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Mavcito

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Registered: 2020-04-02

Posts: 2

[SOLVED] nvidia 440.64-9 and/or linux-5.5.13.arch1-1 prevents startx

when using nvidia 440.64-9 and/or linux linux-5.5.13.arch1-1 when I execute startx I get the following:

[    22.589] (WW) Failed to open protocol names file lib/xorg/protocol.txt
[    22.590] 
X.Org X Server 1.20.8
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[    22.590] Build Operating System: Linux Arch Linux
[    22.590] Current Operating System: Linux ARCH-PC 5.5.13-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed, 25 Mar 2020 16:04:40 +0000 x86_64
[    22.590] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=4f52efc0-ecd1-43d6-a431-e87d6dac3c2f rw loglevel=3 quiet
[    22.590] Build Date: 30 March 2020  05:05:45AM
[    22.590]  
[    22.590] Current version of pixman: 0.38.4
[    22.591] 	Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
	to make sure that you have the latest version.
[    22.591] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
	(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
	(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[    22.591] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Thu Apr  2 00:59:14 2020
[    22.637] (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
[    22.637] (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[    22.672] (==) ServerLayout "Layout0"
[    22.672] (**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
[    22.672] (**) |   |-->Monitor "Monitor0"
[    22.673] (**) |   |-->Device "Device0"
[    22.674] (**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
[    22.674] (**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0"
[    22.674] (==) Automatically adding devices
[    22.674] (==) Automatically enabling devices
[    22.674] (==) Automatically adding GPU devices
[    22.674] (==) Automatically binding GPU devices
[    22.674] (==) Max clients allowed: 256, resource mask: 0x1fffff
[    22.696] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/misc" does not exist.
[    22.696] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[    22.700] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/OTF" does not exist.
[    22.700] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[    22.700] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/Type1" does not exist.
[    22.700] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[    22.700] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi" does not exist.
[    22.700] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[    22.700] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi" does not exist.
[    22.700] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[    22.700] (==) FontPath set to:
	/usr/share/fonts/TTF
[    22.700] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
[    22.700] (WW) Hotplugging is on, devices using drivers 'kbd', 'mouse' or 'vmmouse' will be disabled.
[    22.700] (WW) Disabling Keyboard0
[    22.700] (WW) Disabling Mouse0
[    22.700] (II) Module ABI versions:
[    22.700] 	X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[    22.700] 	X.Org Video Driver: 24.1
[    22.700] 	X.Org XInput driver : 24.1
[    22.700] 	X.Org Server Extension : 10.0
[    22.702] (++) using VT number 1

[    22.706] (II) systemd-logind: took control of session /org/freedesktop/login1/session/_31
[    22.711] (--) PCI:*(1@0:0:0) 10de:11c0:3842:3069 rev 161, Mem @ 0xaa000000/16777216, 0xa0000000/134217728, 0xa8000000/33554432, I/O @ 0x00004000/128, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
[    22.712] (WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
[    22.712] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[    22.720] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
[    22.748] (II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    22.748] 	compiled for 1.20.8, module version = 1.0.0
[    22.748] 	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 10.0
[    22.748] (II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
[    22.748] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
[    22.785] (II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
[    22.785] 	compiled for 1.6.99.901, module version = 1.0.0
[    22.785] 	Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[    22.788] (II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver  440.64  Fri Feb 21 00:49:33 UTC 2020
[    22.789] (II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
[    22.798] (II) Loading sub module "fb"
[    22.798] (II) LoadModule: "fb"
[    22.798] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfb.so
[    22.804] (II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    22.804] 	compiled for 1.20.8, module version = 1.0.0
[    22.804] 	ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[    22.804] (II) Loading sub module "wfb"
[    22.804] (II) LoadModule: "wfb"
[    22.804] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libwfb.so
[    22.813] (II) Module wfb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    22.813] 	compiled for 1.20.8, module version = 1.0.0
[    22.813] 	ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[    22.813] (II) Loading sub module "ramdac"
[    22.813] (II) LoadModule: "ramdac"
[    22.813] (II) Module "ramdac" already built-in
[    22.821] (EE) NVIDIA: Failed to initialize the NVIDIA kernel module. Please see the
[    22.821] (EE) NVIDIA:     system's kernel log for additional error messages and
[    22.821] (EE) NVIDIA:     consult the NVIDIA README for details.
[    22.821] (EE) No devices detected.
[    22.821] (EE) 
Fatal server error:
[    22.821] (EE) no screens found(EE) 
[    22.821] (EE) 
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support 
	 at http://wiki.x.org
 for help. 
[    22.821] (EE) Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
[    22.821] (EE) 
[    22.827] (EE) Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.

Then I downgraded to nvidia 440.64-4 and linux 5.5.9.arch1-2, and now it works fine.

I have a GTX 660.

Any ideas of how to solve this?

Last edited by Mavcito (2020-04-02 03:05:43)

loqs

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Registered: 2014-03-06

Posts: 17,323

Re: [SOLVED] nvidia 440.64-9 and/or linux-5.5.13.arch1-1 prevents startx

You need linux 5.5.13.arch2-1 for nvidia 440.64-9

Mavcito

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Registered: 2020-04-02

Posts: 2

Re: [SOLVED] nvidia 440.64-9 and/or linux-5.5.13.arch1-1 prevents startx

Thanks, now it works!

How did you knew that?

I ask as I would like to know so I can prevent something like this happening again.

V1del

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Registered: 2012-10-16

Posts: 21,665

Re: [SOLVED] nvidia 440.64-9 and/or linux-5.5.13.arch1-1 prevents startx

Make sure your top mirror is one that actively syncs (100%, close to your location, low delay time). It should under normal circumstances not be possible to get that kind of a version mismatch a new kernel should always be accompanied by a respective nvidia package.

This is also something you can watch out for, if you do a complete system update and get a new kernel but not a new nvidia package (and vice-versa) you should raise an eye brow (there are a few cases where this general rule doesn't hold true but that really is very seldom e.g. a real new nvidia driver version built against the current kernel, but the kernel updates so frequently that the necessary rebuilds will almost always coincide with a new kernel )

You could also install linux-headers and the nvidia-dkms package instead, that way you can avoid these synchronisation gotchas, but the kernel module will be built locally on your system which can take a moment.