FC21 intermittently booting up to black/blank screen

[linuxnutster at videotron.ca]

On 02/05/2015 01:49 AM, poma wrote:
> On 04.02.2015 20:49, linuxnutster wrote:
>>
>> On 02/04/2015 02:19 PM, poma wrote:
>>> On 04.02.2015 13:18, linuxnutster at videotron.ca wrote:
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> Subsequent to a fedup from FC20 to FC21, I've been having bootup issues
>>>> which I believe are VGA driver related. Every now and then I start my
>>>> computer and it boots up to a blank screen and hangs. When I move the
>>>> mouse, an X-shaped cursor appears. The latter does move with the mouse.
>>>> Once I hit reset, it boots up normally each time.
>>>>
>>>> My vga card is an nvidia Geforce 210 ( Asus en210 ) 1GB. I started off
>>>> by manually installing the nvidia proprietary, with no change, and then
>>>> moved to akmod-nvidia-304xx. The issue remained. I am now using the
>>>> akmod-nvidia-340xx and still have the same problem. It seems to me I had
>>>> this problem for a little while under FC20 when it was released.
>>>>
>>>> Please note, I am not an expert. I tend to be an "install it and use it"
>>>> type of user. I'm looking for input on how to troubleshoot this issue -
>>>> logs, etc... also...am I the only one experiencing this?
>>>>
>>> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Forbidden_items?rd=ForbiddenItems#NVIDIA_Proprietary_Graphics_Drivers
>>> https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/board/98/linux/
>>>
>>> I am also "install it and use it" type of user. :)
>>> Are not we all?
>>>
>>>
>> Not precisely. You are more akin to the "expert" category I mentioned.
>> I've seen your posts :-) So, basically, reverting back to the nouveau
>> driver will mean less annoying issues....
>>
>
> I am more akin to the pasta al burro e parmigiano. ;)
>
> If you have problemos with nVidia
> http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/Bugs/
>
> Or go the path of least resistance, you decide for yourself.
>
>

It's early morning here and I googled "pasta al burro e parmigiano" on 
an empty stomach. :-)

I'm running the nouveau driver and the refresh rate isn't quite the 
same. The path of least resistance may end up being a switch from Nvidia 
to ATI...

Thanks for the advice...