Hi there,
When I start X (or start kdm), I get a segmentation fault and no X.
The Xorg-log says:
[ 8675.702] (**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
[ 8675.702] (==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
[ 8675.702] (==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
[ 8675.702] (==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
[ 8675.702] (**) NVIDIA(0): Option "TwinViewOrientation" "LeftOf"
[ 8675.703] (**) NVIDIA(0): Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals"
[ 8675.703] (**) NVIDIA(0): Option "UseEvents" "false"
[ 8675.703] (**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling 2D acceleration
[ 8676.186] (II) NVIDIA(GPU-0): Display (Samsung SyncMaster (DFP-0)) does not
support NVIDIA
[ 8676.186] (II) NVIDIA(GPU-0): 3D Vision stereo.
[ 8676.253] (II) NVIDIA(GPU-0): Display (Eizo L565 (DFP-1)) does not support
NVIDIA 3D Vision
[ 8676.253] (II) NVIDIA(GPU-0): stereo.
[ 8676.255] (II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce 7600 GT (G73) at PCI:1:0:0
(GPU-0)
[ 8676.255] (--) NVIDIA(0): Memory: 262144 kBytes
[ 8676.255] (--) NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 05.73.22.18.00
[ 8676.255] (II) NVIDIA(0): Detected PCI Express Link width: 16X
[ 8676.255] (--) NVIDIA(0): Interlaced video modes are supported on this GPU
[ 8676.255] (--) NVIDIA(0): Valid display device(s) on GeForce 7600 GT at
PCI:1:0:0
[ 8676.255] (--) NVIDIA(0): CRT-0
[ 8676.255] (--) NVIDIA(0): CRT-1
[ 8676.255] (--) NVIDIA(0): TV-0
[ 8676.255] (--) NVIDIA(0): Samsung SyncMaster (DFP-0) (connected)
[ 8676.255] (--) NVIDIA(0): Eizo L565 (DFP-1) (connected)
[ 8676.255] (--) NVIDIA(0): CRT-0: 400.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
[ 8676.255] (--) NVIDIA(0): CRT-1: 400.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
[ 8676.255] (--) NVIDIA(0): TV-0: 400.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
[ 8676.255] (--) NVIDIA(0): TV encoder: Unknown
[ 8676.255] (--) NVIDIA(0): Samsung SyncMaster (DFP-0): 330.0 MHz maximum
pixel clock
[ 8676.255] (--) NVIDIA(0): Samsung SyncMaster (DFP-0): Internal Dual Link
TMDS
[ 8676.255] (--) NVIDIA(0): Eizo L565 (DFP-1): 165.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
[ 8676.255] (--) NVIDIA(0): Eizo L565 (DFP-1): Internal Single Link TMDS
[ 8676.255] (**) NVIDIA(0): Using HorizSync/VertRefresh ranges from the EDID
for display
[ 8676.255] (**) NVIDIA(0): device Samsung SyncMaster (DFP-0) (Using EDID
frequencies
[ 8676.255] (**) NVIDIA(0): has been enabled on all display devices.)
[ 8676.255] (**) NVIDIA(0): Using HorizSync/VertRefresh ranges from the EDID
for display
[ 8676.255] (**) NVIDIA(0): device Eizo L565 (DFP-1) (Using EDID
frequencies has been
[ 8676.255] (**) NVIDIA(0): enabled on all display devices.)
[ 8676.255] (II) NVIDIA(0): Validated MetaModes:
[ 8676.255] (II) NVIDIA(0): "DFP-0:nvidia-auto-select,DFP-1:nvidia-auto-
select"
[ 8676.255] (II) NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size determined to be 3200 x 1200
[ 8676.256] (WW) NVIDIA(0): Unable to support custom viewPortOut 1920 x 1080
+0 +60
[ 8676.256] (WW) NVIDIA(0): Unable to support custom viewPortOut 1920 x 1080
+0 +60
[ 8676.256] (--) NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (93, 95); computed from "UseEdidDpi" X
config
[ 8676.256] (--) NVIDIA(0): option
[ 8676.256] (**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling 32-bit ARGB GLX visuals.
[ 8676.256] (--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
[ 8676.262] (II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "DFP-0:nvidia-auto-
select,DFP-1:nvidia-auto-select"
[ 8676.286] (EE)
[ 8676.286] (EE) Backtrace:
[ 8676.286] (EE) 0: X (xorg_backtrace+0x34) [0x5cd634]
[ 8676.286] (EE) 1: X (0x400000+0x1d1ca9) [0x5d1ca9]
[ 8676.286] (EE) 2: /lib64/libpthread.so.0 (0x7fe689cb0000+0x10810)
[0x7fe689cc0810]
[ 8676.286] (EE) 3: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
(0x7fe6840d8000+0x11643b) [0x7fe6841ee43b]
[ 8676.286] (EE) 4: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
(0x7fe6840d8000+0x72773) [0x7fe68414a773]
[ 8676.286] (EE) 5: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
(0x7fe6840d8000+0xeaa01) [0x7fe6841c2a01]
[ 8676.286] (EE) 6: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
(0x7fe6840d8000+0xe30e4) [0x7fe6841bb0e4]
[ 8676.286] (EE) 7: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
(0x7fe6840d8000+0xe3820) [0x7fe6841bb820]
[ 8676.286] (EE) 8: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
(0x7fe6840d8000+0x9447b) [0x7fe68416c47b]
[ 8676.286] (EE) 9: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
(0x7fe6840d8000+0x8fedb) [0x7fe684167edb]
[ 8676.286] (EE) 10: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
(0x7fe6840d8000+0xde8f6) [0x7fe6841b68f6]
[ 8676.286] (EE) 11: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
(0x7fe6840d8000+0x56f6bb) [0x7fe6846476bb]
[ 8676.286] (EE) 12: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
(0x7fe6840d8000+0x5609f1) [0x7fe6846389f1]
[ 8676.286] (EE) 13: X (AddScreen+0x75) [0x43ddb5]
[ 8676.286] (EE) 14: X (InitOutput+0x3ec) [0x48b20c]
[ 8676.286] (EE) 15: X (0x400000+0x29910) [0x429910]
[ 8676.286] (EE) 16: /lib64/libc.so.6 (__libc_start_main+0xec)
[0x7fe68890a4cc]
[ 8676.286] (EE) 17: X (0x400000+0x2a22d) [0x42a22d]
[ 8676.286] (EE)
[ 8676.286] (EE) Segmentation fault at address 0x30
[ 8676.286]
Fatal server error:
[ 8676.286] Caught signal 11 (Segmentation fault). Server aborting
[ 8676.286]
[ 8676.286] (EE)
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
Additionally, dmesg has a line , which might be relevant
8648.219781] NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 304.88 Wed Mar
27 14:26:46 PDT 2013
[ 8665.063246] NVRM: Xid (0000:01:00): 6, PE0000 1a74 65c2d922 00000000
ca92dda4 00000000
The card in question is a GeForce 7600GT, PCI-E on a Asus F2A55-M with a AMD
5500 CPU and 8GB RAM.
Kernel 3.8.18, nvidia-drivers 304.88 (Last to support the GeForce7600, newer
drivers do not support it any more).
Any ideas?
Thanks
Alex