Nvidia driver not working on my Slackware64 current
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Nvidia driver not working on my Slackware64 current
Hello, my laptop is ASUS U41JF with Intel Core i3-380M and nVIDIA GeForce GT 425M, everything on my Slackware64-current is fine except the video driver.
I have tried both ways:
1. Packages from Slackbuild(260.19.29)
2. Driver from nvidia offical website(260.19.36)
Both methods fails because the screen turns black when I set nvidia driver in xorg.conf ans start X. The laptop even stops responding with the second method.
[ 99.804]
X.Org X Server 1.9.3
Release Date: 2010-12-13
[ 99.808] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[ 99.810] Build Operating System: Slackware 13.1 Slackware Linux Project
[ 99.812] Current Operating System: Linux Snail 2.6.35.10 #3 SMP Thu Jan 6 20:03:53 CST 2011 x86_64
[ 99.813] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=Slackware ro root=807 vt.default_utf8=0
[ 99.814] Build Date: 31 January 2011 07:25:48PM
[ 99.815]
[ 99.816] Current version of pixman: 0.20.2
[ 99.817] Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
[ 99.818] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[ 99.821] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Tue Feb 8 15:36:34 2011
[ 99.878] (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
[ 99.880] (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[ 99.898] (==) ServerLayout "X.org Configured"
[ 99.898] (**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
[ 99.898] (**) | |-->Monitor "Monitor0"
[ 99.898] (**) | |-->Device "Card0"
[ 99.898] (**) |-->Screen "Screen1" (1)
[ 99.898] (**) | |-->Monitor "Monitor1"
[ 99.898] (**) | |-->Device "Card1"
[ 99.898] (**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0"
[ 99.898] (**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
[ 99.898] (==) Automatically adding devices
[ 99.898] (==) Automatically enabling devices
[ 99.917] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/local" does not exist.
[ 99.917] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 99.917] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/CID" does not exist.
[ 99.917] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 99.954] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/local" does not exist.
[ 99.954] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 99.954] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/CID" does not exist.
[ 99.954] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 99.954] (**) FontPath set to:
/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,
/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
[ 99.954] (**) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib64/xorg/modules"
[ 99.955] (WW) AllowEmptyInput is on, devices using drivers 'kbd', 'mouse' or 'vmmouse' will be disabled.
[ 99.955] (WW) Disabling Mouse0
[ 99.955] (WW) Disabling Keyboard0
[ 99.955] (II) Loader magic: 0x7d2280
[ 99.955] (II) Module ABI versions:
[ 99.955] X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[ 99.955] X.Org Video Driver: 8.0
[ 99.955] X.Org XInput driver : 11.0
[ 99.955] X.Org Server Extension : 4.0
[ 99.956] (--) PCI:*(0:0:2:0) 8086:0046:1043:1582 rev 24, Mem @ 0xd3400000/4194304, 0xb0000000/268435456, I/O @ 0x0000e080/8
[ 99.956] (--) PCI: (0:1:0:0) 10de:0df0:1043:1582 rev 161, Mem @ 0xd2000000/16777216, 0xc0000000/268435456, 0xd0000000/33554432, I/O @ 0x0000d000/128, BIOS @ 0x????????/524288
[ 99.956] (II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
[ 99.956] (II) "extmod" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
[ 99.956] (II) "dbe" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
[ 99.956] (II) "glx" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
[ 99.956] (II) "record" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
[ 99.956] (II) "dri" will be loaded by default.
[ 99.956] (II) "dri2" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
[ 99.956] (II) LoadModule: "extmod"
[ 100.008] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/libextmod.so
[ 100.024] (II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 100.024] compiled for 1.9.3, module version = 1.0.0
[ 100.024] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 100.024] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 4.0
[ 100.024] (II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
[ 100.024] (II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
[ 100.024] (II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
[ 100.024] (II) Loading extension DPMS
[ 100.024] (II) Loading extension XVideo
[ 100.024] (II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
[ 100.024] (II) Loading extension X-Resource
[ 100.024] (II) LoadModule: "record"
[ 100.025] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/librecord.so
[ 100.030] (II) Module record: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 100.030] compiled for 1.9.3, module version = 1.13.0
[ 100.030] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 100.030] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 4.0
[ 100.030] (II) Loading extension RECORD
[ 100.030] (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
[ 100.031] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri2.so
[ 100.041] (II) Module dri2: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 100.041] compiled for 1.9.3, module version = 1.2.0
[ 100.041] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 4.0
[ 100.041] (II) Loading extension DRI2
[ 100.041] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[ 100.042] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
[ 100.730] (II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
[ 100.747] compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
[ 100.747] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 100.747] (II) NVIDIA GLX Module 260.19.36 Tue Jan 18 17:12:12 PST 2011
[ 100.747] (II) Loading extension GLX
[ 100.747] (II) LoadModule: "dbe"
[ 100.748] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/libdbe.so
[ 100.757] (II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 100.757] compiled for 1.9.3, module version = 1.0.0
[ 100.757] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 100.758] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 4.0
[ 100.758] (II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
[ 100.758] (II) LoadModule: "dri"
[ 100.758] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri.so
[ 100.766] (II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 100.766] compiled for 1.9.3, module version = 1.0.0
[ 100.766] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 4.0
[ 100.766] (II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
[ 100.766] (II) LoadModule: "intel"
[ 100.766] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so
[ 100.796] (II) Module intel: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 100.796] compiled for 1.9.3, module version = 2.14.0
[ 100.796] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 100.796] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 8.0
[ 100.796] (II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
[ 100.796] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
[ 100.872] (II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
[ 100.876] compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
[ 100.876] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 100.908] (II) intel: Driver for Intel Integrated Graphics Chipsets: i810,
i810-dc100, i810e, i815, i830M, 845G, 854, 852GM/855GM, 865G, 915G,
E7221 (i915), 915GM, 945G, 945GM, 945GME, Pineview GM, Pineview G,
965G, G35, 965Q, 946GZ, 965GM, 965GME/GLE, G33, Q35, Q33, GM45,
4 Series, G45/G43, Q45/Q43, G41, B43, B43, Clarkdale, Arrandale,
Sandybridge, Sandybridge, Sandybridge, Sandybridge, Sandybridge,
Sandybridge, Sandybridge
[ 100.908] (II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver 260.19.36 Tue Jan 18 16:57:32 PST 2011
[ 100.908] (II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
[ 100.908] (--) using VT number 7
[ 100.917] (II) Loading sub module "fb"
[ 100.917] (II) LoadModule: "fb"
[ 100.918] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libfb.so
[ 100.926] (II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 100.926] compiled for 1.9.3, module version = 1.0.0
[ 100.926] ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[ 100.926] (II) Loading sub module "wfb"
[ 100.926] (II) LoadModule: "wfb"
[ 100.926] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libwfb.so
[ 100.946] (II) Module wfb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 100.946] compiled for 1.9.3, module version = 1.0.0
[ 100.946] ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[ 100.946] (II) Loading sub module "ramdac"
[ 100.946] (II) LoadModule: "ramdac"
[ 100.946] (II) Module "ramdac" already built-in
[ 100.972] drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
[ 100.972] drmOpenDevice: open result is 11, (OK)
[ 100.972] drmOpenByBusid: Searching for BusID pci:0000:00:02.0
[ 100.972] drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
[ 100.972] drmOpenDevice: open result is 11, (OK)
[ 100.972] drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns 11
[ 100.972] drmOpenByBusid: Interface 1.4 failed, trying 1.1
[ 100.972] drmOpenByBusid: drmGetBusid reports pci:0000:00:02.0
[ 100.972] (**) intel(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
[ 100.972] (==) intel(0): RGB weight 888
[ 100.972] (==) intel(0): Default visual is TrueColor
[ 100.972] (II) intel(0): Integrated Graphics Chipset: Intel(R) Arrandale
[ 100.972] (--) intel(0): Chipset: "Arrandale"
[ 100.972] (**) intel(0): Tiling enabled
[ 100.972] (**) intel(0): SwapBuffers wait enabled
[ 100.972] (==) intel(0): video overlay key set to 0x101fe
[ 101.004] (II) intel(0): Output VGA1 using monitor section Monitor0
[ 101.116] (II) intel(0): Output LVDS1 has no monitor section
[ 101.116] (II) intel(0): found backlight control interface /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video1
[ 101.133] (II) intel(0): EDID for output VGA1
[ 101.244] (II) intel(0): EDID for output LVDS1
[ 101.244] (II) intel(0): Manufacturer: AUO Model: 213c Serial#: 0
[ 101.244] (II) intel(0): Year: 2008 Week: 1
[ 101.244] (II) intel(0): EDID Version: 1.3
[ 101.244] (II) intel(0): Digital Display Input
[ 101.244] (II) intel(0): Max Image Size [cm]: horiz.: 31 vert.: 17
[ 101.244] (II) intel(0): Gamma: 2.20
[ 101.244] (II) intel(0): No DPMS capabilities specified
[ 101.244] (II) intel(0): Supported color encodings: RGB 4:4:4 YCrCb 4:4:4
[ 101.244] (II) intel(0): First detailed timing is preferred mode
[ 101.244] (II) intel(0): redX: 0.590 redY: 0.340 greenX: 0.330 greenY: 0.575
[ 101.244] (II) intel(0): blueX: 0.155 blueY: 0.135 whiteX: 0.313 whiteY: 0.329
[ 101.244] (II) intel(0): Manufacturer's mask: 0
[ 101.244] (II) intel(0): Supported detailed timing:
[ 101.244] (II) intel(0): clock: 72.0 MHz Image Size: 309 x 174 mm
[ 101.244] (II) intel(0): h_active: 1366 h_sync: 1414 h_sync_end 1446 h_blank_end 1494 h_border: 0
[ 101.244] (II) intel(0): v_active: 768 v_sync: 771 v_sync_end 777 v_blanking: 803 v_border: 0
[ 101.244] (II) intel(0): Unknown vendor-specific block f
[ 101.244] (II) intel(0): AUO
[ 101.244] (II) intel(0): B140XW02 V1
[ 101.244] (II) intel(0): EDID (in hex):
[ 101.244] (II) intel(0): 00ffffffffffff0006af3c2100000000
[ 101.244] (II) intel(0): 01120103801f11780a09e59757549327
[ 101.244] (II) intel(0): 22505400000001010101010101010101
[ 101.244] (II) intel(0): 010101010101201c5680500023303020
[ 101.244] (II) intel(0): 360035ae100000180000000f00000000
[ 101.244] (II) intel(0): 00000000000000000020000000fe0041
[ 101.244] (II) intel(0): 554f0a202020202020202020000000fe
[ 101.244] (II) intel(0): 004231343058573032205631200a00b2
[ 101.245] (II) intel(0): Not using default mode "320x240" (doublescan mode not supported)
[ 101.245] (II) intel(0): Not using default mode "400x300" (doublescan mode not supported)
[ 101.245] (II) intel(0): Not using default mode "400x300" (doublescan mode not supported)
[ 101.245] (II) intel(0): Not using default mode "512x384" (doublescan mode not supported)
[ 101.245] (II) intel(0): Not using default mode "640x480" (doublescan mode not supported)
[ 101.245] (II) intel(0): Not using default mode "640x512" (doublescan mode not supported)
[ 101.245] (II) intel(0): Not using default mode "800x600" (doublescan mode not supported)
[ 101.245] (II) intel(0): Not using default mode "896x672" (doublescan mode not supported)
[ 101.245] (II) intel(0): Not using default mode "928x696" (doublescan mode not supported)
[ 101.245] (II) intel(0): Not using default mode "960x720" (doublescan mode not supported)
[ 101.245] (II) intel(0): Not using default mode "700x525" (doublescan mode not supported)
[ 101.245] (II) intel(0): Not using default mode "1024x768" (doublescan mode not supported)
[ 101.245] (II) intel(0): Printing probed modes for output LVDS1
[ 101.245] (II) intel(0): Modeline "1366x768"x60.0 72.00 1366 1414 1446 1494 768 771 777 803 -hsync -vsync (48.2 kHz)
[ 101.245] (II) intel(0): Modeline "1024x768"x60.0 65.00 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync (48.4 kHz)
[ 101.245] (II) intel(0): Modeline "800x600"x60.3 40.00 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync (37.9 kHz)
[ 101.245] (II) intel(0): Modeline "800x600"x56.2 36.00 800 824 896 1024 600 601 603 625 +hsync +vsync (35.2 kHz)
[ 101.245] (II) intel(0): Modeline "640x480"x59.9 25.18 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -hsync -vsync (31.5 kHz)
[ 101.245] (II) intel(0): Output VGA1 disconnected
[ 101.245] (II) intel(0): Output LVDS1 connected
[ 101.245] (II) intel(0): Using exact sizes for initial modes
[ 101.245] (II) intel(0): Output LVDS1 using initial mode 1366x768
[ 101.245] (II) intel(0): Using default gamma of (1.0, 1.0, 1.0) unless otherwise stated.
[ 101.245] (II) intel(0): Kernel page flipping support detected, enabling
[ 101.245] (==) intel(0): DPI set to (96, 96)
[ 101.245] (II) Loading sub module "fb"
[ 101.245] (II) LoadModule: "fb"
[ 101.246] (II) Reloading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libfb.so
[ 101.247] (**) NVIDIA(1): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
[ 101.247] (==) NVIDIA(1): RGB weight 888
[ 101.247] (==) NVIDIA(1): Default visual is TrueColor
[ 101.247] (==) NVIDIA(1): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
[ 101.248] (**) NVIDIA(1): Enabling RENDER acceleration
[ 101.248] (II) NVIDIA(1): Support for GLX with the Damage and Composite X extensions is
[ 101.248] (II) NVIDIA(1): enabled.
[ 101.882] (WW) NVIDIA(GPU-0): Unable to read EDID for display device CRT-0
[ 101.884] (II) NVIDIA(1): NVIDIA GPU GeForce GT 425M (GF108) at PCI:1:0:0 (GPU-0)
[ 101.884] (--) NVIDIA(1): Memory: 1048576 kBytes
[ 101.884] (--) NVIDIA(1): VideoBIOS: 70.08.26.00.a8
[ 101.884] (II) NVIDIA(1): Detected PCI Express Link width: 16X
[ 101.884] (--) NVIDIA(1): Interlaced video modes are supported on this GPU
[ 101.885] (--) NVIDIA(1): Connected display device(s) on GeForce GT 425M at PCI:1:0:0
[ 101.885] (--) NVIDIA(1): CRT-0
[ 101.885] (--) NVIDIA(1): CRT-0: 400.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
[ 101.891] (II) NVIDIA(1): Assigned Display Device: CRT-0
[ 101.891] (==) NVIDIA(1):
[ 101.891] (==) NVIDIA(1): No modes were requested; the default mode "nvidia-auto-select"
[ 101.891] (==) NVIDIA(1): will be used as the requested mode.
[ 101.891] (==) NVIDIA(1):
[ 101.891] (II) NVIDIA(1): Validated modes:
[ 101.891] (II) NVIDIA(1): "nvidia-auto-select"
[ 101.891] (II) NVIDIA(1): Virtual screen size determined to be 1024 x 768
[ 101.893] (WW) NVIDIA(1): Unable to get display device CRT-0's EDID; cannot compute DPI
[ 101.894] (WW) NVIDIA(1): from CRT-0's EDID.
[ 101.894] (==) NVIDIA(1): DPI set to (75, 75); computed from built-in default
[ 101.894] (==) NVIDIA(1): Enabling 32-bit ARGB GLX visuals.
[ 101.894] (--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
[ 101.894] (==) intel(0): VideoRam: 262144 KB
[ 101.894] (II) intel(0): [DRI2] Setup complete
[ 101.894] (II) intel(0): [DRI2] DRI driver: i965
[ 101.894] (II) intel(0): Allocated new frame buffer 1408x768 stride 5632, tiled
[ 101.946] (II) UXA(0): Driver registered support for the following operations:
[ 101.947] (II) solid
[ 101.947] (II) copy
[ 101.947] (II) composite (RENDER acceleration)
[ 101.947] (II) put_image
[ 101.947] (II) get_image
[ 101.947] (==) intel(0): Backing store disabled
[ 101.947] (==) intel(0): Silken mouse enabled
[ 101.948] (II) intel(0): Initializing HW Cursor
[ 101.981] (II) intel(0): RandR 1.2 enabled, ignore the following RandR disabled message.
[ 101.983] (==) intel(0): DPMS enabled
[ 101.983] (==) intel(0): Intel XvMC decoder enabled
[ 101.983] (II) intel(0): Set up textured video
[ 101.983] (II) intel(0): [XvMC] xvmc_vld driver initialized.
[ 101.983] (II) intel(0): direct rendering: DRI2 Enabled
[ 101.983] (==) intel(0): hotplug detection: "enabled"
[ 101.984] (--) RandR disabled
[ 101.984] (II) NVIDIA: Using 3069.00 MB of virtual memory for indirect memory
[ 101.984] (II) NVIDIA: access.
[ 101.985] (II) NVIDIA(1): Initialized GPU GART.
[ 101.989] (II) NVIDIA(1): ACPI display change hotkey events enabled: the X server is new
[ 101.989] (II) NVIDIA(1): enough to receive ACPI hotkey events.
[ 101.989] (II) NVIDIA(1): ACPI brightness change hotkey events enabled.
[ 101.991] (II) NVIDIA(1): Setting mode "nvidia-auto-select"
[ 102.068] (II) Loading extension NV-GLX
The proprietary Nvidia-driver is named "nvidia". You currently use the Xorg-driver "nv".
Appart from that your xorg.conf assigns an Intel-videodriver to Card0 and Screen0.
Delete this "Section" and assign your nvidia-card to "Identifier: Card0".
your laptop uses the nvidia optimus technology (to switch between the integrated intel graphic chip and the nvidia one) that is unsupported under linux by nvidia, so you can use only the integrated intel chip.
it seems that Dave Airlie is working on it but it looks he needs time.
The proprietary Nvidia-driver is named "nvidia". You currently use the Xorg-driver "nv".
Appart from that your xorg.conf assigns an Intel-videodriver to Card0 and Screen0.
Delete this "Section" and assign your nvidia-card to "Identifier: Card0".
Because driver "nvidia" won't work, so I have to use driver "nv". And it works but the KDE desktop effects could not be activated.
Because my laptop has two GPUs, so I think the use of intel-videodriver is OK, isn't it?
Do you mean by swapping the identifier of two cards(assign nvidia-card to Card0 and intel-card to Card1) so that nvidia-card will have the priority to be used?
And make sure you blacklist the nouveau module (look in /etc/modprobe.d/) as it doesn't play well with the nv and nvidia drivers.
Um... It seems that nouveau really doesn't play well, because after blacklisting it the screen won't turn black and my laptop won't hang up, but another problem occurs: my kde hangs up, it only shows a wallpaper, and neither can I use mouse nor keyboards...
your laptop uses the nvidia optimus technology (to switch between the integrated intel graphic chip and the nvidia one) that is unsupported under linux by nvidia, so you can use only the integrated intel chip.
it seems that Dave Airlie is working on it but it looks he needs time.
Do this technology really matter? What if I just want to use nvidia-card and no switching?
at today, I think you can use the nvidia card on a optimus laptop only if you have a Lenovo T410s, dave's stuff and only with nouveau.
for all the other laptops only the intel graphic card is an option (on some you can switch off -only- the nvidia card).
there are reports of someone being able to switch from the bios to discrete graphics (disabling intel and using nvidia only), but seems there are just a few bioses supporting it because nearly all optimus models have the display hardwired to the intel card.
Interesting info, I did not know about this optimus stuff. Seems like a really bad idea ... why wouldn't you be able to turn off the intel card and leave the nvidia card. Then again, why 2 graphics cards in the first place ? Why not just downclock the nvidia card ? Just ridiculous, but I will take note of it.
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