messed video with nvidia configuring of xorg

[h2sammo]

now everytime i start it tries and fails to load xorg but it defaults to vesa eventually, after making me wait around one full minute. i tried deleting the xorg.conf generated, unloaded all modules related to video from onboot (except video drivers). how do i get back to pre generation of xorg.conf condition? I dont know what i did wrong really.

[Rich]

Hi h2sammo

... i tried deleting the xorg.conf generated, unloaded all modules related to video from onboot (except video drivers). how do i get back to pre generation of xorg.conf condition? ...

After that, did you run a backup? If not, the next time you boot  xorg.conf  will be restored.

If that doesn't help, it may be a recently installed extension.

[Rich]

Hi h2sammo

... If that doesn't help, it may be a recently installed extension.

To find which extensions you installed most recently:

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ls -ltr --full-time /etc/sysconfig/tcedir/optional/*.tczThe most recent extensions will be at the bottom of the list.

[h2sammo]

this is my onboot.lst . i removed all recent extensions. i still get a halt before going into vesa and a udev error wait messsage on the screen.

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Xvesa.tcz
aterm.tcz
flwm_topside.tcz
wbar.tcz
tc-install-GUI.tcz
kmaps.tcz
wifi.tcz
wl-modules-4.14.10-tinycore.tcz
ndiswrapper.tcz
iw.tcz
firmware-atheros.tcz
firmware-broadcom_bcm43xx.tcz
firmware-broadcom_bnx2.tcz
firmware-broadcom_bnx2x.tcz
firmware-getB43.tcz
firmware-ipw2100.tcz
firmware-ipw2200.tcz
firmware-iwimax.tcz
firmware-iwl8000.tcz
firmware-iwl9000.tcz
firmware-iwlwifi.tcz
firmware-marvel.tcz
firmware-myri10ge.tcz
firmware-netxen.tcz
firmware-openfwwf.tcz
firmware-ralinkwifi.tcz
firmware-rtl8192ce_se_de.tcz
firmware-ti-connectivity.tcz
firmware-ueagle-atm.tcz
firmware-vxge.tcz
firmware-zd1211.tcz
firmware.tcz
pci-utils.tcz
firmware-chelsio.tcz
firmware-intel_e100.tcz
firmware-rtl_nic.tcz
firmware-tigon.tcz
ezremaster.tcz
firmware-amd-ucode.tcz
wireless-rtl8822be-4.14.10-tinycore.tcz
wireless-4.14.10-tinycore.tcz
xf86-input-synaptics.tcz
laptop-mode-tools.tcz
    [EDIT]: Added code tags.  Rich

[h2sammo]

interestingly - i deleted mydata.tgz in an effort to wipe any settings i might have left behind and rebooted core9 but the same problem still persists, long wait when X is supposed to start.

[Rich]

Hi h2sammo
Add the boot code  syslog.  Then reboot and have a look at the timing information in  /var/log/messages  to see if it provides
any clue for the delay.

... and a udev error wait messsage on the screen.

You might want to post a copy of that message.

[h2sammo]

i have attached the syslog generated messages. i split it in two because of 128kb size limitation

the udev message dissapeared but the delay still persists. the message said: udevadm settle - timeout of 5 seconds reached, the event queue contains: /sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/INT340E:00 (22265)

[h2sammo]

here is part 2

[Juanito]

There are many acpi errors and plenty of pci errors trying to access ram above 4gb.

It would be good to update your bios if there is an update available.

[coreplayer2]

this is my onboot.lst . i removed all recent extensions. i still get a halt before going into vesa and a udev error wait messsage on the screen.

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Xvesa.tcz
aterm.tcz
flwm_topside.tcz
wbar.tcz
tc-install-GUI.tcz
kmaps.tcz
wifi.tcz
wl-modules-4.14.10-tinycore.tcz
ndiswrapper.tcz
iw.tcz
firmware-atheros.tcz
firmware-broadcom_bcm43xx.tcz
firmware-broadcom_bnx2.tcz
firmware-broadcom_bnx2x.tcz
firmware-getB43.tcz
firmware-ipw2100.tcz
firmware-ipw2200.tcz
firmware-iwimax.tcz
firmware-iwl8000.tcz
firmware-iwl9000.tcz
firmware-iwlwifi.tcz
firmware-marvel.tcz
firmware-myri10ge.tcz
firmware-netxen.tcz
firmware-openfwwf.tcz
firmware-ralinkwifi.tcz
firmware-rtl8192ce_se_de.tcz
firmware-ti-connectivity.tcz
firmware-ueagle-atm.tcz
firmware-vxge.tcz
firmware-zd1211.tcz
firmware.tcz
pci-utils.tcz
firmware-chelsio.tcz
firmware-intel_e100.tcz
firmware-rtl_nic.tcz
firmware-tigon.tcz
ezremaster.tcz
firmware-amd-ucode.tcz
wireless-rtl8822be-4.14.10-tinycore.tcz
wireless-4.14.10-tinycore.tcz
xf86-input-synaptics.tcz
laptop-mode-tools.tcz
    [EDIT]: Added code tags.  Rich

Hello h2sammo
I realize this is not related to your issue in this thread, but I couldn’t help notice the list of unnecessary firmware extensions being installed during boot process.  While expected from a coreplus ISO, this is not very efficient on a HDD or USB installation IMO.
I also noticed the only firmware-rtlwifi.tcz extension I would expect to see in the onboot list is missing!  Unless wireless-rtl8822be-4.14.10-tinycore.tcz module doesn’t require a firmware blob ??

Regards


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[Juanito]

Does your machine have only nvidia graphics or does it have, for example, both nvidia and intel graphics?

What are the exact details of your nvidia hardware from "lspci"?

If you wish to troubleshoot Xorg, probably the best thing to do is to remove everything from onboot.list, boot to a console prompt and then:

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$ tce-load -i Xorg-7.7 flwm wbar aterm
$ startx
If Xorg starts, check /var/log/Xorg.0.log for errors.

If Xorg doesn't start, enter "Xorg -nolisten tcp" at the console prompt and you should see some error messages.

[Rich]

Hi h2sammo

interestingly - i deleted mydata.tgz in an effort to wipe any settings i might have left behind and rebooted core9 but the same problem still persists, long wait when X is supposed to start.

From your  messages2  attachment in reply#7:
1 Min 12 Sec delay from eth0:

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Jan 25 15:36:38 box authpriv.notice sudo:       tc : TTY=unknown ; PWD=/home/tc ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/bin/tee /etc/sysconfig/backup
Jan 25 15:36:40 box user.info kernel: r8169 0000:02:00.0 eth0: link up
Jan 25 15:37:58 box authpriv.notice sudo:       tc : TTY=tty1 ; PWD=/home/tc ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/bin/rm -rf /usr/local/tce.icons
1 Min 30 Sec delay from wlan0:

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Jan 25 15:38:15 box user.info kernel: wlan0: RX AssocResp from 70:8a:09:03:dc:bb (capab=0x411 status=0 aid=1)
Jan 25 15:38:15 box user.info kernel: wlan0: associated
Jan 25 15:39:45 box authpriv.notice sudo:       tc : TTY=tty1 ; PWD=/home/tc ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/bin/mkdir -p /mnt/test
4+ Min delay from what appears to be Firefox trying to start up and crashing:

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Jan 25 15:39:55 box authpriv.notice sudo:       tc : TTY=tty1 ; PWD=/mnt/sdb3/tce9.0/optional ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/bin/mkdir -p /tmp/tcloop/firefox
Jan 25 15:39:55 box authpriv.notice sudo:       tc : TTY=tty1 ; PWD=/mnt/sdb3/tce9.0/optional ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/bin/mount firefox.tcz /tmp/tcloop/firefox -t squashfs -o loop,ro,bs=4096
Jan 25 15:39:55 box authpriv.notice sudo:       tc : TTY=tty1 ; PWD=/mnt/sdb3/tce9.0/optional ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/bin/cp -ais /tmp/tcloop/firefox/usr /
Jan 25 15:39:55 box authpriv.notice sudo:       tc : TTY=tty1 ; PWD=/mnt/sdb3/tce9.0/optional ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/sbin/ldconfig
Jan 25 15:39:55 box authpriv.notice sudo:       tc : TTY=tty1 ; PWD=/mnt/sdb3/tce9.0/optional ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/local/tce.installed/firefox
Jan 25 15:39:55 box authpriv.notice sudo:       tc : TTY=tty1 ; PWD=/mnt/sdb3/tce9.0/optional ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/bin/mv /tmp/wbar.10077 /usr/local/tce.icons
Jan 25 15:39:55 box authpriv.notice sudo:       tc : TTY=tty1 ; PWD=/mnt/sdb3/tce9.0/optional ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/bin/chmod g+w /usr/local/tce.icons
Jan 25 15:40:42 box user.info kernel: traps: firefox-bin[10112] trap int3 ip:b67de9b4 sp:bfa7a690 error:0 in libglib-2.0.so.0.5200.3[b675e000+f1000]
Jan 25 15:40:42 box user.info kernel: Chrome_~dThread[10323]: segfault at 0 ip b2b2f125 sp ab2ccff0 error 6
Jan 25 15:40:42 box user.info kernel: Chrome_~dThread[10188]: segfault at 0 ip b2b93125 sp ab330ff0 error 6
Jan 25 15:40:42 box user.info kernel: Chrome_~dThread[10239]: segfault at 0 ip b2b90125 sp ab32dff0 error 6
Jan 25 15:40:42 box user.warn kernel:  in libxul.so[af5b0000+4c1a000]
Jan 25 15:40:42 box user.warn kernel:  in libxul.so[af5ad000+4c1a000]
Jan 25 15:40:42 box user.warn kernel:  in libxul.so[af54c000+4c1a000]
Jan 25 15:44:11 box user.info kernel: NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0 (r8169): transmit queue 0 timed out
Jan 25 15:44:11 box user.warn kernel: ------------[ cut here ]------------
Jan 25 15:44:11 box user.warn kernel: WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 0 at 0xc054f6ab
Jan 25 15:44:11 box user.warn kernel: Modules linked in: ccm cpufreq_userspace cpufreq_powersave cpufreq_conservative r8822be(C) mac80211 wl(PO) cfg80211 squashfs zstd_decompress xxhash loop hp_wmi sparse_keymap wmi_bmof video mei_me backlight mei int3400_thermal int3403_thermal acpi_thermal_rel hp_wireless processor_thermal_device xhci_pci intel_soc_dts_iosf xhci_hcd iosf_mbi int340x_thermal_zone r8169 mii wmi hp_accel lis3lv02d input_polldev ac battery pcspkr serio_raw intel_pch_thermal
Jan 25 15:44:11 box user.emerg kernel: CPU: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/0 Tainted: P         C O    4.14.10-tinycore #876
Jan 25 15:44:11 box user.emerg kernel: Hardware name: HP HP ProBook 440 G5/837B, BIOS Q85 Ver. 01.02.05 03/12/2018
Jan 25 15:44:11 box user.emerg kernel: task: c0747080 task.stack: c0742000

[h2sammo]

those are all events which occur AFTER i am already in X. The delay I am talking about is before X starts, before i have a graphical interface at all.

[Rich]

Hi h2sammo
Are you sure? Look at time stamp  Jan 25 15:39:55,  extensions are still being loaded. I'm pretty sure that means  /etc/init.d/tc-config
is still running.

now everytime i start it tries and fails to load xorg but it defaults to vesa eventually, ...

Your messages file shows  Xvesa.tcz  being loaded but no sign of  Xorg-7.7.tcz.


Also from your messages file:

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Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot9.0/vmlinuz loglevel=3 waitusb=5 showapps desktop=flwm_topside laptop tce=LABEL=data/tce9.0/ home=LABEL=data acpi_osi= syslogSince you have a persistent  home,  did you remember to remove home from your  /opt/.filetool.lst  file and then run a backup?

[h2sammo]

sorry, i dont understand why i should remove home from .filetool.lst.  that backup list contains the default opt and home locations