[SOLVED] Slack64 13.1

Sum1 · 03-02-2011, 10:48 AM

Hi Group,

I installed Slackware64 13.1 with everything except Emacs and KDEI. All appeared right and healthy until configuring X. I performed Xorg -configure and then copied xorg.conf.new to /etc/X11/xorg.conf and /home/user/xorg.conf.
Startx fails.
I've provided shortened/relevant sections from the Xorg.0.log:

Code:

X.Org X Server 1.7.7
Release Date: 2010-05-04
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Slackware 13.1 Slackware Linux Project
Current Operating System: Linux kobayashi 2.6.33.4 #3 SMP Wed May 12 23:13:09 CDT 2010 x86_64
Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=Linux ro root=802 vt.default_utf8=0
Build Date: 05 May 2010  01:59:51AM
 
Current version of pixman: 0.16.6
	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: Wed Mar  2 13:13:53 2011
(II) Loader magic: 0x7c0040
(II) Module ABI versions:
	X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
	X.Org Video Driver: 6.0
	X.Org XInput driver : 7.0
	X.Org Server Extension : 2.0
(--) using VT number 8

Backtrace:
0: /usr/bin/X (xorg_backtrace+0x28) [0x461c78]
1: /usr/bin/X (0x400000+0x5a799) [0x45a799]
2: /lib64/libpthread.so.0 (0x7ffda17c2000+0xf770) [0x7ffda17d1770]
3: /usr/bin/X (FreeClientResources+0xbe) [0x42ed9e]
4: /usr/bin/X (CloseDownClient+0x60) [0x445ff0]
5: /usr/bin/X (0x400000+0x4b6c8) [0x44b6c8]
6: /usr/bin/X (0x400000+0x2270c) [0x42270c]
7: /lib64/libc.so.6 (__libc_start_main+0xfd) [0x7ffda0601b6d]
8: /usr/bin/X (0x400000+0x222c9) [0x4222c9]
Segmentation fault at address (nil)

Fatal server error:
Caught signal 11 (Segmentation fault). Server aborting

I deleted all xorg.conf files and started X, but the same failure occurs.
So, I thought maybe I need to install the nvdia proprietary drivers for my Nvidia 8800 GTS vidcard.
Download the most recent AMD64 driver and proceeded to execute ./NVIDIA*.run.
I accepted the license and then the driver install failed stating that I don't have a sane compiler environment.
Okay, I grabbed the ver. 13.1 install dvd and did installpkg /mnt/cdrom/slackware64/d/gcc-4.4.4*.txz.
Tried again to install nvidia driver and failed again.
The /var/log/nvidia-installer.log:

Code:

nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Wed Mar  2 13:03:55 2011
installer version: 1.0.7

PATH: /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin

Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface
-> License accepted.
-> Installing NVIDIA driver version 173.14.28.
-> Performing CC sanity check with CC="cc".
-> Performing CC version check with CC="cc".
-> Kernel source path: '/lib/modules/2.6.33.4/source'
-> Kernel output path: '/lib/modules/2.6.33.4/build'
-> Performing rivafb check.
-> Performing nvidiafb check.
-> Performing Xen check.
-> Cleaning kernel module build directory.
   executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make clean'...
-> Building kernel module:
   executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make module SYSSRC=/lib/modules/2.6.33.4/source
   SYSOUT=/lib/modules/2.6.33.4/build'...
   NVIDIA: calling KBUILD...
   make CC=cc KBUILD_OUTPUT=/lib/modules/2.6.33.4/build KBUILD_VERBOSE=1 -C /li
   b/modules/2.6.33.4/source SUBDIRS=/tmp/selfgz2623/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-173.14
   .28-pkg2/usr/src/nv modules
   make -C /lib/modules/2.6.33.4/build \
   	KBUILD_SRC=/usr/src/linux-2.6.33.4 \
   	KBUILD_EXTMOD="/tmp/selfgz2623/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-173.14.28-pkg2/usr/src/n
   v" -f /usr/src/linux-2.6.33.4/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)
   mkdir -p /tmp/selfgz2623/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-173.14.28-pkg2/usr/src/nv/.tmp_
   versions ; rm -f /tmp/selfgz2623/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-173.14.28-pkg2/usr/src/
   nv/.tmp_versions/*
   make -f /usr/src/linux-2.6.33.4/scripts/Makefile.build obj=/tmp/selfgz2623/N
   VIDIA-Linux-x86_64-173.14.28-pkg2/usr/src/nv
     cc -Wp,-MD,/tmp/selfgz2623/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-173.14.28-pkg2/usr/src/nv/.
   nv.o.d  -nostdinc -isystem /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-slackware-linux/4.4.4/inclu
   de -I/usr/src/linux-2.6.33.4/arch/x86/include -Iinclude  -I/usr/src/linux-2.
   6.33.4/include -include include/generated/autoconf.h   -I/tmp/selfgz2623/NVI
   DIA-Linux-x86_64-173.14.28-pkg2/usr/src/nv -D__KERNEL__ -Wall -Wundef -Wstri
   ct-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -Werror-implic
   it-function-declaration -Wno-format-security -fno-delete-null-pointer-checks
   -O2 -m64 -mtune=generic -mno-red-zone -mcmodel=kernel -funit-at-a-time -macc
   umulate-outgoing-args -fstack-protector -DCONFIG_AS_CFI=1 -DCONFIG_AS_CFI_SI
   GNAL_FRAME=1 -pipe -Wno-sign-compare -fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables -mno-ss
   e -mno-mmx -mno-sse2 -mno-3dnow -fno-omit-frame-pointer -fno-optimize-siblin
   g-calls -pg -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wno-pointer-sign -fno-strict-over
   flow -fno-dwarf2-cfi-asm -fconserve-stack   -I/tmp/selfgz2623/NVIDIA-Linux-x
   86_64-173.14
   .28-pkg2/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wimplicit -Wreturn-type -Wswitch -Wformat -Wchar-
   subscripts -Wparentheses -Wpointer-arith -Wno-multichar -Werror -mcmodel=ker
   nel -mno-red-zone -MD -Wsign-compare -Wno-cast-qual -Wno-error -D__KERNEL__ 
   -DMODULE -DNVRM -DNV_VERSION_STRING=\"173.14.28\" -UDEBUG -U_DEBUG -DNDEBUG 
   -DMODULE -D"KBUILD_STR(s)=#s" -D"KBUILD_BASENAME=KBUILD_STR(nv)"  -D"KBUILD_
   MODNAME=KBUILD_STR(nvidia)"  -c -o /tmp/selfgz2623/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-173.1
   4.28-pkg2/usr/src/nv/nv.o /tmp/selfgz2623/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-173.14.28-pkg2
   /usr/src/nv/nv.c
   In file included from include/linux/bitops.h:17,
                    from include/linux/kernel.h:15,
                    from include/linux/sched.h:54,
                    from include/linux/utsname.h:35,
                    from /tmp/selfgz2623/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-173.14.28-pkg2/usr
   /src/nv/nv-linux.h:25,
                    from /tmp/selfgz2623/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-173.14.28-pkg2/usr
   /src/nv/nv.c:13:
   /usr/src/linux-2.6.33.4/arch/x86/include/asm/bitops.h: In function 'set_bit'
   :
   /usr/src/linux-2.6.33.4/arch/x86/include/asm/bitops.h:64: warning: pointer o
   f type 'void *' used in arithmetic
   /usr/src/linux-2.6.33.4/arch/x86/include/asm/bitops.h: In function 'clear_bi
   t':
   /usr/src/linux-2.6.33.4/arch/x86/include/asm/bitops.h:102: warning: pointer 
   of type 'void *' used in arithmetic
   /usr/src/linux-2.6.33.4/arch/x86/include/asm/bitops.h: In function 'change_b
   it':
   /usr/src/linux-2.6.33.4/arch/x86/include/asm/bitops.h:178: warning: pointer 
   of type 'void *' used in arithmetic
   In file included from include/linux/preempt.h:11,
                    from include/linux/spinlock.h:50,
                    from include/linux/seqlock.h:29,
                    from include/linux/time.h:8,
                    from include/linux/timex.h:56,
                    from include/linux/sched.h:56,
                    from include/linux/utsname.h:35,
                    from /tmp/selfgz2623/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-173.14.28-pkg2/usr
   /src/nv/nv-linux.h:25,
                    from /tmp/selfgz2623/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-173.14.28-pkg2/usr
   /src/nv/nv.c:13:
   include/linux/list.h: In function 'list_del':
   include/linux/list.h:106: warning: pointer of type 'void *' used in arithmet
   ic
   include/linux/list.h:107: warning: pointer of type 'void *' used in arithmet
   ic
   include/linux/list.h: In function 'hlist_del':
   include/linux/list.h:579: warning: pointer of type 'void *' used in arithmet
   ic
   include/linux/list.h:580: warning: pointer of type 'void *' used in arithmet
   ic

<<<<Big Snip>>>


   pkg2/usr/src/nv/nvidia.ko;) > /tmp/selfgz2623/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-173.14.28-
   pkg2/usr/src/nv/modules.order
   make -f /usr/src/linux-2.6.33.4/scripts/Makefile.modpost
     scripts/mod/modpost   -i /usr/src/linux-2.6.33.4/Module.symvers -I /tmp/se
   lfgz2623/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-173.14.28-pkg2/usr/src/nv/Module.symvers  -o /t
   mp/selfgz2623/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-173.14.28-pkg2/usr/src/nv/Module.symvers -
   S -w  -s
   FATAL: parse error in symbol dump file
   make[4]: *** [__modpost] Error 1
   make[3]: *** [modules] Error 2
   make[2]: *** [sub-make] Error 2
   NVIDIA: left KBUILD.
   nvidia.ko failed to build!
   make[1]: *** [module] Error 1
   make: *** [module] Error 2
-> Error.
ERROR: Unable to build the NVIDIA kernel module.
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.

Looking for guidance; I'm confused as to what the problem may be. Thank you for your help.

H_TeXMeX_H · 03-02-2011, 01:24 PM

Go to '/usr/src/linux-2.6.33.4/' and run 'make oldconfig && make prepare', then try again.

business_kid · 03-02-2011, 01:25 PM

There's howtos all over the place for this. You need a compiled kernel source similar to the one you are running on. Just stuff your config into the kernel source and type make
then try your nvidia thing.

Sum1 · 03-02-2011, 03:52 PM

Thank you guys for the quick responses.
I will give this a try after work this evening.

mats_b_tegner · 03-03-2011, 02:20 AM

Quick question: Why are you using a legacy (173.14.28) driver for your 8800 GTS card? Have you tested with the latest driver (260.19.36)?

Sum1 · 03-03-2011, 08:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mats_b_tegner

Quick question: Why are you using a legacy (173.14.28) driver for your 8800 GTS card? Have you tested with the latest driver (260.19.36)?

Mats, you are quite right -- I noticed that too very late last night.
I was rushing along trying to find the right driver using links in a non-framebuffered terminal and that can get pretty messing looking on a modern website.

mats_b_tegner · 03-03-2011, 08:52 AM

http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree8...-260.19.36.run

Here is the direct link to the latest driver.

Sum1 · 03-03-2011, 08:55 AM

/usr/src/linux-2.6.33.4/ -- make oldconfig && make prepare -- this worked; but,
something very strange continues to happen --- stuff I've never encountered after a fresh install of any version of slackware. I am getting segmentation faults and other application errors when using anything in X. Apps won't start from any window manager menu and then when I try to start them from terminal, I get seg. faults and other errors.

Please don't misunderstand, I'm definitely not complaining about slackware.
I can't seem to figure out what is happening in my home computer environment upon new 13.1 installation vs. I recently completed ver. 13 >> current "update/install" using slackroll on a production server at work with no issue.

I'm going to mark this thread solved and try again from the start.

business_kid · 03-03-2011, 10:23 AM

Nvidia drivers did have issues with some kernel versions recently.

Try the search nvidia kernel bug. Interesting?

Sum1 · 03-04-2011, 07:41 AM

I wanted to follow up on this thread as it is now truly SOLVED.

I am relieved to report that ALL issues associated with this thread have nothing to do with operating systems, software applications, or human configuration.

The short story is: One must be careful when mixing sets of RAM.
I lost several evenings of sleep this week chasing error after segmentation fault after invalid extent entries after kernel panic after missing module only to find that removing a recently added set of RAM solved all issues.

The problem was masked by the fact there were no errors or instability on any of the OS installations I have on multiple hard drives which I constantly swap in/out by way hot swap port. I was using Gentoo, Slackware, and Windows XP....and everything worked normally.

It wasn't until I started to install/upgrade/compile new packages about a month later that suddenly all my Linux began to break and fail.
I even obtained a couple of spare hard drives and tried installing Slack64 13.0 and 13.1, Crux 2.7, Aptosid .... and nothing worked ... the world had changed ... I no longer knew how to function in it -- quite an uneasy "sci-fi" feeling for an amateur sys-admin. :-)