error with nvidia install in akmod

[TechGeek]

Not sure where to report this but I ran into a problem with akmod and the nvidia driver from rpmfusion. Did a new install of Fedora 20 and did the nvidia install as per the guide on this site. Afterwards, X refused to start, due to lack of driver. For some reason, akmod is not creating the nvidia driver. Switching to kmod fixed the issue.

[leigh123linux]

Not sure where to report this but I ran into a problem with akmod and the nvidia driver from rpmfusion. Did a new install of Fedora 20 and did the nvidia install as per the guide on this site. Afterwards, X refused to start, due to lack of driver. For some reason, akmod is not creating the nvidia driver. Switching to kmod fixed the issue.

If you got an error like this it's due to selinux

===================================================================================================================================
 Package                              Arch               Version                        Repository                             Size
===================================================================================================================================
Installing:
 akmod-nvidia                         x86_64              1:331.20-10.fc20              rpmfusion-nonfree                      10 M
 xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs             x86_64             1:331.20-7.fc20                rpmfusion-nonfree-updates              24 M
Installing for dependencies:
 xorg-x11-drv-nvidia                  x86_64             1:331.20-7.fc20                rpmfusion-nonfree-updates             3.4 M

Transaction Summary
===================================================================================================================================
Install  2 Packages (+1 Dependent package)

Total download size: 37 M
Installed size: 127 M
Is this ok [y/d/N]: y
Downloading packages:
(1/3): xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-331.20-7.fc20.x86_64.rpm                                                          | 3.4 MB  00:00:06     
(2/3): xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs-331.20-7.fc20.x86_64.rpm                                                     |  24 MB  00:00:19     
(3/3): akmod-nvidia-331.20-10.fc20.x86_64.rpm                                                                |  10 MB  00:00:25     
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                                                                                               1.5 MB/s |  37 MB  00:00:25     
Running transaction check
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded
Running transaction
  Installing : 1:akmod-nvidia-331.20-10.fc20.x86_64                                                                             1/3 
error: %pre(xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-1:331.20-7.fc20.x86_64) scriptlet failed, exit status 127
Error in PREIN scriptlet in rpm package 1:xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-331.20-7.fc20.x86_64
  Installing : 1:xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs-331.20-7.fc20.x86_64                                                                  3/3 
error: xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-1:331.20-7.fc20.x86_64: install failed
warning: %post(xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs-1:331.20-7.fc20.x86_64) scriptlet failed, exit status 127
Non-fatal POSTIN scriptlet failure in rpm package 1:xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs-331.20-7.fc20.x86_64
warning: %posttrans(akmod-nvidia-1:331.20-10.fc20.x86_64) scriptlet failed, exit status 127
Non-fatal POSTTRANS scriptlet failure in rpm package 1:akmod-nvidia-331.20-10.fc20.x86_64
  Verifying  : 1:xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs-331.20-7.fc20.x86_64                                                                  1/3 
  Verifying  : 1:akmod-nvidia-331.20-10.fc20.x86_64                                                                             2/3 
  Verifying  : 1:xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-331.20-7.fc20.x86_64                                                                       3/3 

Installed:
  akmod-nvidia.x86_64 1:331.20-10.fc20                        xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs.x86_64 1:331.20-7.fc20                      

Failed:
  xorg-x11-drv-nvidia.x86_64 1:331.20-7.fc20

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1054350

[TechGeek]

Nope. I turn off selinux right off the bat. The error I got was that there was no driver and then that it couldn't find any screens. I have another install to do today, I will see if I get the same error and report back.

[leigh123linux]

You could try this guide

http://rpmfusion.org/Howto/nVidia?hi...tegoryHowto%29

[steelaworkn]

I was having trouble with Nvidia. What I finally did was log out, Ctrl-Alt-F4, log in, log into root, type init 3,
Install your nvidia from init 3. Reboot. That should work. Installing it this way basically turns off the X-windows system while installing Nvidia...at least that's what I think it does. Any way. This worked for me. I know very little but this method did work.

[TechGeek]

Leigh,

So I found the culprit after looking at the other guide. I was missing kernel-devel. Is that a package that should be required by akmod or some other package? I can't remember ever having to go get that package manually before but it could just be me.

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Here is my Xorg in case its useful:


[ 42.240]
X.Org X Server 1.14.4
Release Date: 2013-10-31
[ 42.240] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[ 42.240] Build Operating System: 3.10.9-200.fc19.x86_64
[ 42.240] Current Operating System: Linux localhost.localdomain 3.12.7-300.fc20.x86_64 #1 SMP Fri Jan 10 15:35:31 UTC 2014 x86_64
[ 42.240] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.12.7-300.fc20.x86_64 root=UUID=d3847e01-ada1-4d21-b4ae-a4197e0723fb ro vconsole.font=latarcyrheb-sun16 rhgb quiet nouveau.modeset=0 rd.driver.blacklist=nouveau video=vesa:off
[ 42.240] Build Date: 21 November 2013 05:45:23AM
[ 42.240] Build ID: xorg-x11-server 1.14.4-5.fc20
[ 42.240] Current version of pixman: 0.30.0
[ 42.240] Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
[ 42.240] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[ 42.240] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sat Jan 18 17:15:34 2014
[ 42.240] (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
[ 42.240] (==) Using config directory: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[ 42.240] (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[ 42.240] (==) No Layout section. Using the first Screen section.
[ 42.240] (==) No screen section available. Using defaults.
[ 42.240] (**) |-->Screen "Default Screen Section" (0)
[ 42.240] (**) | |-->Monitor "<default monitor>"
[ 42.240] (==) No device specified for screen "Default Screen Section".
Using the first device section listed.
[ 42.240] (**) | |-->Device "Videocard0"
[ 42.240] (==) No monitor specified for screen "Default Screen Section".
Using a default monitor configuration.
[ 42.240] (==) Automatically adding devices
[ 42.240] (==) Automatically enabling devices
[ 42.240] (==) Automatically adding GPU devices
[ 42.240] (==) FontPath set to:
catalogue:/etc/X11/fontpath.d,
built-ins
[ 42.240] (**) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib64/nvidia/xorg,/usr/lib64/xorg/modules"
[ 42.240] (II) The server relies on udev to provide the list of input devices.
If no devices become available, reconfigure udev or disable AutoAddDevices.
[ 42.240] (II) Loader magic: 0x80dd00
[ 42.240] (II) Module ABI versions:
[ 42.240] X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[ 42.240] X.Org Video Driver: 14.1
[ 42.240] X.Org XInput driver : 19.2
[ 42.240] X.Org Server Extension : 7.0
[ 42.241] (--) PCI:*(0:1:0:0) 10de:0dc4:196e:085a rev 161, Mem @ 0xf4000000/16777216, 0xe8000000/134217728, 0xf0000000/33554432, I/O @ 0x0000e000/128, BIOS @ 0x????????/524288
[ 42.241] Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
[ 42.241] Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
[ 42.241] Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
[ 42.241] Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
[ 42.241] Initializing built-in extension XTEST
[ 42.241] Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
[ 42.241] Initializing built-in extension SYNC
[ 42.241] Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
[ 42.241] Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
[ 42.241] Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
[ 42.241] Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
[ 42.241] Initializing built-in extension RENDER
[ 42.241] Initializing built-in extension RANDR
[ 42.241] Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
[ 42.241] Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
[ 42.241] Initializing built-in extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
[ 42.241] Initializing built-in extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
[ 42.241] Initializing built-in extension RECORD
[ 42.241] Initializing built-in extension DPMS
[ 42.241] Initializing built-in extension X-Resource
[ 42.241] Initializing built-in extension XVideo
[ 42.241] Initializing built-in extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
[ 42.241] Initializing built-in extension SELinux
[ 42.241] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
[ 42.241] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DGA
[ 42.241] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DRI
[ 42.241] Initializing built-in extension DRI2
[ 42.241] (WW) "glamoregl" will not be loaded unless you've specified it to be loaded elsewhere.
[ 42.241] (II) "glx" will be loaded by default.
[ 42.241] (WW) "xwayland" is not to be loaded by default. Skipping.
[ 42.241] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[ 42.241] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/nvidia/xorg/libglx.so
[ 42.247] (II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
[ 42.247] compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
[ 42.247] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 42.247] (II) NVIDIA GLX Module 331.20 Wed Oct 30 17:36:48 PDT 2013
[ 42.247] Loading extension GLX
[ 42.247] (II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
[ 42.247] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
[ 42.247] (II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
[ 42.247] compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
[ 42.247] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 42.247] (II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver 331.20 Wed Oct 30 17:16:53 PDT 2013
[ 42.247] (II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
[ 42.247] (++) using VT number 1

[ 42.251] (II) Loading sub module "fb"
[ 42.251] (II) LoadModule: "fb"
[ 42.251] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libfb.so
[ 42.251] (II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 42.251] compiled for 1.14.4, module version = 1.0.0
[ 42.251] ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[ 42.251] (WW) Unresolved symbol: fbGetGCPrivateKey
[ 42.251] (II) Loading sub module "wfb"
[ 42.251] (II) LoadModule: "wfb"
[ 42.251] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libwfb.so
[ 42.251] (II) Module wfb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 42.251] compiled for 1.14.4, module version = 1.0.0
[ 42.251] ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[ 42.251] (II) Loading sub module "ramdac"
[ 42.251] (II) LoadModule: "ramdac"
[ 42.251] (II) Module "ramdac" already built-in
[ 42.252] (EE) NVIDIA: Failed to load the NVIDIA kernel module. Please check your
[ 42.252] (EE) NVIDIA: system's kernel log for additional error messages.
[ 42.252] (EE) No devices detected.
[ 42.252] (EE)
Fatal server error:
[ 42.252] (EE) no screens found(EE)
[ 42.252] (EE)
Please consult the Fedora Project support
at http://wiki.x.org
for help.
[ 42.252] (EE) Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
[ 42.252] (EE)