On 12/04/2013 05:15 AM, Rodrigo Rivas wrote: > > Well, that certainly is a difference. The nvidia package includes the file > `/usr/lib/modprobe.d/nvidia.conf` that contains the line `blacklist > nouveau`. That's necessary because if the nouveau driver is loaded first, > then the nvidia one cannot work properly. > > But you are not loading X, so I'm guessing that your nvidia driver is not > being loaded either (the kernel driver is probed by the X driver IIRC), so > you are running with the default vesa console. > > You can try running `modprobe nvidia` and see if it makes a difference. If > that's not the case, reboot and run `modprobe nouveau`. > > Or maybe I'm wrong and the nvidia driver is being loaded automatically. If > that's true, you can try blacklisting it and modprobing nouveau. > > Best regards > Rodrigo, You are on to something here. The nvidia module is loaded automatically, but there is no X running: 08:42 phoinix:/etc/clamav] # lsmod | grep nv nvidia 10573185 0 drm 238206 1 nvidia i2c_core 24164 3 drm,nvidia,i2c_nforce2 [08:46 phoinix:/etc/clamav] # ps ax | grep X 5628 pts/0 S+ 0:00 grep X So what you are saying is that the nvidia module is causing the problem with the console DPMS poweroff behavior? [08:51 phoinix:/etc/clamav] # rmmod nvidia [08:51 phoinix:/etc/clamav] # lsmod | grep nv [08:51 phoinix:/etc/clamav] # modprobe nouveau [08:52 phoinix:/etc/clamav] # lsmod | grep no nouveau 904630 1 ttm 63411 1 nouveau drm_kms_helper 36286 1 nouveau i2c_algo_bit 5399 1 nouveau drm 238206 3 ttm,drm_kms_helper,nouveau mxm_wmi 1475 1 nouveau video 11196 1 nouveau i2c_core 24164 6 drm,drm_kms_helper,i2c_algo_bit,adt7475,nouveau,i2c_nforce2 wmi 8419 2 mxm_wmi,nouveau button 4677 1 nouveau That's it! Monitor powered off after 1 min. But that begs the question, why doesn't console poweroff work with the nvidia driver? Doe the driver lack the capability? --or-- do the same associations (ttm, drm_kms_helper, etc..) just need to be made with the nvidia driver? If so, how? For now, the easiest solution is just to remove the nvidia driver and make sure the nouveau driver is loaded on boot. However, if I decide to use the nvidia driver in the future, then I'm back in the same boat again. So, is there anyway to make the console poweroff work with the nvidia driver? -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.
