[OpenIndiana-discuss] Nvidia 515 problem

Wed Nov 9 12:04:55 UTC 2022

On 11/9/22 13:02, Udo Grabowski (IMK) wrote:
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> On 09/11/2022 12:22, Udo Grabowski (IMK) wrote:
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>> On 09/11/2022 12:14, Udo Grabowski (IMK) wrote:
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>>> 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' ?
>
> Not the culprit, 'reboot' also updates the boot archive.
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Don't know for sure. This afternoon, I will boot the BE, do a 'bootadm 
update-archive' annd reboot again to see what happens..

Thanks for all the help!

Stephan