X with NVidia: "(EE) No devices detected"

To: Debian User List <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Subject: X with NVidia: "(EE) No devices detected"
From: Issac Trotts <ijtrotts@ucdavis.edu>
Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2002 16:36:15 -0700
Message-id: <[🔎] 3DA36BEF.5000603@ucdavis.edu>

I recently upgraded my video card to a PNY Verto
sporting a GeForce Ti 4600 chipset.  The first thing
I tried worked for a while: I downloaded the binary
kernel module and GLX server from nvidia.com and
followed the directions.  startx worked fine and I
had nice, accelerated OpenGL.  I even got some binary

nvidia demos for windows to run in WINE.

But then I rebooted, for a reason that I don't remember,
and since then I have not been able to get X working
with my shiny new NVidia card.  I can still run X if
I plug my old TNT2 card back in, but that's not powerful
enough for the application I'm trying to build.  The
output from startx -- -verbose 5 is attached, along with my
XF86Config-4 file.

Since I rebooted I downloaded the binary debs for the nvidia
kernel module and glx using dselect, but it didn't help.
My kernel is still version 2.2.18 because the 2.4.18 that I compiled
doesn't work properly with my system and I haven't had time

yet to track down the reason.

Running insmod NVdriver didn't help...

I wonder if I should just back up all my data and do a fresh install
of Debian, or maybe start looking for a less complicated alternative
to X, if such a thing exists.  Usually I don't need to run the application
on a separate machine from the one displaying it.  If I need that
functionality I would be quite happy to incorporate it into the application
I'm writing rather than deal with all the complexity of X.

Anyway, has anyone seen this problem or does anyone know how to
fix it?

Thanks!
Issac

### BEGIN DEBCONF SECTION
# XF86Config-4 (XFree86 server configuration file) generated by dexconf, the
# Debian X Configuration tool, using values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the XF86Config-4 manual page.
# (Type "man XF86Config-4" at the shell prompt.)
#
# If you want your changes to this file preserved by dexconf, only make changes
# before the "### BEGIN DEBCONF SECTION" line above, and/or after the
# "### END DEBCONF SECTION" line below.
#
# To change things within the debconf section, run the command:
#   dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86
# as root.  Also see "How do I add custom sections to a dexconf-generated
# XF86Config or XF86Config-4 file?" in /usr/share/doc/xfree86-common/FAQ.gz.

Section "Files"
	FontPath	"unix/:7100"			# local font server
	# if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
EndSection

Section "Module"
	Load	"bitmap"
	Load	"dbe"
	Load	"ddc"
	Load	"extmod"
	Load	"freetype"
	Load	"glx"
	Load	"int10"
	Load	"pex5"
	Load	"record"
	Load	"speedo"
	Load	"type1"
	Load	"vbe"
	Load	"xie"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Generic Keyboard"
	Driver		"keyboard"
	Option		"CoreKeyboard"
	Option		"XkbRules"	"xfree86"
	Option		"XkbModel"	"pc104"
	Option		"XkbLayout"	"us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Configured Mouse"
	Driver		"mouse"
	Option		"CorePointer"
	Option		"Device"		"/dev/input/mice"
	Option		"Protocol"		"ImPS/2"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"delightful 4600 ti"
	Driver		"nvidia"
	BusID		"PCI:01:00:00"
	VideoRam	134217728
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"OQI:324a"
	HorizSync	30-100
	VertRefresh	50-160
	Option		"DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Default Screen"
	Device		"delightful 4600 ti"
	Monitor		"OQI:324a"
	DefaultDepth	24
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		1
		Modes		"1280x1024" "1280x960" "1024x768" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		4
		Modes		"1280x1024" "1280x960" "1024x768" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		8
		Modes		"1280x1024" "1280x960" "1024x768" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		15
		Modes		"1280x1024" "1280x960" "1024x768" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		16
		Modes		"1280x1024" "1280x960" "1024x768" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		24
		Modes		"1280x1024" "1280x960" "1024x768" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier	"Default Layout"
	Screen		"Default Screen"
	InputDevice	"Generic Keyboard"
	InputDevice	"Configured Mouse"
EndSection

### END DEBCONF SECTION

warning: process set to nice value 0 instead of -10 as requested

This is a pre-release version of XFree86, and is not supported in any
way.  Bugs may be reported to XFree86@XFree86.Org and patches submitted
to fixes@XFree86.Org.  Before reporting bugs in pre-release versions,
please check the latest version in the XFree86 CVS repository
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XFree86 Version 4.1.0.1 / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6510)
Release Date: 21 December 2001
	If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is
	newer than the above date, look for a newer version before
	reporting problems.  (See http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ)
Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.17 i686 [ELF] 
Module Loader present
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Tue Oct  8 16:13:01 2002
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config-4"
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
         (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
         (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) ServerLayout "Default Layout"
(**) |-->Screen "Default Screen" (0)
(**) |   |-->Monitor "OQI:324a"
(**) |   |-->Device "delightful 4600 ti"
(**) |-->Input Device "Generic Keyboard"
(**) Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
(**) XKB: rules: "xfree86"
(**) Option "XkbModel" "pc104"
(**) XKB: model: "pc104"
(**) Option "XkbLayout" "us"
(**) XKB: layout: "us"
(==) Keyboard: CustomKeycode disabled
(**) |-->Input Device "Configured Mouse"
(**) FontPath set to "unix/:7100,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
(==) RgbPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
(==) ModulePath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
(--) using VT number 7

(II) Open APM successful
(II) Module ABI versions:
	XFree86 ANSI C Emulation: 0.1
	XFree86 Video Driver: 0.4
	XFree86 XInput driver : 0.2
	XFree86 Server Extension : 0.1
	XFree86 Font Renderer : 0.2
(II) Loader running on linux
(II) LoadModule: "bitmap"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a
(II) Module bitmap: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
	compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
	Module class: XFree86 Font Renderer
	ABI class: XFree86 Font Renderer, version 0.2
(II) Loading font Bitmap
(II) LoadModule: "pcidata"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libpcidata.a
(II) Module pcidata: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
	compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 0.1.0
	ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.4
(II) PCI: Probing config type using method 1
(II) PCI: Config type is 1
(II) PCI: stages = 0x03, oldVal1 = 0x80000060, mode1Res1 = 0x80000000
(II) PCI: PCI scan (all values are in hex)
(II) PCI: 00:00:0: chip 1106,0691 card 0000,0000 rev c4 class 06,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:01:0: chip 1106,8598 card 0000,0000 rev 00 class 06,04,00 hdr 01
(II) PCI: 00:07:0: chip 1106,0686 card 1106,0000 rev 40 class 06,01,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:07:1: chip 1106,0571 card 0000,0000 rev 06 class 01,01,8a hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:07:2: chip 1106,3038 card 0925,1234 rev 16 class 0c,03,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:07:3: chip 1106,3038 card 0925,1234 rev 16 class 0c,03,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:07:4: chip 1106,3057 card 1106,3057 rev 40 class 06,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:0f:0: chip 10b7,9055 card 10b7,9055 rev 64 class 02,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 01:00:0: chip 10de,0250 card 1462,8721 rev a3 class 03,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: End of PCI scan
(II) LoadModule: "scanpci"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libscanpci.a
(II) Module scanpci: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
	compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 0.1.0
	ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.4
(II) UnloadModule: "scanpci"
(II) Unloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libscanpci.a
(II) Host-to-PCI bridge:
(II) PCI-to-ISA bridge:
(II) Host-to-PCI bridge:
(II) PCI-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 0: bridge is at (0:0:0), (-1,0,0), BCTRL: 0x08 (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus 0 I/O range:
	[0] -1 0	0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B]
(II) Bus 0 non-prefetchable memory range:
	[0] -1 0	0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) Bus 0 prefetchable memory range:
	[0] -1 0	0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) Bus 1: bridge is at (0:1:0), (0,1,1), BCTRL: 0x0c (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus 1 I/O range:
(II) Bus 1 non-prefetchable memory range:
	[0] -1 0	0xe4000000 - 0xe5ffffff (0x2000000) MX[B]
(II) Bus 1 prefetchable memory range:
	[0] -1 0	0xd0000000 - 0xdfffffff (0x10000000) MX[B]
(II) Bus -1: bridge is at (0:7:0), (0,-1,0), BCTRL: 0x08 (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus -1 I/O range:
(II) Bus -1 non-prefetchable memory range:
(II) Bus -1 prefetchable memory range:
(II) Bus -1: bridge is at (0:0:0), (-1,-1,0), BCTRL: 0x08 (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus -1 I/O range:
	[0] -1 0	0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B]
(II) Bus -1 non-prefetchable memory range:
	[0] -1 0	0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) Bus -1 prefetchable memory range:
	[0] -1 0	0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(--) PCI:*(1:0:0) NVidia unknown chipset (0x0250) rev 163, Mem @ 0xe4000000/24, 0xd0000000/27, 0xd8000000/19
(II) Addressable bus resource ranges are
	[0] -1 0	0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
	[1] -1 0	0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B]
(II) OS-reported resource ranges:
	[0] -1 0	0xffe00000 - 0xffffffff (0x200000) MX[B](B)
	[1] -1 0	0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
	[2] -1 0	0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
	[3] -1 0	0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
	[4] -1 0	0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
	[5] -1 0	0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
	[6] -1 0	0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) Active PCI resource ranges:
	[0] -1 0	0xe7000000 - 0xe7ffffff (0x1000000) MX[B]E
	[1] -1 0	0xe0000000 - 0xe3ffffff (0x4000000) MX[B]E
	[2] -1 0	0xd8000000 - 0xd807ffff (0x80000) MX[B](B)
	[3] -1 0	0xd0000000 - 0xd7ffffff (0x8000000) MX[B](B)
	[4] -1 0	0xe4000000 - 0xe4ffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
	[5] -1 0	0x0000ec00 - 0x0000ecff (0x100) IX[B]E
	[6] -1 0	0x0000e800 - 0x0000e8ff (0x100) IX[B]E
	[7] -1 0	0x0000e400 - 0x0000e4ff (0x100) IX[B]E
	[8] -1 0	0x0000e000 - 0x0000e0ff (0x100) IX[B]E
(II) Active PCI resource ranges after removing overlaps:
	[0] -1 0	0xe7000000 - 0xe7ffffff (0x1000000) MX[B]E
	[1] -1 0	0xe0000000 - 0xe3ffffff (0x4000000) MX[B]E
	[2] -1 0	0xd8000000 - 0xd807ffff (0x80000) MX[B](B)
	[3] -1 0	0xd0000000 - 0xd7ffffff (0x8000000) MX[B](B)
	[4] -1 0	0xe4000000 - 0xe4ffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
	[5] -1 0	0x0000ec00 - 0x0000ecff (0x100) IX[B]E
	[6] -1 0	0x0000e800 - 0x0000e8ff (0x100) IX[B]E
	[7] -1 0	0x0000e400 - 0x0000e4ff (0x100) IX[B]E
	[8] -1 0	0x0000e000 - 0x0000e0ff (0x100) IX[B]E
(II) OS-reported resource ranges after removing overlaps with PCI:
	[0] -1 0	0xffe00000 - 0xffffffff (0x200000) MX[B](B)
	[1] -1 0	0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
	[2] -1 0	0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
	[3] -1 0	0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
	[4] -1 0	0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
	[5] -1 0	0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
	[6] -1 0	0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) All system resource ranges:
	[0] -1 0	0xffe00000 - 0xffffffff (0x200000) MX[B](B)
	[1] -1 0	0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
	[2] -1 0	0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
	[3] -1 0	0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
	[4] -1 0	0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
	[5] -1 0	0xe7000000 - 0xe7ffffff (0x1000000) MX[B]E
	[6] -1 0	0xe0000000 - 0xe3ffffff (0x4000000) MX[B]E
	[7] -1 0	0xd8000000 - 0xd807ffff (0x80000) MX[B](B)
	[8] -1 0	0xd0000000 - 0xd7ffffff (0x8000000) MX[B](B)
	[9] -1 0	0xe4000000 - 0xe4ffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
	[10] -1 0	0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
	[11] -1 0	0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
	[12] -1 0	0x0000ec00 - 0x0000ecff (0x100) IX[B]E
	[13] -1 0	0x0000e800 - 0x0000e8ff (0x100) IX[B]E
	[14] -1 0	0x0000e400 - 0x0000e4ff (0x100) IX[B]E
	[15] -1 0	0x0000e000 - 0x0000e0ff (0x100) IX[B]E
(II) LoadModule: "bitmap"
(II) Reloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a
(II) Loading font Bitmap
(II) LoadModule: "dbe"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libdbe.a
(II) Module dbe: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
	compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
	Module class: XFree86 Server Extension
	ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.1
(II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
(II) LoadModule: "ddc"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libddc.a
(II) Module ddc: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
	compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
	ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.4
(II) LoadModule: "extmod"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libextmod.a
(II) Module extmod: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
	compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
	Module class: XFree86 Server Extension
	ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.1
(II) Loading extension SHAPE
(II) Loading extension MIT-SUNDRY-NONSTANDARD
(II) Loading extension BIG-REQUESTS
(II) Loading extension SYNC
(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
(II) Loading extension XC-MISC
(II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
(II) Loading extension XFree86-Misc
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
(II) Loading extension DPMS
(II) Loading extension FontCache
(II) Loading extension TOG-CUP
(II) Loading extension Extended-Visual-Information
(II) Loading extension XVideo
(II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
(II) LoadModule: "freetype"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libfreetype.a
(II) Module freetype: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
	compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.1.9
	Module class: XFree86 Font Renderer
	ABI class: XFree86 Font Renderer, version 0.2
(II) Loading font FreeType
(II) LoadModule: "glx"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.so
(II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
	compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.1541
	Module class: XFree86 Server Extension
	ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.1
(II) Loading extension GLX
(II) LoadModule: "int10"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libint10.a
(II) Module int10: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
	compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
	ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.4
(II) LoadModule: "pex5"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libpex5.a
(II) Module pex5: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
	compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
	Module class: XFree86 Server Extension
	ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.1
(II) Loading extension X3D-PEX
(II) LoadModule: "record"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/librecord.a
(II) Module record: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
	compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.13.0
	Module class: XFree86 Server Extension
	ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.1
(II) Loading extension RECORD
(II) LoadModule: "speedo"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libspeedo.a
(II) Module speedo: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
	compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
	Module class: XFree86 Font Renderer
	ABI class: XFree86 Font Renderer, version 0.2
(II) Loading font Speedo
(II) LoadModule: "type1"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libtype1.a
(II) Module type1: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
	compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
	Module class: XFree86 Font Renderer
	ABI class: XFree86 Font Renderer, version 0.2
(II) Loading font Type1
(II) Loading font CID
(II) LoadModule: "vbe"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a
(II) Module vbe: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
	compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
	ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.4
(II) LoadModule: "xie"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libxie.a
(II) Module xie: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
	compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
	Module class: XFree86 Server Extension
	ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.1
(II) Loading extension XIE
(II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.o
(II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
	compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.1541
	Module class: XFree86 Video Driver
(II) LoadModule: "mouse"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/mouse_drv.o
(II) Module mouse: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
	compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
	Module class: XFree86 XInput Driver
	ABI class: XFree86 XInput driver, version 0.2
(II) NVIDIA: NVIDIA driver for: RIVA TNT, RIVA TNT2, RIVA TNT2 Ultra,
	RIVA TNT2 Vanta, RIVA TNT2 M64, RIVA TNT2 0x002E, RIVA TNT2 0x002F,
	RIVA Aladdin TNT2, GeForce 256, GeForce DDR, Quadro, GeForce2 MX,
	GeForce2 MX 100/200, GeForce2 Go, GeForce2 MXR, GeForce2 GTS,
	GeForce2, GeForce2 Ultra, Quadro2 Pro, GeForce3, GeForce3, GeForce3,
	Quadro DCC
(II) Primary Device is: PCI 01:00:0
(EE) No devices detected.

Fatal server error:
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