[gentoo-user] nvidia-drivers segfault when starting X

[Alexander Puchmayr]

Hi there,

When I start X (or start kdm), I get a segmentation fault and no X.

The Xorg-log says:
[  8675.702] (**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
[  8675.702] (==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
[  8675.702] (==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
[  8675.702] (==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
[  8675.702] (**) NVIDIA(0): Option "TwinViewOrientation" "LeftOf"
[  8675.703] (**) NVIDIA(0): Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals"
[  8675.703] (**) NVIDIA(0): Option "UseEvents" "false"
[  8675.703] (**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling 2D acceleration
[  8676.186] (II) NVIDIA(GPU-0): Display (Samsung SyncMaster (DFP-0)) does not 
support NVIDIA
[  8676.186] (II) NVIDIA(GPU-0):     3D Vision stereo.
[  8676.253] (II) NVIDIA(GPU-0): Display (Eizo L565 (DFP-1)) does not support 
NVIDIA 3D Vision
[  8676.253] (II) NVIDIA(GPU-0):     stereo.
[  8676.255] (II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce 7600 GT (G73) at PCI:1:0:0 
(GPU-0)
[  8676.255] (--) NVIDIA(0): Memory: 262144 kBytes
[  8676.255] (--) NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 05.73.22.18.00
[  8676.255] (II) NVIDIA(0): Detected PCI Express Link width: 16X
[  8676.255] (--) NVIDIA(0): Interlaced video modes are supported on this GPU
[  8676.255] (--) NVIDIA(0): Valid display device(s) on GeForce 7600 GT at 
PCI:1:0:0
[  8676.255] (--) NVIDIA(0):     CRT-0
[  8676.255] (--) NVIDIA(0):     CRT-1
[  8676.255] (--) NVIDIA(0):     TV-0
[  8676.255] (--) NVIDIA(0):     Samsung SyncMaster (DFP-0) (connected)
[  8676.255] (--) NVIDIA(0):     Eizo L565 (DFP-1) (connected)
[  8676.255] (--) NVIDIA(0): CRT-0: 400.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
[  8676.255] (--) NVIDIA(0): CRT-1: 400.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
[  8676.255] (--) NVIDIA(0): TV-0: 400.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
[  8676.255] (--) NVIDIA(0): TV encoder: Unknown
[  8676.255] (--) NVIDIA(0): Samsung SyncMaster (DFP-0): 330.0 MHz maximum 
pixel clock
[  8676.255] (--) NVIDIA(0): Samsung SyncMaster (DFP-0): Internal Dual Link 
TMDS
[  8676.255] (--) NVIDIA(0): Eizo L565 (DFP-1): 165.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
[  8676.255] (--) NVIDIA(0): Eizo L565 (DFP-1): Internal Single Link TMDS
[  8676.255] (**) NVIDIA(0): Using HorizSync/VertRefresh ranges from the EDID 
for display
[  8676.255] (**) NVIDIA(0):     device Samsung SyncMaster (DFP-0) (Using EDID 
frequencies
[  8676.255] (**) NVIDIA(0):     has been enabled on all display devices.)
[  8676.255] (**) NVIDIA(0): Using HorizSync/VertRefresh ranges from the EDID 
for display
[  8676.255] (**) NVIDIA(0):     device Eizo L565 (DFP-1) (Using EDID 
frequencies has been
[  8676.255] (**) NVIDIA(0):     enabled on all display devices.)
[  8676.255] (II) NVIDIA(0): Validated MetaModes:
[  8676.255] (II) NVIDIA(0):     "DFP-0:nvidia-auto-select,DFP-1:nvidia-auto-
select"
[  8676.255] (II) NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size determined to be 3200 x 1200
[  8676.256] (WW) NVIDIA(0): Unable to support custom viewPortOut 1920 x 1080 
+0 +60
[  8676.256] (WW) NVIDIA(0): Unable to support custom viewPortOut 1920 x 1080 
+0 +60
[  8676.256] (--) NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (93, 95); computed from "UseEdidDpi" X 
config
[  8676.256] (--) NVIDIA(0):     option
[  8676.256] (**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling 32-bit ARGB GLX visuals.
[  8676.256] (--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
[  8676.262] (II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "DFP-0:nvidia-auto-
select,DFP-1:nvidia-auto-select"
[  8676.286] (EE) 
[  8676.286] (EE) Backtrace:
[  8676.286] (EE) 0: X (xorg_backtrace+0x34) [0x5cd634]
[  8676.286] (EE) 1: X (0x400000+0x1d1ca9) [0x5d1ca9]
[  8676.286] (EE) 2: /lib64/libpthread.so.0 (0x7fe689cb0000+0x10810) 
[0x7fe689cc0810]
[  8676.286] (EE) 3: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so 
(0x7fe6840d8000+0x11643b) [0x7fe6841ee43b]
[  8676.286] (EE) 4: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so 
(0x7fe6840d8000+0x72773) [0x7fe68414a773]
[  8676.286] (EE) 5: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so 
(0x7fe6840d8000+0xeaa01) [0x7fe6841c2a01]
[  8676.286] (EE) 6: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so 
(0x7fe6840d8000+0xe30e4) [0x7fe6841bb0e4]
[  8676.286] (EE) 7: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so 
(0x7fe6840d8000+0xe3820) [0x7fe6841bb820]
[  8676.286] (EE) 8: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so 
(0x7fe6840d8000+0x9447b) [0x7fe68416c47b]
[  8676.286] (EE) 9: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so 
(0x7fe6840d8000+0x8fedb) [0x7fe684167edb]
[  8676.286] (EE) 10: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so 
(0x7fe6840d8000+0xde8f6) [0x7fe6841b68f6]
[  8676.286] (EE) 11: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so 
(0x7fe6840d8000+0x56f6bb) [0x7fe6846476bb]
[  8676.286] (EE) 12: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so 
(0x7fe6840d8000+0x5609f1) [0x7fe6846389f1]
[  8676.286] (EE) 13: X (AddScreen+0x75) [0x43ddb5]
[  8676.286] (EE) 14: X (InitOutput+0x3ec) [0x48b20c]
[  8676.286] (EE) 15: X (0x400000+0x29910) [0x429910]
[  8676.286] (EE) 16: /lib64/libc.so.6 (__libc_start_main+0xec) 
[0x7fe68890a4cc]
[  8676.286] (EE) 17: X (0x400000+0x2a22d) [0x42a22d]
[  8676.286] (EE) 
[  8676.286] (EE) Segmentation fault at address 0x30
[  8676.286] 
Fatal server error:
[  8676.286] Caught signal 11 (Segmentation fault). Server aborting
[  8676.286] 
[  8676.286] (EE) 
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support 


Additionally, dmesg has a line , which might be relevant
8648.219781] NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module  304.88  Wed Mar 
27 14:26:46 PDT 2013
[ 8665.063246] NVRM: Xid (0000:01:00): 6, PE0000 1a74 65c2d922 00000000 
ca92dda4 00000000

The card in question is a GeForce 7600GT, PCI-E on a Asus F2A55-M with a AMD 
5500 CPU and 8GB RAM.

Kernel 3.8.18, nvidia-drivers 304.88 (Last to support the GeForce7600, newer 
drivers do not support it any more).

Any ideas?

Thanks
	Alex