Re: [gentoo-user] nvidia card problems

[Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com>]

Zhu Sha Zang wrote:
> With these vga card
>
> 00:0d.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation C61 [GeForce 7025
> / nForce 630a] (rev a2)
>
>
> after compiling x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-260.19.36 with these flags
> (acpi gtk multilib) i'm receiving this messages when i try to startx:
>
> in dmesg:
>
> nvidia: module license 'NVIDIA' taints kernel.
> ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LMC9] enabled at IRQ 22
> nvidia 0000:00:0d.0: PCI INT A ->  Link[LMC9] ->  GSI 22 (level, low) ->
> IRQ 22
> nvidia 0000:00:0d.0: setting latency timer to 64
> vgaarb: device changed decodes:
> PCI:0000:00:0d.0,olddecodes=io+mem,decodes=none:owns=io+mem
> NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module  260.19.36  Tue Jan 18
> 16:56:11 PST 2011
> nvidia 0000:00:0d.0: PCI INT A disabled
>
> and in /var/log/Xorg.0.log
>
> [  1191.890] (II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver  260.19.36  Tue Jan 18
> 16:57:32 PST 2011
> [  1191.890] (II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
> [  1191.891] (--) using VT number 7
>
> [  1191.902] (EE) No devices detected.
> [  1191.902]
> Fatal server error:
> [  1191.902] no screens found
> [  1191.902]
> Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
>           at http://wiki.x.org
>   for help.
> [  1191.902] Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for
> additional information.
> [  1191.902]
>
>
> This appear using a ancient xorg.conf.
>
>
> Trying to made a new configuration with X -confugure the errors is that:
>
> [root@sakurazukamori ~rodolfo]$ X -configure
>
>                                            10:52
>
> This is a pre-release version of the X server from The X.Org Foundation.
> It is not supported in any way.
> Bugs may be filed in the bugzilla at http://bugs.freedesktop.org/.
> Select the "xorg" product for bugs you find in this release.
> Before reporting bugs in pre-release versions please check the
> latest version in the X.Org Foundation git repository.
> See http://wiki.x.org/wiki/GitPage for git access instructions.
>
> X.Org X Server 1.9.3.901 (1.9.4 RC 1)
> Release Date: 2011-01-07
> X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
> Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.37-gentoo-sakura x86_64 Gentoo
> Current Operating System: Linux sakurazukamori 2.6.37-gentoo-sakura #3
> SMP PREEMPT Tue Jan 25 10:11:30 BRST 2011 x86_64
> Kernel command line: auto BOOT_IMAGE=Gentoo ro root=801
> Build Date: 24 January 2011  10:40:47AM
>
> Current version of pixman: 0.20.2
>          Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
>          to make sure that you have the latest version.
> Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
>          (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
>          (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
> (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Tue Jan 25 10:53:02 2011
> List of video drivers:
>          nv
>          vesa
>          v4l
>          nvidia
>          fbdev
> (++) Using config file: "/root/xorg.conf.new"
> (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
> (EE) NV: The PCI device 0x10de03d6 ((null)) at 00@00:13:0 has a kernel
> module claiming it.
> (EE) NV: This driver cannot operate until it has been unloaded.
> Number of created screens does not match number of detected devices.
>    Configuration failed.
>
>
> I need some light here.
>
> Thanks for now.
>
>    

You may want to check and make sure this is compiled into your kernel.

CONFIG_SYSVIPC

I ran into problems a while back on my new rig and that was missing.  It worked fine after adding that to the kernel.  May not be your problem but worth checking for sure.

Dale

:-)  :-)