[OpenIndiana-discuss] Nvidia 515 problem

[Udo Grabowski (IMK)]

On 09/11/2022 12:14, Udo Grabowski (IMK) wrote:
> 
> 
> 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.
>> ,,,

Which shows the correct vendor, while the non-working says Xorg.
Just curious: Did you trigger a 'bootadm update-archive' by 'init 6'
or just 'reboot' ?