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Old 10-10-2009, 09:02 PM   #1
kwikness
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X Fails To Start After Nvidia Drivers Installed

Hi, I just installed Slackware 13.0 on my box and after running the .run file from Nvidia's site, X fails to start. Prior to installing the driver, X was running fine.

Here's the output after running startx:


Code:
X.Org X Server 1.6.3
Release Date: 2009-7-31
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Slackware 13.0 Slackware Linux Project
Current Operating System: Linux kyleswebspace 2.6.29.6-smp #2 SMP Mon Aug 17 00:52:54 CDT 2009 i686
Build Date: 03 August 2009  06:51:50PM
 
	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: Sat Oct 10 21:19:45 2009
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) ServerLayout "Layout0"
(**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
(**) |   |-->Monitor "Monitor0"
(**) |   |-->Device "Device0"
(**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
(**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0"
(==) Automatically adding devices
(==) Automatically enabling devices
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/local" does not exist.
	Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/CID" does not exist.
	Entry deleted from font path.
(**) FontPath set to:
	/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc/:unscaled,
	/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled,
	/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,
	/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,
	/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/,
	/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/,
	/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/,
	/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/,
	/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic/,
	/usr/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/,
	/usr/share/fonts/TTF,
	/usr/share/fonts/OTF,
	/usr/share/fonts/Type1,
	/usr/share/fonts/misc,
	/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,
	/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled,
	/usr/share/fonts/75dpi,
	/usr/share/fonts/100dpi,
	/usr/share/fonts/cyrillic,
	built-ins
(==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
(WW) AllowEmptyInput is on, devices using drivers 'kbd', 'mouse' or 'vmmouse' will be disabled.
(WW) Disabling Keyboard0
(WW) Disabling Mouse0
(II) Loader magic: 0x1de0
(II) Module ABI versions:
	X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
	X.Org Video Driver: 5.0
	X.Org XInput driver : 4.0
	X.Org Server Extension : 2.0
(II) Loader running on linux
(--) using VT number 7

(!!) More than one possible primary device found
(--) PCI: (0:0:5:0) 10de:0242:105b:0caf rev 162, Mem @ 0xfc000000/16777216, 0xd0000000/268435456, 0xfb000000/16777216, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
(--) PCI: (0:3:0:0) 10de:0605:1682:2372 rev 162, Mem @ 0xf8000000/16777216, 0xa0000000/536870912, 0xf6000000/33554432, I/O @ 0x00009c00/128, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
(II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
(II) System resource ranges:
	[0] -1	0	0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[B]
	[1] -1	0	0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
	[2] -1	0	0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
	[3] -1	0	0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
	[4] -1	0	0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[B]
	[5] -1	0	0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
	[6] -1	0	0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
	[7] -1	0	0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
	[8] -1	0	0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[B]
	[9] -1	0	0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
	[10] -1	0	0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
	[11] -1	0	0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
	[12] -1	0	0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[B]
	[13] -1	0	0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
	[14] -1	0	0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
	[15] -1	0	0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
	[16] -1	0	0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
	[17] -1	0	0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[B]
	[18] -1	0	0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
	[19] -1	0	0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[B]
	[20] -1	0	0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
	[21] -1	0	0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[B]
	[22] -1	0	0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
	[23] -1	0	0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[B]
(II) LoadModule: "extmod"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libextmod.so
(II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 1.6.3, module version = 1.0.0
	Module class: X.Org Server Extension
	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
(II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
(II) Loading extension DPMS
(II) Loading extension XVideo
(II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
(II) Loading extension X-Resource
(II) LoadModule: "dbe"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdbe.so
(II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 1.6.3, module version = 1.0.0
	Module class: X.Org Server Extension
	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
(II) LoadModule: "glx"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libglx.so
(II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
	compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
	Module class: X.Org Server Extension
(II) NVIDIA GLX Module  185.18.36  Fri Aug 14 17:50:12 PDT 2009
(II) Loading extension GLX
(II) LoadModule: "dri"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdri.so
(II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 1.6.3, module version = 1.0.0
	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
(II) LoadModule: "dri2"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdri2.so
(II) Module dri2: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 1.6.3, module version = 1.1.0
	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension DRI2
(II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//nvidia_drv.so
(II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
	compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
	Module class: X.Org Video Driver
(II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver  185.18.36  Fri Aug 14 17:24:40 PDT 2009
(II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
(II) Primary Device is: 
(EE) No devices detected.

Fatal server error:
no screens found

Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support 
	 at http://wiki.x.org
 for help. 
Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.

I'm not sure if it's the same problem as I've had in the past, but I've gotten past this in other Linux distros by running 'sax2 -r'. That command doesn't seem to be present in Slackware though.
Last edited by kwikness; 10-10-2009 at 09:07 PM.
 
Old 10-10-2009, 09:21 PM   #2
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It doesn't sound like you have the nvidia kernel module loaded. Did you boot to the same kernel you installed it on?

Try "lsmod | grep nvidia".
 
Old 10-10-2009, 10:02 PM   #3
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Hi -

Jschiwal is right - the first thing you want to do is see if you've got an NVidia driver ... and if not, download and install one.

The equivalent of Suse "sax2 -r" in Slackware is "xorgconfig". This page might help:
http://www.slackware.com/config/x.php

This page is for OpenBSD (not Slackware) ... but it's got some good info, lots of screenshots, and should be applicable:
http://www.math.colostate.edu/~reinh...bsd/xorg1.html

Finally:
http://www.basicconfig.com/linuxtips...lackware_linux

'Hope that helps .. PSM
 
Old 10-10-2009, 10:10 PM   #4
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jschiwal View Post
It doesn't sound like you have the nvidia kernel module loaded. Did you boot to the same kernel you installed it on?

Try "lsmod | grep nvidia".
Because Slackware boots through LILO in my setup, I can't really tell if the new or old kernel is being booted, but here's the output from the command you gave me:

Code:
nvidia     9585672  0
agpgart      29256  1 nvidia
 
Old 10-10-2009, 10:23 PM   #5
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Quote:
Originally Posted by paulsm4 View Post
Hi -

Jschiwal is right - the first thing you want to do is see if you've got an NVidia driver ... and if not, download and install one.

The equivalent of Suse "sax2 -r" in Slackware is "xorgconfig". This page might help:
http://www.slackware.com/config/x.php

This page is for OpenBSD (not Slackware) ... but it's got some good info, lots of screenshots, and should be applicable:
http://www.math.colostate.edu/~reinh...bsd/xorg1.html

Finally:
http://www.basicconfig.com/linuxtips...lackware_linux

'Hope that helps .. PSM
I tried one of the configuration utilities on the first site you gave me. It generated a new xorg.conf file and now I'm able to get past the error message.

Unfortunately, though, even though KDE loads up and I can hear the startup music, nothing is displayed on my screen.

Thanks for the help so far guys.
 
Old 10-10-2009, 11:19 PM   #6
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Quote:
(!!) More than one possible primary device found
(--) PCI: (0:0:5:0) 10de:0242:105b:0caf rev 162, Mem @ 0xfc000000/16777216, 0xd0000000/268435456, 0xfb000000/16777216, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
(--) PCI: (0:3:0:0) 10de:0605:1682:2372 rev 162, Mem @ 0xf8000000/16777216, 0xa0000000/536870912, 0xf6000000/33554432, I/O @ 0x00009c00/128, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
You have a conflict with an onboard graphics chip.
Add a line
Quote:
BusID "PCI:3:0:0"
to the Device section for your nVidia card in your xorg.conf
 
Old 10-11-2009, 09:12 PM   #7
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You have a conflict with an onboard graphics chip.
Add a line

to the Device section for your nVidia card in your xorg.conf
This did the trick.

Thanks, you're a pro. ;-)
 
Old 10-11-2009, 09:53 PM   #8
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Nice catch Allend.
 
  


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