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#1 2009-11-28 18:28:13

JMO
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[SOLVED] nVidia binary driver and reboot

I'm having troubles with nVidia drivers for a while now. After having looked upon the forums, just have one question concerning this,

I've installed 190.42 nVidia driver from the binary package offered by the company. I do not have any other nvidia-related package installed on Arch.
Whenever I reboot my system, I need to re-install the driver beacuse the module isn't found.

How can I solve this?

Last edited by JMO (2009-12-04 23:53:11)

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#2 2009-11-28 20:22:27

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Re: [SOLVED] nVidia binary driver and reboot

Did you check it manually whether you can find it where it should be ?

This driver is available on my system here:
/lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/video/

I don't know how you installed manually, but I'd give it a try to put it to there.

Last edited by djszapi (2009-11-28 20:23:56)

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#3 2009-11-28 20:41:14

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Re: [SOLVED] nVidia binary driver and reboot

Manually using "sh NVIDIA...". It builds the kernel module, supposedly. In that path I have a folder named "nvidia" with nvidiafb.ko and the nvidia.ko module. It seems fine =/

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#4 2009-11-30 10:50:12

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Re: [SOLVED] nVidia binary driver and reboot

I'm sorry. I was confusing the problem with other one. After installation of the driver, everything goes just fine. What really happens is and API mismatch between kernel module and driver every time I reboot. Kernel has 185.18.32 and driver is 190.42.

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#5 2009-11-30 11:36:52

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Re: [SOLVED] nVidia binary driver and reboot

JMO wrote:

Manually using "sh NVIDIA...". It builds the kernel module, supposedly. In that path I have a folder named "nvidia" with nvidiafb.ko and the nvidia.ko module. It seems fine =/

Why ?

pacman -S nvidia nvidia-utils

Why did you try to install it this way ?

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#6 2009-11-30 16:24:19

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Re: [SOLVED] nVidia binary driver and reboot

I'd made something wrong with testing repository. I don't know yet what it's, but basically 2.6.31 kernel hasn't the latest nvidia packages module, so using those will give me some similar mismatch error. Using the 185.18.32 package (wich I have no more) was gaving me some RGBVesa error message, now that I remember...

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#7 2009-11-30 17:25:09

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Re: [SOLVED] nVidia binary driver and reboot

i think there's an nvidia-all or nvidia-beta-all package on aur, might be worth a try if the standard repo package isn't working properly for you?


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#8 2009-11-30 23:07:40

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Re: [SOLVED] nVidia binary driver and reboot

Don't install from nvidia's .sh file.... do a uninstall from their .sh and then install nvidia-beta from the AUR.


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#9 2009-12-01 14:51:02

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Re: [SOLVED] nVidia binary driver and reboot

Same problem with ProgDan AUR packages. Kernel has 185... module, and drivers are different. At least, is there any place where old extra packages are stored? I could just look up for those matching my kernel module.

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#10 2009-12-01 19:29:13

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Re: [SOLVED] nVidia binary driver and reboot

How do you know what the kernel has? When you install the arch pkg (or nvidia-beta from aur) it should compile and install the nvidia krenel module.

Are you using a custom kernel?


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#11 2009-12-02 11:50:10

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Re: [SOLVED] nVidia binary driver and reboot

Not at all. Is 2.6.31-ARCH
I know because the error message of Xorg says that the version of the kernel module is 185..., and driver version is another number.

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#12 2009-12-02 19:23:41

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Re: [SOLVED] nVidia binary driver and reboot

You didn't answer to me.

Have you installed the Nvidia driver through pacman ?

And the lib32-nvidia-utils from AUR with the same version as the nvidia driver ?

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#13 2009-12-02 22:20:55

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Re: [SOLVED] nVidia binary driver and reboot

Yes, I installed them through pacman at first, the used the binaries. I used the same version of the lib32 libraries when tried the AUR packages.

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#14 2009-12-03 18:16:43

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Re: [SOLVED] nVidia binary driver and reboot

Xorg after installing 185.18.36 binary. It's, suppossedly, the version of the module on kernel.

_XSERVTransSocketOpenCOTSServer: Unable to open socket for inet6
_XSERVTransOpen: transport open failed for inet6/localhost:0
_XSERVTransMakeAllCOTSServerListeners: failed to open listener for inet6

X.Org X Server 1.7.2
Release Date: 2009-11-27
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.31-ARCH x86_64 
Current Operating System: Linux localhost 2.6.31-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Nov 10 19:01:40 CET 2009 x86_64
Kernel command line: root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/9d9422c7-fbfe-48b8-ac30-d1d5cf0121cd ro vga=0x0318
Build Date: 30 November 2009  07:45:23AM
 
Current version of pixman: 0.16.2
    Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
    to make sure that you have the latest version.
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
    (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
    (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Thu Dec  3 15:14:28 2009
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) ServerLayout "Layout0"
(**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
(**) |   |-->Monitor "Monitor0"
(**) |   |-->Device "Device0"
(**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
(**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0"
(**) Option "AllowEmptyInput" "False"
(**) Option "AutoAddDevices" "False"
(**) Not automatically adding devices
(==) Automatically enabling devices
(==) FontPath set to:
    /usr/share/fonts/misc,
    /usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled,
    /usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled,
    /usr/share/fonts/TTF,
    /usr/share/fonts/Type1
(==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
(II) Loader magic: 0x7c1ac0
(II) Module ABI versions:
    X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
    X.Org Video Driver: 6.0
    X.Org XInput driver : 7.0
    X.Org Server Extension : 2.0
(--) using VT number 7

(--) PCI:*(0:0:18:0) 10de:053e:147b:1c41 nVidia Corporation C68 [GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a] rev 162, Mem @ 0xfb000000/16777216, 0xe0000000/268435456, 0xfc000000/16777216, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
(WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
(II) "extmod" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
(II) "dbe" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
(II) "glx" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
(II) "record" will be loaded by default.
(II) "dri" will be loaded by default.
(II) "dri2" will be loaded by default.
(II) LoadModule: "dbe"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdbe.so
(II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 1.7.2, module version = 1.0.0
    Module class: X.Org Server Extension
    ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
(II) LoadModule: "extmod"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libextmod.so
(II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 1.7.2, module version = 1.0.0
    Module class: X.Org Server Extension
    ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
(II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
(II) Loading extension DPMS
(II) Loading extension XVideo
(II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
(II) Loading extension X-Resource
(II) LoadModule: "type1"
(WW) Warning, couldn't open module type1
(II) UnloadModule: "type1"
(EE) Failed to load module "type1" (module does not exist, 0)
(II) LoadModule: "freetype"
(WW) Warning, couldn't open module freetype
(II) UnloadModule: "freetype"
(EE) Failed to load module "freetype" (module does not exist, 0)
(II) LoadModule: "glx"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
(II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
    compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
    Module class: X.Org Server Extension
(II) NVIDIA GLX Module  185.18.36  Fri Aug 14 18:27:24 PDT 2009
(II) Loading extension GLX
(II) LoadModule: "record"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/librecord.so
(II) Module record: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 1.7.2, module version = 1.13.0
    Module class: X.Org Server Extension
    ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension RECORD
(II) LoadModule: "dri"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri.so
(II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 1.7.2, module version = 1.0.0
    ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
(II) LoadModule: "dri2"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri2.so
(II) Module dri2: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 1.7.2, module version = 1.1.0
    ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension DRI2
(II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
dlopen: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so: undefined symbol: resVgaShared
(EE) Failed to load /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
(II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
(EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (loader failed, 7)
(II) LoadModule: "kbd"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/kbd_drv.so
(II) Module kbd: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 1.7.0.901, module version = 1.4.0
    Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
    ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 7.0
(II) LoadModule: "mouse"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/mouse_drv.so
(II) Module mouse: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 1.7.0.901, module version = 1.5.0
    Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
    ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 7.0
(EE) No drivers available.

Fatal server error:
no screens found

Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support 
     at http://wiki.x.org
 for help. 
Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.

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#15 2009-12-03 18:22:22

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Re: [SOLVED] nVidia binary driver and reboot

185.xxx does not support 1.7. only >= 190.36 does


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#16 2009-12-03 21:58:20

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Re: [SOLVED] nVidia binary driver and reboot

So I should downgrade Xorg?

Edit: At least, how can I make the installation of 190... binary drivers permanent? Currently I have to install them every time I reboot.

Last edited by JMO (2009-12-03 22:00:11)

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#17 2009-12-03 21:59:24

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Re: [SOLVED] nVidia binary driver and reboot

No, upgrade nvidia driver.

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#18 2009-12-04 11:21:21

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Re: [SOLVED] nVidia binary driver and reboot

Upgrading gives mismatch between kernel and driver.

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#19 2009-12-04 13:48:43

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Re: [SOLVED] nVidia binary driver and reboot

I'm sorry, but I still can't understand what has happened to your system.

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#20 2009-12-04 15:15:50

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Re: [SOLVED] nVidia binary driver and reboot

JMO wrote:

Upgrading gives mismatch between kernel and driver.

Do the upgrade right and it will work. Update the kernel + nvidia + nvidia-utils to the latest version, then reboot.

Edit:
Are you using a custom kernel btw?

Last edited by Mr.Elendig (2009-12-04 15:16:29)


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#21 2009-12-04 17:01:49

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Re: [SOLVED] nVidia binary driver and reboot

Well, I made as you said. Cleansed the binary drivers and any nvidia-related package. Then, installed kernel26, kernel-headers, nvidia and nvidia-utils again. It gave me some errors, all of them because of already-existing files. I removed them. After installing those packages again, everything works smoothly.

Uff, thanks for your time. Some lesson learned here...

Last edited by JMO (2009-12-04 17:02:41)

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