[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 607490] Re: Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory."

2010-12-14 Thread Daniel Hahler
It was still happening for me, and I investigated into a kernel patch (landed in 2.6.36.2) yesterday. This did not help on it's own, but I had to change GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=keep to GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=1280x1024, see: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/605837/comments/9 --

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 607490] Re: Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory."

2010-10-16 Thread udippel
It *does* occur to me in Maverick, *if* I set GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=keep , and get the set gfxpayload=keep in grub.cfg Just for completeness. Any good reason to reopen it? Uwe, who doesn't mind living with ugly boot screens otherwise. -- Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 607490] Re: Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory."

2010-09-23 Thread Didier Roche
Looking at recent comments, setting it as fixed release. Please reopen if it still occurs to you with an uptodate maverick ** Changed in: nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu Maverick) Status: Triaged => Fix Released -- Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memo

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 607490] Re: Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory."

2010-09-23 Thread Didier Roche
I'm happily running the nvidia proprietary driver there for quite some time in the alpha release. Still no issue as of today. -- Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory." https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/607490 You received this bug notification because you ar

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 607490] Re: Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory."

2010-09-23 Thread Søren Holm
It gone from my side. -- Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory." https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/607490 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers in ubuntu. __

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 607490] Re: Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory."

2010-09-22 Thread Robbie Williamson
Can anyone confirm that this problem still exists? -- Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory." https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/607490 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers in ub

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 607490] Re: Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory."

2010-09-22 Thread Kate Stewart
** Changed in: nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu Maverick) Assignee: (unassigned) => Canonical Kernel Team (canonical-kernel-team) ** Changed in: nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu Maverick) Assignee: Canonical Kernel Team (canonical-kernel-team) => Canonical Desktop Team (canonical-desktop-

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 607490] Re: Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory."

2010-08-24 Thread jolo
Today I updated Maverick. And after several reboots without a problem. I also think the grub-pc update might fixed the problem. And I did not use the "nopat" option anymore. Only the warnings in my /var/log/Xorg.0.log from comment #20 are still there [ 17.845] WARNING WARNING WAR

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 607490] Re: Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory."

2010-08-24 Thread Krzysztof Matusik
My problems stopped as discribed by Søren. Well, this is it. I'm feeling unsatisfied however, because I don't understand how grub is capable of this... regards -- Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory." https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/607490 You received t

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 607490] Re: Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory."

2010-08-23 Thread Søren Holm
As of now it is fixed for me now. Problably it is the grub-pc update to version 1.98+20100804-4ubuntu1 The log includes this : * Go back to gfxpayload=text by default for Ubuntu 10.10, as the kernel needs more work to avoid lockups with some video cards Seems to be the change that fixes it.

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 607490] Re: Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory."

2010-08-22 Thread jolo
Sinds the nvidia driver version 256.44 randomly hangs at Xorg startup, there is no way I can determine whether a workaround works. Could that be caused by the nvidia driver version 256.44. I just read about freezes with nvidia driver version 256.44 in Arch Linux https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewto

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 607490] Re: Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory."

2010-08-22 Thread Søren Holm
I can add that the "add one space"-solution does not work for me ;( -- Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory." https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/607490 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to nvidia-graph

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 607490] Re: Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory."

2010-08-21 Thread Krzysztof Matusik
Guys, I've just tried to start system (into X) several times with or without grub-editing without success (the "out of memory" error). The computer was powered off before starting. Then I've added "nopat" in grub command line- X system started as it should. Then I've rebooted without adding "nop

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 607490] Re: Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory."

2010-08-21 Thread jolo
@Søren Holm I just tried your suggestion several times. Thus with only one space between quiet and splash, and editing mode in grub while booting, change nothing, and press CTRL-x to boot. It does not work for me every time. It seems the new version 256.44 of the Xorg nvidia driver sometimes failed

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 607490] Re: Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory."

2010-08-21 Thread Søren Holm
Yeah that does not surprise me. As I wrote ealier I just had to enter the editing mode in grub while booting, change nothing, and press CTRL-x to boot. It works everytime. Have you tried that also ? -- Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory." https://b

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 607490] Re: Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory."

2010-08-21 Thread jolo
@Krzysztof Matusik I just checked this. There is a nvidia kernel loaded j...@jolo-desktop:~$ lsmod | grep nvidia nvidia 10195198 0 agpgart32075 2 nvidia,via_agp j...@jolo-desktop:~$ dmesg | grep nvidia [ 14.357302] nvidia: module license 'NVIDIA' taints kernel

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 607490] Re: Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory."

2010-08-21 Thread Krzysztof Matusik
@jolo : It looks like nvidia kernel module is missing in your system, right? try reinstalling nvidia-current. -- Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory." https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/607490 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubu

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 607490] Re: Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory."

2010-08-21 Thread jolo
My Ubuntu Maverick on an old AthlonXP PC, with an Asus A7V266-E motherboard and a 7600GS video card from Club 3D worked with the current nvidia drivers version 256.44 until 2010-08-19 20:29:40. After the updates of that date, I had a different nvidia problem then Søren Holm. These are the upda

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 607490] Re: Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory."

2010-08-21 Thread Krzysztof Matusik
This bug affects me exactly the same way as described by Søren Holm. The card is geforce 7600GS. Kernel- 2.6.35-17-generic x86_64 I'm not having this problem when using old kernel from lucid (2.6.32) with new nvidia driver from maverick. I'm attaching some logs. ** Attachment added: "failsafeX-b

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 607490] Re: Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory."

2010-08-19 Thread Robbie Williamson
** Also affects: nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu Maverick) Importance: Medium Status: Triaged -- Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory." https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/607490 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X,

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 607490] Re: Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory."

2010-08-16 Thread jolo
Referring back at my Ubuntu Maverick on an old AthlonXP PC, with an Asus A7V266-E motherboard and a 7600GS video card from Club 3D. Today I downloaded the maverick-desktop-i386.iso daily build. Because is was 734,0 MB I burned it on a DVD-RW. After the clean installation I updated it with sudo a

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 607490] Re: Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory."

2010-08-13 Thread Søren Holm
I have nvidia-current 256.44 installed now. But it behaved the same. If I let the system boot normally I end up in low graphics mode. If I interrupt grub and press 'e' to edit the item it will boot, and press CTRL-x to actually boot it everything is ok. My system starts up perfectly X starts up

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 607490] Re: Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory."

2010-08-12 Thread Søren Holm
I'll try xorg-edgers-ppa and report back how it behaves. -- Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory." https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/607490 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 607490] Re: Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory."

2010-08-12 Thread Daniel Hahler
@Søren: bug 616023 is about nvidia-current not working with current xserver - my workaround to this was adding/using the xorg-edgers ppa, but nvidia-current 256.44 will land in Maverick soon, too. I would have expected the dependencies to hold the xserver upgrade back though. So, you're currentl

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 607490] Re: Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory."

2010-08-12 Thread Daniel Hahler
** Changed in: nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Triaged ** Changed in: nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium -- Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory." https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/607490 You rece

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 607490] Re: Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory."

2010-08-12 Thread Søren Holm
Yes. Just entering grub and "looking" at the options is enough. But the laster couple of day since the Xorg upgrade the problems have progressed. It seems like the proprietary driver is no longer compatible wilth Xorg. So it is not 100% improsible to use anything else than nouveau. -- Xorg fai

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 607490] Re: Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory."

2010-08-12 Thread Daniel Hahler
@Søren: is it enough to get the list of kernels/options displayed already for you? Or do you need to edit an entry or select another one (stopping the countdown)? I'm asking since the screen resolution does not change when editing entries or something similar (AFAICS). -- Xorg fails with "NVID

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 607490] Re: Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory."

2010-08-01 Thread jolo
I have Ubuntu Maverick on an old AthlonXP PC, with an Asus A7V266-E motherboard and a 7600GS video card from Club 3D. I can confirm the nvidia error, the NOPAT and splash workaround. j...@athlonxp:~$ uname -a Linux AthlonXP 2.6.35-13-generic-pae #18-Ubuntu SMP Sat Jul 31 03:07:03 UTC 2010 i686

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 607490] Re: Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory."

2010-08-01 Thread Søren Holm
Read further down . for me the real difference is weither I enter grub or not. -- Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory." https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/607490 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 607490] Re: Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory."

2010-08-01 Thread Christian Mangold
Unfortunately not at the moment, but I can also confirm that setting nopat seems to solve the problem. Disabling the splash, did not work for me. -- Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory." https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/607490 You received this bug notifica

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 607490] Re: Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory."

2010-08-01 Thread Søren Holm
Great .. do you have any ideas as to what to try to hunt it down. -- Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory." https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/607490 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to nvidia-gra

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 607490] Re: Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory."

2010-08-01 Thread Christian Mangold
I can confirm these problems. ** Changed in: nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory." https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/607490 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ub

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 607490] Re: Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory."

2010-07-30 Thread Søren Holm
I have found that my work-laptop containing an intel chip also has issues. It sometimes end up in low-graphics mode. But on that machine it always works to just restart Xorg. So something races during boot in relation to graphics. How is it decided that low graphics-mode should be initiated? --

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 607490] Re: Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory."

2010-07-26 Thread Søren Holm
To sum up. My system always boots on the low graphics mode, When in low graphics mode and I press CTRL-ALT-F1 to get to the console, there is usualy no text. BUT if there are text I can restart X and get the nvidia dirver up and running. If I during boot enter grub and press 'e' to edit,and CTR

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 607490] Re: Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory."

2010-07-24 Thread Søren Holm
Even though removing "splash" from the kernel commandline it only works when doing it manualy from grub during boot. Removing "splash" from menu.cfg does not work. So I'm fearing it might be related to something that grub does when it displays the menu. Do you guys have any ideas as to what I coul

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 607490] Re: Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory."

2010-07-23 Thread Bryce Harrington
** Tags added: kubuntu -- Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory." https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/607490 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers in ubuntu. _

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 607490] Re: Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory."

2010-07-23 Thread Søren Holm
I was too fast on fast. On most boots it fails, but on some it doesn't. When booting with 2.6.35-10 that was the case. Anyway, this nevertheless not fixed. ** Changed in: nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Released => New -- Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 607490] Re: Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory."

2010-07-23 Thread Søren Holm
2.6.35-10-generic fixes this issue. So I guess it was a kernel thing afterall. :D ** Changed in: nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released -- Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory." https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/607490 You receiv

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 607490] Re: Xorg fails with "NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate primary buffer: out of memory."

2010-07-22 Thread Søren Holm
Apparently disabling boot splash by removing "splash" from the kernel commandline is also a workaround for this issue. So I to not thnik it is a kernel-issue anymore. So I changed it to nvidia-current because both linux-image and nvidia-current had been was upgraded prior. ** Package changed: linu