[SOLVED] xorg+nvidia: "Failed to load module dri"

trepanne · n00b Joined: 23 Aug 2003 Posts: 35

I've got this box with an nvidia Quadro NVS 420 card (dual GPU, four video outs). I had the whole thing set up correctly under OpenSolaris. Now I've wiped off osol & am trying to get Gentoo running on the same hardware, but it's not working. This is a new installation; no xorg upgrade issues.

In the kernel, I've configured module loading and MTRR support; I've turned off nvidia framebuffer.
The kernel I've built is linux-2.6.31-gentoo-r6.
The /usr/src/linux symlink is pointed correctly, and gets picked up as such by "eselect kernel list".
In /etc/make.conf, I've set INPUT_DEVICES="evdev mouse keyboard"; VIDEO_CARDS="nvidia nv".
I've installed xorg-server-1.6.5-r1, and nvidia-drivers-190.42-r3.
Using the eselect tool, I've set the OpenGL to use nvidia's implementation.

If I try issuing "startx" without any xorg.conf, the system locks & needs a hard reset. I get the same behavior if I load an xorg.conf generated by X itself.

If I use the same xorg.conf that was working for me successfully under solaris, or a fresh xorg.conf generated by nvidia's script for doing so, then X fails to start, issuing errors that it "failed to load module dri" and "failed to load module dri2", because neither can be found. I've tried inserting a "Module" section in xorg.conf, not loading any DRI, but alas, the behavior remains the same.

Looking through XOrg.log, HAL seems to be detecting my input devices nicely, and I get all sorts of debug output indicating that the nvidia driver is doing its thing and understanding its configurations. It just seems to be this bit about the DRI. What am I doing wrong?

I'll reproduce below my xorg.conf which worked under osol, which I'm trying to reuse under Linux. It's cleaner than the one auto-configured by the nvidia utility.

TIA

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# Xorg 1.5.3
# nVidia Quadro NVS 420 dual-GPU quad output

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout0"
Screen 0 "Screen0"
Screen 1 "Screen1" Above "Screen0"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
Option "Xinerama" "off"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
ModelName "Acer X233H"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor1"
ModelName "Philips 170B"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "gpu0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "Quadro NVS 420"
BusID "PCI:3:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "gpu1"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "Quadro NVS 420"
BusID "PCI:4:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "gpu0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "TwinView" "on"
Option "MetaModes" "DFP-0: 1920x1080, DFP-1: 1920x1080"
Option "TwinViewOrientation" "DFP-0 LeftOf DFP-1"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen1"
Device "gpu1"
Monitor "Monitor1"
EndSection

NeddySeagoon · Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 2:51 pm Post subject:

trepanne,

The nVidia binary blob does not use dri or dri2, so those errors can be safely ignored.
It does its own thing for direct rendering.

Change your Section "ServerLayout" to use a single screen until we get nvidia working.
The log is more useful than the xorg.config.

trepanne · n00b Joined: 23 Aug 2003 Posts: 35

NeddySeagoon:

Rexilion · Veteran Joined: 17 Mar 2009 Posts: 1044

Does it work? Or does it deadlock again?

trepanne · n00b Joined: 23 Aug 2003 Posts: 35

Staren · Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 5:00 pm Post subject:

Something similar happened to me when I got my new computer, a few weeks ago. I lost my notes but I remember that I tried nv, vesa and vga modes without success. I remember very well that I succeded only after I emerged and configured x11-wm/twm

( I just learned that twm ins't included anymore in the xorg-x11 ebuild... ) Can't remember what mode I used at the time but it's easy to test. Give it a try and see what happens! Best of lucks!!!

tryn · Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 5:09 pm Post subject:

Is this a old box?

I have a web page that shows most of the nvidia cards and I can not find the one that you have listed in your post.

NeddySeagoon · Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 5:31 pm Post subject:

trepanne,

It looks like Xorg started normally, found nothing to do, then quit.

What window manager do you have installed?
Do you get errors about twm, xterm and xclock are not found ?
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Rexilion · Veteran Joined: 17 Mar 2009 Posts: 1044

I think he just did:

X

If X is executed like that, it won't quit untill you kill it (or CTRL+ALT+BACKSPACE).

Besides, I got xinit with the minimal useflag (no twm, xclock etc) and everything works fine.

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trepanne · n00b Joined: 23 Aug 2003 Posts: 35

Yes, this sounds right. No window manager.

I just installed xorg-server (not xorg-x11), and I do indeed get errors about not finding twm, xterm, and other commands inside /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.

I have installed KDE4, and would like to use kdm. I've placed XSESSION="KDE-4" in /etc/rc.conf, but that's not doing the trick. What do I need to do?

Thanks for the help gentlemen.

whiteghost · Guru Joined: 26 Jul 2009 Posts: 374 Location: north dakota

trepanne · n00b Joined: 23 Aug 2003 Posts: 35

whiteghost - thanks. I did as you wrote, and then started the xdm service with /etc/init.d/xdm start. kdm started right up & posted the graphic login screen (even though I was already logged in).

So I guess it's intended that I should further say rc-update add xdm default, and do my logins that way?

I think that's probably good enough. Thanks are particularly due to NeddySeagoon & whitegost.

But as long as I'm digging in here, how do I get kdm to start if I want to do CLI logins and start the GUI with startx (or another means)?

Thanks guys, you're really helpful.

whiteghost · Guru Joined: 26 Jul 2009 Posts: 374 Location: north dakota

don't think you need xdm default. actually xdm is another package probably not installed.
from login screen there should be a button for options / configuration to set autologin. i use gdm.
from command line

whiteghost · Guru Joined: 26 Jul 2009 Posts: 374 Location: north dakota

i just emerged xdm.
rc-update add xdm default
edited /etc/conf.d/xdm
to
DISPLAYMANAGER="gdm"
and everything is auto now.
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d2_racing · Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 2:08 am Post subject:

So, do you see something or you still have a black screen ?

trepanne · n00b Joined: 23 Aug 2003 Posts: 35

d2_racing · Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 2:23 am Post subject:

Now that you have at least a Screen, we will try to make your dual screen working

trepanne · n00b Joined: 23 Aug 2003 Posts: 35

I'll just mark this resolved, then.
Thanks guys.

d2_racing · Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 2:22 am Post subject:

No problem