nvidia-304xx Module nvidia not found

_pheinrich_ · 2014-06-29 09:03:40

Hi,

I had a nvidia GTX 260 as primary gpu with the latest nvidia running.
Now I switched to an old GT 6600. Therefore I installed nvidia-304xx but modprobe nvidia fails.

[pheinrich@ARCH ~]$ sudo modprobe nvidia
modprobe: FATAL: Module nvidia not found.

[pheinrich@ARCH ~]$ pacman -Qs nvidia
local/lib32-libcl 1.1-1
    OpenCL library and ICD loader from NVIDIA (32-bit)
local/lib32-libvdpau 0.7-2
    Nvidia VDPAU library
local/lib32-nvidia-304xx-libgl 304.121-2
    NVIDIA drivers libraries symlinks (32-bit)
local/lib32-nvidia-304xx-utils 304.121-2
    NVIDIA drivers utilities (32-bit)
local/lib32-opencl-nvidia-304xx 304.121-2
    OpenCL implemention for NVIDIA (32-bit)
local/libcl 1.1-3
    OpenCL library and ICD loader from NVIDIA
local/libvdpau 0.7-1
    Nvidia VDPAU library
local/nvidia-304xx 304.121-5
    NVIDIA drivers for linux, 304xx legacy branch
local/nvidia-304xx-libgl 304.121-2
    NVIDIA drivers libraries symlinks, 304xx legacy branch
local/nvidia-304xx-utils 304.121-2
    NVIDIA drivers utilities and libraries, 304xx legacy branch
local/opencl-nvidia-304xx 304.121-2
    OpenCL implemention for NVIDIA, 304xx legacy branch

I do not know what I have done wrong.

karol · 2014-06-29 10:10:01

What happens if you just reboot?

_pheinrich_ · 2014-06-29 11:25:27

rebooted several times since install

graysky · 2014-06-29 11:28:59

Sure your 6600 doesn't use the nvidia package rather than the nvidia-304xx package?

karol · 2014-06-29 11:30:47

What seems to be the problem? What doesn't work? Any errors in the logs?

graysky · 2014-06-29 11:36:53

karol wrote:

What seems to be the problem? What doesn't work? Any errors in the logs?

Think the problem is that he cannot insert the nvidia module. A dmesg output would be helpful just the lines after the modprobe).

karol · 2014-06-29 11:37:49

Would 'lsmod | grep nvidia' help?

_pheinrich_ · 2014-06-29 12:11:45

Yes I had a look and my 6600GT is covered by the nvidia-304xx.

lsmod | grep nvidia does not print anything. So there is no module nvidia.

This I have found in the last Xorg.log

[    16.395] (EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module-specific error, 0)

"modprobe nvidia" doesn't print anything on dmesg.

I don't understand why there is no nvidia module.

Last edited by _pheinrich_ (2014-06-29 12:11:57)

karol · 2014-06-29 12:20:49

Does it work with nouveau?

graysky · 2014-06-29 13:06:55

Are you sure it doesn't work with nvidia? The website list had errors in the past. Install nvidia, reboot. What happens?

karol · 2014-06-29 13:13:50

Which website? nvidia's?
GT 6600 is a pretty old card.

_pheinrich_ · 2014-06-29 13:29:52

I found it on

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/NVIDIA
For GeForce 6000/7000 series cards [NV40-NV4E, NV63-NV68], install the nvidia-304xx or nvidia-304xx-lts packages, available in the official repositories.

When I select the dropdowns on the nvidia website I get the 304.88 for that card so I think nvidia-304xx would be the right one.

I think there was something wrong during installation. If the nvidia-304xx wouldn't be compatible the nvidia module must be installed regardless.

I will try nvidia.

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Edit 1

Something completly wrong here. I have installed the package nvidia now again.

[pheinrich@ARCH ~]$ sudo pacman -Qs nvidia
local/lib32-libcl 1.1-1
    OpenCL library and ICD loader from NVIDIA (32-bit)
local/lib32-libvdpau 0.7-2
    Nvidia VDPAU library
local/lib32-nvidia-libgl 337.25-1
    NVIDIA drivers libraries symlinks (32-bit)
local/lib32-nvidia-utils 337.25-1
    NVIDIA drivers utilities (32-bit)
local/lib32-opencl-nvidia 337.25-1
    OpenCL implemention for NVIDIA (32-bit)
local/libcl 1.1-3
    OpenCL library and ICD loader from NVIDIA
local/libvdpau 0.7-1
    Nvidia VDPAU library
local/nvidia 337.25-3
    NVIDIA drivers for linux
local/nvidia-libgl 337.25-2
    NVIDIA drivers libraries symlinks
local/nvidia-utils 337.25-2
    NVIDIA drivers utilities
local/opencl-nvidia 337.25-2
    OpenCL implemention for NVIDIA

But "modprobe nvidia" prints

[pheinrich@ARCH ~]$ sudo modprobe nvidia
modprobe: FATAL: Module nvidia not found.

Maybe it has to do with the situation that I had installed "nvidia" before then removed it an installed nvidia-304xx ?

Last edited by _pheinrich_ (2014-06-29 13:45:52)

karol · 2014-06-29 13:44:31

You can try reinstalling.

What's the output of

ls -l /usr/lib/modules/extramodules-3.15-ARCH/nvidia.ko.gz
uname -a
pacman -Q linux

_pheinrich_ · 2014-06-29 13:48:34

ooohhhh

[pheinrich@ARCH ~]$ ls -l /usr/lib/modules/extramodules-3.15-ARCH/nvidia.ko.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4818287 Jun 17 09:47 /usr/lib/modules/extramodules-3.15-ARCH/nvidia.ko.gz
[pheinrich@ARCH ~]$ uname -a
Linux ARCH 3.15.1-1-acs #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Jun 27 11:25:56 CEST 2014 x86_64 GNU/Linux
[pheinrich@ARCH ~]$ pacman -Q linux
linux 3.15.2-1

I had to patch my kernel for qemu kvm passthrough. I think there is something mixed up.

karol · 2014-06-29 13:58:22

Can you try switching back to the stock kernel for now?

graysky · 2014-06-29 14:18:24

Or just build the nvidia or nvidia-304xx package against your custom kernel (assuming you have the headers installed).

_pheinrich_ · 2014-06-29 17:04:48

thank you

linux-acs-headers installed now.
I am trying to build the nvidia-304xx package against my kernel now.

Edit 1
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OK it is working now
Thank you for your time

Last edited by _pheinrich_ (2014-06-29 17:20:14)

nomorewindows · 2014-07-20 21:24:55

Is nvidia C61 GeForce 6100 nForce 405 rev a2 in the same category as nvidia-304xx? The x86_64 machine I'm trying this on seems to hard lock the machine if I try to push it too much. Stellarium is enough to lock it up without any effort. I've tried nvidia-304xx and all it gives me is 1024x768. I clear out everything except nouveau and xf86-video-nouveau.

_pheinrich_ · 2014-07-21 07:25:49

Yes your chip is covered by the nvidia-304xx

For GeForce 6000/7000 series cards [NV40-NV4E, NV63-NV68], install the nvidia-304xx or nvidia-304xx-lts packages, available in the official repositories.

Have a look to "lspci -k" and look for "kernel driver in use" next to your card.

Are you sure that xf86-video-vesa is NOT installed?

Last edited by _pheinrich_ (2014-07-21 07:27:05)

nomorewindows · 2014-07-21 11:12:48

_pheinrich_ wrote:

Yes your chip is covered by the nvidia-304xx
For GeForce 6000/7000 series cards [NV40-NV4E, NV63-NV68], install the nvidia-304xx or nvidia-304xx-lts packages, available in the official repositories.
Have a look to "lspci -k" and look for "kernel driver in use" next to your card.
Are you sure that xf86-video-vesa is NOT installed?

It was according to Xorg.0.log trying to instead use vesa when I was having nvidia-304xx installed. When I uninstall it, it goes back to nouveau. I uninstalled vesa just to be sure. I'm pretty sure the graphics card is what is locking up. The graphics go all erratic and then the machine is locked up completely. Run something intensive like stellarium and it goes dead as soon as it starts.

_pheinrich_ · 2014-07-21 12:22:36

Your goal is to use nvidia driver instead of nouveau right?
I had problems using nouveau with my 6600 GT too.

Using nvidia-304xx is ok.

If it uses nouveau after removing vesa it seems that nouveau is not blacklisted. Do you have a file in /etc/modprobe.d/ which blacklists nouveau?

nomorewindows · 2014-07-21 13:04:00

_pheinrich_ wrote:

Your goal is to use nvidia driver instead of nouveau right?
I had problems using nouveau with my 6600 GT too.
Using nvidia-304xx is ok.
If it uses nouveau after removing vesa it seems that nouveau is not blacklisted. Do you have a file in /etc/modprobe.d/ which blacklists nouveau?

Not yet. I was trying to get Linux running on a machine that was XP incarnate. Was it hard locking for you also? I think the Nvidia as best I can tell is the source of the lockups.

Last edited by nomorewindows (2014-07-22 02:26:06)

nomorewindows · 2014-07-26 20:12:50

_pheinrich_ wrote:

Your goal is to use nvidia driver instead of nouveau right?
I had problems using nouveau with my 6600 GT too.
Using nvidia-304xx is ok.
If it uses nouveau after removing vesa it seems that nouveau is not blacklisted. Do you have a file in /etc/modprobe.d/ which blacklists nouveau?

I blacklisted nouveau and installed nvidia-304xx everything seemed to work the first time. Stellarium was holding on at 20-30fps at 1080p. Xorg.0.log showed that it was using the nvidia driver. Nvidia X tools was showing it had a monitor connected at 1080p and identified it. Everything looked like it was supposed to be. It worked several times and then all of a sudden it would get to slim and reboot by itself. So I had to resort back to nouveau, where it is still touchy.

Last edited by nomorewindows (2014-07-26 20:15:50)

_pheinrich_ · 2014-07-26 21:52:32

what about the temperatures of your gpu on heavy load?

I had problems with my card some years ago because the temperatures got to hot. This happend because my gpu fan was molten together. The result was that my os rebootet ofter some time of heavy gpu load.

btw I like your nick

nomorewindows · 2014-07-26 21:59:32

_pheinrich_ wrote:

what about the temperatures of your gpu on heavy load?
I had problems with my card some years ago because the temperatures got to hot. This happend because my gpu fan was molten together. The result was that my os rebootet ofter some time of heavy gpu load.
btw I like your nick

Is that an lm_sensor or one I read from the gpu using nvidia utils? And does it do cuda? This is one of the first gpu enabled nvidias I have gotten ahold of.

Last edited by nomorewindows (2014-07-26 22:03:32)

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