xwindows wont start..."NVIDIA: could not open device file /dev/nvidia0"

[slyfox]

there are just too many threads with 100 different solutions and it has become confusing as hell.

I finally got x windows to start with my nvidia card from the liveOS (well not really; system-config-display --set-driver=VESA) . Once I got the os installed I could start x windows with the same VESA support and a decent resolution. I went through and installed the kmod-nvidia no problem. Have all the proper RPMFusion and kernel-devel packages

Starting x failed:
NVIDIA: could not open device file /dev/nvidia0

Then tried the akmod-nvidia with the same problem. Both times booting to the new kernel.

I try:
glxinfo | grep direct

I get:
Error: unable to open display

If I start x back with VESA support I see the nvidia utility so I assume the driver is installed but when I try to run it tells me that I am not using the nvidia driver and to run nvidia-xconfig which I do to no avail

When I check the logs it mentions something about the memory and I wonder if I need to set something based on the onboard mem for the gpu?


PLEASE HELP

[ozjd]

Which nvidia card do you have? Are you using the correct driver for it?

[slyfox]

sorry...9500GT

[ozjd]

Have a look at the nvidia thread in my signature. Many people have needed to blacklist the nouveau driver for the nvidia driver to work. It is covered in there.

[slyfox]

nouveau driver is blacklisted

[slyfox]

I have tried many times to get my pny 9500GT card to work. Each time I reinstall fedora 11 to start fresh. I follow all of the instructions to the letter (There are several different instruction sets and I have tried them all) I am running the PAE kernel.

X wont start once I run nvidia-xconfig.

It says: "failed to load NVIDIA kernel moduel"

I am starting to think that it may not be an nvidia problem but rather my lack of understanding of upgrading a kernel and thus X does not have the proper path to the newly installed nvidia drivers.

PLEASE HELP. When I do a clean install fedora runs great with proper resolution on one display but I need both.

[root@localhost X11]# glxinfo
name of display: :0.0
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Error: couldn't find RGB GLX visual or fbconfig

Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".

[root@localhost X11]# rpm -qa | grep nvidia
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs-190.42-1.fc11.i586
akmod-nvidia-190.42-1.fc11.i686
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-190.42-1.fc11.i586

# Xorg configuration created by livna-config-display

Section "Files"
ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/nvidia"
ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers"
ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
Option "AIGLX" "on"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "vesa"
EndSection

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


obviously the driver is still vesa, the nvidia display settings is now in Applications->System Tools but when i run it it informs me:

"You do not appear to be using NVIDIA X driver. Please edit your X configuration file (just run nvidia-xconfig as root) and restart X server."

Unfortunately when I do this everything breaks.

[slyfox]

X.Org X Server 1.6.1.901 (1.6.2 RC 1)
Release Date: 2009-5-8
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.18-128.1.6.el5 i686
Current Operating System: Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.29.4-167.fc11.i686.PAE #1 SMP Wed May 27 17:28:22 EDT 2009 i686
Kernel command line: ro root=/dev/mapper/VolGroup-lv_root nomodeset rhgb quiet 3
Build Date: 18 May 2009 02:47:59PM
Build ID: xorg-x11-server 1.6.1.901-1.fc11
Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Fri Nov 6 21:57:25 2009
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) ServerLayout "Default Layout"
(**) |-->Screen "Default Screen" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "<default monitor>"
(**) | |-->Device "Videocard0"
(==) No monitor specified for screen "Default Screen".
Using a default monitor configuration.
(**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
(**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0"
(**) Option "AIGLX" "on"
(==) Automatically adding devices
(==) Automatically enabling devices
(==) FontPath set to:
catalogue:/etc/X11/fontpath.d,
built-ins
(**) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/nvidia,/usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers,/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
(**) Extension "Composite" is enabled
(WW) AllowEmptyInput is on, devices using drivers 'kbd', 'mouse' or 'vmmouse' will be disabled.
(WW) Disabling Keyboard0
(WW) Disabling Mouse0
(II) Loader magic: 0x640
(II) Module ABI versions:
X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
X.Org Video Driver: 5.0
X.Org XInput driver : 4.0
X.Org Server Extension : 2.0
(II) Loader running on linux
(--) using VT number 7

(--) PCI:*(0@3:0:0) nVidia Corporation GeForce 9500 GT rev 161, Mem @ 0xdc000000/16777216, 0xc0000000/268435456, 0xda000000/33554432, I/O @ 0x0000ef00/128, BIOS @ 0x????????/524288
(II) No APM support in BIOS or kernel
(II) System resource ranges:
[0] -1 0 0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[2] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[5] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[B]
(II) LoadModule: "extmod"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libextmod.so
(II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.6.1.901, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension SELinux
(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
(II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
(II) Loading extension DPMS
(II) Loading extension XVideo
(II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
(II) Loading extension X-Resource
(II) LoadModule: "dbe"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdbe.so
(II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.6.1.901, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
(II) LoadModule: "glx"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/nvidia//libglx.so
(II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
(II) NVIDIA GLX Module 190.42 Tue Oct 20 20:55:08 PDT 2009
(II) Loading extension GLX
(II) LoadModule: "record"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//librecord.so
(II) Module record: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.6.1.901, module version = 1.13.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension RECORD
(II) LoadModule: "dri"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdri.so
(II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.6.1.901, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
(II) LoadModule: "dri2"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdri2.so
(II) Module dri2: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.6.1.901, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension DRI2
(II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//nvidia_drv.so
(II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Video Driver
(EE) NVIDIA: Failed to load the NVIDIA kernel module. Please check your
(EE) NVIDIA: system's kernel log for additional error messages.
(II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
(II) Unloading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//nvidia_drv.so
(EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module-specific error, 0)
(EE) No drivers available.

Fatal server error:
no screens found

Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.x.org
for help.
Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.

[ozjd]

You are using the PAE kernel did you install the PAE drivers? Thee are 3 options on that thread, 32 bit PAE and 64 bit. You must use the one that matches your kernel.