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[gentoo-user] X not starting after kernel upgrade
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t***@sys-concept.com
2023-04-10 22:00:01 UTC
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After upgrading to newest kernel the X will not start.

Is: make oldconfig same as: make olddefconfig ?

Xorg.0.log showing;

[ 673.829] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nouveau_drv.so
[ 673.829] (II) Module nouveau: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 673.829] compiled for 1.21.1.8, module version = 1.0.17
[ 673.829] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 673.829] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 25.2
[ 673.829] (II) LoadModule: "nv"
[ 673.829] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module nv
[ 673.829] (EE) Failed to load module "nv" (module does not exist, 0)
[ 673.829] (II) LoadModule: "modesetting"
[ 673.829] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/modesetting_drv.so
[ 673.830] (II) Module modesetting: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 673.830] compiled for 1.21.1.8, module version = 1.21.1
[ 673.830] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 673.830] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 25.2
[ 673.830] (II) LoadModule: "fbdev"
[ 673.830] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module fbdev
[ 673.830] (EE) Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does not exist, 0)
[ 673.830] (II) LoadModule: "vesa"
[ 673.830] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module vesa
[ 673.830] (EE) Failed to load module "vesa" (module does not exist, 0)
[ 673.830] (II) NOUVEAU driver
[ 673.830] (II) NOUVEAU driver for NVIDIA chipset families :
[ 673.830] RIVA TNT (NV04)
[ 673.830] RIVA TNT2 (NV05)
[ 673.830] GeForce 256 (NV10)
[ 673.830] GeForce 2 (NV11, NV15)
[ 673.830] GeForce 4MX (NV17, NV18)
[ 673.830] GeForce 3 (NV20)
[ 673.830] GeForce 4Ti (NV25, NV28)
[ 673.830] GeForce FX (NV3x)
[ 673.830] GeForce 6 (NV4x)
[ 673.830] GeForce 7 (G7x)
[ 673.830] GeForce 8 (G8x)
[ 673.830] GeForce 9 (G9x)
[ 673.830] GeForce GTX 2xx/3xx (GT2xx)
[ 673.830] GeForce GTX 4xx/5xx (GFxxx)
[ 673.830] GeForce GTX 6xx/7xx (GKxxx)
[ 673.830] GeForce GTX 9xx (GMxxx)
[ 673.830] GeForce GTX 10xx (GPxxx)
[ 673.830] (II) modesetting: Driver for Modesetting Kernel Drivers: kms
[ 673.831] (EE) [drm] Failed to open DRM device for pci:0000:01:00.0: -19
[ 673.831] (EE) open /dev/dri/card0: No such file or directory
[ 673.831] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for modesetting
[ 673.831] (EE) open /dev/dri/card0: No such file or directory
[ 673.831] (WW) VGA arbiter: cannot open kernel arbiter, no multi-card support
[ 673.831] (EE) Screen 0 deleted because of no matching config section.
[ 673.831] (II) UnloadModule: "modesetting"
[ 673.831] (EE) Device(s) detected, but none match those in the config file.
[ 673.831] (EE)
Fatal server error:
[ 673.831] (EE) no screens found(EE)

This is an old system and is using: GeForce GTS 450
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Thelma
t***@sys-concept.com
2023-04-10 22:30:01 UTC
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Post by t***@sys-concept.com
After upgrading to newest kernel the X will not start.
Is: make oldconfig  same as: make olddefconfig ?
Xorg.0.log showing;
[   673.829] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nouveau_drv.so
[   673.829] (II) Module nouveau: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[   673.829]     compiled for 1.21.1.8, module version = 1.0.17
[   673.829]     Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[   673.829]     ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 25.2
[   673.829] (II) LoadModule: "nv"
[   673.829] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module nv
[   673.829] (EE) Failed to load module "nv" (module does not exist, 0)
[   673.829] (II) LoadModule: "modesetting"
[   673.829] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/modesetting_drv.so
[   673.830] (II) Module modesetting: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[   673.830]     compiled for 1.21.1.8, module version = 1.21.1
[   673.830]     Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[   673.830]     ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 25.2
[   673.830] (II) LoadModule: "fbdev"
[   673.830] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module fbdev
[   673.830] (EE) Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does not exist, 0)
[   673.830] (II) LoadModule: "vesa"
[   673.830] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module vesa
[   673.830] (EE) Failed to load module "vesa" (module does not exist, 0)
[   673.830] (II) NOUVEAU driver
[   673.830]     RIVA TNT            (NV04)
[   673.830]     RIVA TNT2           (NV05)
[   673.830]     GeForce 256         (NV10)
[   673.830]     GeForce 2           (NV11, NV15)
[   673.830]     GeForce 4MX         (NV17, NV18)
[   673.830]     GeForce 3           (NV20)
[   673.830]     GeForce 4Ti         (NV25, NV28)
[   673.830]     GeForce FX          (NV3x)
[   673.830]     GeForce 6           (NV4x)
[   673.830]     GeForce 7           (G7x)
[   673.830]     GeForce 8           (G8x)
[   673.830]     GeForce 9           (G9x)
[   673.830]     GeForce GTX 2xx/3xx (GT2xx)
[   673.830]     GeForce GTX 4xx/5xx (GFxxx)
[   673.830]     GeForce GTX 6xx/7xx (GKxxx)
[   673.830]     GeForce GTX 9xx     (GMxxx)
[   673.830]     GeForce GTX 10xx    (GPxxx)
[   673.830] (II) modesetting: Driver for Modesetting Kernel Drivers: kms
[   673.831] (EE) [drm] Failed to open DRM device for pci:0000:01:00.0: -19
[   673.831] (EE) open /dev/dri/card0: No such file or directory
[   673.831] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for modesetting
[   673.831] (EE) open /dev/dri/card0: No such file or directory
[   673.831] (WW) VGA arbiter: cannot open kernel arbiter, no multi-card support
[   673.831] (EE) Screen 0 deleted because of no matching config section.
[   673.831] (II) UnloadModule: "modesetting"
[   673.831] (EE) Device(s) detected, but none match those in the config file.
[   673.831] (EE)
[   673.831] (EE) no screens found(EE)
This is an old system and is using:  GeForce GTS 450
Does the newest kernel: linux-6.1.19-gentoo
supports my old GeForce GTS 450 card?

grep KMS .config
CONFIG_DRM_KMS_HELPER=y
CONFIG_DRM=y
Jack
2023-04-10 23:30:01 UTC
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Post by t***@sys-concept.com
Post by t***@sys-concept.com
After upgrading to newest kernel the X will not start.
Is: make oldconfig  same as: make olddefconfig ?
Xorg.0.log showing;
[   673.829] (II) Loading
/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nouveau_drv.so
[   673.829] (II) Module nouveau: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[   673.829]     compiled for 1.21.1.8, module version = 1.0.17
[   673.829]     Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[   673.829]     ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 25.2
[   673.829] (II) LoadModule: "nv"
[   673.829] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module nv
[   673.829] (EE) Failed to load module "nv" (module does not exist, 0)
[   673.829] (II) LoadModule: "modesetting"
[   673.829] (II) Loading
/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/modesetting_drv.so
[   673.830] (II) Module modesetting: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[   673.830]     compiled for 1.21.1.8, module version = 1.21.1
[   673.830]     Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[   673.830]     ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 25.2
[   673.830] (II) LoadModule: "fbdev"
[   673.830] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module fbdev
[   673.830] (EE) Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does not exist, 0)
[   673.830] (II) LoadModule: "vesa"
[   673.830] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module vesa
[   673.830] (EE) Failed to load module "vesa" (module does not exist, 0)
[   673.830] (II) NOUVEAU driver
[   673.830]     RIVA TNT            (NV04)
[   673.830]     RIVA TNT2           (NV05)
[   673.830]     GeForce 256         (NV10)
[   673.830]     GeForce 2           (NV11, NV15)
[   673.830]     GeForce 4MX         (NV17, NV18)
[   673.830]     GeForce 3           (NV20)
[   673.830]     GeForce 4Ti         (NV25, NV28)
[   673.830]     GeForce FX          (NV3x)
[   673.830]     GeForce 6           (NV4x)
[   673.830]     GeForce 7           (G7x)
[   673.830]     GeForce 8           (G8x)
[   673.830]     GeForce 9           (G9x)
[   673.830]     GeForce GTX 2xx/3xx (GT2xx)
[   673.830]     GeForce GTX 4xx/5xx (GFxxx)
[   673.830]     GeForce GTX 6xx/7xx (GKxxx)
[   673.830]     GeForce GTX 9xx     (GMxxx)
[   673.830]     GeForce GTX 10xx    (GPxxx)
[   673.830] (II) modesetting: Driver for Modesetting Kernel Drivers: kms
[   673.831] (EE) [drm] Failed to open DRM device for
pci:0000:01:00.0: -19
[   673.831] (EE) open /dev/dri/card0: No such file or directory
[   673.831] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for modesetting
[   673.831] (EE) open /dev/dri/card0: No such file or directory
[   673.831] (WW) VGA arbiter: cannot open kernel arbiter, no multi-card support
[   673.831] (EE) Screen 0 deleted because of no matching config section.
[   673.831] (II) UnloadModule: "modesetting"
[   673.831] (EE) Device(s) detected, but none match those in the config file.
[   673.831] (EE)
[   673.831] (EE) no screens found(EE)
This is an old system and is using:  GeForce GTS 450
Does the newest kernel: linux-6.1.19-gentoo
supports my old GeForce GTS 450 card?
grep KMS .config
CONFIG_DRM_KMS_HELPER=y
CONFIG_DRM=y
I don't recall anything about the kernel that has to match the video
card - it's the video driver for X, but if you're using Nouveau, I
wouldn't expect a problem. I know the current nVidia driver is often
not ready for the latest kernel, but I don't think that's your
problem. Have you recompiled xv86-video-nouveau after installing the
new kernel? Are there any relevant errors in dmesg?
t***@sys-concept.com
2023-04-11 00:20:01 UTC
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Post by t***@sys-concept.com
Post by t***@sys-concept.com
After upgrading to newest kernel the X will not start.
Is: make oldconfig  same as: make olddefconfig ?
Xorg.0.log showing;
[   673.829] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nouveau_drv.so
[   673.829] (II) Module nouveau: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[   673.829]     compiled for 1.21.1.8, module version = 1.0.17
[   673.829]     Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[   673.829]     ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 25.2
[   673.829] (II) LoadModule: "nv"
[   673.829] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module nv
[   673.829] (EE) Failed to load module "nv" (module does not exist, 0)
[   673.829] (II) LoadModule: "modesetting"
[   673.829] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/modesetting_drv.so
[   673.830] (II) Module modesetting: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[   673.830]     compiled for 1.21.1.8, module version = 1.21.1
[   673.830]     Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[   673.830]     ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 25.2
[   673.830] (II) LoadModule: "fbdev"
[   673.830] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module fbdev
[   673.830] (EE) Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does not exist, 0)
[   673.830] (II) LoadModule: "vesa"
[   673.830] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module vesa
[   673.830] (EE) Failed to load module "vesa" (module does not exist, 0)
[   673.830] (II) NOUVEAU driver
[   673.830]     RIVA TNT            (NV04)
[   673.830]     RIVA TNT2           (NV05)
[   673.830]     GeForce 256         (NV10)
[   673.830]     GeForce 2           (NV11, NV15)
[   673.830]     GeForce 4MX         (NV17, NV18)
[   673.830]     GeForce 3           (NV20)
[   673.830]     GeForce 4Ti         (NV25, NV28)
[   673.830]     GeForce FX          (NV3x)
[   673.830]     GeForce 6           (NV4x)
[   673.830]     GeForce 7           (G7x)
[   673.830]     GeForce 8           (G8x)
[   673.830]     GeForce 9           (G9x)
[   673.830]     GeForce GTX 2xx/3xx (GT2xx)
[   673.830]     GeForce GTX 4xx/5xx (GFxxx)
[   673.830]     GeForce GTX 6xx/7xx (GKxxx)
[   673.830]     GeForce GTX 9xx     (GMxxx)
[   673.830]     GeForce GTX 10xx    (GPxxx)
[   673.830] (II) modesetting: Driver for Modesetting Kernel Drivers: kms
[   673.831] (EE) [drm] Failed to open DRM device for pci:0000:01:00.0: -19
[   673.831] (EE) open /dev/dri/card0: No such file or directory
[   673.831] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for modesetting
[   673.831] (EE) open /dev/dri/card0: No such file or directory
[   673.831] (WW) VGA arbiter: cannot open kernel arbiter, no multi-card support
[   673.831] (EE) Screen 0 deleted because of no matching config section.
[   673.831] (II) UnloadModule: "modesetting"
[   673.831] (EE) Device(s) detected, but none match those in the config file.
[   673.831] (EE)
[   673.831] (EE) no screens found(EE)
This is an old system and is using:  GeForce GTS 450
Does the newest kernel: linux-6.1.19-gentoo
supports my old  GeForce GTS 450 card?
grep KMS .config
CONFIG_DRM_KMS_HELPER=y
CONFIG_DRM=y
I don't recall anything about the kernel that has to match the video card - it's the video driver for X, but if you're using Nouveau, I wouldn't expect a problem.  I know the current nVidia driver is often not ready for the latest kernel, but I don't think that's your problem.  Have you recompiled xv86-video-nouveau after installing the new kernel?  Are there any relevant errors in dmesg?
I think the problem is with latest kernel linux-6.1.19-gentoo
I'm using Nvidia dirver; x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-390.157

and after compiling the driver on this kernel I was getting a message notice:
WARN: setup
Detected potential configuration issues with used kernel:
CONFIG_FB_SIMPLE: is set, recommended to disable and switch to FB_EFI or
FB_VESA as it currently may be broken with >=kernel-5.18.13 + NVIDIA:
https://github.com/NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules/issues/341
(feel free to ignore this if it works for you)

I downgraded the kerenl to: linux-5.15.102-gentoo
and X is booting OK.

message after recompiling Nvida driver:
WARN: postinst

Be warned/reminded that the 390.xx branch reached end-of-life and
NVIDIA is no longer fixing issues (including security). Free to keep
using (for now) but it is recommended to either switch to nouveau or
replace hardware. Will be kept in-tree while possible, but expect it
to be removed likely in early 2027 or earlier if major issues arise.
Jack
2023-04-11 15:50:02 UTC
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Post by t***@sys-concept.com
Post by Jack
Post by t***@sys-concept.com
Post by t***@sys-concept.com
After upgrading to newest kernel the X will not start.
Is: make oldconfig  same as: make olddefconfig ?
Xorg.0.log showing;
[   673.829] (II) Loading
/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nouveau_drv.so
[   673.829] (II) Module nouveau: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[   673.829]     compiled for 1.21.1.8, module version = 1.0.17
[   673.829]     Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[   673.829]     ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 25.2
[   673.829] (II) LoadModule: "nv"
[   673.829] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module nv
[   673.829] (EE) Failed to load module "nv" (module does not exist, 0)
[   673.829] (II) LoadModule: "modesetting"
[   673.829] (II) Loading
/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/modesetting_drv.so
[   673.830] (II) Module modesetting: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[   673.830]     compiled for 1.21.1.8, module version = 1.21.1
[   673.830]     Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[   673.830]     ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 25.2
[   673.830] (II) LoadModule: "fbdev"
[   673.830] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module fbdev
[   673.830] (EE) Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does not exist, 0)
[   673.830] (II) LoadModule: "vesa"
[   673.830] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module vesa
[   673.830] (EE) Failed to load module "vesa" (module does not exist, 0)
[   673.830] (II) NOUVEAU driver
[   673.830]     RIVA TNT            (NV04)
[   673.830]     RIVA TNT2           (NV05)
[   673.830]     GeForce 256         (NV10)
[   673.830]     GeForce 2           (NV11, NV15)
[   673.830]     GeForce 4MX         (NV17, NV18)
[   673.830]     GeForce 3           (NV20)
[   673.830]     GeForce 4Ti         (NV25, NV28)
[   673.830]     GeForce FX          (NV3x)
[   673.830]     GeForce 6           (NV4x)
[   673.830]     GeForce 7           (G7x)
[   673.830]     GeForce 8           (G8x)
[   673.830]     GeForce 9           (G9x)
[   673.830]     GeForce GTX 2xx/3xx (GT2xx)
[   673.830]     GeForce GTX 4xx/5xx (GFxxx)
[   673.830]     GeForce GTX 6xx/7xx (GKxxx)
[   673.830]     GeForce GTX 9xx     (GMxxx)
[   673.830]     GeForce GTX 10xx    (GPxxx)
[   673.830] (II) modesetting: Driver for Modesetting Kernel Drivers: kms
[   673.831] (EE) [drm] Failed to open DRM device for
pci:0000:01:00.0: -19
[   673.831] (EE) open /dev/dri/card0: No such file or directory
[   673.831] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for modesetting
[   673.831] (EE) open /dev/dri/card0: No such file or directory
[   673.831] (WW) VGA arbiter: cannot open kernel arbiter, no multi-card support
[   673.831] (EE) Screen 0 deleted because of no matching config section.
[   673.831] (II) UnloadModule: "modesetting"
[   673.831] (EE) Device(s) detected, but none match those in the config file.
[   673.831] (EE)
[   673.831] (EE) no screens found(EE)
This is an old system and is using:  GeForce GTS 450
Does the newest kernel: linux-6.1.19-gentoo
supports my old  GeForce GTS 450 card?
grep KMS .config
CONFIG_DRM_KMS_HELPER=y
CONFIG_DRM=y
I don't recall anything about the kernel that has to match the video
card - it's the video driver for X, but if you're using Nouveau, I
wouldn't expect a problem.  I know the current nVidia driver is
often not ready for the latest kernel, but I don't think that's your
problem.  Have you recompiled xv86-video-nouveau after installing
the new kernel?  Are there any relevant errors in dmesg?
I think the problem is with latest kernel linux-6.1.19-gentoo
I'm using Nvidia dirver; x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-390.157
WARN: setup
Detected potential configuration issues witDIVIDEND RECEIVEDh used
CONFIG_FB_SIMPLE: is set, recommended to disable and switch to FB_EFI or
https://github.com/NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules/issues/341
(feel free to ignore this if it works for you)
I downgraded the kerenl to: linux-5.15.102-gentoo
and X is booting OK.
WARN: postinst
Be warned/reminded that the 390.xx branch reached end-of-life and
NVIDIA is no longer fixing issues (including security). Free to keep
using (for now) but it is recommended to either switch to nouveau or
replace hardware. Will be kept in-tree while possible, but expect it
to be removed likely in early 2027 or earlier if major issues arise.
It looks like the 390 driver has been masked in portage, although not
yet removed. Have you read the message in
/usr/portage/profiles/package.mask? As the message suggests, you may
be better off switching to actually using nouveau. It also implies
that 6.1.X LTS kernels "should" still work. Note that the X log you
posted doesn't even show it trying to load the nvidia driver - have you
tried again after recompiling it for the new kernel? That message was
a warning, not an error, so it should have compiled successfully - did
it?
t***@sys-concept.com
2023-04-11 21:30:01 UTC
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On 4/11/23 09:47, Jack wrote:
[snip]
Post by t***@sys-concept.com
WARN: postinst
Be warned/reminded that the 390.xx branch reached end-of-life and
NVIDIA is no longer fixing issues (including security). Free to keep
using (for now) but it is recommended to either switch to nouveau or
replace hardware. Will be kept in-tree while possible, but expect it
to be removed likely in early 2027 or earlier if major issues arise.
It looks like the 390 driver has been masked in portage, although not yet removed.  Have you read the message in /usr/portage/profiles/package.mask?  As the message suggests, you may be better off switching to actually using nouveau.  It also implies that 6.1.X LTS kernels "should" still work.  Note that the X log you posted doesn't even show it trying to load the nvidia driver - have you tried again after recompiling it for the new kernel?  That message was a warning, not an error, so it should have compiled successfully - did it?
Good suggestion, I switched to nouveau and was as able to upgrade to newest kernel-6.1.19 as well.
besides, nvidia-390 is on the end of line as it might be removed from portage one day.
Matt Connell
2023-04-11 04:40:01 UTC
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Post by t***@sys-concept.com
Is: make oldconfig  same as: make olddefconfig ?
No. olddefconfig accepts the default answer for each new configuration
item, non-interactively. oldconfig is interactive.

I can't really give you guidance with your original problem though.
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