195.36.15 x86_64 error with 8600GT

[siddly]

Fails also with "-ignoreABI" in /etc/X11/xserverrc.
openSUSE 11.3 Milestone 4 with vanilla kernel 2.6.34-rc3-git10 and ealier 2.6.34-rc3-git kernels. I shall try building without nouveau and kms.

[ 19951.163] (==) Matched nvidia as autoconfigured driver 0
[ 19951.163] (==) Matched nouveau as autoconfigured driver 1
[ 19951.163] (==) Matched nv as autoconfigured driver 2
[ 19951.163] (==) Matched fbdev as autoconfigured driver 3
[ 19951.163] (==) Matched vesa as autoconfigured driver 4
[ 19951.163] (==) Assigned the driver to the xf86ConfigLayout
[ 19951.163] (II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
[ 19951.163] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
[ 19951.164] (II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
[ 19951.164] compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
[ 19951.164] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 19951.164] ================ WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING ================
[ 19951.164] This server has a video driver ABI version of 7.0 that this
driver does not officially support. Please check
http://www.nvidia.com/ for driver updates or downgrade to an X
server with a supported driver ABI.
[ 19951.164] ================================================== ===============
[ 19951.164] (EE) NVIDIA: Use the -ignoreABI option to override this check.
[ 19951.164] (II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
[ 19951.164] (II) Unloading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
[ 19951.164] (EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module requirement mismatch, 0)

[leigh123linux]

Originally Posted by siddly

Fails also with "-ignoreABI" in /etc/X11/xserverrc.
openSUSE 11.3 Milestone 4 with vanilla kernel 2.6.34-rc3-git10 and ealier 2.6.34-rc3-git kernels. I shall try building without nouveau and kms.

[ 19951.163] (==) Matched nvidia as autoconfigured driver 0
[ 19951.163] (==) Matched nouveau as autoconfigured driver 1
[ 19951.163] (==) Matched nv as autoconfigured driver 2
[ 19951.163] (==) Matched fbdev as autoconfigured driver 3
[ 19951.163] (==) Matched vesa as autoconfigured driver 4
[ 19951.163] (==) Assigned the driver to the xf86ConfigLayout
[ 19951.163] (II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
[ 19951.163] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
[ 19951.164] (II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
[ 19951.164] compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
[ 19951.164] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 19951.164] ================ WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING ================
[ 19951.164] This server has a video driver ABI version of 7.0 that this
driver does not officially support. Please check
http://www.nvidia.com/ for driver updates or downgrade to an X
server with a supported driver ABI.
[ 19951.164] ================================================== ===============
[ 19951.164] (EE) NVIDIA: Use the -ignoreABI option to override this check.
[ 19951.164] (II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
[ 19951.164] (II) Unloading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
[ 19951.164] (EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module requirement mismatch, 0)

Xorg 1.8 isn't supported yet so you will need to override it

i.e edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

# Xorg configuration created by livna-config-display

Section "Files"
	ModulePath   "/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/nvidia"
	ModulePath   "/usr/lib64/xorg/modules"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
	Option	    "IgnoreABI" "true"
	Option	    "AIGLX" "on"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier  "Videocard0"
	Driver      "nvidia"
	Option	    "Coolbits" "1"
	Option	    "DPI" "96x96"
	Option	    "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
	Option	    "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection

[Dizzle7677]

I shall try building without nouveau and kms

Unselect DRM under Graphics and the vgaarb also when you rebuild the kernel. You won't need em.

[damentz]

Unselect DRM under Graphics and the vgaarb also when you rebuild the kernel. You won't need em.

Siddly only needs to boot with the nomodeset parameter to avoid loading the nouveau module. But yes, the long way would be to rebuild the kernel without it so it's impossible to load.

Unfortunately, that's not the problem, as leigh123linux noted in is post. The "IgnoreABI" option needs to be enabled in xorg.conf. Remember though, X may still crash and burn if the ABI it's using has changed something critical. At that point, the nvidia devs need to update their drivers to conform to the new ABI.

[Dizzle7677]

Originally Posted by damentz

Remember though, X may still crash and burn if the ABI it's using has changed something critical. At that point, the nvidia devs need to update their drivers to conform to the new ABI.

Really? I've been using Xorg-git since 1.7(ubu 9.10) and haven't had a problem. If there was I would have found it by now. Kernel updates seem to be more problematic then Xorg ABI revisions (in spite of xserver's complaints) . I've come to realize AaronP and the crew are pretty well on top of things.

In case people need a refresher course on what ABI means ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Applica...nary_Interface

[siddly]

Originally Posted by leigh123linux

Xorg 1.8 isn't supported yet so you will need to override it

i.e edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

# Xorg configuration created by livna-config-display

Section "Files"
	ModulePath   "/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/nvidia"
	ModulePath   "/usr/lib64/xorg/modules"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
	Option	    "IgnoreABI" "true"
	Option	    "AIGLX" "on"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier  "Videocard0"
	Driver      "nvidia"
	Option	    "Coolbits" "1"
	Option	    "DPI" "96x96"
	Option	    "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
	Option	    "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection

I had -ignoreABI in /etc/X11/xinit/xserverrc but that didn't work.
test "$DISPLAYMANAGER_XSERVER_TCP_PORT_6000_OPEN" != "yes" && \
args="$args -ignoreABI -nolisten tcp"

In xorg.conf it works.
Thanks.