Public bug reported: This should probably be linked with both linux-restricted-modules-common and restricted-manager.
Duplicates bug #106895. My system is a gutsy (2.6.22-11-generic). At start, the module is not loaded, so the X can't start (as it is trying to use the nvidia driver, and fails with the "FATAL: Error running install command for nvidia" message in the Xlog). The next is [modulename - nvidia-glx* version] [nvidia - 1.0.9639] $ modprobe nvidia FATAL: Error running install command for nvidia dmesg: Sep 13 23:30:11 jupiter kernel: [ 3058.840000] NVRM: The NVIDIA GeForce2 MX/MX 400 GPU installed in this system is Sep 13 23:30:11 jupiter kernel: [ 3058.840000] NVRM: supported through the NVIDIA 1.0-96xx Legacy drivers. Please Sep 13 23:30:11 jupiter kernel: [ 3058.840000] NVRM: visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html for more Sep 13 23:30:11 jupiter kernel: [ 3058.840000] NVRM: information. The 100.14.11 NVIDIA driver will ignore Sep 13 23:30:11 jupiter kernel: [ 3058.840000] NVRM: this GPU. Continuing probe... Sep 13 23:30:11 jupiter kernel: [ 3058.844000] NVRM: No NVIDIA graphics adapter found! [nvidia-new - 100.14.11] $ sudo modprobe nvidia-new FATAL: Error running install command for nvidia_new dmesg: Sep 13 23:40:51 jupiter kernel: [ 3698.940000] NVRM: The NVIDIA GeForce2 MX/MX 400 GPU installed in this system is Sep 13 23:40:51 jupiter kernel: [ 3698.940000] NVRM: supported through the NVIDIA 1.0-96xx Legacy drivers. Please Sep 13 23:40:51 jupiter kernel: [ 3698.940000] NVRM: visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html for more Sep 13 23:40:51 jupiter kernel: [ 3698.940000] NVRM: information. The 100.14.11 NVIDIA driver will ignore Sep 13 23:40:51 jupiter kernel: [ 3698.940000] NVRM: this GPU. Continuing probe... Sep 13 23:40:51 jupiter kernel: [ 3698.940000] NVRM: No NVIDIA graphics adapter found! [nvidia-legacy - 1.0.7185] $ modprobe nvidia-legacy dmesg: Sep 13 23:42:34 jupiter kernel: [ 3801.852000] NVRM: loading NVIDIA Linux x86 Kernel Module 1.0-7185 Mon Apr 2 18:29:54 PDT 2007 Xlog (X starts only with nvidia-glx-legacy, otherwise it claims an API mismatch): (EE) GLX is not supported with the Composite extension Note that modprobing nvidia (which should match the 1.0.9639 version of nvidia-glx) claims about trying to load a 100.14.11 version (which is the nvidia-glx-new). So... $ insmod /lib/modules/2.6.22-11-generic/volatile/nvidia.ko dmesg: Sep 13 23:48:15 jupiter kernel: [ 4143.028000] NVRM: loading NVIDIA Linux x86 Kernel Module 1.0-9639 Mon Apr 16 20:20:06 PDT 2007 Xlog (no problems with acceleration) Tate! The nvidia modprobe is trying to load the nvidia-new instead of the nvidia module! Is there a reason for this to happen? (I don't get why there are three kernel modules... instead of two, but maybe it's just that my card is between the "normal" and "legacy" branches, and far back the "new" one). The problem is located in the restricted modules manager, which only has options for two branches of nvidia modules, the "normal" (which in practice is translated to a nvidia-new) and the "legacy" (which loads nvidia-legacy, as expected): /etc/modprobe.d/lrm-video: # Make nvidia/nvidia_legacy and fglrx use /sbin/lrm-video to load install fglrx /sbin/lrm-video fglrx $CMDLINE_OPTS install nvidia /sbin/lrm-video nvidia $CMDLINE_OPTS install nvidia_legacy /sbin/lrm-video nvidia_legacy $CMDLINE_OPTS install nvidia_new /sbin/lrm-video nvidia_new $CMDLINE_OPTS /sbin/lrm-video: [...] if [ "$MODULE" = "nvidia" ]; then if [ -e /lib/linux-restricted-modules/.nvidia_legacy_installed ]; then MODULE="nvidia_legacy" fi if [ -e /lib/linux-restricted-modules/.nvidia_new_installed ]; then MODULE="nvidia_new" fi XORG="nvidia"; [...] The fix? Either end up with just two branches of nvidia modules, or add a third branch to the restricted modules frontend and all its related scripts. Quick, dirty & temporal fix? (just for those wanting to use the "normal" branch) Delete /lib/linux-restricted-modules/.nvidia_new_installed (which is created when selecting the "normal" branch in the GUI), and rememnber to delete it every time you select that option in the GUI :) Happy hacking! ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New -- X not starting in non-new NVIDIA cards when non-legacy option selected in restricted drivers manager https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/139487 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
