[OpenIndiana-discuss] Nvidia 515 problem

Udo Grabowski (IMK) udo.grabowski at kit.edu
Wed Nov 9 11:14:11 UTC 2022


On 09/11/2022 12:08, Stephan Althaus wrote:
> On 11/9/22 11:32, Marcel Telka wrote:
>> On Wed, Nov 09, 2022 at 11:22:01AM +0100, Udo Grabowski (IMK) wrote:
>>>
>>> On 09/11/2022 10:21, Stephan Althaus wrote:
>>>> On 11/9/22 10:15, Marcel Telka wrote:
>>>>> On Wed, Nov 09, 2022 at 08:44:58AM +0100, Stephan Althaus wrote:
>>>>>> Hello!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yesterday i tried to use nvidia driver version 515 with my M1200M,
>>>>>> but got an error in the Xorg.0.log:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [   234.097] (II) Loading sub module "glxserver_nvidia"
>>>>>> [   234.097] (II) LoadModule: "glxserver_nvidia"
>>>>>> [   234.098] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module glxserver_nvidia
>>>>>> [   234.098] (II) UnloadModule: "glxserver_nvidia"
>>>>>> [   234.098] (II) Unloading glxserver_nvidia
>>>>>> [   234.098] (EE) NVIDIA: Failed to load module
>>>>>> "glxserver_nvidia" (module
>>>>>> does not exist, 0)
>>>>>> [   234.098] (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the GLX module; 
>>>>>> please
>>>>>> check in your X
>>>>>> [   234.098] (EE) NVIDIA(0):     log file that the GLX module has 
>>>>>> been
>>>>>> loaded in your X
>>>>>> [   234.098] (EE) NVIDIA(0):     server, and that the module is
>>>>>> the NVIDIA
>>>>>> GLX module.  If
>>>>>> [   234.098] (EE) NVIDIA(0):     you continue to encounter
>>>>>> problems, Please
>>>>>> try
>>>>>> [   234.098] (EE) NVIDIA(0):     reinstalling the NVIDIA driver.
>>>>>> [   234.098] (II) NVIDIA: The X server does not support PRIME Render
>>>>>> Offload.
>>>>>> [   234.098] (EE) NVIDIA(GPU-0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA
>>>>>> graphics
>>>>>> device!
>>>>>> [   234.098] (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failing initialization of X screen
>>>>>> [   234.098] (II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
>>>>>>
>>>>>> i do not find glxserver_nvidia in the running version 470:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> $ grep -i glx /var/log/Xorg.0.log
>>>>>> [    90.930] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
>>>>>> [    90.932] (II) Loading
>>>>>> /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/amd64/libglx.so
>>>>>> [    90.986] (II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
>>>>>> [    90.986] (II) NVIDIA GLX Module  470.141.03  Thu Jun 30 
>>>>>> 18:38:53 UTC
>>>>>> 2022
>>>>>> [    93.742] (II) Initializing extension GLX
>>>>>> [    93.742] (II) Indirect GLX disabled.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Does anyone has a hint on how to solve this?
>>>>> There is no '*glxserver_nvidia*' file in the Solaris driver 
>>>>> distribution
>>>>> https://us.download.nvidia.com/solaris/515.76/NVIDIA-Solaris-x86-515.76.run
>>>>> so I'm not sure why they expect such file (module) to exist.  Maybe 
>>>>> this
>>>>> is a bug in their package?  Either they forgot to add the module into
>>>>> the package, or they mistakenly require it when they shouldn't?  Maybe
>>>>> you could try to contact NVIDIA.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards.
>>>>>
>>>> Hello!
>>>>
>>>> Looking a bit around i think its the GLX module that is not "NVIDIA"
>>>>
>>>> [   234.053] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
>>>> [   234.055] (II) Loading 
>>>> /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/amd64/libglx.so
>>>> [   234.071] (II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
>>>> [   234.071]     compiled for 1.19.7, module version = 1.0.0
>>>> [   234.071]     ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 10.0
>>>>
>>>> and the glxserver is a method within that or something similar..
>>>> ...
>>> # nm -D
>>> NVDAgraphics/reloc/X11/lib/modules/extensions/NVIDIA/amd64/libglx.so.1|fgrep
>>> -i glx
>>>
>>> [6]     |            14550384|                  24|OBJT |GLOB |0    |22
>>> |glxserver_nvidiaModuleData
>>>
>>> That entrypoint is not present in , e.g., 295.40 . So probably a
>>> packaging error by NVIDIA.
>> I thought initially the same, but:
>>
>> $ /usr/bin/nm -D 
>> nvidia-470/NVIDIA-Solaris-x86-470.141.03/NVDAgraphics/reloc/X11/lib/modules/extensions/NVIDIA/amd64/libglx.so.1|fgrep -i glx
>> nvidia-470/NVIDIA-Solaris-x86-470.141.03/NVDAgraphics/reloc/X11/lib/modules/extensions/NVIDIA/amd64/libglx.so.1:
>> [55]    |            10124656|                  35|FUNC |GLOB |0    
>> |12     |__glXNvHandShake
>> [60]    |            14546160|                  24|OBJT |GLOB |0    
>> |22     |glxModuleData
>> [7]     |            14546032|                  24|OBJT |GLOB |0    
>> |22     |glxserver_nvidiaModuleData
>> $ /usr/bin/nm -D 
>> nvidia/NVIDIA-Solaris-x86-515.76/NVDAgraphics/reloc/X11/lib/modules/extensions/NVIDIA/amd64/libglx.so.1|fgrep -i glx
>> nvidia/NVIDIA-Solaris-x86-515.76/NVDAgraphics/reloc/X11/lib/modules/extensions/NVIDIA/amd64/libglx.so.1:
>> [55]    |            10128960|                  35|FUNC |GLOB |0    
>> |12     |__glXNvHandShake
>> [61]    |            14550512|                  24|OBJT |GLOB |0    
>> |22     |glxModuleData
>> [6]     |            14550384|                  24|OBJT |GLOB |0    
>> |22     |glxserver_nvidiaModuleData
>> $
>>
>> and 470.141.03 seems to work okay (at least this is my understanding 
>> from OP).
>>
>>
> 470 works. From the running machine with 470 i follow the GLX module 
> from Xorg.0.log like this:
> 
> $ grep -i glx /var/log/Xorg.0.log
> [    90.930] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
> [    90.932] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/amd64/libglx.so
> [    90.986] (II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
> [    90.986] (II) NVIDIA GLX Module  470.141.03  Thu Jun 30 18:38:53 UTC 
> 2022
> [    93.742] (II) Initializing extension GLX
> [    93.742] (II) Indirect GLX disabled.
> 
> $ ls -l /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/amd64/libglx.so
> lrwxrwxrwx   1 root     root          55 Apr  9  2018 
> /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/amd64/libglx.so -> 
> ../../../../../../var/run/opengl/server/amd64/libglx.so
> 
> $ ls -l /var/run/opengl/server/amd64/libglx.so
> lrwxrwxrwx   1 root     root          54 Nov  9 06:15 
> /var/run/opengl/server/amd64/libglx.so -> 
> /usr/X11/lib/modules/extensions/NVIDIA/amd64/libglx.so
> 
> Where does the link in /var/run come from ?
> 

from /lib/svc/method/ogl-select that calls
/lib/opengl/ogl_select/nvidia_vendor_select


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