Debian Squeeze X crashes with nvidia drivers

squeeze · 06-19-10, 10:27 AM

So, this is my last chance i guess, that my problems could ever be fixed.

Every time i do a coldboot the x-server crashes, after a reboot everythings fine. Tried with nouveau and proprietary nvidia(with kernel cmdline nouveau.modeset=0 and blacklisted nouveau). Free "nv" driver works without problems.

Code:

inxi -G:
Graphics:  Card nVidia G84 [GeForce 8600 GT] tty res: 271x69 Gfx Data: N/A for root user
inxi-S:
System:    Host home-of-squeeze Kernel 2.6.32-5-686 i686 (32 bit) Distro Debian GNU/Linux squeeze/sid

Tried with:
NVIDIA-Linux-x86-100.14.09-pkg1.run
NVIDIA-Linux-x86-180.35-pkg1.run
NVIDIA-Linux-x86-195.36.15-pkg1.run (installed now)
NVIDIA-Linux-x86-195.36.31-pkg1.run
NVIDIA-Linux-x86-256.29.run
nvidia-kernel-dkms (with and without sgfxi)

For what i have tried so far and to see the logs please ping to http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.p...6d7b14ee5fd6e0.

Any help would be very appreciated!!!

Attached bug report after error occured.

[SORRY for the indescriptive title, i didn't read the READMEFIRST, before i posted!]

XTC · 06-20-10, 02:51 AM

I've experienced the same X.org crash on 9200M.
I have to restart kdm manually and then it starts.
Tried with latest 3 drivers You've mentioned.

ledoc · 06-20-10, 01:13 PM

Quote:

[ 21.972576] [Firmware Bug]: powernow-k8: No compatible ACPI _PSS objects found.
[ 21.972577] [Firmware Bug]: powernow-k8: Try again with latest BIOS.

That looks a bit odd. Are you sure your board&BIOS is ok?

Licaon · 06-20-10, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ledoc

That looks a bit odd. Are you sure your board&BIOS is ok?

i get those too and it works fine otherwise

dpeinado · 06-23-10, 11:05 AM

I have a nvidia G210. I've tried the nvidia drivers with ubuntu 9.04, 9.10, 10.04, debian 5.04, fedora 13, all with kernels from 2.6.31 up to 2.6.34. All options: nomodeset, pci=noacpi, biosirq, noapic, acpi=off, setting in xorg.conf Option "NvAGPA" 0, 1, 2, and 3. I think that hundreds of trials, but I did not succed in making it work. Now I'm with kernel 2.6.31, I could not run the nvidia-bug-report when running X, because it do not start, but I submit the nvidia-bug-report.log.gz.
Please, I do not know what else to do. I'm thinking in buying an old nvidia card so I can use the 173 drivers. I know that they work because I have one computer at work with this configuration. I'm dessesperate.
Thanks in advance.

gradinaruvasile · 06-23-10, 11:59 AM

The G210 works well under Debian Squeeze (testing) and Ubuntu 9.04/9.10. At least for me. Use the latest drivers (256 series).

dpeinado · 06-23-10, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gradinaruvasile

The G210 works well under Debian Squeeze (testing) and Ubuntu 9.04/9.10. At least for me. Use the latest drivers (256 series).

Yes, I'm using 256.35 driver, but I can not make it work. Probably it also has to do with the hardware. It's a medion 7241, and they only supports win7. The bios is american megatrends, but very simple. I can only adjust very few parameters. It has two sound devices, one intel, and the second the nvidia from the nvidia card, and I do not know if there is a problem between both with the same module.

Nevertheless, now I'm running nouveau, but for this I did not need a nvidia GPU card.
I'll wait a couple of months to see if this problems stabilizes.
BTW, I've upgraded the kernel to the last 2.6.34, and the problem is similar, black screen only responsive to SysReq REISUB.

mdriftmeyer · 06-23-10, 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by squeeze

So, this is my last chance i guess, that my problems could ever be fixed.

Every time i do a coldboot the x-server crashes, after a reboot everythings fine. Tried with nouveau and proprietary nvidia(with kernel cmdline nouveau.modeset=0 and blacklisted nouveau). Free "nv" driver works without problems.

Code:

inxi -G:
Graphics:  Card nVidia G84 [GeForce 8600 GT] tty res: 271x69 Gfx Data: N/A for root user
inxi-S:
System:    Host home-of-squeeze Kernel 2.6.32-5-686 i686 (32 bit) Distro Debian GNU/Linux squeeze/sid

Tried with:
NVIDIA-Linux-x86-100.14.09-pkg1.run
NVIDIA-Linux-x86-180.35-pkg1.run
NVIDIA-Linux-x86-195.36.15-pkg1.run (installed now)
NVIDIA-Linux-x86-195.36.31-pkg1.run
NVIDIA-Linux-x86-256.29.run
nvidia-kernel-dkms (with and without sgfxi)

For what i have tried so far and to see the logs please ping to http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.p...6d7b14ee5fd6e0.

Any help would be very appreciated!!!

Attached bug report after error occured.

[SORRY for the indescriptive title, i didn't read the READMEFIRST, before i posted!]

http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/no...ivers/?C=M;O=D

A lot of work has been going on inside Debian for Nvidia driver support.

OpenCL is now supported and dkms will auto install 195.36.24-4 for ia32 and amd64 architectures.

You can install from nvidia-kernel-source if you like as well, the debian way.

If you have this added to your /etc/apt/sources.list

deb http://ftp.oregonstate.edu/debian sid main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.oregonstate.edu/debian sid main contrib non-free

you'll pick up all those packages.

I just filed a request for the latest release, which will get done very shortly, now that there are three members supporting nvidia.

My card: Nvidia 8600GTS 256MB Ram

Packages installed:

nvidia-libopencl1-dev
libcuda1-dev
libcuda1
libcuda1-ia32
nvidia-libopencl1
nvidia-libopencl1-ia32
nvidia-opencl-common
nvidia-opencl-icd
nvidia-opencl-icd-ia32
nvidia-vdpau-driver
nvidia-glx
nvidia-glx-ia32
nvidia-kernel-2.6.32-5-amd64 [195.36.24-1]
nvidia-kernel-common [20100522+1]
nvidia-settings [195.36.24-1]
nvidia-kernel-dkms
dkms

The bold ones will get nvidia installed on your system.

My basic xorg settings:

Section "Module"
Load "i2c"
# Load "bitmap"
# Load "ddc"
# Load "extmod"
# Load "freetype"
# Load "glx"
# Load "int10"
# Load "dbe"
# Load "dri"
# Load "type1"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Nvidia 8600 GTS"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "gEfORCE 8600 GTS"
#BusID "PCI:0:2:0"
BusID "PCI:4:0:0"
VideoRam 262144
# Option "AperTexSize" "131,072"
# Option "XVideo" "true"
# Option "XAA" "true"
# Option "BackingStore" "true"
Option "AllowSHMPixmaps" "false"
# Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
Option "FlatPanelProperties" "Scaling = DFP"
Option "ExactModTimingsDVI"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "LP2475w"
ModelName "Hewlett Packard HP LP2475w"
HorizSync 30.0 - 94.0
VertRefresh 48.0 - 85.0
Gamma 1.00 1.00 1.00 # created by KGamma
Option "DPMS"
# calc: (x|y)pixels * 25.4 / dpi
# DisplaySize 168 126 # 96 DPI @ 640x480
# DisplaySize 210 157 # 96 DPI @ 800x600
# DisplaySize 269 201 # 96 DPI @ 1024x768
# DisplaySize 302 227 # 96 DPI @ 1152x864
# DisplaySize 336 252 # 96 DPI @ 1280x960
# DisplaySize 336 210 # 96 DPI @ 1280x800 (non 4:3 aspect)
# DisplaySize 339 271 # 96 DPI @ 1280x1024 (non 4:3 aspect)
# DisplaySize 370 277 # 96 DPI @ 1400x1050
# DisplaySize 380 238 # 96 DPI @ 1440x900 (non 4:3 aspect)
# DisplaySize 420 315 # 96 DPI @ 1600x1200
# DisplaySize 444 277 # 96 DPI @ 1680x1050 (non 4:3 aspect)
#DisplaySize 506 315 # 120 DPI @ 1920x1200 (non 4:3 aspect)
Option "UseEdidDpi" "DFP-1"
Option "DPI" "109 x 109"
EndSection

ledoc · 06-23-10, 05:52 PM

I don't know, but at some point I had to boot with
intel_iommu=off
to make the graphics work on a new i7 system. Maybe that'll do something.

squeeze · 07-13-10, 11:07 AM

Well thanks for the input guys. Unfortuanately none of these hints worked.
Finally i set up ubuntu 10.04 with the latest 256 driver available, but the problem persists - see the attached bug report.

Hope someone could help.

[EDIT: Main Question for me is WHY does it crash on the first boot and WHY does it work after an immediate reboot without problems...]

Vorgus · 07-13-10, 01:23 PM

I am also having a problem with debian squeeze X crashes, but only on an x64 system. Nearly identical setup on x32 is working. And it only crashes when using CRT-1 only for output. If I use CRT-0 send to both CRT-0 and CRT-1 it doesn't crash.

http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=152528

06-20-10, 02:51 AM	#2
XTC Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2	Re: Debian Squeeze X crashes with nvidia drivers I've experienced the same X.org crash on 9200M. I have to restart kdm manually and then it starts. Tried with latest 3 drivers You've mentioned.

06-23-10, 11:59 AM	#6
gradinaruvasile Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 199	Re: Debian Squeeze X crashes with nvidia drivers The G210 works well under Debian Squeeze (testing) and Ubuntu 9.04/9.10. At least for me. Use the latest drivers (256 series).

06-23-10, 05:52 PM	#9
ledoc Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 330	Re: Debian Squeeze X crashes with nvidia drivers I don't know, but at some point I had to boot with intel_iommu=off to make the graphics work on a new i7 system. Maybe that'll do something.

07-13-10, 01:23 PM	#11
Vorgus Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 107	Re: Debian Squeeze X crashes with nvidia drivers I am also having a problem with debian squeeze X crashes, but only on an x64 system. Nearly identical setup on x32 is working. And it only crashes when using CRT-1 only for output. If I use CRT-0 send to both CRT-0 and CRT-1 it doesn't crash. http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=152528