302.17 doesn't support my GT 640M
 

Hi,

I'm not able to get my nvidia card working (Acer Timeline U), because it's not supported by the 302.17 driver.

Xorg.8.log -->
[..]
[ 281.203] (EE) NVIDIA(0): The NVIDIA GPU at PCI:1:0:0 is not supported by the 302.17
[ 281.203] (EE) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA driver.
[ 281.203] (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA graphics device!
[ 281.203] (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failing initialization of X screen 0
[..]
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lspci -->
[..]
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation Device 0fd2 (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device 067d
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
Memory at ca000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
Memory at c0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M]
Memory at c4000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=32M]
I/O ports at 3000 [size=128]
Expansion ROM at c6000000 [disabled] [size=512K]
Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 3
Capabilities: [68] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
Capabilities: [78] Express Endpoint, MSI 00
Capabilities: [b4] Vendor Specific Information: Len=14 <?>
Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel
Capabilities: [128] Power Budgeting <?>
Capabilities: [600] Vendor Specific Information: ID=0001 Rev=1 Len=024 <?>
Capabilities: [900] #19
Kernel modules: nvidia
[..]
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dmesg -->
[..]
bbswitch: enabling discrete graphics
pci 0000:01:00.0: power state changed by ACPI to D0
pci 0000:01:00.0: power state changed by ACPI to D0
pci 0000:01:00.0: power state changed by ACPI to D0
pci 0000:01:00.0: power state changed by ACPI to D0
pci 0000:01:00.0: enabling device (0006 -> 0007)
nvidia: module license 'NVIDIA' taints kernel.
Disabling lock debugging due to kernel taint
nvidia 0000:01:00.0: power state changed by ACPI to D0
nvidia 000:01:00.0: power state changed by ACPI to D0
nvidia 0000:01:00.0: enabling device (0006 -> 0007)
vgaarb: device changed decodes: PCI:0000:01:00.0,olddecodes=io+mem,decodes=none:ow ns=none
NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 302.17 Tue Jun 12 16:03:22 PDT 2012
NVRM: GPU at 0000:01:00.0 has fallen off the bus.
NVRM: GPU at 0000:01:00.0 has fallen off the bus.
NVRM: RmInitAdapter failed! (0x26:0xffffffff:1170)
NVRM: rm_init_adapter(0) failed
NVRM: RmInitAdapter failed! (0x23:0x2f:674)
NVRM: rm_init_adapter(0) failed
[..]
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Regards
balgo

Re: 302.17 doesn't support my GT 640M
 

Problem has been solved by using a self compiled kernel without all the modules of an initramfs ;) But now the Nvidia driver doesn't find any screen.

-->
tail -n 30 /var/log/Xorg.8.log
[ 761.922] (**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling 2D acceleration
[ 761.922] (**) NVIDIA(0): ConnectedMonitor string: "DFP"
[ 761.922] (**) NVIDIA(0): Ignoring EDIDs
[ 762.570] (WW) NVIDIA(0): Failed to enable display hotplug notification
[ 762.574] (II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce GT 640M (GK107) at PCI:1:0:0 (GPU-0)
[ 762.574] (--) NVIDIA(0): Memory: 1048576 kBytes
[ 762.574] (--) NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 80.07.24.00.69
[ 762.574] (II) NVIDIA(0): Detected PCI Express Link width: 16X
[ 762.574] (--) NVIDIA(0): Interlaced video modes are supported on this GPU
[ 762.577] (--) NVIDIA(0): Valid display device(s) on GeForce GT 640M at PCI:1:0:0
[ 762.577] (--) NVIDIA(0): none
[ 762.577] (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to assign any connected display devices to X screen 0
[ 762.581] (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failing initialization of X screen 0
[ 762.607] (II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
[ 762.607] (II) Unloading nvidia
[ 762.607] (II) UnloadModule: "wfb"
[ 762.607] (II) Unloading wfb
[ 762.607] (II) UnloadModule: "fb"
[ 762.607] (II) Unloading fb
[ 762.607] (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
[ 762.607]
Fatal server error:
[ 762.607] no screens found
[ 762.607]
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.x.org
for help.
[ 762.607] Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.8.log" for additional information.
[ 762.607]
[ 762.607] Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.
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Re: 302.17 doesn't support my GT 640M
 

Same problem as me I think.
In dmesg, do you have these lines when you run optirun ?

Re: 302.17 doesn't support my GT 640M
 

No, I don't have any errors in dmesg.

-->
[ 189.336772] Disabling lock debugging due to kernel taint
[ 189.346383] nvidia 0000:01:00.0: power state changed by ACPI to D0
[ 189.346390] nvidia 0000:01:00.0: power state changed by ACPI to D0
[ 189.346398] nvidia 0000:01:00.0: enabling device (0006 -> 0007)
[ 189.346415] vgaarb: device changed decodes: PCI:0000:01:00.0,olddecodes=io+mem,decodes=none:ow ns=none
[ 189.346572] NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 302.17 Tue Jun 12 16:03:22 PDT 2012
[ 191.989221] nvidia-smi used greatest stack depth: 3632 bytes left
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Re: 302.17 doesn't support my GT 640M
 

Optimus?

Re: 302.17 doesn't support my GT 640M
 

sure. But the only thing which doesn't work, is the video display detection.

-->
tail -n 30 /var/log/Xorg.8.log
[ 761.922] (**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling 2D acceleration
[ 761.922] (**) NVIDIA(0): ConnectedMonitor string: "DFP"
[ 761.922] (**) NVIDIA(0): Ignoring EDIDs
[ 762.570] (WW) NVIDIA(0): Failed to enable display hotplug notification
[ 762.574] (II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce GT 640M (GK107) at PCI:1:0:0 (GPU-0)
[ 762.574] (--) NVIDIA(0): Memory: 1048576 kBytes
[ 762.574] (--) NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 80.07.24.00.69
[ 762.574] (II) NVIDIA(0): Detected PCI Express Link width: 16X
[ 762.574] (--) NVIDIA(0): Interlaced video modes are supported on this GPU
[ 762.577] (--) NVIDIA(0): Valid display device(s) on GeForce GT 640M at PCI:1:0:0
[ 762.577] (--) NVIDIA(0): none
[ 762.577] (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to assign any connected display devices to X screen 0
[ 762.581] (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failing initialization of X screen 0
[ 762.607] (II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
[ 762.607] (II) Unloading nvidia
[ 762.607] (II) UnloadModule: "wfb"
[ 762.607] (II) Unloading wfb
[ 762.607] (II) UnloadModule: "fb"
[ 762.607] (II) Unloading fb
[ 762.607] (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
[ 762.607]
Fatal server error:
[ 762.607] no screens found
[ 762.607]
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.x.org
for help.
[ 762.607] Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.8.log" for additional information.
[ 762.607]
[ 762.607] Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.
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Re: 302.17 doesn't support my GT 640M
 

It works perfectly fine.

Re: 302.17 doesn't support my GT 640M
 

You have read that Optimus don't work in Linux?

Re: 302.17 doesn't support my GT 640M
 

No, I haven't. But I read something about bumblebee and tried this, but it seems that the nvidia gpu isn't connected to the internal display.

Re: 302.17 doesn't support my GT 640M
 

Bumblebee is for gpu's, which are not connected to the display.

Re: 302.17 doesn't support my GT 640M
 

Yes, but as I already wrote before, it does not work, because no screen could be found.

-->
localhost balgo # /opt/bin/nvidia-xconfig --query-gpu-info
Number of GPUs: 1

GPU #0:
Name : GeForce GT 640M
PCI BusID : PCI:1:0:0

Number of Display Devices: 0
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Re: 302.17 doesn't support my GT 640M
 

You have never read the bumblebee manual!