[gentoo-user] Re: New Install Problems with X

[gentoo-user] Re: New Install Problems with X

[walt]

On 01/04/2011 08:10 AM, KIM WHALEN wrote:
> I'm trying to do a new install on an amd64 box and there are a lot of problems somewhere between X, Gnome, and the Graphics card. I'm using genkernel so there shouldn't be too much of a problem there.
>
> The graphics card as identified by the system is: nVidia Corporation NV36 [GeForce FX 5700LE]
>
> The base system and xorg-x11 seems to be set up alright. However, when I run startx as a regular
 > user I get errors about drm, dri, and dri2 modules and the screen.

Those drm and dri error messages are normal when using the nvidia drivers, but the screen
error is not normal.  What does it say, exactly?  Did you generate your xorg.conf by doing
Xorg -configure?  Are you using an xorg.conf file at all?

The nouveau driver is not nearly ready for prime time yet, so I'd stick with nivida-drivers
at least until you have everything else working.

[gentoo-user] Re: New Install Problems with X

[walt]

On 01/04/2011 08:10 AM, KIM WHALEN wrote:

> The first package in "emerge gnome" that gives me problems is the app-text/gnome-doc-utils-0.20.1 package. When emerged by itself I get the following output.
>
> # emerge -pv app-text/gnome-doc-utils
> checking for a Python interpreter with version >= 2.4... python
> checking for python version... 3.1

There's your problem -- python-3 is installed by gentoo along with a warning that you
shouldn't use it for anything important, like emerging other packages for example.

#eselect python list
Available Python interpreters:
   [1]   python2.7 *
   [2]   python3.1

On amd64 you may still have python-2.6, so that's the one you should switch to
using eselect python.

RE: [gentoo-user] Re: New Install Problems with X

[KIM WHALEN]

On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 8:56 AM, walt wrote:

> On 01/04/2011 08:10 AM, KIM WHALEN wrote:
>> I'm trying to do a new install on an amd64 box and there are a lot of 
>> problems somewhere between X, Gnome, and the Graphics card. I'm using 
>> genkernel so there shouldn't be too much of a problem there.
>>
>> The graphics card as identified by the system is: nVidia Corporation 
>> NV36 [GeForce FX 5700LE]
>>
>> The base system and xorg-x11 seems to be set up alright. However, 
>> when I run startx as a regular
>> user I get errors about drm, dri, and dri2 modules and the screen.
>
> Those drm and dri error messages are normal when using the nvidia 
> drivers, but the screen
> error is not normal.  What does it say, exactly?  Did you generate 
> your xorg.conf by doing
> Xorg -configure?  Are you using an xorg.conf file at all?
>
> The nouveau driver is not nearly ready for prime time yet, so I'd 
> stick with nivida-drivers
> at least until you have everything else working.

I am not using the xorg.conf file and hal is not in my USE variable in 
make.conf.  The /var/log/genkernel.log file doesn't appear to have 
anything unusually in it.  I've done a number of Gentoo installs over 
the past five years and found that if you follow the instructions 
everything works.  That's not the case this time.  I suspect there's 
something missing from the install documentation that is new whether 
it's an explanation or kernel setting . . . One thing that should be 
mentioned is to make sure python 2.6 is eselect'ed.

When I run Xorg -configure, it produces an xorg.conf.new file but I get 
the following also.  I've tried using nvidia in VIDEO_CARDS also, but it 
still doesn't work.

# Xorg -configure
X.Org X Server 1.9.2
Release Date: 2010-10-30
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.36-gentoo-r5 x86_64 Gentoo
Current Operating System: Linux jenny 2.6.36-gentoo-r5 #1 SMP Sat Jan 1 
05:34:24 EST 2011 x86_64
Kernel command line: root=/dev/ram0 real_root=/dev/hda3 init=/linuxrc 
ramdisk=8192 video=uvesafb:mtrr:3,ywrap,1024x768-32@85
Build Date: 02 January 2011  09:10:37PM

Current version of pixman: 0.20.0
	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: Wed Jan  5 09:03:31 2011
List of video drivers:
	nouveau
	nvidia
FATAL: Error inserting nvidia 
(/lib/modules/2.6.36-gentoo-r5/video/nvidia.ko): No such device

# cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log
[  9669.643]
X.Org X Server 1.9.2
Release Date: 2010-10-30
[  9669.644] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[  9669.644] Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.36-gentoo-r5 x86_64 
Gentoo
[  9669.644] Current Operating System: Linux jenny 2.6.36-gentoo-r5 #1 
SMP Sat Jan 1 05:34:24 EST 2011 x86_64
[  9669.644] Kernel command line: root=/dev/ram0 real_root=/dev/hda3 
init=/linuxrc ramdisk=8192 video=uvesafb:mtrr:3,ywrap,1024x768-32@85
[  9669.644] Build Date: 02 January 2011  09:10:37PM
[  9669.644]
[  9669.644] Current version of pixman: 0.20.0
[  9669.644] 	Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
	to make sure that you have the latest version.
[  9669.644] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default 
setting,
	(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
	(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[  9669.644] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Wed Jan  5 
09:03:31 2011
[  9669.656] (II) Loader magic: 0x7c6120
[  9669.656] (II) Module ABI versions:
[  9669.656] 	X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[  9669.656] 	X.Org Video Driver: 8.0
[  9669.656] 	X.Org XInput driver : 11.0
[  9669.656] 	X.Org Server Extension : 4.0
[  9669.661] (--) PCI:*(0:1:0:0) 10de:0343:0000:0000 rev 161, Mem @ 
0xfd000000/16777216, 0xd0000000/268435456, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
[  9669.674] List of video drivers:
[  9669.674] 	nouveau
[  9669.674] 	nvidia
[  9669.674] (II) LoadModule: "nouveau"
[  9669.687] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nouveau_drv.so
[  9669.716] (II) Module nouveau: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[  9669.716] 	compiled for 1.9.2, module version = 0.0.16
[  9669.716] 	Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[  9669.716] 	ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 8.0
[  9669.717] (II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
[  9669.717] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
[  9669.765] (II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
[  9669.767] 	compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
[  9669.767] 	Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[  9671.269] (EE) NVIDIA: Failed to load the NVIDIA kernel module. 
Please check your
[  9671.269] (EE) NVIDIA:     system's kernel log for additional error 
messages.
[  9671.269] (II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
[  9671.269] (II) Unloading 
/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
[  9671.269] (EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module-specific error, 
0)
[  9671.270] (II) NOUVEAU driver
[  9671.270] (II) NOUVEAU driver for NVIDIA chipset families :
[  9671.270] 	RIVA TNT    (NV04)
[  9671.270] 	RIVA TNT2   (NV05)
[  9671.270] 	GeForce 256 (NV10)
[  9671.270] 	GeForce 2   (NV11, NV15)
[  9671.270] 	GeForce 4MX (NV17, NV18)
[  9671.270] 	GeForce 3   (NV20)
[  9671.270] 	GeForce 4Ti (NV25, NV28)
[  9671.270] 	GeForce FX  (NV3x)
[  9671.270] 	GeForce 6   (NV4x)
[  9671.270] 	GeForce 7   (G7x)
[  9671.270] 	GeForce 8   (G8x)
[  9671.306] (++) Using config file: "/root/xorg.conf.new"
[  9671.306] (==) Using system config directory 
"/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[  9671.307] (==) ServerLayout "X.org Configured"
[  9671.307] (**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
[  9671.307] (**) |   |-->Monitor "Monitor0"
[  9671.307] (**) |   |-->Device "Card0"
[  9671.307] (**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0"
[  9671.307] (**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
[  9671.307] (==) Automatically adding devices
[  9671.307] (==) Automatically enabling devices
[  9671.355] (**) FontPath set to:
	/usr/share/fonts/misc/,
	/usr/share/fonts/TTF/,
	/usr/share/fonts/OTF/,
	/usr/share/fonts/Type1/,
	/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/,
	/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/,
	/usr/share/fonts/misc/,
	/usr/share/fonts/TTF/,
	/usr/share/fonts/OTF/,
	/usr/share/fonts/Type1/,
	/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/,
	/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/
[  9671.355] (**) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib64/xorg/modules"
[  9671.356] (WW) AllowEmptyInput is on, devices using drivers 'kbd', 
'mouse' or 'vmmouse' will be disabled.
[  9671.356] (WW) Disabling Mouse0
[  9671.356] (WW) Disabling Keyboard0
[  9671.356] (EE) [drm] No DRICreatePCIBusID symbol
[  9671.356] Number of created screens does not match number of detected 
devices.
   Configuration failed.

(EE) NVIDIA: Failed to load the NVIDIA kernel module. Please check your
(EE) NVIDIA:     system's kernel log for additional error messages.
(EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module-specific error, 0)
(++) Using config file: "/root/xorg.conf.new"
(==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
(EE) [drm] No DRICreatePCIBusID symbol
Number of created screens does not match number of detected devices.
   Configuration failed.

RE: [gentoo-user] Re: New Install Problems with X

[KIM WHALEN]

On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 9:20 AM, walt wrote:

> On 01/04/2011 08:10 AM, KIM WHALEN wrote:
>
>> The first package in "emerge gnome" that gives me problems is the 
>> app-text/gnome-doc-utils-0.20.1 package. When emerged by itself I get 
>> the following output.
>>
>> # emerge -pv app-text/gnome-doc-utils
>> checking for a Python interpreter with version >= 2.4... python
>> checking for python version... 3.1
>
> There's your problem -- python-3 is installed by gentoo along with a 
> warning that you
> shouldn't use it for anything important, like emerging other packages 
> for example.
>
> #eselect python list
> Available Python interpreters:
>   [1]   python2.7 *
>   [2]   python3.1
>
> On amd64 you may still have python-2.6, so that's the one you should 
> switch to
> using eselect python.

I've already changed that yesterday.  I'm am now using python-2.6 and 
have re-emerged gnome.  After that the problem still existed.  The only 
packages I've installed so far after the base system is xorg-x11 and 
gnome.  This morning I started an "emerge --emptytree world" to rebuild 
everything with python-2.6.  Maybe tonight it will be done and I'll have 
more information.  Apparently and new install on an amd64 box defaults 
to python3.

[gentoo-user] Re: New Install Problems with X

[walt]

On 01/05/2011 06:41 AM, KIM WHALEN wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 8:56 AM, walt wrote:
>
>> On 01/04/2011 08:10 AM, KIM WHALEN wrote:
>>> I'm trying to do a new install on an amd64 box and there are a lot of problems somewhere between X, Gnome, and the Graphics card. I'm using genkernel so there shouldn't be too much of a problem there.
>>>
>>> The graphics card as identified by the system is: nVidia Corporation NV36 [GeForce FX 5700LE]
>>>
>>> The base system and xorg-x11 seems to be set up alright. However, when I run startx as a regular
>>> user I get errors about drm, dri, and dri2 modules and the screen.
>>
>> Those drm and dri error messages are normal when using the nvidia drivers, but the screen
>> error is not normal. What does it say, exactly? Did you generate your xorg.conf by doing
>> Xorg -configure? Are you using an xorg.conf file at all?
>>
>> The nouveau driver is not nearly ready for prime time yet, so I'd stick with nivida-drivers
>> at least until you have everything else working.

> I am not using the xorg.conf file

That's fine for starters.  You may need to add one later if your mouse or keyboard don't work.
(BTW, you need to emerge the xf86-input-evdev driver for the mouse and keyboard if you don't
have an xorg.conf).

> (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Wed Jan 5 09:03:31 2011
> List of video drivers:
> nouveau
> nvidia
> FATAL: Error inserting nvidia (/lib/modules/2.6.36-gentoo-r5/video/nvidia.ko): No such device

That's definitely a problem.  The "no such device" is a bit ambiguous.  I'm thinking maybe
the nouveau and nvidia drivers are fighting with each other, so neither one can get full
control of the video hardware.

IIRC, if you build the nouveau driver into your kernel, it *will* conflict with the nvidia
kernel module.  I keep two different kernel config files, one with nouveau, and the other
without nouveau for use with the nvidia.ko module.

Definitely build a kernel without nouveau at least until you get everything else working --
and then *re*emerge nividia-drivers after you boot the new kernel.  (Compiling/installing
a new kernel will delete all of your existing kernel modules including nvidia.ko!)

RE: [gentoo-user] Re: New Install Problems with X

[KIM WHALEN]

On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 6:25 PM, walt wrote:

> On 01/05/2011 06:41 AM, KIM WHALEN wrote:
>> On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 8:56 AM, walt wrote:
>>
>>> On 01/04/2011 08:10 AM, KIM WHALEN wrote:
>>>> I'm trying to do a new install on an amd64 box and there are a lot 
>>>> of problems somewhere between X, Gnome, and the Graphics card. I'm 
>>>> using genkernel so there shouldn't be too much of a problem there.
>>>>
>>>> The graphics card as identified by the system is: nVidia 
>>>> Corporation NV36 [GeForce FX 5700LE]
>>>>
>>>> The base system and xorg-x11 seems to be set up alright. However, 
>>>> when I run startx as a regular
>>>> user I get errors about drm, dri, and dri2 modules and the screen.
>>>
>>> Those drm and dri error messages are normal when using the nvidia 
>>> drivers, but the screen
>>> error is not normal. What does it say, exactly? Did you generate 
>>> your xorg.conf by doing
>>> Xorg -configure? Are you using an xorg.conf file at all?
>>>
>>> The nouveau driver is not nearly ready for prime time yet, so I'd 
>>> stick with nivida-drivers
>>> at least until you have everything else working.
>
>> I am not using the xorg.conf file
>
> That's fine for starters.  You may need to add one later if your mouse 
> or keyboard don't work.
> (BTW, you need to emerge the xf86-input-evdev driver for the mouse and 
> keyboard if you don't
> have an xorg.conf).
>
>> (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Wed Jan 5 09:03:31 2011
>> List of video drivers:
>> nouveau
>> nvidia
>> FATAL: Error inserting nvidia 
>> (/lib/modules/2.6.36-gentoo-r5/video/nvidia.ko): No such device
>
> That's definitely a problem.  The "no such device" is a bit ambiguous. 
> I'm thinking maybe
> the nouveau and nvidia drivers are fighting with each other, so 
> neither one can get full
> control of the video hardware.
>
> IIRC, if you build the nouveau driver into your kernel, it *will* 
> conflict with the nvidia
> kernel module.  I keep two different kernel config files, one with 
> nouveau, and the other
> without nouveau for use with the nvidia.ko module.
>
> Definitely build a kernel without nouveau at least until you get 
> everything else working --
> and then *re*emerge nividia-drivers after you boot the new kernel. 
> (Compiling/installing
> a new kernel will delete all of your existing kernel modules including 
> nvidia.ko!)

I already had the  xf86-input-evdev driver installed.  I could find 
anything to take out of the kernel, but added nVidia Framebuffer 
Support.
Device Drivers
  +> Graphics Support
          +> Support for Framebuffer Devices
                 +> nVidia Framebuffer Support

Then I "emerge x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers".  That, unfortunately, didn't 
help; it failed to emerge and the output is below.
# emerge x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers
Calculating dependencies... done!
>>> Verifying ebuild manifests
>>> Emerging (1 of 1) x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-260.19.29
>>> Failed to emerge x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-260.19.29, Log file:
>>> 
>>> '/var/tmp/portage/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-260.19.29/temp/build.log'
>>> Jobs: 0 of 1 complete, 1 failed                 Load avg: 0.43, 
>>> 0.13, 0.04
  * Package:    x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-260.19.29
  * Repository: gentoo
  * Maintainer: cardoe@gentoo.org jer@gentoo.org,spock@gentoo.org
  * USE:  amd64 elibc_glibc gtk kernel_linux multilib userland_GNU
  * Determining the location of the kernel source code
  * Found kernel source directory:
  *     /usr/src/linux
  * Found kernel object directory:
  *     /lib/modules/2.6.36-gentoo-r5/build
  * Found sources for kernel version:
  *     2.6.36-gentoo-r5
  * Checking for MTRR support ...
  [ ok ]
  * ***** WARNING *****
  *
  * You are currently installing a version of nvidia-drivers that is
  * known not to work with a video card you have installed on your
  * system. If this is intentional, please ignore this. If it is not
  * please perform the following steps:
  *
  * Add the following mask entry to /etc/portage/package.mask by
  * echo ">=x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-177.0.0" >> 
/etc/portage/package.mask
  *
  * Failure to perform the steps above could result in a non-working
  * X setup.
  *
  * For more information please read:
  * http://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_32667.html
>>> Unpacking source...
>>> Unpacking NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-260.19.29.run to 
>>> /var/tmp/portage/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-260.19.29/work
>>> Source unpacked in 
>>> /var/tmp/portage/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-260.19.29/work
>>> Preparing source in 
>>> /var/tmp/portage/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-260.19.29/work ...
  * Applying 256.35-unified-arch.patch ...
  [ ok ]
  * Converting /kernel/Makefile.kbuild to use M= instead of SUBDIRS= ...
  [ ok ]
>>> Source prepared.
>>> Configuring source in 
>>> /var/tmp/portage/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-260.19.29/work ...
>>> Source configured.
>>> Compiling source in 
>>> /var/tmp/portage/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-260.19.29/work ...
  * Preparing nvidia module
make -j2 HOSTCC=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc 
CROSS_COMPILE=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu- LDFLAGS= IGNORE_CC_MISMATCH=yes V=1 
SYSSRC=/usr/src/linux SYSOUT=/lib/modules/2.6.36-gentoo-r5/build 
HOST_CC=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc clean module
Your kernel was configured to include nvidiafb support!

The nvidiafb driver conflicts with the NVIDIA driver, please
reconfigure your kernel and *disable* nvidiafb support, then
try installing the NVIDIA kernel module again.

*** Failed nvidiafb sanity check. Bailing out! ***

make[1]: *** [build-sanity-checks] Error 1
make: *** [module] Error 2
emake failed
  * ERROR: x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-260.19.29 failed:
  *   Unable to emake HOSTCC=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc 
CROSS_COMPILE=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu- LDFLAGS=  IGNORE_CC_MISMATCH=yes V=1 
SYSSRC=/usr/src/linux 		SYSOUT=/lib/modules/2.6.36-gentoo-r5/build 
HOST_CC=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc clean module
  *
  * Call stack:
  *     ebuild.sh, line   56:  Called src_compile
  *   environment, line 4183:  Called linux-mod_src_compile
  *   environment, line 3084:  Called die
  * The specific snippet of code:
  *               eval "emake HOSTCC=\"$(tc-getBUILD_CC)\" 			 
CROSS_COMPILE=${CHOST}- 						LDFLAGS=\"$(get_abi_LDFLAGS)\" 						 
${BUILD_FIXES} 		${BUILD_PARAMS} 						${BUILD_TARGETS} " || die "Unable 
to emake HOSTCC="$(tc-getBUILD_CC)" CROSS_COMPILE=${CHOST}- 
LDFLAGS="$(get_abi_LDFLAGS)" ${BUILD_FIXES} ${BUILD_PARAMS} 
${BUILD_TARGETS}";
  *
  * If you need support, post the output of 'emerge --info 
=x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-260.19.29',
  * the complete build log and the output of 'emerge -pqv 
=x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-260.19.29'.
  * The complete build log is located at 
'/var/tmp/portage/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-260.19.29/temp/build.log'.
  * The ebuild environment file is located at 
'/var/tmp/portage/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-260.19.29/temp/environment'.
  * S: '/var/tmp/portage/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-260.19.29/work/'

  * Messages for package x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-260.19.29:

  * ***** WARNING *****
  *
  * You are currently installing a version of nvidia-drivers that is
  * known not to work with a video card you have installed on your
  * system. If this is intentional, please ignore this. If it is not
  * please perform the following steps:
  *
  * Add the following mask entry to /etc/portage/package.mask by
  * echo ">=x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-177.0.0" >> 
/etc/portage/package.mask
  *
  * Failure to perform the steps above could result in a non-working
  * X setup.
  *
  * For more information please read:
  * http://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_32667.html
  * ERROR: x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-260.19.29 failed:
  *   Unable to emake HOSTCC=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc 
CROSS_COMPILE=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu- LDFLAGS=  IGNORE_CC_MISMATCH=yes V=1 
SYSSRC=/usr/src/linux 		SYSOUT=/lib/modules/2.6.36-gentoo-r5/build 
HOST_CC=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc clean module
  *
  * Call stack:
  *     ebuild.sh, line   56:  Called src_compile
  *   environment, line 4183:  Called linux-mod_src_compile
  *   environment, line 3084:  Called die
  * The specific snippet of code:
  *               eval "emake HOSTCC=\"$(tc-getBUILD_CC)\" 			 
CROSS_COMPILE=${CHOST}- 						LDFLAGS=\"$(get_abi_LDFLAGS)\" 						 
${BUILD_FIXES} 		${BUILD_PARAMS} 						${BUILD_TARGETS} " || die "Unable 
to emake HOSTCC="$(tc-getBUILD_CC)" CROSS_COMPILE=${CHOST}- 
LDFLAGS="$(get_abi_LDFLAGS)" ${BUILD_FIXES} ${BUILD_PARAMS} 
${BUILD_TARGETS}";
  *
  * If you need support, post the output of 'emerge --info 
=x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-260.19.29',
  * the complete build log and the output of 'emerge -pqv 
=x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-260.19.29'.
  * The complete build log is located at 
'/var/tmp/portage/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-260.19.29/temp/build.log'.
  * The ebuild environment file is located at 
'/var/tmp/portage/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-260.19.29/temp/environment'.
  * S: '/var/tmp/portage/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-260.19.29/work/'

RE: [gentoo-user] Re: New Install Problems with X

[KIM WHALEN]

On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 1:38 PM, KIM WHALEN wrote:

> On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 6:25 PM, walt wrote:
>
>> On 01/05/2011 06:41 AM, KIM WHALEN wrote:
>>> On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 8:56 AM, walt wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 01/04/2011 08:10 AM, KIM WHALEN wrote:
>>>>> I'm trying to do a new install on an amd64 box and there are a lot 
>>>>> of problems somewhere between X, Gnome, and the Graphics card. I'm 
>>>>> using genkernel so there shouldn't be too much of a problem there.
>>>>>
>>>>> The graphics card as identified by the system is: nVidia 
>>>>> Corporation NV36 [GeForce FX 5700LE]
>>>>>
>>>>> The base system and xorg-x11 seems to be set up alright. However, 
>>>>> when I run startx as a regular
>>>>> user I get errors about drm, dri, and dri2 modules and the screen.
>>>>
>>>> Those drm and dri error messages are normal when using the nvidia 
>>>> drivers, but the screen
>>>> error is not normal. What does it say, exactly? Did you generate 
>>>> your xorg.conf by doing
>>>> Xorg -configure? Are you using an xorg.conf file at all?
>>>>
>>>> The nouveau driver is not nearly ready for prime time yet, so I'd 
>>>> stick with nivida-drivers
>>>> at least until you have everything else working.
>>
>>> I am not using the xorg.conf file
>>
>> That's fine for starters.  You may need to add one later if your 
>> mouse or keyboard don't work.
>> (BTW, you need to emerge the xf86-input-evdev driver for the mouse 
>> and keyboard if you don't
>> have an xorg.conf).
>>
>>> (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Wed Jan 5 09:03:31 2011
>>> List of video drivers:
>>> nouveau
>>> nvidia
>>> FATAL: Error inserting nvidia 
>>> (/lib/modules/2.6.36-gentoo-r5/video/nvidia.ko): No such device
>>
>> That's definitely a problem.  The "no such device" is a bit 
>> ambiguous. I'm thinking maybe
>> the nouveau and nvidia drivers are fighting with each other, so 
>> neither one can get full
>> control of the video hardware.
>>
>> IIRC, if you build the nouveau driver into your kernel, it *will* 
>> conflict with the nvidia
>> kernel module.  I keep two different kernel config files, one with 
>> nouveau, and the other
>> without nouveau for use with the nvidia.ko module.
>>
>> Definitely build a kernel without nouveau at least until you get 
>> everything else working --
>> and then *re*emerge nividia-drivers after you boot the new kernel. 
>> (Compiling/installing
>> a new kernel will delete all of your existing kernel modules 
>> including nvidia.ko!)
>
> I already had the  xf86-input-evdev driver installed.  I could find 
> anything to take out of the kernel, but added nVidia Framebuffer 
> Support.
> Device Drivers
>  +> Graphics Support
>          +> Support for Framebuffer Devices
>                 +> nVidia Framebuffer Support
>
> Then I "emerge x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers".  That, unfortunately, 
> didn't help; it failed to emerge and the output is below.
> # emerge x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers
> Calculating dependencies... done!
>>>> Verifying ebuild manifests
>>>> Emerging (1 of 1) x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-260.19.29
>>>> Failed to emerge x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-260.19.29, Log file:
>>>>
>>>> 
>>>> '/var/tmp/portage/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-260.19.29/temp/build.log'
>>>> Jobs: 0 of 1 complete, 1 failed                 Load avg: 0.43, 
>>>> 0.13, 0.04
>  * Package:    x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-260.19.29
>  * Repository: gentoo
>  * Maintainer: cardoe@gentoo.org jer@gentoo.org,spock@gentoo.org
>  * USE:  amd64 elibc_glibc gtk kernel_linux multilib userland_GNU
>  * Determining the location of the kernel source code
>  * Found kernel source directory:
>  *     /usr/src/linux
>  * Found kernel object directory:
>  *     /lib/modules/2.6.36-gentoo-r5/build
>  * Found sources for kernel version:
>  *     2.6.36-gentoo-r5
>  * Checking for MTRR support ...
>  [ ok ]
>  * ***** WARNING *****
>  *
>  * You are currently installing a version of nvidia-drivers that is
>  * known not to work with a video card you have installed on your
>  * system. If this is intentional, please ignore this. If it is not
>  * please perform the following steps:
>  *
>  * Add the following mask entry to /etc/portage/package.mask by
>  * echo ">=x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-177.0.0" >> 
> /etc/portage/package.mask
>  *
>  * Failure to perform the steps above could result in a non-working
>  * X setup.
>  *
>  * For more information please read:
>  * http://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_32667.html
>>>> Unpacking source...
>>>> Unpacking NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-260.19.29.run to 
>>>> /var/tmp/portage/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-260.19.29/work
>>>> Source unpacked in 
>>>> /var/tmp/portage/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-260.19.29/work
>>>> Preparing source in 
>>>> /var/tmp/portage/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-260.19.29/work ...
>  * Applying 256.35-unified-arch.patch ...
>  [ ok ]
>  * Converting /kernel/Makefile.kbuild to use M= instead of SUBDIRS= 
> ...
>  [ ok ]
>>>> Source prepared.
>>>> Configuring source in 
>>>> /var/tmp/portage/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-260.19.29/work ...
>>>> Source configured.
>>>> Compiling source in 
>>>> /var/tmp/portage/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-260.19.29/work ...
>  * Preparing nvidia module
> make -j2 HOSTCC=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc 
> CROSS_COMPILE=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu- LDFLAGS= IGNORE_CC_MISMATCH=yes V=1 
> SYSSRC=/usr/src/linux SYSOUT=/lib/modules/2.6.36-gentoo-r5/build 
> HOST_CC=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc clean module
> Your kernel was configured to include nvidiafb support!
>
> The nvidiafb driver conflicts with the NVIDIA driver, please
> reconfigure your kernel and *disable* nvidiafb support, then
> try installing the NVIDIA kernel module again.
>
> *** Failed nvidiafb sanity check. Bailing out! ***
>
> make[1]: *** [build-sanity-checks] Error 1
> make: *** [module] Error 2
> emake failed
>  * ERROR: x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-260.19.29 failed:
>  *   Unable to emake HOSTCC=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc 
> CROSS_COMPILE=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu- LDFLAGS=  IGNORE_CC_MISMATCH=yes 
> V=1 SYSSRC=/usr/src/linux 		SYSOUT=/lib/modules/2.6.36-gentoo-r5/build 
> HOST_CC=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc clean module
>  *
>  * Call stack:
>  *     ebuild.sh, line   56:  Called src_compile
>  *   environment, line 4183:  Called linux-mod_src_compile
>  *   environment, line 3084:  Called die
>  * The specific snippet of code:
>  *               eval "emake HOSTCC=\"$(tc-getBUILD_CC)\" 			 
> CROSS_COMPILE=${CHOST}- 						LDFLAGS=\"$(get_abi_LDFLAGS)\" 						 
> ${BUILD_FIXES} 		${BUILD_PARAMS} 						${BUILD_TARGETS} " || die 
> "Unable to emake HOSTCC="$(tc-getBUILD_CC)" CROSS_COMPILE=${CHOST}- 
> LDFLAGS="$(get_abi_LDFLAGS)" ${BUILD_FIXES} ${BUILD_PARAMS} 
> ${BUILD_TARGETS}";
>  *
>  * If you need support, post the output of 'emerge --info 
> =x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-260.19.29',
>  * the complete build log and the output of 'emerge -pqv 
> =x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-260.19.29'.
>  * The complete build log is located at 
> '/var/tmp/portage/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-260.19.29/temp/build.log'.
>  * The ebuild environment file is located at 
> '/var/tmp/portage/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-260.19.29/temp/environment'.
>  * S: '/var/tmp/portage/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-260.19.29/work/'
>
>  * Messages for package x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-260.19.29:
>
>  * ***** WARNING *****
>  *
>  * You are currently installing a version of nvidia-drivers that is
>  * known not to work with a video card you have installed on your
>  * system. If this is intentional, please ignore this. If it is not
>  * please perform the following steps:
>  *
>  * Add the following mask entry to /etc/portage/package.mask by
>  * echo ">=x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-177.0.0" >> 
> /etc/portage/package.mask
>  *
>  * Failure to perform the steps above could result in a non-working
>  * X setup.
>  *
>  * For more information please read:
>  * http://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_32667.html
>  * ERROR: x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-260.19.29 failed:
>  *   Unable to emake HOSTCC=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc 
> CROSS_COMPILE=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu- LDFLAGS=  IGNORE_CC_MISMATCH=yes 
> V=1 SYSSRC=/usr/src/linux 		SYSOUT=/lib/modules/2.6.36-gentoo-r5/build 
> HOST_CC=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc clean module
>  *
>  * Call stack:
>  *     ebuild.sh, line   56:  Called src_compile
>  *   environment, line 4183:  Called linux-mod_src_compile
>  *   environment, line 3084:  Called die
>  * The specific snippet of code:
>  *               eval "emake HOSTCC=\"$(tc-getBUILD_CC)\" 			 
> CROSS_COMPILE=${CHOST}- 						LDFLAGS=\"$(get_abi_LDFLAGS)\" 						 
> ${BUILD_FIXES} 		${BUILD_PARAMS} 						${BUILD_TARGETS} " || die 
> "Unable to emake HOSTCC="$(tc-getBUILD_CC)" CROSS_COMPILE=${CHOST}- 
> LDFLAGS="$(get_abi_LDFLAGS)" ${BUILD_FIXES} ${BUILD_PARAMS} 
> ${BUILD_TARGETS}";
>  *
>  * If you need support, post the output of 'emerge --info 
> =x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-260.19.29',
>  * the complete build log and the output of 'emerge -pqv 
> =x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-260.19.29'.
>  * The complete build log is located at 
> '/var/tmp/portage/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-260.19.29/temp/build.log'.
>  * The ebuild environment file is located at 
> '/var/tmp/portage/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-260.19.29/temp/environment'.

Sorry, I did
# echo ">=x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-177.0.0" >> 
/etc/portage/package.mask
first then tried it again and got the following error.
# emerge x11-drivers/nvidia-driversCalculating dependencies... done!
>>> Verifying ebuild manifests
>>> Starting parallel fetch
>>> Emerging (1 of 2) app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-opengl-20100915
>>> Installing (1 of 2) app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-opengl-20100915
>>> Emerging (2 of 2) x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-173.14.28
>>> Failed to emerge x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-173.14.28, Log file:
>>> 
>>> '/var/tmp/portage/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-173.14.28/temp/build.log'
>>> Jobs: 1 of 2 complete, 1 failed                 Load avg: 0.30, 
>>> 0.14, 0.05
  * Package:    x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-173.14.28
  * Repository: gentoo
  * Maintainer: cardoe@gentoo.org jer@gentoo.org,spock@gentoo.org
  * USE:  amd64 elibc_glibc gtk kernel_linux multilib userland_GNU
  * Determining the location of the kernel source code
  * Found kernel source directory:
  *     /usr/src/linux
  * Found kernel object directory:
  *     /lib/modules/2.6.36-gentoo-r5/build
  * Found sources for kernel version:
  *     2.6.36-gentoo-r5
  * Checking for MTRR support ...
  [ ok ]
>>> Unpacking source...
>>> Unpacking NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-173.14.28-pkg2.run to 
>>> /var/tmp/portage/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-173.14.28/work/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-173.14.28-pkg2
>>> Source unpacked in 
>>> /var/tmp/portage/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-173.14.28/work
>>> Preparing source in 
>>> /var/tmp/portage/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-173.14.28/work/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-173.14.28-pkg2 
>>> ...
  * Applying NVIDIA_glx-defines.patch ...
  [ ok ]
  * Applying NVIDIA_glx-glheader.patch ...
  [ ok ]
  * Converting 
NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-173.14.28-pkg2/usr/src/nv/Makefile.kbuild to use M= 
instead of SUBDIRS= ...
  [ ok ]
>>> Source prepared.
>>> Configuring source in 
>>> /var/tmp/portage/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-173.14.28/work/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-173.14.28-pkg2 
>>> ...
>>> Source configured.
>>> Compiling source in 
>>> /var/tmp/portage/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-173.14.28/work/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-173.14.28-pkg2 
>>> ...
  * Preparing nvidia module
make -j2 HOSTCC=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc 
CROSS_COMPILE=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu- LDFLAGS= IGNORE_CC_MISMATCH=yes V=1 
SYSSRC=/usr/src/linux SYSOUT=/lib/modules/2.6.36-gentoo-r5/build 
HOST_CC=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc clean module
Your kernel was configured to include nvidiafb support!

The nvidiafb driver conflicts with the NVIDIA driver, please
reconfigure your kernel and *disable* nvidiafb support, then
try installing the NVIDIA kernel module again.

*** Failed nvidiafb sanity check. Bailing out! ***

make[1]: *** [build-sanity-checks] Error 1
make: *** [module] Error 2
emake failed
  * ERROR: x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-173.14.28 failed:
  *   Unable to emake HOSTCC=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc 
CROSS_COMPILE=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu- LDFLAGS=  IGNORE_CC_MISMATCH=yes V=1 
SYSSRC=/usr/src/linux 		SYSOUT=/lib/modules/2.6.36-gentoo-r5/build 
HOST_CC=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc clean module
  *
  * Call stack:
  *     ebuild.sh, line   56:  Called src_compile
  *   environment, line 4141:  Called linux-mod_src_compile
  *   environment, line 3051:  Called die
  * The specific snippet of code:
  *               eval "emake HOSTCC=\"$(tc-getBUILD_CC)\" 			 
CROSS_COMPILE=${CHOST}- 						LDFLAGS=\"$(get_abi_LDFLAGS)\" 						 
${BUILD_FIXES} 		${BUILD_PARAMS} 						${BUILD_TARGETS} " || die "Unable 
to emake HOSTCC="$(tc-getBUILD_CC)" CROSS_COMPILE=${CHOST}- 
LDFLAGS="$(get_abi_LDFLAGS)" ${BUILD_FIXES} ${BUILD_PARAMS} 
${BUILD_TARGETS}";
  *
  * If you need support, post the output of 'emerge --info 
=x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-173.14.28',
  * the complete build log and the output of 'emerge -pqv 
=x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-173.14.28'.
  * The complete build log is located at 
'/var/tmp/portage/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-173.14.28/temp/build.log'.
  * The ebuild environment file is located at 
'/var/tmp/portage/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-173.14.28/temp/environment'.
  * S: 
'/var/tmp/portage/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-173.14.28/work/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-173.14.28-pkg2'

  * Messages for package x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-173.14.28:

  * ERROR: x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-173.14.28 failed:
  *   Unable to emake HOSTCC=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc 
CROSS_COMPILE=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu- LDFLAGS=  IGNORE_CC_MISMATCH=yes V=1 
SYSSRC=/usr/src/linux 		SYSOUT=/lib/modules/2.6.36-gentoo-r5/build 
HOST_CC=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc clean module
  *
  * Call stack:
  *     ebuild.sh, line   56:  Called src_compile
  *   environment, line 4141:  Called linux-mod_src_compile
  *   environment, line 3051:  Called die
  * The specific snippet of code:
  *               eval "emake HOSTCC=\"$(tc-getBUILD_CC)\" 			 
CROSS_COMPILE=${CHOST}- 						LDFLAGS=\"$(get_abi_LDFLAGS)\" 						 
${BUILD_FIXES} 		${BUILD_PARAMS} 						${BUILD_TARGETS} " || die "Unable 
to emake HOSTCC="$(tc-getBUILD_CC)" CROSS_COMPILE=${CHOST}- 
LDFLAGS="$(get_abi_LDFLAGS)" ${BUILD_FIXES} ${BUILD_PARAMS} 
${BUILD_TARGETS}";
  *
  * If you need support, post the output of 'emerge --info 
=x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-173.14.28',
  * the complete build log and the output of 'emerge -pqv 
=x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-173.14.28'.
  * The complete build log is located at 
'/var/tmp/portage/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-173.14.28/temp/build.log'.
  * The ebuild environment file is located at 
'/var/tmp/portage/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-173.14.28/temp/environment'.
  * S: 
'/var/tmp/portage/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-173.14.28/work/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-173.14.28-pkg2'

  * GNU info directory index is up-to-date.

  * IMPORTANT: config file '/etc/conf.d/clock' needs updating.

  * IMPORTANT: config file '/etc/rc.conf' needs updating.
  * See the CONFIGURATION FILES section of the emerge
  * man page to learn how to update config files.


>  * S: '/var/tmp/portage/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-260.19.29/work/'

[gentoo-user] Re: New Install Problems with X

[walt]

On 01/06/2011 10:43 AM, KIM WHALEN wrote:

> Sorry, I did
> # echo ">=x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-177.0.0" >> /etc/portage/package.mask
> first

Good, you're now trying to install the correct version.

> then tried it again and got the following error.

> Your kernel was configured to include nvidiafb support!
>
> The nvidiafb driver conflicts with the NVIDIA driver, please
> reconfigure your kernel and *disable* nvidiafb support, then
> try installing the NVIDIA kernel module again.

Looks like you haven't done that yet, right?

RE: [gentoo-user] Re: New Install Problems with X

[KIM WHALEN]

On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 3:02 PM, walt wrote:

> On 01/06/2011 10:43 AM, KIM WHALEN wrote:
>
>> Sorry, I did
>> # echo ">=x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-177.0.0" >> 
>> /etc/portage/package.mask
>> first
>
> Good, you're now trying to install the correct version.
>
>> then tried it again and got the following error.
>
>> Your kernel was configured to include nvidiafb support!
>>
>> The nvidiafb driver conflicts with the NVIDIA driver, please
>> reconfigure your kernel and *disable* nvidiafb support, then
>> try installing the NVIDIA kernel module again.
>
> Looks like you haven't done that yet, right?

Haven't got it installed yet.  Should I just buy a new nVidia card?  I 
really wouldn't mind, I just don't want to get a new one if I'm going to 
have the same problems.  Thanks.

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New Install Problems with X

[Volker Armin Hemmann]

On Thursday 06 January 2011 20:10:15 KIM WHALEN wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 3:02 PM, walt wrote:
> > On 01/06/2011 10:43 AM, KIM WHALEN wrote:
> >> Sorry, I did
> >> # echo ">=x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-177.0.0" >>
> >> /etc/portage/package.mask
> >> first
> > 
> > Good, you're now trying to install the correct version.
> > 
> >> then tried it again and got the following error.
> >> 
> >> Your kernel was configured to include nvidiafb support!
> >> 
> >> The nvidiafb driver conflicts with the NVIDIA driver, please
> >> reconfigure your kernel and *disable* nvidiafb support, then
> >> try installing the NVIDIA kernel module again.
> > 
> > Looks like you haven't done that yet, right?
> 
> Haven't got it installed yet.  Should I just buy a new nVidia card?  I
> really wouldn't mind, I just don't want to get a new one if I'm going to
> have the same problems.  Thanks.

could you please use an email client that does not butcher threading?

And a new card does not help you if you don't set up your kernel correctly.

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New Install Problems with X

[KIM WHALEN]

On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 4:20 PM, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote:

> On Thursday 06 January 2011 20:10:15 KIM WHALEN wrote:
>> On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 3:02 PM, walt wrote:
>>> On 01/06/2011 10:43 AM, KIM WHALEN wrote:
>>>> Sorry, I did
>>>> # echo ">=x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-177.0.0" >>
>>>> /etc/portage/package.mask
>>>> first
>>>
>>> Good, you're now trying to install the correct version.
>>>
>>>> then tried it again and got the following error.
>>>>
>>>> Your kernel was configured to include nvidiafb support!
>>>>
>>>> The nvidiafb driver conflicts with the NVIDIA driver, please
>>>> reconfigure your kernel and *disable* nvidiafb support, then
>>>> try installing the NVIDIA kernel module again.
>>>
>>> Looks like you haven't done that yet, right?
>>
>> Haven't got it installed yet.  Should I just buy a new nVidia card? 
>> I
>> really wouldn't mind, I just don't want to get a new one if I'm going 
>> to
>> have the same problems.  Thanks.
>
> could you please use an email client that does not butcher threading?
>
> And a new card does not help you if you don't set up your kernel 
> correctly.

I made the kernel with the nvidia driver as a module and the "emerge 
x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers" worked.  However, running Xorg -configure 
still fails.

. . . and I would love to use and email client that doesn't butcher 
threading, but I can't until I get this problem fixed.  I have to do a 
remote login from a machine at work and use optonline's webbased client. 
Sorry.

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New Install Problems with X

[Jake Moe]

On 01/07/11 09:51, KIM WHALEN wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 4:20 PM, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote:
>
>> On Thursday 06 January 2011 20:10:15 KIM WHALEN wrote:
>>> On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 3:02 PM, walt wrote:
>>>> On 01/06/2011 10:43 AM, KIM WHALEN wrote:
>>>>> Sorry, I did
>>>>> # echo ">=x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-177.0.0" >>
>>>>> /etc/portage/package.mask
>>>>> first
>>>>
>>>> Good, you're now trying to install the correct version.
>>>>
>>>>> then tried it again and got the following error.
>>>>>
>>>>> Your kernel was configured to include nvidiafb support!
>>>>>
>>>>> The nvidiafb driver conflicts with the NVIDIA driver, please
>>>>> reconfigure your kernel and *disable* nvidiafb support, then
>>>>> try installing the NVIDIA kernel module again.
>>>>
>>>> Looks like you haven't done that yet, right?
>>>
>>> Haven't got it installed yet.  Should I just buy a new nVidia card? I
>>> really wouldn't mind, I just don't want to get a new one if I'm
>>> going to
>>> have the same problems.  Thanks.
>>
>> could you please use an email client that does not butcher threading?
>>
>> And a new card does not help you if you don't set up your kernel
>> correctly.
>
> I made the kernel with the nvidia driver as a module and the "emerge
> x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers" worked.  However, running Xorg -configure
> still fails.
>
> . . . and I would love to use and email client that doesn't butcher
> threading, but I can't until I get this problem fixed.  I have to do a
> remote login from a machine at work and use optonline's webbased
> client. Sorry.
>
But the warning message specifically says to *disable* that support, not
just make it a module.  From what I remember, you can't have *any*
support for framebuffer in your kernel config.

Also, if you're getting to a new step, can you include the output from
"Xorg -configure"?

Jake Moe

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New Install Problems with X

[Volker Armin Hemmann]

On Thursday 06 January 2011 23:51:38 KIM WHALEN wrote:

> I made the kernel with the nvidia driver as a module and the "emerge
> x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers" worked.  However, running Xorg -configure
> still fails.

you don't even need that.

cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Section "ServerLayout"
        Identifier     "aticonfig Layout"
        Screen      0  "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0" 0 0
        InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
        InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Module"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier  "Mouse0"
        Driver      "evdev"
        Option      "CorePointer"
        Option      "Name" "Logitech, Inc. MX610 Laser Cordless Mouse"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier  "Keyboard0"
        Driver      "evdev"
        Option      "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
        Option      "XkbRules" "xorg"
        Option      "XkbModel" "evdev"
        Option      "XkbLayout" "de"
        Option      "XkbOptions" "terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier   "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-0"
        Option      "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
        Option      "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
        Option      "DPMS" "true"
EndSection

Section "Device"
        Identifier  "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
        Driver      "fglrx"
        BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
        Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0"
        Device     "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
        Monitor    "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-0"
        DefaultDepth     24
        SubSection "Display"
                Viewport   0 0
                Depth     24
        EndSubSection
EndSection


this is for fglrx - just change fglrx to nvidia - and you have a working 
nvidia xorg.conf.

Just stop doing stupid things with your kernel config. No framebuffer. Not even 
as modules!

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New Install Problems with X

[Alan McKinnon]

Apparently, though unproven, at 22:10 on Thursday 06 January 2011, KIM WHALEN 
did opine thusly:

> On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 3:02 PM, walt wrote:
> > On 01/06/2011 10:43 AM, KIM WHALEN wrote:
> >> Sorry, I did
> >> # echo ">=x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-177.0.0" >>
> >> /etc/portage/package.mask
> >> first
> > 
> > Good, you're now trying to install the correct version.
> > 
> >> then tried it again and got the following error.
> >> 
> >> Your kernel was configured to include nvidiafb support!
> >> 
> >> The nvidiafb driver conflicts with the NVIDIA driver, please
> >> reconfigure your kernel and *disable* nvidiafb support, then
> >> try installing the NVIDIA kernel module again.
> > 
> > Looks like you haven't done that yet, right?
> 
> Haven't got it installed yet.  Should I just buy a new nVidia card?  I
> really wouldn't mind, I just don't want to get a new one if I'm going to
> have the same problems.  Thanks.

For completeness, you do not actually need to remove all FB support to use 
nVidia proprietary drivers, just the nVidia-specific ones. You can use  

CONFIG_FB_VESA=y

just fine like I do. It gives me more than 80x25 on the console which is how I 
like it. 


-- 
alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New Install Problems with X

[dhkuhl]

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----- Original Message -----
From: Volker Armin Hemmann 
Date: Thursday, January 6, 2011 10:25 pm
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New Install Problems with X
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org

> On Thursday 06 January 2011 23:51:38 KIM WHALEN wrote:
> 
> > I made the kernel with the nvidia driver as a module and the "emerge
> > x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers" worked. However, running Xorg -
> configure> still fails.
> 
> you don't even need that.
> 
> cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf
> Section "ServerLayout"
> Identifier "aticonfig Layout"
> Screen 0 "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0" 0 0
> InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
> InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Module"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "InputDevice"
> Identifier "Mouse0"
> Driver "evdev"
> Option "CorePointer"
> Option "Name" "Logitech, Inc. MX610 Laser Cordless Mouse"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "InputDevice"
> Identifier "Keyboard0"
> Driver "evdev"
> Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
> Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
> Option "XkbModel" "evdev"
> Option "XkbLayout" "de"
> Option "XkbOptions" "terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Monitor"
> Identifier "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-0"
> Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
> Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
> Option "DPMS" "true"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Device"
> Identifier "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
> Driver "fglrx"
> BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Screen"
> Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0"
> Device "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
> Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-0"
> DefaultDepth 24
> SubSection "Display"
> Viewport 0 0
> Depth 24
> EndSubSection
> EndSection
> 
> 
> this is for fglrx - just change fglrx to nvidia - and you have a 
> working 
> nvidia xorg.conf.
> 
> Just stop doing stupid things with your kernel config. No 
> framebuffer. Not even 
> as modules!
> 
> 
> 
 
After about two week of head banging this was the fix.  I change the Driver to nvidia and startx worked.  The only difference was in my xorg.conf the driver was set to nouveau instead of fglrx.
 
I know there were other issues, but if this fix was done first I could have avoided a lot of unnecessary kernal and driver builds in addition to the experimentation.
 
Thanks,
--dhk 

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