I have an ASUS Ul30vt with an intel/nvidia hybrid graphics card. I can get the intel driver to load just fine, but I am struggling to get the nvidia graphics card loaded. I have tried a number of different solutions including using the driver from ubuntu restricted drivers and from the nvidia website. I will describe my current situation though and see if that is enough information. Let me know if more in needed.
Currently when I run
jockey-text --list | grep nvidia
it returns the following
kmod:nvidia_current - nvidia_current (Proprietary, Enabled, Not in use)
kmod:nvidia_current_updates - NVIDIA binary Xorg driver, kernel module and VDPAU library (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
Also I can run
modinfo nvidia_current
and I see the following
filename: /lib/modules/3.0.0-16-generic/updates/dkms/nvidia_current.ko
alias: char-major-195-*
version: 295.20
supported: external
license: NVIDIA
alias: pci:v000010DEd00000E00sv*sd*bc04sc80i00*
alias: pci:v000010DEd00000AA3sv*sd*bc0Bsc40i00*
alias: pci:v000010DEd*sv*sd*bc03sc02i00*
alias: pci:v000010DEd*sv*sd*bc03sc00i00*
depends:
vermagic: 3.0.0-16-generic SMP mod_unload modversions 686
parm: NVreg_EnableVia4x:int
parm: NVreg_EnableALiAGP:int
parm: NVreg_ReqAGPRate:int
parm: NVreg_EnableAGPSBA:int
parm: NVreg_EnableAGPFW:int
parm: NVreg_Mobile:int
parm: NVreg_ResmanDebugLevel:int
parm: NVreg_RmLogonRC:int
parm: NVreg_ModifyDeviceFiles:int
parm: NVreg_DeviceFileUID:int
parm: NVreg_DeviceFileGID:int
parm: NVreg_DeviceFileMode:int
parm: NVreg_RemapLimit:int
parm: NVreg_UpdateMemoryTypes:int
parm: NVreg_InitializeSystemMemoryAllocations:int
parm: NVreg_UseVBios:int
parm: NVreg_RMEdgeIntrCheck:int
parm: NVreg_UsePageAttributeTable:int
parm: NVreg_EnableMSI:int
parm: NVreg_MapRegistersEarly:int
parm: NVreg_RegisterForACPIEvents:int
parm: NVreg_RegistryDwords:charp
parm: NVreg_RmMsg:charp
parm: NVreg_NvAGP:int
My xorg.conf looks like
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "X.org Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen1" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
Section "Files"
ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi"
FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
FontPath "built-ins"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "record"
Load "dri"
Load "glx"
Load "extmod"
Load "dbe"
Load "dri2"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Monitor Model"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor1"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Monitor Model"
EndSection
Section "Device"
### Available Driver options are:-
### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz",
### <percent>: "<f>%"
### [arg]: arg optional
#Option "DRI" # [<bool>]
#Option "ColorKey" # <i>
#Option "VideoKey" # <i>
#Option "FallbackDebug" # [<bool>]
#Option "Tiling" # [<bool>]
#Option "LinearFramebuffer" # [<bool>]
#Option "Shadow" # [<bool>]
#Option "SwapbuffersWait" # [<bool>]
#Option "TripleBuffer" # [<bool>]
#Option "XvMC" # [<bool>]
#Option "XvPreferOverlay" # [<bool>]
#Option "DebugFlushBatches" # [<bool>]
#Option "DebugFlushCaches" # [<bool>]
#Option "DebugWait" # [<bool>]
#Option "HotPlug" # [<bool>]
#Option "RelaxedFencing" # [<bool>]
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "intel"
BusID "PCI:0:2:0"
EndSection
Section "Device"
### Available Driver options are:-
### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz",
### <percent>: "<f>%"
### [arg]: arg optional
#Option "SWcursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "HWcursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "NoAccel" # [<bool>]
#Option "ShadowFB" # [<bool>]
#Option "VideoKey" # <i>
#Option "WrappedFB" # [<bool>]
#Option "GLXVBlank" # [<bool>]
#Option "ZaphodHeads" # <str>
#Option "PageFlip" # [<bool>]
Identifier "Card1"
Driver "nvidia"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 1
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 4
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 8
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 15
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen1"
Device "Card1"
Monitor "Monitor1"
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 1
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 4
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 8
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 15
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
This configuration currently fails (if I change it to use Screen0 with the intel driver I can get into lightdm just fine). When I have Screen1/nvidia selected though I get the following error
[ 175.767]
X.Org X Server 1.10.4
Release Date: 2011-08-19
[ 175.767] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[ 175.767] Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.24-29-server i686 Ubuntu
[ 175.767] Current Operating System: Linux ubuntu 3.0.0-16-generic #29-Ubuntu SMP Tue Feb 14 12:49:42 UTC 2012 i686
[ 175.767] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-16-generic root=UUID=8E2C55032C54E82B loop=/ubuntu/disks/root.disk ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
[ 175.767] Build Date: 19 October 2011 05:09:41AM
[ 175.767] xorg-server 2:1.10.4-1ubuntu4.2 (For technical support please see http://www.ubuntu.com/support)
[ 175.767] Current version of pixman: 0.22.2
[ 175.767] Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
[ 175.767] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[ 175.767] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sun Mar 18 09:36:25 2012
[ 175.767] (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
[ 175.770] (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[ 175.771] (==) ServerLayout "X.org Configured"
[ 175.771] (**) |-->Screen "Screen1" (0)
[ 175.771] (**) | |-->Monitor "Monitor1"
[ 175.771] (**) | |-->Device "Card1"
[ 175.771] (**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0"
[ 175.771] (**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
[ 175.771] (==) Automatically adding devices
[ 175.771] (==) Automatically enabling devices
[ 175.772] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic" does not exist.
[ 175.772] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 175.772] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/" does not exist.
[ 175.772] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 175.772] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/" does not exist.
[ 175.772] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 175.772] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi" does not exist.
[ 175.772] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 175.772] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi" does not exist.
[ 175.772] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 175.772] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic" does not exist.
[ 175.772] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 175.772] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/" does not exist.
[ 175.772] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 175.772] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/" does not exist.
[ 175.772] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 175.772] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi" does not exist.
[ 175.772] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 175.772] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi" does not exist.
[ 175.772] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 175.772] (**) FontPath set to:
/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1,
/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType,
built-ins,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1,
/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType,
built-ins
[ 175.772] (**) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
[ 175.772] (WW) Hotplugging is on, devices using drivers 'kbd', 'mouse' or 'vmmouse' will be disabled.
[ 175.772] (WW) Disabling Mouse0
[ 175.772] (WW) Disabling Keyboard0
[ 175.772] (II) Loader magic: 0x823ada0
[ 175.772] (II) Module ABI versions:
[ 175.772] X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[ 175.772] X.Org Video Driver: 10.0
[ 175.772] X.Org XInput driver : 12.3
[ 175.772] X.Org Server Extension : 5.0
[ 175.773] (--) PCI:*(0:0:2:0) 8086:2a42:1043:1af2 rev 7, Mem @ 0xfcc00000/4194304, 0xd0000000/268435456, I/O @ 0x0000cc00/8
[ 175.773] (--) PCI: (0:1:0:0) 10de:0a74:1043:1af2 rev 162, Mem @ 0xfd000000/16777216, 0xe0000000/268435456, 0xfa000000/33554432, I/O @ 0x0000dc00/128, BIOS @ 0x????????/524288
[ 175.773] (II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
[ 175.773] (II) "extmod" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
[ 175.773] (II) "dbe" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
[ 175.773] (II) "glx" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
[ 175.773] (II) "record" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
[ 175.773] (II) "dri" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
[ 175.773] (II) "dri2" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
[ 175.773] (II) LoadModule: "record"
[ 175.774] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/librecord.so
[ 175.774] (II) Module record: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 175.774] compiled for 1.10.4, module version = 1.13.0
[ 175.774] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 175.774] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
[ 175.774] (II) Loading extension RECORD
[ 175.774] (II) LoadModule: "dri"
[ 175.774] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri.so
[ 175.775] (II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 175.775] compiled for 1.10.4, module version = 1.0.0
[ 175.775] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
[ 175.775] (II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
[ 175.775] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[ 175.775] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
[ 175.775] (II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 175.775] compiled for 1.10.4, module version = 1.0.0
[ 175.775] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
[ 175.775] (==) AIGLX enabled
[ 175.775] (II) Loading extension GLX
[ 175.775] (II) LoadModule: "extmod"
[ 175.775] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libextmod.so
[ 175.776] (II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 175.776] compiled for 1.10.4, module version = 1.0.0
[ 175.776] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 175.776] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
[ 175.776] (II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
[ 175.776] (II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
[ 175.776] (II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
[ 175.776] (II) Loading extension DPMS
[ 175.776] (II) Loading extension XVideo
[ 175.776] (II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
[ 175.776] (II) Loading extension X-Resource
[ 175.776] (II) LoadModule: "dbe"
[ 175.776] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdbe.so
[ 175.776] (II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 175.776] compiled for 1.10.4, module version = 1.0.0
[ 175.776] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 175.776] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
[ 175.776] (II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
[ 175.776] (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
[ 175.776] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri2.so
[ 175.777] (II) Module dri2: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 175.777] compiled for 1.10.4, module version = 1.2.0
[ 175.777] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
[ 175.777] (II) Loading extension DRI2
[ 175.777] (II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
[ 175.777] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module nvidia
[ 175.777] (II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
[ 175.777] (II) Unloading nvidia
[ 175.777] (EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0)
[ 175.777] (EE) No drivers available.
[ 175.777]
Fatal server error:
[ 175.777] no screens found
[ 175.777]
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.x.org
for help.
[ 175.777] Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
[ 175.777]
I have tried typing in "nvidia_current" in the xorg.conf where it is looking for device name, but then it just fails and says it cannot find the "nvidiacurrent" module.
Essentially I am not sure what I need to put in the xorg.conf to point to the nvidia_current module that my system knows is there.
Thanks for any help and if any more information is needed.
