[opensuse-factory] plymouth quirks with NVidia proprietary driver
On 3 x86_64 systems:- * rebooting new kernel with systemd and plymouth. * nouveau loaded and I needed to install the proprietary nvidia 295.40 after a zypper dup had overwritten /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so. * plymouth progress stops. * Alt-F1 keyboard inactive for login but CTRL-ALT-DEL works. * Only login access is via ssh from another box. * If there is no xorg.conf nouveau gets loaded. If there is a xorg.conf nouveau modules not loaded. * Kill X and kdm if noveau is loaded. * Nvidia driver package now installs. * Reboot into KDE either reboot command over ssh or CTRL-ALT-DEL on local box. I suppose if there isn't a route to login via ssh, booting from CD/DVD and creating a dummy xorg.conf wold be the only recourse. Regards Sid. -- Sid Boyce ... Hamradio License G3VBV, Licensed Private Pilot Emeritus IBM/Amdahl Mainframes and Sun/Fujitsu Servers Tech Support Senior Staff Specialist, Cricket Coach Microsoft Windows Free Zone - Linux used for all Computing Tasks -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org
* nouveau loaded and I needed to install the proprietary nvidia 295.40 after a zypper dup had overwritten /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so.
Hi Sid, good points... not all of them but still... do you have grub2 or grub2-efi installed? this is normal... is documented in the nouveau FAQ... pretty annoying... restore the symbolic link and happiness is back.
* plymouth progress stops. * Alt-F1 keyboard inactive for login but CTRL-ALT-DEL works.
* Only login access is via ssh from another box. when you say this, you get a black screen? can you check and post the log of xorg for failures? * If there is no xorg.conf nouveau gets loaded. If there is a xorg.conf nouveau modules not loaded. again xorg errors...
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On 28/04/12 21:46, Alin Marin Elena wrote:
Hi Sid,
* nouveau loaded and I needed to install the proprietary nvidia 295.40 after a zypper dup had overwritten /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so.
good points... not all of them but still... do you have grub2 or grub2-efi installed? It's grub2. I have EFI in the BIOS set to Auto, my .config has "CONFIG_EFI_PARTITION=y" and CONFIG_EFI is not set. this is normal... is documented in the nouveau FAQ... pretty annoying... restore the symbolic link and happiness is back. Of course, quite normal.
* plymouth progress stops. * Alt-F1 keyboard inactive for login but CTRL-ALT-DEL works.
* Only login access is via ssh from another box. when you say this, you get a black screen? can you check and post the log of xorg for failures? The plymouth progress bar just stops. Next kernel build I shall check it, Xorg.0.log.old says "no screens found" but that was without nouveau modules loaded and the nvidia module not built. * If there is no xorg.conf nouveau gets loaded. If there is a xorg.conf nouveau modules not loaded. again xorg errors...
Alin
Most likely cause is "no screens found" as they would be no driver at this stage. Regards Sid. -- Sid Boyce ... Hamradio License G3VBV, Licensed Private Pilot Emeritus IBM/Amdahl Mainframes and Sun/Fujitsu Servers Tech Support Senior Staff Specialist, Cricket Coach Microsoft Windows Free Zone - Linux used for all Computing Tasks -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org
now is a big shot... the no screen error I get myself too... with grub2-efi/systemd/plymouth on some exotic hw (mac bookpro)... on grub/systemd/plymouth I have no issues...
* If there is no xorg.conf nouveau gets loaded. If there is a xorg.conf nouveau modules not loaded.>>
I think the module is loaded... it seems it fails to query the
display. I will check it again tomorrow.
Alin
On 28 April 2012 22:30, Sid Boyce
On 28/04/12 21:46, Alin Marin Elena wrote:
Hi Sid,
good points... not all of them but still... do you have grub2 or grub2-efi installed?
It's grub2. I have EFI in the BIOS set to Auto, my .config has "CONFIG_EFI_PARTITION=y" and CONFIG_EFI is not set.
* nouveau loaded and I needed to install the proprietary nvidia 295.40 after a zypper dup had overwritten /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so.
this is normal... is documented in the nouveau FAQ... pretty annoying... restore the symbolic link and happiness is back.
Of course, quite normal.
* plymouth progress stops. * Alt-F1 keyboard inactive for login but CTRL-ALT-DEL works.
* Only login access is via ssh from another box.
when you say this, you get a black screen? can you check and post the log of xorg for failures?
The plymouth progress bar just stops. Next kernel build I shall check it, Xorg.0.log.old says "no screens found" but that was without nouveau modules loaded and the nvidia module not built.
* If there is no xorg.conf nouveau gets loaded. If there is a xorg.conf
nouveau modules not loaded.>> again xorg errors...
Alin
Most likely cause is "no screens found" as they would be no driver at this stage.
Regards Sid.
-- Sid Boyce ... Hamradio License G3VBV, Licensed Private Pilot Emeritus IBM/Amdahl Mainframes and Sun/Fujitsu Servers Tech Support Senior Staff Specialist, Cricket Coach Microsoft Windows Free Zone - Linux used for all Computing Tasks
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