[gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.14 & Nvidia

[gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.14 & Nvidia

[Philip Webb]

Has anyone got Nvidia to work with Kernel 2.6.14 ?
I had it working with 2.6.12 , but got an error with 2.6.14 :
"can't initialise Nvidia module, no qualified screen available"
(or words to that effect).  I have recompiled Nvidia etc.

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Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.14 & Nvidia

[leloxias]

The only way I found to make my nvidia drivers working with kernel
2.6.14 is to disable frame buffer and to come back to stable release
of the nvidia module.
I would like to try vesafb-tng but it seems to be impossible with this
nvidia module.


2005/11/7, Philip Webb <purslow@sympatico.ca>:
> Has anyone got Nvidia to work with Kernel 2.6.14 ?
> I had it working with 2.6.12 , but got an error with 2.6.14 :
> "can't initialise Nvidia module, no qualified screen available"
> (or words to that effect).  I have recompiled Nvidia etc.
>
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Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.14 & Nvidia

[Norberto Bensa]

Philip Webb wrote:
> Has anyone got Nvidia to work with Kernel 2.6.14 ?

Yup. In /etc/conf.d/local.start

/sbin/NVmakedevices.sh

or

mknod /dev/nvidia0 c 195 0
mknod /dev/nvidiactl c 195 255


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Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.14 & Nvidia

[Ryan L]

Norberto Bensa wrote:

>Philip Webb wrote:
>  
>
>>Has anyone got Nvidia to work with Kernel 2.6.14 ?
>>    
>>
>
>Yup. In /etc/conf.d/local.start
>
>/sbin/NVmakedevices.sh
>
>or
>
>mknod /dev/nvidia0 c 195 0
>mknod /dev/nvidiactl c 195 255
>
>
>  
>
I'm using the 2.6.14-acid2 kernel and the latest nvidia-kernel and they 
just worked perfectly fine.
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Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.14 & Nvidia

[David Corbin]

On Sunday 06 November 2005 11:13 pm, Norberto Bensa wrote:
> Philip Webb wrote:
> > Has anyone got Nvidia to work with Kernel 2.6.14 ?
>
> Yup. In /etc/conf.d/local.start
>
> /sbin/NVmakedevices.sh
>
> or
>
> mknod /dev/nvidia0 c 195 0
> mknod /dev/nvidiactl c 195 255


This doesn't work for me.  If I have the nvidia FB compiled in, then nvidia 
module fails to load long before local.start seems to be called.

>
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RE: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.14 & Nvidia

[Bob Young]

-----Original Message-----
From: David Corbin [mailto:gentoo.org@machturtle.com]
Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 3:21 PM
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.14 & Nvidia

On Sunday 06 November 2005 11:13 pm, Norberto Bensa wrote:
> Philip Webb wrote:
> > Has anyone got Nvidia to work with Kernel 2.6.14 ?
>
> Yup. In /etc/conf.d/local.start
>
> /sbin/NVmakedevices.sh
>
> or
>
> mknod /dev/nvidia0 c 195 0
> mknod /dev/nvidiactl c 195 255


This doesn't work for me.  If I have the nvidia FB compiled in, then nvidia
module fails to load long before local.start seems to be called.


You can't have the nv driver providing the console frame buffer, then load
the nvidia driver. If you do that, you have two different modules laying
claim to control of the video hardware, thus causing the second one to fail
to load.. If you want support for different video modes and boot splash etc,
use the vesafb, then your nvidia driver should load.
Bob Young



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RE: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.14 & Nvidia

[Matthias Langer]

On Mon, 2005-11-07 at 17:58 -0800, Bob Young wrote:
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Corbin [mailto:gentoo.org@machturtle.com]
> Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 3:21 PM
> To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.14 & Nvidia
> 
> On Sunday 06 November 2005 11:13 pm, Norberto Bensa wrote:
> > Philip Webb wrote:
> > > Has anyone got Nvidia to work with Kernel 2.6.14 ?
> >
> > Yup. In /etc/conf.d/local.start
> >
> > /sbin/NVmakedevices.sh
> >
> > or
> >
> > mknod /dev/nvidia0 c 195 0
> > mknod /dev/nvidiactl c 195 255
> 
> 
> This doesn't work for me.  If I have the nvidia FB compiled in, then nvidia
> module fails to load long before local.start seems to be called.
> 
> 
> You can't have the nv driver providing the console frame buffer, then load
> the nvidia driver. If you do that, you have two different modules laying
> claim to control of the video hardware, thus causing the second one to fail
> to load.. If you want support for different video modes and boot splash etc,
> use the vesafb, then your nvidia driver should load.
> Bob Young

This link may be relevant:
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=104369
mlangc

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Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.14 & Nvidia

[Hemmann, Volker Armin]

On Tuesday 08 November 2005 00:21, David Corbin wrote:
> On Sunday 06 November 2005 11:13 pm, Norberto Bensa wrote:
> > Philip Webb wrote:
> > > Has anyone got Nvidia to work with Kernel 2.6.14 ?
> >
> > Yup. In /etc/conf.d/local.start
> >
> > /sbin/NVmakedevices.sh
> >
> > or
> >
> > mknod /dev/nvidia0 c 195 0
> > mknod /dev/nvidiactl c 195 255
>
> This doesn't work for me.  If I have the nvidia FB compiled in, then nvidia
> module fails to load long before local.start seems to be called.
>

which is totally logical.

You can not have two absolutly different drivers fight over the same piece of 
hardware. AFAIR it is even part of the README.

But some people choose not to read it or think, but complain instead of it.
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Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.14 & Nvidia

[Alan E. Davis]

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Don't know whether this is even relevant. I was pulling my hair out trying
to get the nvidia driver ("nvidia") working with kernel 2.6.12 for about
three weeks. It worked ok with nv, but with nvidia it gave the same message
you got. I was using the same nvidia-kernel version you are. I moved to
kernel 2.6.13, and decided to run ~amd64 (what the heck). Nvidia kernel v.
7676 installed neatly and worked.

I don't recommend it, necessarily. It worked for me, but there seem to be
many variables that can cause that message.

Alan

On 11/8/05, Hemmann, Volker Armin <volker.armin.hemmann@tu-clausthal.de>
wrote:
>
> On Tuesday 08 November 2005 00:21, David Corbin wrote:
> > On Sunday 06 November 2005 11:13 pm, Norberto Bensa wrote:
> > > Philip Webb wrote:
> > > > Has anyone got Nvidia to work with Kernel 2.6.14 ?
> > >
> > > Yup. In /etc/conf.d/local.start
> > >
> > > /sbin/NVmakedevices.sh
> > >
> > > or
> > >
> > > mknod /dev/nvidia0 c 195 0
> > > mknod /dev/nvidiactl c 195 255
> >
> > This doesn't work for me. If I have the nvidia FB compiled in, then
> nvidia
> > module fails to load long before local.start seems to be called.
> >
>
> which is totally logical.
>
> You can not have two absolutly different drivers fight over the same piece
> of
> hardware. AFAIR it is even part of the README.
>
> But some people choose not to read it or think, but complain instead of
> it.
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Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.14 & Nvidia

[Luca Botti]

No issue at all, here. Kernel 2.6.14, and nvidia 7676 on dell d800 notebook.



Alle Monday 7 November 2005 02:37, Philip Webb ha scritto:
> Has anyone got Nvidia to work with Kernel 2.6.14 ?
> I had it working with 2.6.12 , but got an error with 2.6.14 :
> "can't initialise Nvidia module, no qualified screen available"
> (or words to that effect).  I have recompiled Nvidia etc.
>
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Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.14 & Nvidia

[W.Kenworthy]

This is an ATI symbol, and card ... also on a dell, but an i8200.

Hah, just managed to get it to build - had to go ~x86 for x11-drm.

BillK

On Mon, 2005-11-07 at 06:31 +0000, Luca Botti wrote:
> No issue at all, here. Kernel 2.6.14, and nvidia 7676 on dell d800 notebook.
> 
> 
> 
> Alle Monday 7 November 2005 02:37, Philip Webb ha scritto:
> > Has anyone got Nvidia to work with Kernel 2.6.14 ?
> > I had it working with 2.6.12 , but got an error with 2.6.14 :
> > "can't initialise Nvidia module, no qualified screen available"
> > (or words to that effect).  I have recompiled Nvidia etc.
> >
> > --
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Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.14 & Nvidia

[W.Kenworthy]

replied to the wrong message - at least my problem is solved.

Sorry about the confusion, its been a trying day.

BillK

On Mon, 2005-11-07 at 13:47 +0800, W.Kenworthy wrote:
> This is an ATI symbol, and card ... also on a dell, but an i8200.
> 
> Hah, just managed to get it to build - had to go ~x86 for x11-drm.
> 
> BillK
> 
> On Mon, 2005-11-07 at 06:31 +0000, Luca Botti wrote:
> > No issue at all, here. Kernel 2.6.14, and nvidia 7676 on dell d800 notebook.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Alle Monday 7 November 2005 02:37, Philip Webb ha scritto:
> > > Has anyone got Nvidia to work with Kernel 2.6.14 ?
> > > I had it working with 2.6.12 , but got an error with 2.6.14 :
> > > "can't initialise Nvidia module, no qualified screen available"
> > > (or words to that effect).  I have recompiled Nvidia etc.
> > >
> > > --
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Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.14 & Nvidia

[Cadaver]

On Monday 07 November 2005 04:37, Philip Webb wrote:
> Has anyone got Nvidia to work with Kernel 2.6.14 ?
> I had it working with 2.6.12 , but got an error with 2.6.14 :
> "can't initialise Nvidia module, no qualified screen available"
> (or words to that effect).  I have recompiled Nvidia etc.
>
> --
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$  equery l nvidia
[I--] [  ] media-video/nvidia-glx-1.0.6629-r6 (0)
[I--] [  ] media-video/nvidia-kernel-1.0.6629-r4 (0)

works fine with 2.6.14

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Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.14 & Nvidia

[Petteri Räty]

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Philip Webb wrote:
> Has anyone got Nvidia to work with Kernel 2.6.14 ?
> I had it working with 2.6.12 , but got an error with 2.6.14 :
> "can't initialise Nvidia module, no qualified screen available"
> (or words to that effect).  I have recompiled Nvidia etc.
> 

No problems here with the latest ~x86 stuff. I have a Geforce 4 Ti-4600.

Regards,
Petteri Räty


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Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.14 & Nvidia

[Philip Webb]

051107 Petteri R?ty wrote:
> Philip Webb wrote:
>> Has anyone got Nvidia to work with Kernel 2.6.14 ?
>> I had it working with 2.6.12 , but got an error with 2.6.14 :
>> "can't initialise Nvidia module, no qualified screen available"
>> (or words to that effect).  I have recompiled Nvidia etc.
> No problems here with the latest ~x86 stuff. I have a Geforce 4 Ti-4600.

In case anyone has advice, the lines I get are:

  (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialise NVIDIA kernel module!
  (EE) NVIDIA(0): *** aborting ***
  (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have usable configuration

The cause may be a kernel configuration line which I changed
without realising its whole effect.  I'm using Nvidia version 6629 .

Thanks to everyone who has replied: I will investigate further myself.

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Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.14 & Nvidia

[Catalin Grigoroscuta]

Had same problem today with 2.6.13-r5.
Turned out that nvidia module was not loaded :)  - so a simple modprobe 
nvidia fixed the problem.

Philip Webb wrote:

>051107 Petteri R?ty wrote:
>  
>
>>Philip Webb wrote:
>>    
>>
>>>Has anyone got Nvidia to work with Kernel 2.6.14 ?
>>>I had it working with 2.6.12 , but got an error with 2.6.14 :
>>>"can't initialise Nvidia module, no qualified screen available"
>>>(or words to that effect).  I have recompiled Nvidia etc.
>>>      
>>>
>>No problems here with the latest ~x86 stuff. I have a Geforce 4 Ti-4600.
>>    
>>
>
>In case anyone has advice, the lines I get are:
>
>  (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialise NVIDIA kernel module!
>  (EE) NVIDIA(0): *** aborting ***
>  (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have usable configuration
>
>The cause may be a kernel configuration line which I changed
>without realising its whole effect.  I'm using Nvidia version 6629 .
>
>Thanks to everyone who has replied: I will investigate further myself.
>
>  
>

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Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.14 & Nvidia

[Philip Webb]

051107 Catalin Grigoroscuta wrote:
> Philip Webb wrote:
>> Has anyone got Nvidia to work with Kernel 2.6.14 ?
>> I had it working with 2.6.12 , but got an error with 2.6.14 :
>>   (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialise NVIDIA kernel module!
>>   (EE) NVIDIA(0): *** aborting ***
>>   (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have usable configuration
> Had same problem today with 2.6.13-r5.
> Turned out that nvidia module was not loaded
> so a simple modprobe nvidia fixed the problem.

I don't think that's the problem here:

  root: root> modprobe -l
  ...
  /lib/modules/2.6.14-gentoo/video/nvidia.ko

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RE: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.14 & Nvidia

[Bob Young]

-----Original Message-----
From: Philip Webb [mailto:purslow@sympatico.ca]
Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 12:06 PM
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.14 & Nvidia

051107 Catalin Grigoroscuta wrote:
> Philip Webb wrote:
>> Has anyone got Nvidia to work with Kernel 2.6.14 ?
>> I had it working with 2.6.12 , but got an error with 2.6.14 :
>>   (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialise NVIDIA kernel module!
>>   (EE) NVIDIA(0): *** aborting ***
>>   (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have usable configuration
> Had same problem today with 2.6.13-r5.
> Turned out that nvidia module was not loaded
> so a simple modprobe nvidia fixed the problem.

I don't think that's the problem here:

  root: root> modprobe -l
  ...
  /lib/modules/2.6.14-gentoo/video/nvidia.ko


Don't know if it's relevant to 2.6.14 but there was an issue with 2.6.13 and
the nvidia drivers:
Thread from another user who experienced problems.

http://www.usenetlinux.com/archive/topic.php/t-495527.html


The bug on it posted b.g.o:
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=104369

May not be your problem, but maybe worth investigating.

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Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.14 & Nvidia

[Peper]

> Has anyone got Nvidia to work with Kernel 2.6.14 ?
> I had it working with 2.6.12 , but got an error with 2.6.14 :
>   (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialise NVIDIA kernel module!
>   (EE) NVIDIA(0): *** aborting ***
>   (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have usable configuration

Have you really tried running /sbin/NVmakedevices.sh
 as root before starting xorg?

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Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.14 & Nvidia [SOLVED]

[Philip Webb]

051107 Peper wrote:
>> Has anyone got Nvidia to work with Kernel 2.6.14 ?
>> I had it working with 2.6.12 , but got an error with 2.6.14 :
>>   (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialise NVIDIA kernel module!
>>   (EE) NVIDIA(0): *** aborting ***
>>   (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have usable configuration
> Have you tried running  /sbin/NVmakedevices.sh  before starting xorg?

No, I hadn't, but that would solve the problem.
The solution was to be found in the Forum (as often)
& it seems that the problem arises from a combination of kernel + NV version.
Some people have solved it by emerging the ~86 NV version 7676 ,
others -- incl me -- by adding some lines to  /etc/conf.d/local.start , ie

  for i in 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7; do
    node="/dev/nvidia$i"
    rm -f $node
    mknod $node c 195 $i  || echo "mknod \"$node\""
    chmod 0660 $node      || echo "chmod \"$node\""
    chown :video $node    || echo "chown \"$node\""
  done
           
  node="/dev/nvidiactl"
  rm -f $node
  mknod $node c 195 255   || echo "mknod \"$node\""
  chmod 0666 $node        || echo "chmod \"$node\""
  chown :video $node      || echo "chown \"$node\""

This is simpler than  NVmakedevices.sh , which also could disappear:
in fact, someone claimed not to have it with some version combination.

Thanks to everyone who offered advice.

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Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.14 & Nvidia

[Thierry de Coulon]

On Monday, 7 November 2005 22:31, Peper wrote:
> > Has anyone got Nvidia to work with Kernel 2.6.14 ?
> > I had it working with 2.6.12 , but got an error with 2.6.14 :
> >   (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialise NVIDIA kernel module!
> >   (EE) NVIDIA(0): *** aborting ***
> >   (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have usable configuration
>
> Have you really tried running /sbin/NVmakedevices.sh
>  as root before starting xorg?
>
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> Peper

I did. It worked.

Thierry

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Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.14 & Nvidia

[Nick Tzaperas]

Philip Webb wrote:

>051107 Catalin Grigoroscuta wrote:
>  
>
>>Philip Webb wrote:
>>    
>>
>>>Has anyone got Nvidia to work with Kernel 2.6.14 ?
>>>I had it working with 2.6.12 , but got an error with 2.6.14 :
>>>  (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialise NVIDIA kernel module!
>>>  (EE) NVIDIA(0): *** aborting ***
>>>  (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have usable configuration
>>>      
>>>
>>Had same problem today with 2.6.13-r5.
>>Turned out that nvidia module was not loaded
>>so a simple modprobe nvidia fixed the problem.
>>    
>>
>
>I don't think that's the problem here:
>
>  root: root> modprobe -l
>  ...
>  /lib/modules/2.6.14-gentoo/video/nvidia.ko
>
>  
>
'modprobe -l' simply lists all the modules you have on your system, not 
necessarily the modules you have currently loaded. For the currently 
loaded modules use 'lsmod', or you can 'cat /proc/modules'

For example, when I run 'modprobe -l' I get a big long list of scsi 
drivers and ethernet drivers that I don't have loaded. 'lsmod' just 
gives me this:

Module                  Size  Used by
ndiswrapper           193972  0
nvidia               3712520  14

Hope this helps
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