Re: [some progress] Re: NVIDIA cards stopped working with recent testing updates
I left out the step of replacing Driver="nouveau" with Driver="nvidia"
in /etc/X11/xorg.conf, sorry.
On 05/15/2011 11:52 AM, Russell L. Carter wrote:
>
> First, thanks much to the people on the other side of the globe who
> see a new day before me. I have dug deeper and can now get more specific
> about the nvidia blank screen problem. (For the record, I have a
> fixed hardware config that I've tracked debian-testing on for two
> years, and also tracking nvidia drivers. I used to just download
> them from nvidia.com but for the past few months I've been using
> dkms, which has worked beautifully.)
>
> Thanks to tv.debian for reminding me that nouveau might be
> blacklisted. It turns out that it was, in the file
>
> /etc/modprobe.d/nvidia-installer-disable-nouveau.conf
>
> I had the nouveau packages installed:
>
> root@feyerabend:/etc/modprobe.d# dpkg -l | grep nouveau
> ii libdrm-nouveau1a 2.4.24-2 Userspace
> interface to nouveau-specific kernel DRM services -- runtime
> ii xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110411+8378443-1 X.Org X
> server -- Nouveau display driver (experimental)
>
> so when I rm'd the blacklist file the gdm3 greeter popped up and X is
> up and running. This proves the hardware is working (or at least not
> completely broken).
>
> I don't have the ability to make a choice between nvidia vs. nouveau, I
> make a living with high performance numerical algorithms, including GPU
> programming, so my only choice is between Linux and Windows. Ok?
> I would be a very unhappy man on Windows, so I'll forge on.
>
> So next I install the current nvidia dkms packages. I've removed
> everything that's normal output:
>
> root@feyerabend:~# apt-get autoremove --purge xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
> libdrm-nouveau1a
>
> since the nouveau module is still loaded I reboot, and return to a
> console prompt with no X. Next I'll install the nvidia packages.
> Note that the modprobe blows up. After the apt-get install output
> I'll append the traceback the showed up in /var/log/messages.
>
> (The recent memcpy/memmove issue is orthogonal to kernel modules,
> right?)
>
> root@feyerabend:~# apt-get install nvidia-kernel-dkms nvidia-glx
> nvidia-kernel-270.41.06 nvidia-settings
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> Note, selecting 'nvidia-kernel-dkms' instead of 'nvidia-kernel-270.41.06'
> The following NEW packages will be installed:
> nvidia-glx nvidia-kernel-dkms nvidia-settings
> 0 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
> Need to get 0 B/12.8 MB of archives.
> After this operation, 41.2 MB of additional disk space will be used.
> Selecting previously deselected package nvidia-kernel-dkms.
> (Reading database ... 204047 files and directories currently installed.)
> Unpacking nvidia-kernel-dkms (from .../nvidia-kernel-dkms_270.41.06-1_amd64.deb) ...
> Selecting previously deselected package nvidia-glx.
> Unpacking nvidia-glx (from .../nvidia-glx_270.41.06-1_amd64.deb) ...
> Selecting previously deselected package nvidia-settings.
> Unpacking nvidia-settings (from .../nvidia-settings_195.36.24-1_amd64.deb) ...
> Processing triggers for man-db ...
> Processing triggers for menu ...
> Setting up nvidia-kernel-dkms (270.41.06-1) ...
> Loading new nvidia-270.41.06 DKMS files...
> First Installation: checking all kernels...
> Building only for 2.6.38-2-amd64
> Building initial module for 2.6.38-2-amd64
> Done.
>
> nvidia.ko:
> Running module version sanity check.
> - Original module
> - No original module exists within this kernel
> - Installation
> - Installing to /lib/modules/2.6.38-2-amd64/updates/dkms/
>
> depmod...
> Message from syslogd@feyerabend at May 15 11:35:38 ...
> kernel:[ 177.226221] Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP
>
> Message from syslogd@feyerabend at May 15 11:35:38 ...
> kernel:[ 177.226223] last sysfs file: /sys/bus/acpi/drivers/NVIDIA ACPI Video
> Driver/uevent
>
> Message from syslogd@feyerabend at May 15 11:35:38 ...
> kernel:[ 177.226406] Stack:
>
> Message from syslogd@feyerabend at May 15 11:35:38 ...
> kernel:[ 177.226416] Call Trace:
>
> Message from syslogd@feyerabend at May 15 11:35:38 ...
> kernel:[ 177.226841] Code: 00 ba 00 00 00 00 be 3c 00 00 00 41 ff 55 20 48 89
> c3 b9 01 00 00 00 ba 00 00 00 00 be 15 00 00 00 4c 89 ef 41 ff 55 20 49 89 c6
> <48> 8b 05 f7 6a c6 00 48 89 45 10 8b 05 f5 6a c6 00 89 45 18 0f
>
> Message from syslogd@feyerabend at May 15 11:35:38 ...
> kernel:[ 177.226980] CR2: ffffffffa129b076
>
> Message from syslogd@feyerabend at May 15 11:35:38 ...
> kernel:[ 177.226221] Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP
>
> Message from syslogd@feyerabend at May 15 11:35:38 ...
> kernel:[ 177.226223] last sysfs file: /sys/bus/acpi/drivers/NVIDIA ACPI Video
> Driver/uevent
>
> Message from syslogd@feyerabend at May 15 11:35:38 ...
> kernel:[ 177.226406] Stack:
>
> Message from syslogd@feyerabend at May 15 11:35:38 ...
> kernel:[ 177.226416] Call Trace:
>
> Message from syslogd@feyerabend at May 15 11:35:38 ...
> kernel:[ 177.226841] Code: 00 ba 00 00 00 00 be 3c 00 00 00 41 ff 55 20 48 89
> c3 b9 01 00 00 00 ba 00 00 00 00 be 15 00 00 00 4c 89 ef 41 ff 55 20 49 89 c6
> <48> 8b 05 f7 6a c6 00 48 89 45 10 8b 05 f5 6a c6 00 89 45 18 0f
>
> Message from syslogd@feyerabend at May 15 11:35:38 ...
> kernel:[ 177.226980] CR2: ffffffffa129b076
> .
>
> DKMS: install Completed.
> Setting up nvidia-glx (270.41.06-1) ...
> No diversion 'diversion of /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libGLcore.so to
> /usr/lib/nvidia/libGLcore.so.xlibmesa by nvidia-glx', none removed.
> No diversion 'diversion of /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libGLcore.a to
> /usr/lib/nvidia/libGLcore.a.xlibmesa by nvidia-glx', none removed.
> No diversion 'diversion of /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.a to
> /usr/lib/nvidia/libglx.a.xlibmesa by nvidia-glx', none removed.
> update-alternatives: using /usr/lib/nvidia/libglx.so to provide
> /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so (libglx.so) in auto mode.
> Setting up nvidia-settings (195.36.24-1) ...
> Processing triggers for libgl1-nvidia-alternatives ...
> Processing triggers for menu ...
> root@feyerabend:~#
>
> /var/log/messages traceback:
>
> May 15 11:35:37 feyerabend kernel: [ 176.396112] Disabling lock debugging due
> to kernel taint
> May 15 11:35:37 feyerabend kernel: [ 176.396117] nvidia: module license
> 'NVIDIA' taints kernel.
> May 15 11:35:38 feyerabend kernel: [ 177.178623] nvidia 0000:01:00.0: PCI INT A
> -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
> May 15 11:35:38 feyerabend kernel: [ 177.178637] vgaarb: device changed
> decodes: PCI:0000:01:00.0,olddecodes=io+mem,decodes=none:owns=
> io+mem
> May 15 11:35:38 feyerabend kernel: [ 177.178734] NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX
> x86_64 Kernel Module 270.41.06 Mon Apr 18 14:53:56 PDT 20
> 11
> May 15 11:35:38 feyerabend kernel: [ 177.226218] PGD 1605067 PUD 1609063 PMD 0
> May 15 11:35:38 feyerabend kernel: [ 177.226225] CPU 0
> May 15 11:35:38 feyerabend kernel: [ 177.226226] Modules linked in: nvidia(P)
> acpi_cpufreq mperf parport_pc ppdev lp parport cpufreq_s
> tats cpufreq_conservative cpufreq_powersave cpufreq_userspace fuse nfsd nfs
> lockd fscache nfs_acl auth_rpcgss sunrpc xfs exportfs ext2
> loop usbhid hid snd_hda_codec_realtek snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep
> snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss snd_pcm snd_seq_midi snd_rawmidi
> snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq evdev snd_timer snd_seq_device tpm_tis tpm tpm_bios
> psmouse snd i2c_i801 serio_raw i2c_core x38_edac soundco
> re snd_page_alloc pcspkr edac_core processor button ext4 mbcache jbd2 crc16
> dm_mod sg sd_mod sr_mod cdrom crc_t10dif uhci_hcd fan ahci
> libahci sky2 libata ehci_hcd scsi_mod thermal usbcore thermal_sys nls_base [last
> unloaded: scsi_wait_scan]
> May 15 11:35:38 feyerabend kernel: [ 177.226262]
> May 15 11:35:38 feyerabend kernel: [ 177.226264] Pid: 4609, comm: Xorg Tainted:
> P O 2.6.38-2-amd64 #1 OEM OEM/LP LT X48-T3RS
> May 15 11:35:38 feyerabend kernel: [ 177.226267] RIP: 0010:[<ffffffffa0634578>]
> [<ffffffffa0634578>] _nv028301rm+0x44/0x176 [nvidia]
> May 15 11:35:38 feyerabend kernel: [ 177.226386] RSP: 0018:ffff8802245dfb88
> EFLAGS: 00010282
> May 15 11:35:38 feyerabend kernel: [ 177.226388] RAX: ffff8801fc94c000 RBX:
> ffff880223a9a000 RCX: 0000000000000001
> May 15 11:35:38 feyerabend kernel: [ 177.226389] RDX: ffff8801fc94c000 RSI:
> 0000000000000015 RDI: ffff880224874000
> May 15 11:35:38 feyerabend kernel: [ 177.226391] RBP: ffff880225955f68 R08:
> ffff8801fd690000 R09: ffff880225955f78
> May 15 11:35:38 feyerabend kernel: [ 177.226393] R10: ffff88022f8026c0 R11:
> 0000000000000077 R12: ffff880224688000
> May 15 11:35:38 feyerabend kernel: [ 177.226394] R13: ffff880224874000 R14:
> ffff8801fc94c000 R15: ffff880224648800
> May 15 11:35:38 feyerabend kernel: [ 177.226396] FS: 00007f2732c77880(0000)
> GS:ffff8800cfc00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
> May 15 11:35:38 feyerabend kernel: [ 177.226398] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000
> CR0: 0000000080050033
> May 15 11:35:38 feyerabend kernel: [ 177.226400] CR2: ffffffffa129b076 CR3:
> 000000022442a000 CR4: 00000000000406f0
> May 15 11:35:38 feyerabend kernel: [ 177.226401] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1:
> 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
> May 15 11:35:38 feyerabend kernel: [ 177.226403] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6:
> 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
> May 15 11:35:38 feyerabend kernel: [ 177.226405] Process Xorg (pid: 4609,
> threadinfo ffff8802245de000, task ffff880224bb4a40)
> May 15 11:35:38 feyerabend kernel: [ 177.226407] ffffc90011893000
> ffff880224874000 ffff880225955fe8 ffff880224688000
> May 15 11:35:38 feyerabend kernel: [ 177.226411] ffffc90011893000
> ffffffffa09dc95b ffff8801fc94c000 ffff880224648800
> May 15 11:35:38 feyerabend kernel: [ 177.226413] ffff880224874000
> ffffc90011893000 ffff8802239e4000 ffffffffa09dd983
> May 15 11:35:38 feyerabend kernel: [ 177.226517] [<ffffffffa09dc95b>] ?
> _nv002401rm+0x218/0x260 [nvidia]
> May 15 11:35:38 feyerabend kernel: [ 177.226614] [<ffffffffa09dd983>] ?
> _nv002394rm+0x41b/0x685 [nvidia]
> May 15 11:35:38 feyerabend kernel: [ 177.226711] [<ffffffffa09e351d>] ?
> rm_init_adapter+0x9d/0x111 [nvidia]
> May 15 11:35:38 feyerabend kernel: [ 177.226808] [<ffffffffa0a00699>] ?
> nv_kern_open+0x49a/0x603 [nvidia]
> May 15 11:35:38 feyerabend kernel: [ 177.226812] [<ffffffff810fa480>] ?
> exact_match+0x0/0x4
> May 15 11:35:38 feyerabend kernel: [ 177.226814] [<ffffffff810fa802>] ?
> chrdev_open+0x12a/0x148
> May 15 11:35:38 feyerabend kernel: [ 177.226817] [<ffffffff810fa6d8>] ?
> chrdev_open+0x0/0x148
> May 15 11:35:38 feyerabend kernel: [ 177.226819] [<ffffffff810f642a>] ?
> __dentry_open+0x15a/0x271
> May 15 11:35:38 feyerabend kernel: [ 177.226821] [<ffffffff810ff637>] ?
> dget+0x12/0x1e
> May 15 11:35:38 feyerabend kernel: [ 177.226824] [<ffffffff811013e6>] ?
> finish_open+0x97/0x15f
> May 15 11:35:38 feyerabend kernel: [ 177.226826] [<ffffffff81102412>] ?
> do_path_lookup+0x5d/0xfc
> May 15 11:35:38 feyerabend kernel: [ 177.226828] [<ffffffff81103162>] ?
> do_filp_open+0x171/0x5be
> May 15 11:35:38 feyerabend kernel: [ 177.226831] [<ffffffff8110b58e>] ?
> setattr_copy+0x98/0xd7
> May 15 11:35:38 feyerabend kernel: [ 177.226833] [<ffffffff810f6752>] ?
> chown_common+0x90/0x9b
> May 15 11:35:38 feyerabend kernel: [ 177.226835] [<ffffffff8110bee4>] ?
> alloc_fd+0x69/0x10b
> May 15 11:35:38 feyerabend kernel: [ 177.226837] [<ffffffff810f620f>] ?
> do_sys_open+0x56/0xda
> May 15 11:35:38 feyerabend kernel: [ 177.226840] [<ffffffff81009952>] ?
> system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b
> May 15 11:35:38 feyerabend kernel: [ 177.226979] RSP <ffff8802245dfb88>
> May 15 11:35:38 feyerabend kernel: [ 177.226982] ---[ end trace
> 58be261eea03ecf3 ]---
> root@feyerabend:~#
>
> [end of message]
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