Did you make sure that you have installed the nouveau module for Mesa? On Oct 15, 2012 4:11 PM, "alex lupu" <[email protected]> wrote:
> - lux-integ: > Before nouveau passed into the linux kernel proper one had to install the > drm > and the driver both available from he nouveau git repository. > I have installed drm-2.3.29 and with nouveau now in the kernel does one > still need to install the 'nouveau' drm from the nouveau git repository? > > - Armin K.: > Nouveau DRM driver is part of Linux kernel since 2.6.33. It was moved > from staging area to the current location with Linux 3.4. You should use > the driver from kernel. nouveau-drm repo at freedesktop.org is mainly > for development and it can be unstable or buggy. > > - Alex: > I see a possible confusion here regarding the _separate_ > kernel "nouveau" module and the > Xorg "nouveau" (and kernel "drm.ko") driver. > > Machine with NVIDIA card. I boot up to command mode first (level 3). > The kernel nouveau driver is loaded on boot-up. During udevd run, I > suppose: > > []$ lsmod | grep nouveau > > nouveau 660283 1 > mxm_wmi 965 1 nouveau > wmi 5739 2 mxm_wmi,nouveau > ttm 36503 1 nouveau > video 9276 1 nouveau > i2c_algo_bit 3711 1 nouveau > drm_kms_helper 17566 1 nouveau > drm 143061 3 ttm,drm_kms_helper,nouveau > hwmon 841 2 nouveau,thermal_sys > button 3247 1 nouveau > > On startx (Xorg = level 5) I see a few non-trivial cases regarding > 'xorg.conf' and Xorg driver 'nouveau_drv.so' respective configurations. > I show relevant excerpts from the resulting Xorg.0.log. > > CASE #1 > 1. Section "Device" > Driver "nouveau" > > 2. '/usr/lib/X11/modules/drivers/nouveau_drv.so' exists > > (II) LoadModule: "nouveau" > (II) Loading /usr/lib/X11/modules/drivers/nouveau_drv.so > (II) Module nouveau: vendor="X.Org Foundation" > compiled for 1.13.0, module version = 1.0.2 > Module class: X.Org Video Driver > ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 13.0 > (II) NOUVEAU driver Date: Tue Sep 25 11:35:35 2012 +0200 > ... > (II) Loading sub module "dri" > (II) LoadModule: "dri" > (II) Module "dri" already built-in > (II) NOUVEAU(0): Loaded DRI module > (II) [drm] DRM interface version 1.4 > (II) [drm] DRM open master succeeded. > > Server comes up > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > CASE #2 > 1. Section "Device" > # Driver "nouveau" > > 2. '/usr/lib/X11/modules/drivers/nouveau_drv.so' exists > > (II) LoadModule: "nouveau" > (II) Loading /usr/lib/X11/modules/drivers/nouveau_drv.so > (II) Module nouveau: vendor="X.Org Foundation" > compiled for 1.13.0, module version = 1.0.2 > Module class: X.Org Video Driver > ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 13.0 > (II) LoadModule: "nv" > (WW) Warning, couldn't open module nv > (II) UnloadModule: "nv" > (II) Unloading nv > (EE) Failed to load module "nv" (module does not exist, 0) > > Server comes up. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > CASE #3 > 1. Section "Device" > # Driver "nouveau" > > 2. '/usr/lib/X11/modules/drivers/nouveau_drv.so' does NOT exist > > Fatal server error: > no screens found > (EE) > > (II) Loading /usr/lib/X11/modules/extensions/libglx.so > (II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation" > compiled for 1.13.0, module version = 1.0.0 > ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 7.0 > (==) AIGLX enabled > Loading extension GLX > ... > (II) LoadModule: "nouveau" > (WW) Warning, couldn't open module nouveau > (II) UnloadModule: "nouveau" > (II) Unloading nouveau > (EE) Failed to load module "nouveau" (module does not exist, 0) > (II) LoadModule: "nv" > (WW) Warning, couldn't open module nv > (II) UnloadModule: "nv" > (II) Unloading nv > (EE) Failed to load module "nv" (module does not exist, 0) > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > CASE #4 > 1. Section "Device" > Driver "nouveau" > > 2. '/usr/lib/X11/modules/drivers/nouveau_drv.so' does NOT exist > > Fatal server error: > no screens found > (EE) > > (II) "glx" will be loaded by default. > (II) LoadModule: "glx" > (II) Loading /usr/lib/X11/modules/extensions/libglx.so > (II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation" > compiled for 1.13.0, module version = 1.0.0 > ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 7.0 > (==) AIGLX enabled > Loading extension GLX > (II) LoadModule: "nouveau" > (WW) Warning, couldn't open module nouveau > (II) UnloadModule: "nouveau" > (II) Unloading nouveau > (EE) Failed to load module "nouveau" (module does not exist, 0) > (EE) No drivers available. > > Cheers, > -- Alex > -- > http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support > FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html > Unsubscribe: See the above information page >
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