Just updated to 21.04 today and still getting this error.
name -a ; cat /etc/os-release ; dmesg |grep nouveau Linux fedora 5.11.0-16-generic #17-Ubuntu SMP Wed Apr 14 20:12:43 UTC 2021 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux NAME="Ubuntu" VERSION="21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)" ID=ubuntu ID_LIKE=debian PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 21.04" VERSION_ID="21.04" HOME_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/"; SUPPORT_URL="https://help.ubuntu.com/"; BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/"; PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/privacy-policy"; VERSION_CODENAME=hirsute UBUNTU_CODENAME=hirsute [Fri Apr 23 10:35:55 2021] fb0: switching to nouveaufb from VESA VGA [Fri Apr 23 10:35:55 2021] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: vgaarb: deactivate vga console [Fri Apr 23 10:35:55 2021] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: NVIDIA G98 (298200a2) [Fri Apr 23 10:35:55 2021] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: bios: version 62.98.29.00.00 [Fri Apr 23 10:35:55 2021] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: bios: M0203T not found [Fri Apr 23 10:35:55 2021] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: bios: M0203E not matched! [Fri Apr 23 10:35:55 2021] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: fb: 512 MiB DDR2 [Fri Apr 23 10:35:56 2021] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: DRM: VRAM: 512 MiB [Fri Apr 23 10:35:56 2021] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: DRM: GART: 1048576 MiB [Fri Apr 23 10:35:56 2021] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: DRM: TMDS table version 2.0 [Fri Apr 23 10:35:56 2021] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: DRM: DCB version 4.0 [Fri Apr 23 10:35:56 2021] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: DRM: DCB outp 00: 02000300 00000028 [Fri Apr 23 10:35:56 2021] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: DRM: DCB outp 01: 01000302 00000030 [Fri Apr 23 10:35:56 2021] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: DRM: DCB outp 02: 04011310 00000028 [Fri Apr 23 10:35:56 2021] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: DRM: DCB conn 00: 00001030 [Fri Apr 23 10:35:56 2021] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: DRM: DCB conn 01: 00000100 [Fri Apr 23 10:35:56 2021] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: DRM: MM: using M2MF for buffer copies [Fri Apr 23 10:35:56 2021] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: DRM: allocated 1920x1080 fb: 0x70000, bo 00000000675ec200 [Fri Apr 23 10:35:56 2021] fbcon: nouveaudrmfb (fb0) is primary device [Fri Apr 23 10:35:56 2021] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: [drm] fb0: nouveaudrmfb frame buffer device [Fri Apr 23 10:35:56 2021] [drm] Initialized nouveau 1.3.1 20120801 for 0000:01:00.0 on minor 0 [Fri Apr 23 10:37:54 2021] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: Direct firmware load for nouveau/nv98_fuc084 failed with error -2 [Fri Apr 23 10:37:54 2021] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: Direct firmware load for nouveau/nv98_fuc084d failed with error -2 [Fri Apr 23 10:37:54 2021] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: msvld: unable to load firmware data [Fri Apr 23 10:37:54 2021] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: msvld: init failed, -19 [Fri Apr 23 10:38:08 2021] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: Direct firmware load for nouveau/nv98_fuc084 failed with error -2 [Fri Apr 23 10:38:08 2021] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: Direct firmware load for nouveau/nv98_fuc084d failed with error -2 [Fri Apr 23 10:38:08 2021] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: msvld: unable to load firmware data [Fri Apr 23 10:38:08 2021] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: msvld: init failed, -19 [Fri Apr 23 10:38:17 2021] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: Direct firmware load for nouveau/nv98_fuc084 failed with error -2 [Fri Apr 23 10:38:17 2021] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: Direct firmware load for nouveau/nv98_fuc084d failed with error -2 [Fri Apr 23 10:38:17 2021] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: msvld: unable to load firmware data [Fri Apr 23 10:38:17 2021] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: msvld: init failed, -19 *-display description: VGA compatible controller product: G98 [GeForce 8400 GS Rev. 2] vendor: NVIDIA Corporation physical id: 0 bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0 version: a1 width: 64 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom configuration: driver=nouveau latency=0 resources: irq:30 memory:fd000000-fdffffff memory:d0000000-dfffffff memory:fa000000-fbffffff ioport:d800(size=128) memory:c0000-dffff dpkg -l |egrep 'nouveau|nvidia' ii libdrm-nouveau2:amd64 2.4.104-1build1 amd64 Userspace interface to nouveau-specific kernel DRM services -- runtime ii nouveau-firmware 20091212-0ubuntu1 all Firmware for nVidia graphics cards ii xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.17-1 amd64 X.Org X server -- Nouveau display driver -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux-firmware in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1751497 Title: Bionic daily build - nouveau: Direct firmware load for nouveau/nve7_fuc084 failed with error -2 Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Expired Status in linux-firmware package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Bug description: [ 136.559610] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: Direct firmware load for nouveau/nve7_fuc084 failed with error -2 Hello, from time to time I find this annoying messages in dmesg in various Ubuntu versions (I believe since 16.04 or 16.10 up until now, including Bionic Beaver daily build). From time to time, the gdm3 crashes. The current HW/SW setup will be described below. I cannot replicate the situation, but it happens. See the excerpt from dmesg output below. [ 9.386558] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): enp3s0: link is not ready [ 9.399079] input: HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=3 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.1/sound/card1/input12 [ 9.399134] input: HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=7 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.1/sound/card1/input13 [ 9.399208] input: HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=8 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.1/sound/card1/input14 [ 9.399274] input: HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=9 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.1/sound/card1/input15 [ 12.312741] r8169 0000:03:00.0 enp3s0: link up [ 12.312748] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): enp3s0: link becomes ready [ 13.439863] rfkill: input handler disabled [ 15.125569] nf_conntrack: default automatic helper assignment has been turned off for security reasons and CT-based firewall rule not found. Use the iptables CT target to attach helpers instead. [ 136.559610] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: Direct firmware load for nouveau/nve7_fuc084 failed with error -2 [ 136.559618] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: Direct firmware load for nouveau/nve7_fuc084d failed with error -2 [ 136.559619] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: msvld: unable to load firmware data [ 136.559622] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: msvld: init failed, -19 [ 1376.746130] lp: driver loaded but no devices found [ 1376.756790] st: Version 20160209, fixed bufsize 32768, s/g segs 256 [ 1381.398605] do_IRQ: 1.37 No irq handler for vector rr HW setup: Asrock Extreme 6 Z97 Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-4160 CPU @ 3.60GHz, 3563 MHz nVidia GK107 [GeForce GT 640] SW setup: Linux bionic 4.15.0-10-generic #11-Ubuntu SMP Tue Feb 13 18:23:35 UTC 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux root@bionic:~# lsmod | grep nouveau nouveau 1716224 5 i2c_algo_bit 16384 1 nouveau ttm 106496 1 nouveau drm_kms_helper 167936 1 nouveau mxm_wmi 16384 1 nouveau drm 401408 8 nouveau,ttm,drm_kms_helper wmi 24576 2 mxm_wmi,nouveau video 40960 1 nouveau To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1751497/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
