After upgrading from lenny/kde3 to squeeze/trinity, I have some graphical problems (mainly with kdm-trinity):
-directly after boot the backgroud is some crapy picture from the last session -when I do a logout only I sometimes have a black screen (which is solvable by restarting the kdm-trinity from a remote host (switching to local consols on tha machin won't work (alt+ctrl+FX)
useing a freshly installed/updated squeeze installation and the official trinity repos for that
On 12/06/2011 08:35 PM, Frank Lienhard wrote:
After upgrading from lenny/kde3 to squeeze/trinity, I have some graphical problems (mainly with kdm-trinity):
-directly after boot the backgroud is some crapy picture from the last session -when I do a logout only I sometimes have a black screen (which is solvable by restarting the kdm-trinity from a remote host (switching to local consols on tha machin won't work (alt+ctrl+FX)
useing a freshly installed/updated squeeze installation and the official trinity repos for that
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I just remembered that this machine has a nVidia video card and I haven't installed the nVidia divers (jet). Perhaps that is the problem? and not TDE? I'll try and report baack
Frank
I just remembered that this machine has a nVidia video card and I haven't installed the nVidia divers (jet). Perhaps that is the problem? and not TDE? I'll try and report baack
I have the latest nvidia drivers installed, but also a scrambled background.
Nik
On 12/07/2011 11:16 AM, Mag. Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote:
I just remembered that this machine has a nVidia video card and I haven't installed the nVidia divers (jet). Perhaps that is the problem? and not TDE? I'll try and report baack
I have the latest nvidia drivers installed, but also a scrambled background.
Nik
But no black screen after logout? (the scrambled backround is minor. But the black screen and having to restart kdm-trinrity is really a problem for endusers. Will most possibly end with resets instead of reboot/restart kdm-t)
Am Mittwoch, 7. Dezember 2011 schrieb Frank Lienhard:
On 12/07/2011 11:16 AM, Mag. Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote:
I just remembered that this machine has a nVidia video card and I haven't installed the nVidia divers (jet). Perhaps that is the problem? and not TDE? I'll try and report baack
I have the latest nvidia drivers installed, but also a scrambled background.
Nik
But no black screen after logout? (the scrambled backround is minor. But the black screen and having to restart kdm-trinrity is really a problem for endusers. Will most possibly end with resets instead of reboot/restart kdm-t)
Just tried it: "Trinity is saving ...", then black screen with mouse pointer for ~ 3 secomds, than no video signal for ~ 3 seconds, than kdm login screen with scrambled background again.
nik
On Wednesday 07 December 2011 01:27:29 Mag. Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote:
Am Mittwoch, 7. Dezember 2011 schrieb Frank Lienhard:
On 12/07/2011 11:16 AM, Mag. Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote:
I just remembered that this machine has a nVidia video card and I haven't installed the nVidia divers (jet). Perhaps that is the problem? and not TDE? I'll try and report baack
I have the latest nvidia drivers installed, but also a scrambled background.
Nik
But no black screen after logout? (the scrambled backround is minor. But the black screen and having to restart kdm-trinrity is really a problem for endusers. Will most possibly end with resets instead of reboot/restart kdm-t)
Just tried it: "Trinity is saving ...", then black screen with mouse pointer for ~ 3 secomds, than no video signal for ~ 3 seconds, than kdm login screen with scrambled background again.
I solved the scrambled screen issue here.
I noticed that I get the scrambled screen after nstalling 'desktop-base-trinity'. During the install of the desktop-base-trinity package I noticed a couple of things as part of the post install routine.
1. 'update-alternatives' is called for 'desktop--splash' and 'desktop-grub'. 2. update-initramfs is also called, not sure what is happening there.
There seems to be an issue with /usr/share/apps/kdm/themes/xxx', /usr/share/image/desktop-base/xxx', and the above two items.
I did a 'update-alternatives --config desktop-background' selected 'nightly' as my background and know have a nice, login screen. The 'nightly' images do no get added to '/etc/alternatives/desktop-splash', not sure how to add them.
This makes me wonder about my other vbox installs, where I have a solid black background. The nightly background is realy nice, is it the default TDE background ?
I did a 'update-alternatives --config desktop-background' selected 'nightly' as my background and know have a nice, login screen. The 'nightly' images do no get added to '/etc/alternatives/desktop-splash', not sure how to add them.
Thank you, that worked :-)
Nik
I did a 'update-alternatives --config desktop-background' selected 'nightly' as my background and know have a nice, login screen. The 'nightly' images do no get added to '/etc/alternatives/desktop-splash', not sure how to add them.
Please file a bug report on this for the "debian" component, specifying what is wrong and what you did to fix it. That way I can deal with the problem when I have time to look at the Debian packaging files again,
Tim
On 12/08/2011 09:09 PM, Greg Madden wrote:
I solved the scrambled screen issue here. .
I did a 'update-alternatives --config desktop-background' selected 'nightly' as my background and know have a nice, login screen. The 'nightly' images do no get added to '/etc/alternatives/desktop-splash', not sure how to add them.
Doesn't worked for me. Still scrambled at the kdm-trinity login screen. But I haven't installed the nvidida drivers so far.
But I noticed that all images are *.svg only the nightly is a *.png (don't know if that is the issue)
But the hint from David:
"tried uncommenting this line in /etc/trinity/kdm/kdmrc (~line 494)? :
#TerminateServer=true"
saves me from restarting kdm-trinity. Thanks
On Thursday 08 December 2011 23:46:00 Frank Lienhard wrote:
On 12/08/2011 09:09 PM, Greg Madden wrote:
I solved the scrambled screen issue here. .
I did a 'update-alternatives --config desktop-background' selected 'nightly' as my background and know have a nice, login screen. The 'nightly' images do no get added to '/etc/alternatives/desktop-splash', not sure how to add them.
Doesn't worked for me. Still scrambled at the kdm-trinity login screen. But I haven't installed the nvidida drivers so far.
I would definately get a correct video driver installed...first :-)
I use the Nvidia drivers from Nvidia's web site, but Debian can do Nvidia drivers. 'nv' & 'nouveau' don't work for my card/monitors setup.
But I noticed that all images are *.svg only the nightly is a *.png (don't know if that is the issue)
But the hint from David:
"tried uncommenting this line in /etc/trinity/kdm/kdmrc (~line 494)? :
#TerminateServer=true"
saves me from restarting kdm-trinity. Thanks
On 12/09/2011 07:54 PM, Greg Madden wrote:
On Thursday 08 December 2011 23:46:00 Frank Lienhard wrote:
Doesn't worked for me. Still scrambled at the kdm-trinity login screen. But I haven't installed the nvidida drivers so far.
I would definately get a correct video driver installed...first :-)
I use the Nvidia drivers from Nvidia's web site, but Debian can do Nvidia drivers. 'nv'& 'nouveau' don't work for my card/monitors setup.
I will, later. It's sort of working for now and this is a minor problem to my, because I have to get the FAI working first. Guess that will give me some stress, while having diffrent video cards on the client site, but that problem will got to ths FAI mailing list.
thanks again.
On Wednesday 07 December 2011 01:22:56 Frank Lienhard wrote:
On 12/07/2011 11:16 AM, Mag. Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote:
I just remembered that this machine has a nVidia video card and I haven't installed the nVidia divers (jet). Perhaps that is the problem? and not TDE? I'll try and report baack
I have the latest nvidia drivers installed, but also a scrambled background.
Nik
But no black screen after logout? (the scrambled backround is minor. But the black screen and having to restart kdm-trinrity is really a problem for endusers. Will most possibly end with resets instead of reboot/restart kdm-t)
I also have a scrambled background on my login screen. I brieffly get a (Debian) more-blue background, then the TDE bla
ck then scrambled. Easy to see the login prompt and to login.
.I have an Nvidia card and latst drivers from Nvidia, , can not envision that being the isue
I have not done more to troubleshoot , it is working well in all other aspects and I need it for work right now. will try later.
On 12/07/2011 06:24 PM, Greg Madden wrote:
On Wednesday 07 December 2011 01:22:56 Frank Lienhard wrote:
On 12/07/2011 11:16 AM, Mag. Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote:
I just remembered that this machine has a nVidia video card and I haven't installed the nVidia divers (jet). Perhaps that is the problem? and not TDE? I'll try and report baack
I have the latest nvidia drivers installed, but also a scrambled background.
Nik
But no black screen after logout? (the scrambled backround is minor. But the black screen and having to restart kdm-trinrity is really a problem for endusers. Will most possibly end with resets instead of reboot/restart kdm-t)
I also have a scrambled background on my login screen. I brieffly get a (Debian) more-blue background, then the TDE bla
ck then scrambled. Easy to see the login prompt and to login.
.I have an Nvidia card and latst drivers from Nvidia, , can not envision that being the isue
I have not done more to troubleshoot , it is working well in all other aspects and I need it for work right now. will try later.
I agree the scrambled background isn't an issue I worry much about. But this is: having logged of, I get the kdm loggin window. After a while the monitor goes black for energy saving. From that point I only get the screen back to life is to restart kdm-trinity remotely via ssh. (moving mouse, pressing keys on the KB, switching the monitor off/on; all that won't work).
I agree the scrambled background isn't an issue I worry much about. But this is: having logged of, I get the kdm loggin window. After a while the monitor goes black for energy saving. From that point I only get the screen back to life is to restart kdm-trinity remotely via ssh. (moving mouse, pressing keys on the KB, switching the monitor off/on; all that won't work).
Just out of curiosity: can you log in blind?
On 12/07/2011 08:59 PM, Mag. Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote:
I agree the scrambled background isn't an issue I worry much about. But this is: having logged of, I get the kdm loggin window. After a while the monitor goes black for energy saving. From that point I only get the screen back to life is to restart kdm-trinity remotely via ssh. (moving mouse, pressing keys on the KB, switching the monitor off/on; all that won't work).
Just out of curiosity: can you log in blind?
OH sorry didn't mention that. Tried that to, but no that won't work either. My workaround idea would be to edit /etc/inittab, so ALT+CTRL+DEL will restart kdm-trinity. (very ugly hack, tough)
Tried uncommenting this line in /etc/trinity/kdm/kdmrc (~line 494)? :
#TerminateServer=true
On 07/12/2011, Frank Lienhard frank@saliko.de wrote:
On 12/07/2011 08:59 PM, Mag. Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote:
I agree the scrambled background isn't an issue I worry much about. But this is: having logged of, I get the kdm loggin window. After a while the monitor goes black for energy saving. From that point I only get the screen back to life is to restart kdm-trinity remotely via ssh. (moving mouse, pressing keys on the KB, switching the monitor off/on; all that won't work).
Just out of curiosity: can you log in blind?
OH sorry didn't mention that. Tried that to, but no that won't work either. My workaround idea would be to edit /etc/inittab, so ALT+CTRL+DEL will restart kdm-trinity. (very ugly hack, tough)
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