[pkg-nvidia-devel] Bug#566874: Multiple video cards + Xinerama + vga_arbitor makes X unusable with kernel 2.6.32

[Emilio J. Padron]

Hi Andreas,

On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 07:39:30PM +0200, Andreas Beckmann wrote:
> 
> Emilio J. Padron wrote:
> > My system still freezes immediately after a 'modprobe nvidia' with
> > nvidia 195.36.24-1 and linux 2.6.32-5-amd64. I've tried both
> > nvidia-kernel-source and nvidia-kernel-dkms with identical results.
> 
> That's not much helpful information you provided.

O:-) You are completely right, sorry.

I was a bit in a hurry and I thought it could be enough to show the bug
is still there. Let see whether I can contribute with some useful
info...

> 
> You added information to an existing bug report. Are you sure that you
> hit exactly the same problem? If not, please start a new bug report and
> provide additional information there.

Of course I am not sure, but I think it is the same error. I have 2 nvidia
gpus (9800 GT) and the problem arised with kernel 2.6.32 and nvidia driver
195.36.24.

> 
> If you hit same problem, does the patch suggested in message #20 work
> for you?

I didn't try the patch, since I am managing the nvidia&cuda stuff with
debian packages and I didn't have time to check with the nvidia
installation scripts. Thus why I am reporting a bug to debian BTS and
not to nvidia web page.

> 
> You wrote "... still freezes ...", but I don't remember a report you
> might be referring to.

Ok, you are right. I was referring to the last message in the thread,
saying that the patch solving the problem was applied to sources in
package 195.36.24-1. I meant to say that I didn't get the bug solved
using that package.

> 
> Describe your system, the GPU(s), the last working version combination
> of driver/kernel/X.Org, ...
> The output of
>   /usr/share/bug/nvidia-glx 3>&1
> may be useful.

The system has two 9800 GT cards, and it is working now again with
kernel linux 2.6.31-1-amd64 and driver 195.36.24 (using
nvidia-kernel-dkms):

emilioj at burgas:~$ /usr/share/bug/nvidia-glx 3>&1
uname -a:
Linux burgas 2.6.31-1-amd64 #1 SMP Mon Nov 16 04:44:38 UTC 2009 x86_64
GNU/Linux

/proc/version:
Linux version 2.6.31-1-amd64 (Debian 2.6.31-2) (ben at decadent.org.uk)
(gcc version 4.3.4 (Debian 4.3.4-6) ) #1 SMP Mon Nov 16 04:44:38 UTC
2009

/proc/driver/nvidia/version: 
NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module  195.36.24  Thu Apr 22
19:10:14 PDT 2010
GCC version:  gcc version 4.3.4 (Debian 4.3.4-10) 

lspci 'VGA compatible controller [0300]':
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation G92
[GeForce 9800 GT] [10de:0614] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
	Subsystem: nVidia Corporation Device [10de:0630]
	Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop-
ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
	Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort-
<TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
	Latency: 0
	Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16
	Region 0: Memory at ec000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
[size=16M]
	Region 1: Memory at b0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
	Region 3: Memory at ea000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable)
[size=32M]
	Region 5: I/O ports at ef00 [size=128]
	[virtual] Expansion ROM at ed000000 [disabled] [size=128K]
	Capabilities: <access denied>
	Kernel driver in use: nvidia

02:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation G92
[GeForce 9800 GT] [10de:0614] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
	Subsystem: nVidia Corporation Device [10de:0630]
	Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop-
ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
	Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort-
<TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
	Latency: 0
	Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16
	Region 0: Memory at e8000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
[size=16M]
	Region 1: Memory at c0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
	Region 3: Memory at e6000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable)
[size=32M]
	Region 5: I/O ports at cf00 [size=128]
	[virtual] Expansion ROM at e9000000 [disabled] [size=128K]
	Capabilities: <access denied>
	Kernel driver in use: nvidia

> 
> Is the machine still accessible remotely (e.g. via ssh) after inserting
> nvidia.ko failed? 

Nop, it isn't

> 
> Is the nouveau kernel module loaded? If so, blacklist it.

It is blacklisted

> 
> Dou you have binutils-gold installed? Remove it and *rebuild* the module.
> 

No, I am using the regular binutils, 2.20.1-9

Thanks for your help and sorry for my first weird e-mail.

Best regards,
Emilio