[SOLVED] akmod-nvidia fails me on 3.3.0-4fc16.x86_64

***bob*** · #1 25th March 2012, 12:30 AM

All previous kernels have worked just fine with Leigh's guide and the akmod-nvidias, however with the new kernel, it just hangs and 'startx' reveals:

Quote:

[ 21.725] (II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
[ 21.725] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
[ 21.726] (II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
[ 21.726] compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
[ 21.726] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 21.731] (EE) NVIDIA: Failed to load the NVIDIA kernel module. Please check your
[ 21.731] (EE) NVIDIA: system's kernel log for additional error messages.
[ 21.731] (II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
[ 21.731] (II) Unloading nvidia
[ 21.731] (EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module-specific error, 0)
[ 21.731] (EE) No drivers available.
[ 21.731]
Fatal server error:
[ 21.731] no screens found
[ 21.731]

Most strange since the right kernel-headers, kernel-devel, kernel, kmod-nvidia and akmod-nvidia are present. And, after 24 hours, looks like I'm the only one with this glitch! The previous kernels continue to load properly, thank goodness.

Anyone got a clue?

#2 25th March 2012, 12:47 AM

did the akmod update to 295.33 ?

#3 25th March 2012, 12:54 AM

post

Code:

rpm -qa kernel\* *\nvidia\* |sort

***bob*** · #4 25th March 2012, 01:46 AM

Quote:

[root@localhost bob]# rpm -qa kernel\* *\nvidia\* |sort
akmod-nvidia-290.10-2.fc16.2.x86_64
kernel-3.2.10-3.fc16.x86_64
kernel-3.2.9-2.fc16.x86_64
kernel-3.3.0-4.fc16.x86_64
kernel-devel-3.2.10-3.fc16.x86_64
kernel-devel-3.2.9-2.fc16.x86_64
kernel-devel-3.3.0-4.fc16.x86_64
kernel-headers-3.3.0-4.fc16.x86_64
kmod-nvidia-290.10-2.fc16.2.x86_64
kmod-nvidia-3.2.10-3.fc16.x86_64-290.10-2.fc16.2.x86_64
kmod-nvidia-3.2.9-2.fc16.x86_64-290.10-1.fc16.18.x86_64
kmod-nvidia-3.3.0-4.fc16.x86_64-290.10-2.fc16.2.x86_64
nvidia-settings-1.0-13.fc16.x86_64
nvidia-xconfig-1.0-11.fc16.x86_64
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-290.10-1.fc16.x86_64
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs-290.10-1.fc16.i686
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs-290.10-1.fc16.x86_643.2.10-3.fc16.x86_64
3.2.10-3.fc16.x86_64

nvidia 12123658 40
i2c_core 37955 2 nvidia,i2c_nforce2
# RPM Fusion - nvidia-xorg.conf
#
Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "nvidia"
EndSection

And Greg, no. It's akmod-nvidia-290.10-2.fc16.2.x86_64

Edit: Just tried 'yum clean all' and then 'yum update' and still no newer version of akmod-nvidia available. Where's that one from? RPMFusion non-free shows just what I've got.

#5 25th March 2012, 01:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bob

And Greg, no. It's akmod-nvidia-290.10-2.fc16.2.x86_64

Edit: Just tried 'yum clean all' and then 'yum update' and still no newer version of akmod-nvidia available. Where's that one from?

i thought someone got it from RPMFusion the other day. let me look if its there

i cant see any updates in RPMFusion yet

i found this searcxhing through RPMFusions Bugzilla https://bugzilla.rpmfusion.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2246 . might help ya bob

esau999 · #6 25th March 2012, 02:46 AM

You're not the only one with this problem. I've been dealing with this same "failed to load the nvidia kernel module" for the past week or so with the last 2 kernel updates. I did everything you did - "yum clean all", "yum update", and more to no avail - in fact, I think it screwed me up even more with the ONE kernel I did have working. I was the unfortunate SOB that didn't have any kernel that loaded properly. I freaking FINALLY got it fixed today: I removed akmod-nvidia, reinstalled the current kernel, and erased xorg-x11-drv-nouveau per leigh's instructions for F15 if it "refuses to die" (and it did!), reinstalled the nvidia akmod per leigh's instructions, and voila....back to square. I think the akmod FINALLY sets a correct kmod for the latest kernel. From now on, I may just wait a week or two before updating the kernel so that I'm reasonably sure that the akmod will give me the right module. This has been a royal PITA for me this week; I hope you fare better...

***bob*** · #7 25th March 2012, 03:00 AM

Thanks, and sorry for your pain.

BTW, here's /var/log/messages:

Quote:

Mar 24 21:49:18 localhost akmods[956]: Checking kmods exist for 3.2.10-3.fc16.x86_64[ OK ]
Mar 24 21:49:18 localhost systemd[1]: PID file /var/run/akmodsd.pid not readable (yet?) after start.
Mar 24 21:49:18 localhost systemd[1]: Unit akmods.service entered failed state.

And no joy on 'service akmod restart' or 'systemctl restart akmods.service'

esau999 · #8 25th March 2012, 03:15 AM

bob, did you try to remove the akmod and reinstall?

***bob*** · #9 25th March 2012, 03:23 AM

Yes, no joy on simply dumping/reinstalling the akmod. Didn't try dumping the kernel and all you went though. While this is a bit of a bug in the butt, it's only the one kernel. I'd have to be down two before going to that extreme.

#10 25th March 2012, 03:27 AM

could always remove that kernel and use a previous kernel till there is a akmod-nvidia update to the 295.33 then reinstall the 3.3.0 kernel

esau999 · #11 25th March 2012, 03:34 AM

Still got nouveau?

Quote:

esau999@Gr3nd3l ~]$ rpm -qa kernel\* *\nvidia\* |sort
akmod-nvidia-290.10-2.fc16.2.x86_64
kernel-3.2.10-3.fc16.x86_64
kernel-3.2.9-2.fc16.x86_64
kernel-3.3.0-4.fc16.x86_64
kernel-devel-3.3.0-4.fc16.x86_64
kernel-headers-3.3.0-4.fc16.x86_64
kernel-tools-3.3.0-4.fc16.x86_64
kmod-nvidia-3.3.0-4.fc16.x86_64-290.10-2.fc16.2.x86_64
nvidia-settings-1.0-13.fc16.x86_64
nvidia-xconfig-1.0-11.fc16.x86_64
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-290.10-1.fc16.x86_64
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs-290.10-1.fc16.i686
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs-290.10-1.fc16.x86_64
[esau999@Gr3nd3l ~]$

That's where I'm at..and working..for now.

***bob*** · #12 25th March 2012, 03:36 AM

Yes

Quote:

[root@localhost bob]# rpm -qa | grep xorg-x11-drv-nouveau
xorg-x11-drv-nouveau-0.0.16-27.20110720gitb806e3f.fc16.x86_64

Hmmm...never bothered me in maybe 8 previous kernels....hmmm

esau999 · #13 25th March 2012, 03:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bob

Hmmm...never bothered me in maybe 8 previous kernels....hmmm

Yeah, never bothered me, either...

***bob*** · #14 25th March 2012, 04:03 AM

Okay, here goes nothing:

Quote:

Dependencies Resolved

================================================== ==============================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
================================================== ==============================
Removing:
xorg-x11-drv-nouveau
x86_64 1:0.0.16-27.20110720gitb806e3f.fc16 @anaconda-0 253 k
Removing for dependencies:
xorg-x11-drivers x86_64 7.4-2.fc15 @anaconda-0 0.0

Transaction Summary
================================================== ==============================
Remove 2 Packages

Installed size: 253 k
Is this ok [y/N]: y

*sigh* Nope, that's not the cure for me. Thanks for the suggestion though. Hmmm...it's getting late and I'm getting brain-fuzzies; I'll think more in the morning.

esau999 · #15 25th March 2012, 04:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bob

*sigh* Nope, that's not the cure for me. Thanks for the suggestion though. Hmmm...it's getting late and I'm getting brain-fuzzies; I'll think more in the morning.

Yes, you're right - I know I'm getting old when I say it's getting late...and, you're definitely right: it's getting late.
So....for the morning:
you did this, right:

Code:

su 
yum remove akmod-nvidia

And then did this:

Code:

su
yum erase xorg-x11-drv-nouveau
mv  /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau.ko        /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau.txt
mv /boot/initramfs-$(uname -r).img /boot/initramfs-$(uname -r)-nouveau.img
dracut /boot/initramfs-$(uname -r).img $(uname -r)

And then did this:

Code:

su -
sed -i '/root=/s|$| rdblacklist=nouveau nouveau.modeset=0|' /boot/grub/grub.conf
mv /boot/initramfs-$(uname -r).img /boot/initramfs-$(uname -r)-nouveau.img
dracut /boot/initramfs-$(uname -r).img $(uname -r)

And then followed leigh123linux's instructions to the letter for F16?

This is what I did, and it fixed me.