NVIDIA Drivers Ubuntu

GPU not detected on boot often, but launching lightdm manually always works

Bug #1011090 reported by Gionn on 2012-06-10

This bug affects 3 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	NVIDIA Drivers Ubuntu	New	Undecided	Unassigned
	nvidia-graphics-drivers-updates (Ubuntu)	Confirmed	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Hi,

I'm having X startup problems when using NVIDIA proprietary drivers (nouveau works like a charm).

Seems that X is started too early for the NVIDIA module to successful detect my graphic card, since manually launching sudo start lightdm from tty1 always works.

Often I get the failsafe session on bootup, rarely i get only the tty login only.

xorg.0.log
[ 7.525] (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA kernel module. Please see the
[ 7.525] (EE) NVIDIA(0): system's kernel log for additional error messages and
[ 7.525] (EE) NVIDIA(0): consult the NVIDIA README for details.
[ 7.525] (EE) NVIDIA(0): *** Aborting ***
[ 7.525] (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
[ 7.525]
Fatal server error:
[ 7.525] no screens found

Full logs are attached.

Thanks!

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: nvidia-current-updates 295.49-0ubuntu0.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.39-generic 3.2.16
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] È una directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 295.49 Mon Apr 30 23:46:33 PDT 2012
GCC version: gcc version 4.6.3 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.3-1ubuntu5)
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Sun Jun 10 10:34:00 2012
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
GraphicsCard:
NVIDIA Corporation GT218 [GeForce 310M] [10de:0a75] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Sony Corporation Device [104d:9069]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120328)
JockeyStatus:
xorg:nvidia_current - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
xorg:nvidia_current_updates - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (post-release updates) (Proprietary, Enabled, In use)
MachineType: Sony Corporation VPCS13V9E
ProcEnviron:
LC_CTYPE=it_IT.UTF-8
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=it_IT.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/zsh
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-24-generic root=UUID=cf9df1c2-5aa1-413b-835a-cbbe17b7b168 ro quiet
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-updates
UdevDb: Error: [Errno 2] File o directory non esistente
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
XorgConf:
Section "Device"
  Identifier "Default Device"
  Option "NoLogo" "True"
EndSection
dmi.bios.date: 09/21/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: INSYDE
dmi.bios.version: R2100Q3
dmi.board.asset.tag: N/A
dmi.board.name: VAIO
dmi.board.vendor: Sony Corporation
dmi.board.version: N/A
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: N/A
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Sony Corporation
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnINSYDE:bvrR2100Q3:bd09/21/2010:svnSonyCorporation:pnVPCS13V9E:pvrC10504ZE:rvnSonyCorporation:rnVAIO:rvrN/A:cvnSonyCorporation:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: VPCS13V9E
dmi.product.version: C10504ZE
dmi.sys.vendor: Sony Corporation
modified.conffile..etc.modprobe.d.nvidia.current.updates.hybrid.conf: [deleted]
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.8-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.32-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.2-0ubuntu3.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental 8.0.2-0ubuntu3.1
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.2-0ubuntu3.1
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10.2
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2

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Gionn (giovanni.toraldo) wrote on 2012-06-10:

logs generated within failsafe session Edit (120.0 KiB, application/x-tar)
.proc.driver.nvidia.params.txt Edit (455 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
BootDmesg.txt Edit (60.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
BootLog.gz Edit (815 bytes, application/x-gzip)
CurrentDmesg.txt Edit (2.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (3.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgLog.txt Edit (483.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
GconfCompiz.txt Edit (27.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
LightdmLog.txt Edit (3.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lspci.txt Edit (17.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lsusb.txt Edit (499 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
MonitorsUser.xml.txt Edit (4.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
NvidiaBugReportLog.txt Edit (656 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfo.txt Edit (3.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcInterrupts.txt Edit (2.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcModules.txt Edit (4.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevLog.txt Edit (325.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UnitySupportTest.txt Edit (586 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
XorgLog.txt Edit (26.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
XorgLogOld.txt Edit (8.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Xrandr.txt Edit (11.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
nvidia-settings.txt Edit (215.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
xdpyinfo.txt Edit (22.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

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Gionn (giovanni.toraldo) wrote on 2012-06-10:

Xorg.0.nocrash.log Edit (26.9 KiB, text/plain)

Attaching log of a successful X startup (without errors):

[ 7.186] (II) NVIDIA(0): Creating default Display subsection in Screen section
"My Screen" for depth/fbbpp 24/32
[ 7.187] (==) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (==) framebuffer bpp 32
[ 7.187] (==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
[ 7.187] (==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
[ 7.187] (==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
[ 7.187] (**) NVIDIA(0): Option "NoLogo" "True"
[ 7.187] (**) NVIDIA(0): Option "RegistryDwords" "EnableBrightnessControl=1"
[ 7.187] (**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling 2D acceleration
[ 8.886] (II) NVIDIA(GPU-0): Display (Sony NvidiaDefault (DFP-0)) does not support NVIDIA
[ 8.886] (II) NVIDIA(GPU-0): 3D Vision stereo.
[ 8.889] (II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce 310M (GT218) at PCI:1:0:0 (GPU-0)

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2012-06-25:

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in nvidia-graphics-drivers-updates (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Confirmed

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Gustaf Johansson (agruman) wrote on 2012-06-25:

I have the same problem on a GeForce GT 220, running on 302.17
This is possibly a duplicate of Bug #865111

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