[opensuse] openSUSE 11.3 RC1 looks good
Just did a network install of 11.3 RC1 on my Dell laptop. I connected every USB dodad to see how hardware discovery went. Overall, things look really good. I had only these things happen (that I found thus far): 1. In the network install, the initial attempt at finding the install server failed. It then went to a character-based version, where I could specify the wi-fi and not eth0 should be used. I did not see that option in the GUI install. Perhaps I missed it. But the character install got the 11.3 install parts, and then it was business as usual with the openSUSE GUI install. 2. On my nvidia chipset, it used the Nouveau driver, which is now the default. Whereas the effects work with the the NVidia driver on 11.2, this driver keeps disabling the effects. I will see if I can get the driver to work. If not, I will change to the Nvidia driver. 3. Sound. But then again, it would not be a SUSE distro without sound issues... Sound works in YaST. But programs like Amarok emit no sound from internet audio sources. They claim to be playing something. But I hear nothing. I will sort this out. I am only describing what you get out of the can. Perhaps there is a simple solution. My overall impression is that 11.3 looks to be a keeper. For us, the last keeper (we tell our customers to buy) was 10.3. Maybe we are a .3 release user. But I think this release is worth a look. Tonight I will check out the new lightweight desktop. -- Roger Oberholtzer OPQ Systems / Ramböll RST Ramböll Sverige AB Krukmakargatan 21 P.O. Box 17009 SE-104 62 Stockholm, Sweden Office: Int +46 10-615 60 20 Mobile: Int +46 70-815 1696 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Roger Oberholtzer wrote: <snip>
2. On my nvidia chipset, it used the Nouveau driver, which is now the default. Whereas the effects work with the the NVidia driver on 11.2, this driver keeps disabling the effects. I will see if I can get the driver to work. If not, I will change to the Nvidia driver.
<snip> Did you try to install the Nvidia driver? I did on 11.3 rc2 and got: <snip>
NVIDIA: calling KBUILD... make -C /lib/modules/2.6.34-12-desktop/build \ KBUILD_SRC=/usr/src/linux-2.6.34-12 \ KBUILD_EXTMOD="/tmp/selfgz7489/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-256.35/kernel" -f /usr/s rc/linux-2.6.34-12/Makefile \ modules test -e include/generated/autoconf.h -a -e include/config/auto.conf || ( \ echo; \ echo " ERROR: Kernel configuration is invalid."; \ echo " include/generated/autoconf.h or include/config/auto.conf are missing.";\ echo " Run 'make oldconfig && make prepare' on kernel src to fix it ."; \ echo; \ /bin/false)
Then a bunch of compiles followed by:
NVIDIA: left KBUILD. -> done. -> Kernel module compilation complete. ERROR: Unable to load the kernel module 'nvidia.ko'. This happens most frequently when this kernel module was built against the wrong or improperly configured kernel sources, with a version of gcc that differs from the one used to build the target kernel, or if a driver such as rivafb/nvidiafb is present and prevents the NVIDIA kernel module from obtaining ownership of the NVIDIA graphics device(s), or NVIDIA GPU installed in this system is not supported by this NVIDIA Linux graphics driver release.
Please see the log entries 'Kernel module load error' and 'Kernel messages' at the end of the file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' for more information. -> Kernel module load error: insmod: error inserting './kernel/nvidia.ko': -1 No such device -> Kernel messages: [ 34.745592] Slow work thread pool: Starting up [ 34.745650] Slow work thread pool: Ready [ 34.745684] FS-Cache: Loaded [ 34.764200] FS-Cache: Netfs 'nfs' registered for caching [ 35.511772] BIOS EDD facility v0.16 2004-Jun-25, 2 devices found [ 153.773420] nvidia: module license 'NVIDIA' taints kernel. [ 153.773424] Disabling lock debugging due to kernel taint [ 154.381317] NVRM: The NVIDIA probe routine was not called for 1 device(s). [ 154.381321] NVRM: This can occur when a driver such as nouveau, rivafb, [ 154.381322] NVRM: nvidiafb, or rivatv was loaded and obtained ownership of [ 154.381324] NVRM: the NVIDIA device(s). [ 154.381326] NVRM: Try unloading the conflicting kernel module (and/or [ 154.381328] NVRM: reconfigure your kernel without the conflicting [ 154.381329] NVRM: driver(s)), then try loading the NVIDIA kernel module [ 154.381331] NVRM: again. [ 154.381333] NVRM: No NVIDIA graphics adapter probed! [ 348.010772] NVRM: The NVIDIA probe routine was not called for 1 device(s). [ 348.010775] NVRM: This can occur when a driver such as nouveau, rivafb, [ 348.010777] NVRM: nvidiafb, or rivatv was loaded and obtained ownership of [ 348.010778] NVRM: the NVIDIA device(s). [ 348.010781] NVRM: Try unloading the conflicting kernel module (and/or [ 348.010782] NVRM: reconfigure your kernel without the conflicting [ 348.010784] NVRM: driver(s)), then try loading the NVIDIA kernel module [ 348.010785] NVRM: again. [ 348.010787] NVRM: No NVIDIA graphics adapter probed! ERROR: Installation has failed. Please see the file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' for details. You may find suggestions on fixing installation problems in the README available on the Linux driver download page at www.nvidia.com.
That was after I did the make oldconfig && make prepare running in level 3 as root. The web site wasn't much help. Any ideas? -- Bob -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Wed, 2010-07-07 at 07:35 -0400, Bob Ewart wrote:
Roger Oberholtzer wrote: <snip>
2. On my nvidia chipset, it used the Nouveau driver, which is now the default. Whereas the effects work with the the NVidia driver on 11.2, this driver keeps disabling the effects. I will see if I can get the driver to work. If not, I will change to the Nvidia driver.
<snip>
Did you try to install the Nvidia driver?
No. I thought I would wait for the final release when the nvidia driver is available for 11.3. I am instead trying to sort out mobile broadband on that release. Only so much fiddle time :) Still, I would have expected more success than you had. I know that when you compile kernel modules, you need to be sure all the kernel packages are installed. One of them contains the configuration and the various include files that the configuration generates for the kernel you are running. I suspect this is your problem in getting the nvidia driver to compile. I never remember which module it is. You can also try (if a kernel rpm provides no joy): cd /usr/src/linux-2.6.34-12 make oldconfig && make prepare which does the same thing using the currently running kernel to get the settings right.
I did on 11.3 rc2 and got:
<snip>
NVIDIA: calling KBUILD... make -C /lib/modules/2.6.34-12-desktop/build \ KBUILD_SRC=/usr/src/linux-2.6.34-12 \ KBUILD_EXTMOD="/tmp/selfgz7489/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-256.35/kernel" -f /usr/s rc/linux-2.6.34-12/Makefile \ modules test -e include/generated/autoconf.h -a -e include/config/auto.conf || ( \ echo; \ echo " ERROR: Kernel configuration is invalid."; \ echo " include/generated/autoconf.h or include/config/auto.conf are missing.";\ echo " Run 'make oldconfig && make prepare' on kernel src to fix it ."; \ echo; \ /bin/false)
Then a bunch of compiles followed by:
NVIDIA: left KBUILD. -> done. -> Kernel module compilation complete. ERROR: Unable to load the kernel module 'nvidia.ko'. This happens most frequently when this kernel module was built against the wrong or improperly configured kernel sources, with a version of gcc that differs from the one used to build the target kernel, or if a driver such as rivafb/nvidiafb is present and prevents the NVIDIA kernel module from obtaining ownership of the NVIDIA graphics device(s), or NVIDIA GPU installed in this system is not supported by this NVIDIA Linux graphics driver release.
Please see the log entries 'Kernel module load error' and 'Kernel messages' at the end of the file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' for more information. -> Kernel module load error: insmod: error inserting './kernel/nvidia.ko': -1 No such device -> Kernel messages: [ 34.745592] Slow work thread pool: Starting up [ 34.745650] Slow work thread pool: Ready [ 34.745684] FS-Cache: Loaded [ 34.764200] FS-Cache: Netfs 'nfs' registered for caching [ 35.511772] BIOS EDD facility v0.16 2004-Jun-25, 2 devices found [ 153.773420] nvidia: module license 'NVIDIA' taints kernel. [ 153.773424] Disabling lock debugging due to kernel taint [ 154.381317] NVRM: The NVIDIA probe routine was not called for 1 device(s). [ 154.381321] NVRM: This can occur when a driver such as nouveau, rivafb, [ 154.381322] NVRM: nvidiafb, or rivatv was loaded and obtained ownership of [ 154.381324] NVRM: the NVIDIA device(s). [ 154.381326] NVRM: Try unloading the conflicting kernel module (and/or [ 154.381328] NVRM: reconfigure your kernel without the conflicting [ 154.381329] NVRM: driver(s)), then try loading the NVIDIA kernel module [ 154.381331] NVRM: again. [ 154.381333] NVRM: No NVIDIA graphics adapter probed! [ 348.010772] NVRM: The NVIDIA probe routine was not called for 1 device(s). [ 348.010775] NVRM: This can occur when a driver such as nouveau, rivafb, [ 348.010777] NVRM: nvidiafb, or rivatv was loaded and obtained ownership of [ 348.010778] NVRM: the NVIDIA device(s). [ 348.010781] NVRM: Try unloading the conflicting kernel module (and/or [ 348.010782] NVRM: reconfigure your kernel without the conflicting [ 348.010784] NVRM: driver(s)), then try loading the NVIDIA kernel module [ 348.010785] NVRM: again. [ 348.010787] NVRM: No NVIDIA graphics adapter probed! ERROR: Installation has failed. Please see the file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' for details. You may find suggestions on fixing installation problems in the README available on the Linux driver download page at www.nvidia.com.
That was after I did the make oldconfig && make prepare running in level 3 as root.
The web site wasn't much help.
Any ideas?
-- Bob
-- Roger Oberholtzer OPQ Systems / Ramböll RST Ramböll Sverige AB Krukmakargatan 21 P.O. Box 17009 SE-104 62 Stockholm, Sweden Office: Int +46 10-615 60 20 Mobile: Int +46 70-815 1696 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Roger Oberholtzer wrote:
On Wed, 2010-07-07 at 07:35 -0400, Bob Ewart wrote:
Roger Oberholtzer wrote: <snip>
2. On my nvidia chipset, it used the Nouveau driver, which is now the default. Whereas the effects work with the the NVidia driver on 11.2, this driver keeps disabling the effects. I will see if I can get the driver to work. If not, I will change to the Nvidia driver.
<snip>
Did you try to install the Nvidia driver?
No. I thought I would wait for the final release when the nvidia driver is available for 11.3. I am instead trying to sort out mobile broadband on that release. Only so much fiddle time :)
Still, I would have expected more success than you had. I know that when you compile kernel modules, you need to be sure all the kernel packages are installed. One of them contains the configuration and the various include files that the configuration generates for the kernel you are running. I suspect this is your problem in getting the nvidia driver to compile. I never remember which module it is.
You can also try (if a kernel rpm provides no joy):
cd /usr/src/linux-2.6.34-12 make oldconfig && make prepare
which does the same thing using the currently running kernel to get the settings right.
The listing below is after I did the cd /usr/src/linux-2.6.34-12 make oldconfig && make prepare So there's no joy here. I'm hoping that the released version will give us back the NVidia repository. That's my only hope now.
I did on 11.3 rc2 and got:
<snip>
NVIDIA: calling KBUILD... make -C /lib/modules/2.6.34-12-desktop/build \ KBUILD_SRC=/usr/src/linux-2.6.34-12 \ KBUILD_EXTMOD="/tmp/selfgz7489/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-256.35/kernel" -f /usr/s rc/linux-2.6.34-12/Makefile \ modules test -e include/generated/autoconf.h -a -e include/config/auto.conf || ( \ echo; \ echo " ERROR: Kernel configuration is invalid."; \ echo " include/generated/autoconf.h or include/config/auto.conf are missing.";\ echo " Run 'make oldconfig && make prepare' on kernel src to fix it ."; \ echo; \ /bin/false)
Then a bunch of compiles followed by:
NVIDIA: left KBUILD. -> done. -> Kernel module compilation complete. ERROR: Unable to load the kernel module 'nvidia.ko'. This happens most frequently when this kernel module was built against the wrong or improperly configured kernel sources, with a version of gcc that differs from the one used to build the target kernel, or if a driver such as rivafb/nvidiafb is present and prevents the NVIDIA kernel module from obtaining ownership of the NVIDIA graphics device(s), or NVIDIA GPU installed in this system is not supported by this NVIDIA Linux graphics driver release.
Please see the log entries 'Kernel module load error' and 'Kernel messages' at the end of the file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' for more information. -> Kernel module load error: insmod: error inserting './kernel/nvidia.ko': -1 No such device -> Kernel messages: [ 34.745592] Slow work thread pool: Starting up [ 34.745650] Slow work thread pool: Ready [ 34.745684] FS-Cache: Loaded [ 34.764200] FS-Cache: Netfs 'nfs' registered for caching [ 35.511772] BIOS EDD facility v0.16 2004-Jun-25, 2 devices found [ 153.773420] nvidia: module license 'NVIDIA' taints kernel. [ 153.773424] Disabling lock debugging due to kernel taint [ 154.381317] NVRM: The NVIDIA probe routine was not called for 1 device(s). [ 154.381321] NVRM: This can occur when a driver such as nouveau, rivafb, [ 154.381322] NVRM: nvidiafb, or rivatv was loaded and obtained ownership of [ 154.381324] NVRM: the NVIDIA device(s). [ 154.381326] NVRM: Try unloading the conflicting kernel module (and/or [ 154.381328] NVRM: reconfigure your kernel without the conflicting [ 154.381329] NVRM: driver(s)), then try loading the NVIDIA kernel module [ 154.381331] NVRM: again. [ 154.381333] NVRM: No NVIDIA graphics adapter probed! [ 348.010772] NVRM: The NVIDIA probe routine was not called for 1 device(s). [ 348.010775] NVRM: This can occur when a driver such as nouveau, rivafb, [ 348.010777] NVRM: nvidiafb, or rivatv was loaded and obtained ownership of [ 348.010778] NVRM: the NVIDIA device(s). [ 348.010781] NVRM: Try unloading the conflicting kernel module (and/or [ 348.010782] NVRM: reconfigure your kernel without the conflicting [ 348.010784] NVRM: driver(s)), then try loading the NVIDIA kernel module [ 348.010785] NVRM: again. [ 348.010787] NVRM: No NVIDIA graphics adapter probed! ERROR: Installation has failed. Please see the file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' for details. You may find suggestions on fixing installation problems in the README available on the Linux driver download page at www.nvidia.com. That was after I did the make oldconfig && make prepare running in level 3 as root.
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On Wed, 2010-07-07 at 08:41 -0400, Bob Ewart wrote:
The listing below is after I did the cd /usr/src/linux-2.6.34-12 make oldconfig && make prepare
So there's no joy here.
I'm hoping that the released version will give us back the NVidia repository. That's my only hope now.
This is why I waited. Still, I think your problem might indicate a different issue. When you did the make prepare, were there any errors? If not, then I do not understand the error given. Also, as was mentioned in a different response to this thread, it seems that the nvidia driver feels the device might be in use by a different driver. Perhaps you should try this in a character login in run state 3 (no GUI login - only character). Then be sure no other nvidia-related kernel modules (e.g., the ones you are hoping to replace) are loaded. If they are, the nvidia module will complain as it seems to be doing. After the modules are gone, try loading the driver with: modprobe nvidia If that works, then change to state 5 and see what happens. Do you get a gui login? If you are successful that far, then you need make this work automatically. That was described by an earlier message (not by me) in this thread. -- Roger Oberholtzer OPQ Systems / Ramböll RST Ramböll Sverige AB Krukmakargatan 21 P.O. Box 17009 SE-104 62 Stockholm, Sweden Office: Int +46 10-615 60 20 Mobile: Int +46 70-815 1696 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Hi Bob,
yast2->system->/etc/sysconfig editor->system->kernel
set NO_KM_IN_INITRD to true
reboot the system.
You may also need to add the line: blacklist nouveau
to the file /etc/modprobe.d/50-blacklist.conf
Francesco
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On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 1:35 PM, Bob Ewart
Roger Oberholtzer wrote: <snip>
2. On my nvidia chipset, it used the Nouveau driver, which is now the default. Whereas the effects work with the the NVidia driver on 11.2, this driver keeps disabling the effects. I will see if I can get the driver to work. If not, I will change to the Nvidia driver.
<snip>
Did you try to install the Nvidia driver?
I did on 11.3 rc2 and got:
<snip>
NVIDIA: calling KBUILD... make -C /lib/modules/2.6.34-12-desktop/build \ KBUILD_SRC=/usr/src/linux-2.6.34-12 \ KBUILD_EXTMOD="/tmp/selfgz7489/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-256.35/kernel" -f /usr/s rc/linux-2.6.34-12/Makefile \ modules test -e include/generated/autoconf.h -a -e include/config/auto.conf || ( \ echo; \ echo " ERROR: Kernel configuration is invalid."; \ echo " include/generated/autoconf.h or include/config/auto.conf are missing.";\ echo " Run 'make oldconfig && make prepare' on kernel src to fix it ."; \ echo; \ /bin/false)
Then a bunch of compiles followed by:
NVIDIA: left KBUILD. -> done. -> Kernel module compilation complete. ERROR: Unable to load the kernel module 'nvidia.ko'. This happens most frequently when this kernel module was built against the wrong or improperly configured kernel sources, with a version of gcc that differs from the one used to build the target kernel, or if a driver such as rivafb/nvidiafb is present and prevents the NVIDIA kernel module from obtaining ownership of the NVIDIA graphics device(s), or NVIDIA GPU installed in this system is not supported by this NVIDIA Linux graphics driver release.
Please see the log entries 'Kernel module load error' and 'Kernel messages' at the end of the file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' for more information. -> Kernel module load error: insmod: error inserting './kernel/nvidia.ko': -1 No such device -> Kernel messages: [ 34.745592] Slow work thread pool: Starting up [ 34.745650] Slow work thread pool: Ready [ 34.745684] FS-Cache: Loaded [ 34.764200] FS-Cache: Netfs 'nfs' registered for caching [ 35.511772] BIOS EDD facility v0.16 2004-Jun-25, 2 devices found [ 153.773420] nvidia: module license 'NVIDIA' taints kernel. [ 153.773424] Disabling lock debugging due to kernel taint [ 154.381317] NVRM: The NVIDIA probe routine was not called for 1 device(s). [ 154.381321] NVRM: This can occur when a driver such as nouveau, rivafb, [ 154.381322] NVRM: nvidiafb, or rivatv was loaded and obtained ownership of [ 154.381324] NVRM: the NVIDIA device(s). [ 154.381326] NVRM: Try unloading the conflicting kernel module (and/or [ 154.381328] NVRM: reconfigure your kernel without the conflicting [ 154.381329] NVRM: driver(s)), then try loading the NVIDIA kernel module [ 154.381331] NVRM: again. [ 154.381333] NVRM: No NVIDIA graphics adapter probed! [ 348.010772] NVRM: The NVIDIA probe routine was not called for 1 device(s). [ 348.010775] NVRM: This can occur when a driver such as nouveau, rivafb, [ 348.010777] NVRM: nvidiafb, or rivatv was loaded and obtained ownership of [ 348.010778] NVRM: the NVIDIA device(s). [ 348.010781] NVRM: Try unloading the conflicting kernel module (and/or [ 348.010782] NVRM: reconfigure your kernel without the conflicting [ 348.010784] NVRM: driver(s)), then try loading the NVIDIA kernel module [ 348.010785] NVRM: again. [ 348.010787] NVRM: No NVIDIA graphics adapter probed! ERROR: Installation has failed. Please see the file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' for details. You may find suggestions on fixing installation problems in the README available on the Linux driver download page at www.nvidia.com.
That was after I did the make oldconfig && make prepare running in level 3 as root.
The web site wasn't much help.
Any ideas?
-- Bob
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On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 7:02 PM, Francesco Teodori
Hi Bob, yast2->system->/etc/sysconfig editor->system->kernel set NO_KM_IN_INITRD to true reboot the system. You may also need to add the line: blacklist nouveau to the file /etc/modprobe.d/50-blacklist.conf Francesco
Thanks for the hint Francesco. It works for me! I already blacklist it but it always go back to nouveau until I realized this setting when reading your post regards, -- medwinz ======================= http://medwinz.blogsome.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Did you try to install the Nvidia driver?
I did on 11.3 rc2 and got:
<snip>
NVIDIA: calling KBUILD... make -C /lib/modules/2.6.34-12-desktop/build \ KBUILD_SRC=/usr/src/linux-2.6.34-12 \ KBUILD_EXTMOD="/tmp/selfgz7489/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-256.35/kernel" -f /usr/s rc/linux-2.6.34-12/Makefile \ modules test -e include/generated/autoconf.h -a -e include/config/auto.conf || ( \ echo; \ echo " ERROR: Kernel configuration is invalid."; \ echo " include/generated/autoconf.h or include/config/auto.conf are missing.";\ echo " Run 'make oldconfig && make prepare' on kernel src to fix it ."; \ echo; \ /bin/false)
Did you install all needed kernel development packages ? There is kernel-devel and kernel-<flavor>-devel. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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