using two displays as just >>> one big desktop) or any other fancy setup for the displays? If yes, you >>> can try to disable (just for testing) and see if you still can >>> reproduce the error :-? > >> As you point it correctly, I use Xinerama. I had configured my xorg.conf >> using nvidia-settings' GUI, which then results in > > (...) > >> Section "ServerFlags" >> Option "Xinerama" "0" >> EndSection > > (...) > >> Section "Screen" >> Identifier "Screen0" >> Device "Videocard0" >> Monitor "Monitor0" >> DefaultDepth 24 >> Option "TwinView" "1" >> Option "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" "DFP-0" Option >> "metamodes" "CRT: nvidia-auto-select +1680+0, DFP: >> nvidia-auto-select +0+0; CRT: 1280x1024 +0+0, DFP: NULL; CRT: >> 1280x1024 +1680+0, DFP: nvidia-auto-select +0+0" SubSection >> "Display" >> Depth 24 >> EndSubSection >> EndSection > > I see... > >> as a xorg.conf file. I have two monitors, with different resolutions, >> but with a desktop which extends from one monitor to the other one. Some >> weeks ago, I had tried returning to a plain (i.e. trivial) config for >> xorg.conf and screens, and the screensaver problem never reappeared. >> Evidently, I can't stick with one screen, and I need to use xinerama. > > (...) > > There you got it. The problem I see here is that while using the nvidia > driver, developers (meaning, Debian or GNOME DD) are very reluctant to > diagnose any error coming from (or involving) a closed driver, so your > only hope is to report any problem at nvidia bugilla (if there is any > available). > > You can also try the "nv" driver (open source). Your screensaver may > become happy but but you'll lose 3D accel... and "nv" driver is being > left unmaintained by nvidia guys :-/ > > I'd better choose a screensaver that doesn't hurt your X. I'll try. Thanks. - -- Merciadri Luca See http://www.student.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/~merciadri/ - -- If you fall off a cliff, you might as well try to fly. After all, you got nothing to lose. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Processed by Mailcrypt 3.5.8 <http://mailcrypt.sourceforge.net/> iEYEARECAAYFAkxYVmEACgkQM0LLzLt8MhzuPgCeMVCKszZ9XYodFMLGSvsVCZ9g KggAnR5P+KK6A6H5i4oJyplBJnQGtTPI =jYzT -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87iq3ra8pp.fsf(a)merciadriluca-station.MERCIADRILUCA |