New kmods fail to install after update to 3.3.7, Can't boot

draven462 · #1 8th June 2012, 05:49 PM

Hello. I'm running Fedora 16 on a Dell Vostro 1500 with an nVidia Geforce 8600 gt graphics card. I recently upgraded to kernel 3.3.7-1.fc16.i686, but Fedora won't boot successfully with this kernel selected. I get a screen that lists some services that were started successfuly and some that did not. I see things like,

Code:

Starting Link Layer Discovery Protocol Agent Daemon..                                  [OK]
Starting LSB: Mount and unmount network filesystems.                                  [OK]

etc.

This screen also indicates a failure that reads,

Code:

Starting LSB: Builds and install new kmods from akmod packages...
Failed to start LSB: Builds and install new kmods from akmod packages           [FAILED]
See 'systemctl status akmods.service' for details

Poster esau999 details a successful strategy he used to solve a very similar problem in this thread.

HTML Code:

http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=278000

However, I'm not sure how to perform these commands without being able to boot into the x window. I had the idea to press 'c' at the screen that prompts you to choose a kernel to bring up a command line, but I can't get any of these commands to work.

This would not be such a horrible issue if my other kernels were working. However, I have been using kernel 3.3.4 because kernel 3.3.5 causes a kernel panic. Now, my previously only viable kernel (3.3.4) gives me the same failure message as kernel 3.3.7. And, this is my only machine

***bob*** · #2 8th June 2012, 09:39 PM

Try to boot, let it fail and then 'ctrl-alt-f3' to get to a login. Login with your username, password and then perform what Leepaul mentioned:

Quote:

su yum erase *\nvidia\* yum install akmod-nvidia xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs.i686

Essentially, you're killing all the nvidia configs and reinstalling them. Worked for me.

draven462 · #3 8th June 2012, 10:27 PM

Thank you very much for your speedy reply bob. Your instructions worked perfectly! Iused 'ctl+alt+f3' to get to a terminal and did

Code:

sudo yum erase *\nvidia\*

and then

Code:

sudo yum install akmod-nvidia xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs.i686

I could not get the full string to work for some reason. Maybe I had a space in the wrong place. Anyway, I did

Code:

reboot

and selected kernel 3.3.7 and I was able to sign into the x window perfectly. Thanks again!

gunit888 · #4 20th June 2012, 08:17 PM

I'm having the exact same problem, however this step doesn't seem to change anything for me. When I run the suggested 'systemctl status akmods.service' I get the following:

Code:

Active: Failed since (today's date)
Process: 1212 ExecStart=/etc/rc.d/init.d/akmods start (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)

So, it looks like it seems to have failed and succeeded at the same time?

When I run:

Code:

sudo /etc/rc.d/init.d/akmods start

I get:

Code:

Checking kmods exist for 3.3.7-1.fc16.i686     [  OK  ]

Any idea what the problem is? I'm not sure where to go from here.

draven462 · #5 27th June 2012, 02:52 AM

Actually, I just had to perform a clean install with Fedora 16, and I'm having the same problem again. Oi. I followed the installation procedures on Leigh's how-to thread and I am receiving the same error messages that I did before:

Failed to start LSB: Builds and install new kmods from akmod packages
Failed to start LSB: Starts and stops login iSCSI daemon

I performed the same steps that I did before that fixed the problem, but it's not working now. I tried

Code:

sudo yum reinstall kernel

but this did not work. Any input would be much appreciated. So frustrated

draven462 · #6 1st July 2012, 03:57 AM

Still struggling with this. I reinstalled the driver for the 4th or 5th time, and now the nvidia emblem appears during boot-up instead of the Fedora "f." I assume this means the nvidia driver is loading. However, the gnome 3 environment fails to start. I think I end up in a fallback environment with resemlbing a windows type environment rather than one with Mac-like expose functionality.

etc/default/grub

GRUB_TIMEOUT=5
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR="Fedora"
GRUB_DEFAULT=saved
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="rd.md=0 rd.lvm=0 rd.dm=0 KEYTABLE=us quiet SYSFONT=latarcyrheb-sun16 rhgb rd.luks=0 LANG=en_US.UTF-8"

I added “rdblacklist=nouveau nouveau.modeset=0” to the “GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX” line.

Then, I did

Code:

grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg

and rebooted.

After rebooting, I did

Code:

lsmod |grep nouveau

and got no output, which should mean that the nouveau driver module is not present in the initrd image.

The rpm fusion how-to also says to try

nvidia-config-display disable
nvidia-config-display enable

The guide says that this will re-configure xorg.conf for use with the RPM Fusion drivers. However, I get

Code:

bash: nvidia-config-display: command not found...

/etc/X11/xorg.conf reads

# RPM Fusion - nvidia-xorg.conf
#
Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "nvidia"
EndSection

Thoughts?

draven462 · #7 8th July 2012, 04:35 PM

Still can't figure this darn thing out. This is driving me crazy. I would really appreciate any input. Thanks

sonoran · #8 8th July 2012, 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by draven462

The rpm fusion how-to also says to try

nvidia-config-display disable
nvidia-config-display enable

The guide says that this will re-configure xorg.conf for use with the RPM Fusion drivers. However, I get

Code:

bash: nvidia-config-display: command not found...

Have you installed the nvidia-settings package from rpmfusion: http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfr...-settings.html

Then run nvidia-settings from a terminal.

---------- Post added at 05:49 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:38 PM ----------

Quote:

Originally Posted by draven462

I added “rdblacklist=nouveau nouveau.modeset=0” to the “GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX” line.

Then, I did

Code:

grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg

and rebooted.

After rebooting, I did

Code:

lsmod |grep nouveau

and got no output, which should mean that the nouveau driver module is not present in the initrd image.

Don't forget Step 3 from Leigh/Dan's nvidia install guide:

Code:

3. Make sure nouveau is removed from initramfs

su
mv /boot/initramfs-$(uname -r).img /boot/initramfs-$(uname -r)-nouveau.img
dracut /boot/initramfs-$(uname -r).img $(uname -r)

draven462 · #9 8th July 2012, 06:20 PM

Thanks for posting sonoran. The nvidia settings package won't install because it's not compatible with my version of the driver. Nvidia-settings is compatible with driver up to 285.05.09., and I have 295.59. I found this out by clicking on Nvidia X server Settings under the "Other" menu. Maybe this means I already have this installed.

Also, I did indeed perform the 3rd step in Leigh's guide. Still nuttin

sonoran · #10 8th July 2012, 07:03 PM

You might try the systemd commands that are scattered through this rpmfusion bugzilla:
https://bugzilla.rpmfusion.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2246

Quote:

You also need to understand that the service type is "oneshot" so if you
repeatedly try to run it, it will not work. To force it to run again you need
to use "restart":
systemctl restart akmods.service

Sounds like a rather elusive bug. If all else fails, I'd try installing Fedora 17, on the chance that newer versions of everything have eliminated the problem.