Re: [gentoo-user] nvidia card problems

[Volker Armin Hemmann]

On Tuesday 25 January 2011 10:55:51 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.

please post:
xorg.conf used
Xorg.0.log
dmesg
lsmod

you can have nv and nvidia installed at the same time. But of course you can 
not use nv if the nvidia module is loaded. And you can not use nvidia if you 
have nvidiafb or nouveau drivers built into the kernel/loaded as modules.