X Server fails to start Fedora 16 GT330M

[anketell]

Having just upgraded to Fedora 16, I am having trouble loading an nvidia driver. I have tried the standard package version 290.10 and have compiled several earlier drivers to no avail. All drivers report the following:

[ 24.810136] NVRM: failed to copy vbios to system memory.
[ 24.811605] NVRM: RmInitAdapter failed! (0x30:0xffffffff:861)
[ 24.811617] NVRM: rm_init_adapter(0) failed
[ 25.018686] NVRM: failed to copy vbios to system memory.
[ 25.020173] NVRM: RmInitAdapter failed! (0x30:0xffffffff:861)
[ 25.020185] NVRM: rm_init_adapter(0) failed
[ 25.209577] NVRM: failed to copy vbios to system memory.
[ 25.211061] NVRM: RmInitAdapter failed! (0x30:0xffffffff:861)
[ 25.211073] NVRM: rm_init_adapter(0) failed
[ 25.409101] NVRM: failed to copy vbios to system memory.
[ 25.410620] NVRM: RmInitAdapter failed! (0x30:0xffffffff:861)
[ 25.410632] NVRM: rm_init_adapter(0) failed
[ 25.601878] NVRM: failed to copy vbios to system memory.
[ 25.604997] NVRM: RmInitAdapter failed! (0x30:0xffffffff:861)
[ 25.605037] NVRM: rm_init_adapter(0) failed
[ 25.781421] NVRM: failed to copy vbios to system memory.
[ 25.782853] NVRM: RmInitAdapter failed! (0x30:0xffffffff:861)
[ 25.782864] NVRM: rm_init_adapter(0) failed

Previously, under Fedora 14, I needed to recompile driver 260.* as later drivers (packaged or otherwise) would not work. Unfortunately the 260.* driver will not compile against the 3.1.4 kernel of Fedora 16.

I have attached to output of nvidia-bug-report.sh

When run it reported the following three times:

NVIDIA: could not open the device file /dev/nvidia0 (Input/output error).

Any assistance in resolving this issue would be greatly appreciated.

[leigh123linux]

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lsmod |grep -e nouv -e nvid

[anketell]

Originally Posted by leigh123linux

lsmod |grep -e nouv -e nvid

nvidia              12112133  0 
nvidiafb               36859  0 
fb_ddc                  1447  1 nvidiafb
i2c_algo_bit            4958  1 nvidiafb
vgastate                5234  1 nvidiafb
i2c_core               25728  17 tuner_xc2028,dvb_usb_dib0700,dib7000p,dib0090,dib7000m,dib0070,dvb_usb,dib8000,dib9000,dib3000mc,dibx000_common,videodev,nvidia,nvidiafb,fb_ddc,i2c_i801,i2c_algo_bit

...and with nvidiafb blacklisted:

nvidia              12112133  0 
i2c_core               25728  14 tuner_xc2028,dvb_usb_dib0700,dib7000p,dib0090,dib7000m,dib0070,dvb_usb,dib8000,dib9000,dib3000mc,dibx000_common,videodev,nvidia,i2c_i801

[Plagman]

Please attach an nvidia-bug-report.log as per the sticky instructions. Also, can you clarify what kind of machine this is? (eg. model reference if it's a notebook computer or similar)

[anketell]

Originally Posted by Plagman

Please attach an nvidia-bug-report.log as per the sticky instructions. Also, can you clarify what kind of machine this is? (eg. model reference if it's a notebook computer or similar)

Thanks for your response.

Please see original post for nvidia-bug-report.log

The machine is a Toshiba Satellite A660

Everything worked fine with a 260.* driver, however this no longer compiles under later kernels.

[anketell]

Further to this, cat /proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0/information produces:

Model: 		 GeForce GT 330M
IRQ:   		 16
Video BIOS: 	 ??.??.??.??.??
Card Type: 	 PCI-E
DMA Size: 	 32 bits
DMA Mask: 	 0xffffffff
Bus Location: 	 0000:01.00.0

The drivers inability to query the vbios version would appear to be consistent with it's inability to copy the vbios to system memory. Is this a fundamental problem with later drivers and this GPU? Perhaps someone with greater insight can shed some light here.

[anketell]

Superficially, it appears similar to an earlier issue:

http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=113929

But I'm unable to assess this.

[anketell]

Have resorted to fedora 14 and driver 260.19.44 - NVIDIA's support for Linux is clearly not entirely comprehensive.

Moreover and more disappointing is that there was no clear indication of their position on this issue. At least be honest and transparent guys. My decision process would have been helped considerably if you had 'fessed up to not being able to help. Instead you chose to leave me in limbo.

Disclaimers aside, what is your true position on Linux drivers and support?

[Plagman]

I did not chose to leave you anywhere; in fact, I've been actively trying to get access to a Toshiba Satellite A660 in the past weeks but couldn't get my hands on one.

There's a possibility you're hitting the same problem as described in this thread:

http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=166508

Please refer to that post for the latest update:

http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/show...0&postcount=19

[anketell]

Ok - thank you.

I can certainly test driver fixes for you if that would help.

[Plagman]

Hi anketell,

Can you please attach the output of the `acpidump` command?

[anketell]

Originally Posted by Plagman

Hi anketell,

Can you please attach the output of the `acpidump` command?

As requested - cheers.