Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: nvidia-glx-new
When installing the nvidia-glx-new package for Geforce 8xxx cards
Ubuntu is loading the wrong nvidia Kernel module which result in the following
Xorg Error message:
(EE) NVIDIA(0): failed to initialize the NVIDIA kernel module! please ensure
(EE) that there is a supported NVIDIA GPU in this system, and that the NVIDIA
device files have been created properly.
(EE) Please consult the NVIDIA README for details
(EE) NVIDIA(0): *** Aborting ***
To solve this problem make sure that the Kernel module nvidia_new.ko in
/lib/modules/2.6.XX-XX-generic/volatile/
is loaded after reboot instead of nvidia.ko.
So the simple solution is, do a after each reboot by adding this into a script
which is started after reboot:
modprobe -r nvidia
modprobe nvidia_new
This solves the problem and the XServer should work with the nvidia
driver on Geforce 8800 videocards.
A package maintainer should fix this bug.
Other workarounds may be by adding the option
DISABLED_MODULES="nvidia"
in the
/etc/default/linux-restricted-modules-common
configuration file, but this is untested.
It also seems to me, that /sbin/lrm-video
is not working correctly, because this is the script, that should load the
nvidia_new.ko kernel module
instead of nvidia.ko
I hope a ubunutu package maintainer with a better insight view in the ubuntu
configuration can
offer better solutions.
As of now a script that starts
modprobe -r nvidia
modprobe nvidia_new
during reboot is the best known working solution.
** Affects: linux-restricted-modules-2.6.22 (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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X Server is crashing with "nvidia" driver on Geforce 8xxx series cards in
Ubuntu Gutsy
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/157773
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