On 01/05/2017 06:12 AM, Corbin Bird wrote: > > On 01/04/2017 10:52 PM, Daniel Frey wrote: >> So I updated my nvidia driver and got the following: >> >> [ 75.557567] nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major >> device number 247 >> [ 75.557583] NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 375.26 >> Thu Dec 8 18:36:43 PST 2016 (using threaded interrupts) >> [ 75.701289] nvidia-modeset: Loading NVIDIA Kernel Mode Setting Driver >> for UNIX platforms 375.26 Thu Dec 8 18:04:14 PST 2016 >> [ 75.769472] nvidia_drm: Unknown symbol >> drm_atomic_helper_plane_destroy_state (err 0) >> [ 75.769479] nvidia_drm: Unknown symbol drm_kms_helper_poll_fini (err 0) >> [ 75.769491] nvidia_drm: Unknown symbol drm_kms_helper_poll_disable >> (err 0) >> [ 75.769497] nvidia_drm: Unknown symbol drm_kms_helper_poll_init (err 0) >> [ 75.769514] nvidia_drm: Unknown symbol >> drm_atomic_helper_disable_plane (err 0) >> [ 75.769527] nvidia_drm: Unknown symbol >> drm_atomic_helper_cleanup_planes (err 0) >> [ 75.769531] nvidia_drm: Unknown symbol drm_helper_hpd_irq_event (err 0) >> [ 75.769538] nvidia_drm: Unknown symbol >> drm_atomic_helper_crtc_destroy_state (err 0) >> [ 75.769565] nvidia_drm: Unknown symbol drm_atomic_helper_check (err 0) >> [ 75.769567] nvidia_drm: Unknown symbol >> drm_atomic_helper_connector_destroy_state (err 0) >> [ 75.769573] nvidia_drm: Unknown symbol >> drm_atomic_helper_plane_duplicate_state (err 0) >> [ 75.769603] nvidia_drm: Unknown symbol drm_atomic_helper_plane_reset >> (err 0) >> [ 75.769606] nvidia_drm: Unknown symbol >> drm_atomic_helper_prepare_planes (err 0) >> [ 75.769610] nvidia_drm: Unknown symbol drm_helper_mode_fill_fb_struct >> (err 0) >> [ 75.769622] nvidia_drm: Unknown symbol drm_atomic_helper_set_config >> (err 0) >> [ 75.769624] nvidia_drm: Unknown symbol >> drm_atomic_helper_connector_duplicate_state (err 0) >> [ 75.769630] nvidia_drm: Unknown symbol drm_atomic_helper_crtc_reset >> (err 0) >> [ 75.769636] nvidia_drm: Unknown symbol drm_kms_helper_hotplug_event >> (err 0) >> [ 75.769644] nvidia_drm: Unknown symbol drm_atomic_helper_swap_state >> (err 0) >> [ 75.769646] nvidia_drm: Unknown symbol drm_atomic_helper_page_flip >> (err 0) >> [ 75.769648] nvidia_drm: Unknown symbol >> drm_atomic_helper_connector_reset (err 0) >> [ 75.769653] nvidia_drm: Unknown symbol >> drm_atomic_helper_crtc_duplicate_state (err 0) >> [ 75.769656] nvidia_drm: Unknown symbol drm_atomic_helper_update_plane >> (err 0) >> >> I've traced this to needing KMS helper support in the kernel. >> >> For the life of me, I can't find it to enable it. When searching the >> kernel, it shows up but doesn't say exactly where it is. >> >> Surely someone else has run across this and has a way to enable: >> >> CONFIG_DRM_KMS_HELPER >> CONFIG_DRM_KMS_FB_HELPER >> CONFIG_DRM_FBDEV_EMULATION >> >> ?? >> >> I am thinking it needs something as a prerequisite but I can't grok that >> line in the kernel. >> >> Dan >> > > More info, please. > > Question #1 : is this a (U)EFI based system?
No, it's an old BIOS based system. > Question #2 : which FB(s) are enabled? > I just looked, the EFI-based one is the only one selected. nvidia doesn't like the nvidia framebuffer, so I had to deselect it. Dan
