---------- Forwarded message --------- From: floris <jkflo...@dds.nl> Date: Fri, Jun 21, 2019 at 6:31 AM Subject: Re: Bug#930802: nvidia-driver: NVIDIA module fails to load (Operation not permitted) To: Ignacio Vargas <igvaco...@gmail.com>
Ignacio Vargas schreef op 2019-06-20 23:56: > Package: nvidia-driver > Version: 418.74-1 > Severity: grave > Justification: renders package unusable > > Dear Maintainer, > > Today upon boot up, Xorg failed to start. Checking logs I found it was > not picking up the NVIDIA propietary driver. > I tried reinstalling the nvidia-driver metapackage and rebooted - > module still failed to load. > > I attempted to load it manually to check the error message, and this > is what I got: > > $ sudo /sbin/modprobe -v nvidia > install modprobe -i nvidia-current $CMDLINE_OPTS > insmod /lib/modules/4.19.0-5-amd64/updates/dkms/nvidia-current.ko > modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'nvidia_current': Invalid argument > modprobe: ERROR: ../libkmod/libkmod-module.c:979 command_do() Error > running install command for nvidia > modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'nvidia': Operation not permitted > > I also checked the output of dkms > $ sudo dkms status > nvidia-current, 418.74, 4.19.0-5-amd64, x86_64: installed > > Similar information appears in the systemctl logs. > > Running the modprobe above without sudo gives me a “Key expired” > message on the nvidia module, which would suggest a > conflict with Secure Boot, but that is disabled on my BIOS (I’ve > double checked). I already tried booting on different > kernel versions (4.19.0-5, 4.19.0-4, 4.19.0-3) and all gave the same > error. > > As it stands, the package seems unusable in its current state. I had > to revert back to nouveau to get Xorg back up > for now. It had been working well up until yesterday, but I'm not sure > how to check aptitude's logs for a list of the > packages that were updated only yesterday. > > Regards, > Does $ sudo dpkg-reconfigure nvidia-kernel-dkms work? > It had been working well up until yesterday, but I'm not sure > how to check aptitude's logs for a list of the > packages that were updated only yesterday. check /var/log/apt/history.log --- Floris -- Ignacio Vargas