Xorg won't start after system update nvidia driver 465.27-6

godlikemouse · 2021-05-13 14:58:40

Hi guys, I'm in serious need of help here. I did a system update yesterday and now I can't get my Xorg to start. It crashes out with the following:

[   270.302] (WW) Failed to open protocol names file lib/xorg/protocol.txt
[   270.322] 
X.Org X Server 1.20.11
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[   270.377] Build Operating System: Linux Archlinux
[   270.396] Current Operating System: Linux hydra 5.12.3-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed, 12 May 2021 17:54:18 +0000 x86_64
[   270.396] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=87824997-6588-40df-9158-8b4102743b48 rw video=vesafb:off
[   270.435] Build Date: 13 April 2021  03:12:10PM
[   270.454]  
[   270.474] Current version of pixman: 0.40.0
[   270.514] 	Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
	to make sure that you have the latest version.
[   270.514] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
	(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
	(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[   270.599] (==) Log file: "/home/godlikemouse/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log", Time: Thu May 13 08:53:29 2021
[   270.624] (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
[   270.646] (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[   270.648] (==) ServerLayout "Layout0"
[   270.648] (**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
[   270.648] (**) |   |-->Monitor "Monitor0"
[   270.648] (**) |   |-->Device "Device0"
[   270.648] (**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
[   270.648] (**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0"
[   270.648] (==) Automatically adding devices
[   270.648] (==) Automatically enabling devices
[   270.648] (==) Automatically adding GPU devices
[   270.648] (==) Automatically binding GPU devices
[   270.648] (==) Max clients allowed: 256, resource mask: 0x1fffff
[   270.649] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/OTF" does not exist.
[   270.649] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[   270.649] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/Type1" does not exist.
[   270.649] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[   270.649] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi" does not exist.
[   270.649] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[   270.649] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi" does not exist.
[   270.649] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[   270.649] (==) FontPath set to:
	/usr/share/fonts/misc,
	/usr/share/fonts/TTF
[   270.649] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
[   270.649] (WW) Hotplugging is on, devices using drivers 'kbd', 'mouse' or 'vmmouse' will be disabled.
[   270.649] (WW) Disabling Keyboard0
[   270.649] (WW) Disabling Mouse0
[   270.649] (II) Module ABI versions:
[   270.649] 	X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[   270.649] 	X.Org Video Driver: 24.1
[   270.649] 	X.Org XInput driver : 24.1
[   270.649] 	X.Org Server Extension : 10.0
[   270.650] (++) using VT number 1

[   270.651] (II) systemd-logind: took control of session /org/freedesktop/login1/session/_31
[   270.651] (II) xfree86: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card0)
[   270.652] (II) systemd-logind: got fd for /dev/dri/card0 226:0 fd 10 paused 0
[   270.652] (II) xfree86: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card1)
[   270.652] (II) systemd-logind: got fd for /dev/dri/card1 226:1 fd 11 paused 0
[   270.653] (**) OutputClass "nvidia" ModulePath extended to "/usr/lib/nvidia/xorg,/usr/lib/xorg/modules,/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
[   270.653] (**) OutputClass "nvidia" ModulePath extended to "/usr/lib/nvidia/xorg,/usr/lib/xorg/modules,/usr/lib/nvidia/xorg,/usr/lib/xorg/modules,/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
[   270.653] (--) PCI:*(1@0:0:0) 10de:13bb:10de:1098 rev 162, Mem @ 0xf6000000/16777216, 0xe0000000/268435456, 0xf0000000/33554432, I/O @ 0x0000e000/128, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
[   270.653] (--) PCI: (2@0:0:0) 10de:13bb:10de:1098 rev 162, Mem @ 0xf4000000/16777216, 0xc0000000/268435456, 0xd0000000/33554432, I/O @ 0x0000d000/128, BIOS @ 0x????????/524288
[   270.653] (II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
[   270.653] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[   270.654] (II) Loading /usr/lib/nvidia/xorg/libglx.so
[   270.716] (II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
[   270.716] 	compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
[   270.716] 	Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[   270.716] (II) NVIDIA GLX Module  396.54  Tue Aug 14 22:37:05 PDT 2018
[   270.717] (II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
[   270.718] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
[   270.726] (II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
[   270.726] 	compiled for 1.6.99.901, module version = 1.0.0
[   270.726] 	Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[   270.726] (II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver  465.27  Thu Apr 22 23:18:40 UTC 2021
[   270.726] (II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
[   270.727] xf86EnableIOPorts: failed to set IOPL for I/O (Operation not permitted)
[   270.727] (II) systemd-logind: releasing fd for 226:0
[   270.728] (II) Loading sub module "fb"
[   270.728] (II) LoadModule: "fb"
[   270.730] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfb.so
[   270.732] (II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[   270.732] 	compiled for 1.20.11, module version = 1.0.0
[   270.732] 	ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[   270.732] (II) Loading sub module "wfb"
[   270.732] (II) LoadModule: "wfb"
[   270.732] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libwfb.so
[   270.733] (II) Module wfb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[   270.733] 	compiled for 1.20.11, module version = 1.0.0
[   270.733] 	ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[   270.733] (II) Loading sub module "ramdac"
[   270.733] (II) LoadModule: "ramdac"
[   270.733] (II) Module "ramdac" already built-in
[   270.737] (II) systemd-logind: releasing fd for 226:1
[   270.737] (WW) VGA arbiter: cannot open kernel arbiter, no multi-card support
[   270.737] (**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
[   270.737] (==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
[   270.737] (==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
[   270.737] (==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
[   270.738] (II) Applying OutputClass "nvidia" options to /dev/dri/card0
[   270.738] (**) NVIDIA(0): Option "AllowEmptyInitialConfiguration"
[   270.738] (**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling 2D acceleration
[   270.739] (EE) 
[   270.739] (EE) Backtrace:
[   270.739] (EE) 0: /usr/lib/Xorg (xorg_backtrace+0x53) [0x55d395157fd3]
[   270.739] (EE) 1: /usr/lib/Xorg (0x55d395011000+0x151df5) [0x55d395162df5]
[   270.739] (EE) 2: /usr/lib/libc.so.6 (0x7f7507df1000+0x3cf80) [0x7f7507e2df80]
[   270.739] (EE) 
[   270.739] (EE) Segmentation fault at address 0x0
[   270.739] (EE) 
Fatal server error:
[   270.739] (EE) Caught signal 11 (Segmentation fault). Server aborting
[   270.739] (EE) 
[   270.739] (EE) 
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support 
	 at http://wiki.x.org
 for help. 
[   270.739] (EE) Please also check the log file at "/home/godlikemouse/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
[   270.739] (EE) 
[   270.837] (EE) Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.

Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. I'm at a complete loss. Thanks in advance.

Last edited by godlikemouse (2021-05-13 14:58:58)

seth · 2021-05-13 15:21:35

Downgrade to 460xx, https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=265563

godlikemouse · 2021-05-13 16:04:17

Thank you @seth. That worked. For those who run into the same problem and possibly issues installing the driver itself. I downloaded the driver directly from the Nvidia site and used 460.67 drivers. This initially wouldn't install showing an internal error with no reason. The fix was to install with the --no-install-libglvnd flag.

sudo ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-460.67.run --no-install-libglvnd

Reboot, run, gold!

Slithery · 2021-05-13 16:28:13

godlikemouse wrote:

Thank you @seth. That worked. For those who run into the same problem and possibly issues installing the driver itself. I downloaded the driver directly from the Nvidia site and used 460.67 drivers. This initially wouldn't install showing an internal error with no reason. The fix was to install with the --no-install-libglvnd flag.
sudo ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-460.67.run --no-install-libglvnd
Reboot, run, gold!

That's a terrible idea. The correct solution is to downgrade the packages using the Arch repos.

godlikemouse · 2021-05-13 17:50:57

Hi @Slithery, can you give an example of how to do that? I tried that before going down this rabbit hole initially by modifying the mirrorlist to lock in a specific date previous to the update. However, it didn't change the outcome somehow. I still ended up with the same 0x0 error. Is there a better way to do this? Thanks.

Just to elaborate, after setting the mirrorlist to an archive date:

Server = https://archive.archlinux.org/repos/2021/03/01/$repo/os/$arch

Then running a full update:

sudo pacman -Syyuu

Last edited by godlikemouse (2021-05-13 17:55:47)

seth · 2021-05-13 19:44:24

Did you effectively downgrade to the older kernel and nvidia driver?

Anyway, see https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 6#p1968236
You want the headers for your kernel(s) (current ones from the core repo) and the 460 nvidia-dkms and nvidia-utils (maybe lib32-nvidia-utils of the same version) packages from ALA.
Ensure to build the kernel module, https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Dynami … le_Support

This allows you to (for now) keep the system up to date on the older nvidia driver until nvidia releases a new version that hopefully addresses those issues.

godlikemouse · 2021-05-13 20:38:08

Hi @seth, thanks for the response.

When I changed the mirrorlist to lock in an older repo, then ran the full pacman -Syyuu it changed all packages including headers, kernel, etc. to match. I didn't however change the kernel to match just the downgrade of the nvidia installer package. I'll give that a try. Thanks again.

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#1 2021-05-13 14:58:40

Xorg won't start after system update nvidia driver 465.27-6

#2 2021-05-13 15:21:35

Re: Xorg won't start after system update nvidia driver 465.27-6

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