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Re: Bug#740953: [xserver-xorg-video-nouveau]: No devices detected. (anymore)



Control: reassign -1 src:linux
Control: found -1 3.13~rc6-1~exp1
Control: fixed -1 3.17~rc5-1~exp1

On 2014-10-20 23:20 +0200, Viktor Malyarchuk wrote:

> Fixed in kernel 3.16.5 (unstable) and 3.17 (experimental).
>
> Relevant commit is:
> https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git/commit/?id=7babfd7f066dae02c63d9ccac886419ccfb80cfd

Thanks!  Reassigning to the kernel then, will close the bug soon.

Cheers,
       Sven


> On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 5:27 PM, Sven Joachim <svenjoac@gmx.de> wrote:
>
>> On 2014-03-26 22:57 +0100, Viktor Malyarchuk wrote:
>>
>> > On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 3:48 AM, Sven Joachim <svenjoac@gmx.de> wrote:
>> >
>> >> When the nouveau kernel module is loaded, any conflicting framebuffer
>> >> drivers are (supposed to be) removed.  Check your dmesg if that is the
>> >> case for you.
>>
>> > Conflicting framebuffer drivers are different. Here are relevant dmesg
>> > lines:
>> >
>> >
>> > a) CONFIG_X86_SYSFB=y (dmesg.3.13-1-amd64 and Xorg.0.log.3.13-1-amd64 in
>> > attachment)
>> > ---
>> > [   10.591133] fb: conflicting fb hw usage nouveaufb vs simple - removing
>> > generic driver
>> > ...
>> > [   10.983470] nouveau  [     DRM] allocated 2560x1440 fb: 0x80000, bo
>> > ffff880265d15000
>> > [   11.055551] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: fb0: nouveaufb frame buffer device
>> > ---
>> >
>> > b) # CONFIG_X86_SYSFB is not set (dmesg.3.13.7+ and Xorg.0.log.3.13.7+ in
>> > attachment)
>> > ---
>> > [   11.666121] fb: conflicting fb hw usage nouveaufb vs EFI VGA -
>> removing
>> > generic driver
>> > ...
>> > [   12.040732] nouveau  [     DRM] allocated 2560x1440 fb: 0x80000, bo
>> > ffff880262dc8400
>> > [   12.040790] fbcon: nouveaufb (fb0) is primary device
>> > [   12.121273] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: fb0: nouveaufb frame buffer device
>> > ---
>>
>> That's how it is supposed to be in both cases, so we can rule that out.
>> Now why X fails in the first case but not in the second, I don't know.
>>
>> I think you're best off reporting the bug upstream, please see
>> http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/Bugs/ for instructions.


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