[Bug 278518] New: nvidia driver installation succeeds but X won't start
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=278518 Summary: nvidia driver installation succeeds but X won't start Product: openSUSE 10.2 Version: Final Platform: Other OS/Version: Other Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: X.Org AssignedTo: sndirsch@novell.com ReportedBy: andre@terpstra.nu QAContact: sndirsch@novell.com I have a laptop with an nVidia GeForce 6150 Go chip. The standard OpenSuse 10.2 installation worked like a charm. However the standard "nv" driver does not offer 3D support AFAIK. So I installed the nvidia closed-source driver (96.31 I think) using the standard Yast2 method and precisely carried out the steps in the How-to. However, after restarting the system X won't start anymore. The error is the well-known error message "no usable screens found". The problem may however be different because the nvidia module fails to get inserted according to the system log. Could it be a framebuffer problem? I know that the kernel nvidiafb module and the nvidia driver are incompatible but do not know whether OpenSuse uses vesafb or nvidiafb. I also have another linux distro on this same laptop (Gentoo) and that one works perfectly using the nvidia 97.55 drivers. P.S. This is an X86_64 AMD installation. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=278518 andre@terpstra.nu changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Priority|P5 - None |P3 - Medium Platform|Other |x86-64 Found By|Other |Customer -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=278518 sndirsch@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |andre@terpstra.nu ------- Comment #1 from sndirsch@novell.com 2007-05-26 13:57 MST ------- This rings a bell. What's the output of hwinfo --gfxcard and rpm --supplements -q nvidia-gfx-kmp-default -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=278518 andre@terpstra.nu changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |NEW Info Provider|andre@terpstra.nu | ------- Comment #3 from andre@terpstra.nu 2007-05-27 00:27 MST ------- Created an attachment (id=142434) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=142434&action=view) command output #2 -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=278518 sndirsch@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |kspencer@nvidia.com Status|NEW |ASSIGNED ------- Comment #4 from sndirsch@novell.com 2007-05-27 01:15 MST ------- Vendor: pci 0x10de "nVidia Corporation" Device: pci 0x0244 "GeForce Go 6150" This seems to be another secret/undocumentend device supported by the driver. Even not in 100.14.06. :-( This will be fixed once a package update will be available. For now you need to run the manual procedure to install the 9755 driver. I'm sorry. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=278518 sndirsch@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|ASSIGNED |RESOLVED Resolution| |FIXED ------- Comment #5 from sndirsch@novell.com 2007-05-27 01:30 MST ------- fixed for next package update. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=278518 ------- Comment #6 from andre@terpstra.nu 2007-05-27 03:44 MST ------- Stefan: I'm sorry but I'm not a regular SuSe user so this queation is probably trivial: waht's the quickest way to revert to the old SuSe-installed driver? André. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=278518 ------- Comment #7 from sndirsch@novell.com 2007-05-27 04:11 MST ------- Just uninstall the packages nvidiag-gfx-kmp-default x11-video-nvidia Then invoke "sax2 -r". ==> nv driver For the manual procedure to install the NVIDIA driver see again my HOWTO. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=278518 ------- Comment #8 from andre@terpstra.nu 2007-05-27 04:31 MST ------- OK thx, I already guessed and should have tried better! 1-0 for SuSe/Yast2 it's a wonderful combination! One little problem however, I cannot install the 'gcc' package. It's not found by Yast2. 'make' and 'kernel-source' I already have. It seems like an installation source problem. I'm working on it. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=278518 ------- Comment #9 from andre@terpstra.nu 2007-05-27 04:34 MST ------- Yes, that was it. Somehow the installation DVD-ROM was not available. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=278518 ------- Comment #10 from andre@terpstra.nu 2007-05-27 04:39 MST ------- Success! Again, a very nice distro... -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
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