libwfb modules are missing from nvidia-glx-new, breaks some cards

[redabour]

Binary package hint: x11-common

This BUG is still a Blocker why did nobody respond to this from the Developers ????

https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/91556

[redabour (andre-mondri-freenet)]

Posted this as a new Report so hopefully somebody from the Team will find it and change https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/91556 again to Critical or Blocker.

[xtsbdu3reyrbrmroezob (xtsbdu3reyrbrmroezob)]

Can you be more specific than "doesn't work"? Does X fail to start? Do the nv and the nvidia driver both fail?

[Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)]

redabour: The cards are supported. If it doesn't work for you the reason is something different. Please tell us how it doesn't work, and if possible attach xorg.conf and Xorg.0.log (also casper.log if livecd).

[redabour (andre-mondri-freenet)]

Hi,

as you can see in all large Linuxboards all Users with a 8800 GTS or GTX have the same Problems.

Ubuntu only works at LiveCD but not after HD Install with the 8800 Cards.

Greetings

André

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Betreff: [Bug 107831] Re: Feisty don't work with nVidia GeForce 8800 GTS and 8800 GTX
Gesendet: Fr 20 Apr 2007 06:50:12 CEST
Von: "Timo Aaltonen"<email address hidden>

> redabour: The cards are supported. If it doesn't work for you the reason
> is something different. Please tell us how it doesn't work, and if
> possible attach xorg.conf and Xorg.0.log (also casper.log if livecd).
>
> --
> Feisty don't work with nVidia GeForce 8800 GTS and 8800 GTX
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/107831
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>

--- original Nachricht Ende ----

[redabour (andre-mondri-freenet)]

Hi,

as you can see in all large Linuxboards all Users with a 8800 GTS or GTX have the same Problems.

Ubuntu only works at LiveCD but not after HD Install with the 8800 Cards.

Greetings

André

----- original Nachricht --------

Betreff: [Bug 107831] Re: Feisty don't work with nVidia GeForce 8800 GTS and 8800 GTX
Gesendet: Fr 20 Apr 2007 05:35:10 CEST
Von: "Kristian Hermansen"<email address hidden>

> Can you be more specific than "doesn't work"? Does X fail to start? Do
> the nv and the nvidia driver both fail?
>
> ** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu)
> Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info
>
> --
> Feisty don't work with nVidia GeForce 8800 GTS and 8800 GTX
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/107831
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>

--- original Nachricht Ende ----

[redabour (andre-mondri-freenet)]

Hi,

as you can see in all large Linuxboards all Users with a 8800 GTS or GTX have the same Problems.

Ubuntu only works at LiveCD but not after HD Install with the 8800 Cards.
The Installer is not saving the Resolution choosed at LiveCD Bootmenu.

After HD Install the only thing that works is to boot in safed Graphics mode and make a 'dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg' .

Then it works in Safemode - but after Reboot everything is gone away.

I have installed the nVidia Drivers with Envy after trying this - after Reboot same Thing as before.

A Start at normal HD Mode is not possible - after GRUB there is immediately only a Blackscreen. Seems to be a Error in VESA or Bootroutine.

Greetings

André

[xtsbdu3reyrbrmroezob (xtsbdu3reyrbrmroezob)]

On 4/20/07, redabour <email address hidden> wrote:
> as you can see in all large Linuxboards all Users with a 8800 GTS or GTX
> have the same Problems.
>
> Ubuntu only works at LiveCD but not after HD Install with the 8800
> Cards.

Did you try installing the nvidia-glx-new package?
--
Kristian Hermansen

[redabour (andre-mondri-freenet)]

Sure but it brings no effect because the Screen is Black as the
beginning of Booting and stays that way.

Kristian Hermansen schrieb:
> On 4/20/07, redabour <email address hidden> wrote:
>> as you can see in all large Linuxboards all Users with a 8800 GTS or GTX
>> have the same Problems.
>>
>> Ubuntu only works at LiveCD but not after HD Install with the 8800
>> Cards.
>
> Did you try installing the nvidia-glx-new package?

[redabour (andre-mondri-freenet)]

Just to explain - the Effect is not only affecting the Start of X. It beginns with the Bootroutine. It starts loading and all i can see is nothing because Ubuntu is not choosing the correct VESA Resolution for my System.

[xtsbdu3reyrbrmroezob (xtsbdu3reyrbrmroezob)]

On 4/20/07, redabour <email address hidden> wrote:
> Sure but it brings no effect because the Screen is Black as the
> beginning of Booting and stays that way.

OK, then can you post the output of your /boot/grub/menu.lst so that
we can compare the differences between that and the LiveCD? You're
probably right that it is an issue, but before I mark it CONFIRMED I
want to have some configs/logs. Also, can you think of any other
reason for why this is happening?
--
Kristian Hermansen

[xtsbdu3reyrbrmroezob (xtsbdu3reyrbrmroezob)]

On 4/20/07, redabour <email address hidden> wrote:
> Just to explain - the Effect is not only affecting the Start of X. It
> beginns with the Bootroutine. It starts loading and all i can see is
> nothing because Ubuntu is not choosing the correct VESA Resolution for
> my System.

Right, I understand that. That's why I wanted to see what was being
passed to your kernel for the video settings in both your setup and
the LiveCD. Does overriding the setting manually help? For instance,
vga=0x311 ???

http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Framebuffer:Bootsplash:Grubsplash#Kernel_mode_numbers
--
Kristian Hermansen

[redabour (andre-mondri-freenet)]

1. Yes - vga=0x311 and others are working *same like LiveCD*

2. But then it gets to a X Error.

3. Changing to nvidia in Menu at reconfiguring X brings Blackscreen again.

4. Reboot - Safemode - dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg and switch to nv .... :-/

All that everytime still works is nv with 1280*1024 after dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg in Graphical Safemode.

[redabour (andre-mondri-freenet)]

Forget the old xorg.conf and take this one ...

[redabour (andre-mondri-freenet)]

It works now - i have added vga=0x318 to the menu.lst.

But in Fact / it seems to be a Error at the Installer.

Not only my Resolution was not saved - my Charset is english and i have choosen German at Installation. *argh*

But Networksettings are ok.

[Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)]

So, basically your card is not recognized during boot (because xresprobe returns bogus values, maybe dupe of bug 31830), and the vesa-breakage is bug 89853. The nv-driver seems to work just fine after you've change the config?

I'd still like to see /var/log/casper.log to be sure.

[redabour (andre-mondri-freenet)]

Yes it does as you say.

BUT - back to my Topicdescription - X breaks with nvidia-glx, nvidia-glx-new and envy. Still no way to activate 3D!!!
Logs seen above.

I reboot now with LiveCD and attach you the casper.log

[redabour (andre-mondri-freenet)]

Sorry for Posting 3 Times ... must be something at FF at LiveCD ... argh

[Sitsofe Wheeler (sitsofe)]

redabour:
The binary driver problem is a separate bug. If you are using envy to enable the nvidia binary drivers you will have to file a bug with the envy developers about the issue...

[redabour (andre-mondri-freenet)]

Anything new on the Bootup Problem?

[redabour (andre-mondri-freenet)]

Hello ?

[xtsbdu3reyrbrmroezob (xtsbdu3reyrbrmroezob)]

From the various accounts of the issue, some different than others, I am uncertain still exactly what the issue is. All I know is that there are more than enough complaints to move this to someone's queue for inspection. I am sending to Ubuntu Desktop bugs. If there is a better place for it, then please suggest so. Hopefully this issue will be resolved...

[Krad (krad1)]

Hi, it is GRUB issue, you can successfuly boot into ubuntu with 8800 video card, if you disable splash screen in /boot/grub/menu.lst :)

[redabour (andre-mondri-freenet)]

Bug seemed be fixed at Ubuntu CE - dont ask me how : http://www.christianubuntu.com/

This might be a alternative since it is fixed.

[Per Heldal (heldal)]

In my case I found that the 8800gts was not working due to a missing x-server module as reported in the Xorg.0.log. The required file is included with Nvidia's driver-package, but there's no trace of /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libwfb.so* in any ubuntu-packages. I.e. it seems to be a build/packaging issue, and that the file simply should be included in the nvidia-glx-new package. The X-server works, with eye-candy and all, using the driver in nvidia-glx-new if the missing file manually extracted from nvidia's package and copied into /usr/lib/xorg/modules.

[xtsbdu3reyrbrmroezob (xtsbdu3reyrbrmroezob)]

OK, so it definitely sounds like a packaging error. Assigning to the Ubuntu Kernel Video team.

[Sitsofe Wheeler (sitsofe)]

Kristian:
If this really is about a missing wfb driver then this is a duplicate of Bug #98641 . Be warned though nvidia-glx-new does not support every new NVIDIA card out there in Feisty (see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/Nvidia )

[xtsbdu3reyrbrmroezob (xtsbdu3reyrbrmroezob)]

Sitsofe Wheeler wrote:
> Kristian:
> If this really is about a missing wfb driver then this is a duplicate of Bug #98641 . Be warned though nvidia-glx-new does not support every new NVIDIA card out there in Feisty (see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/Nvidia )

The 8800 GTS is claimed to be supported, but is broken due to libwfb.
The dupe you reported seems to have an ongoing issue with the fix being
rejected or may be merged with another bug fix. I will mark it a dupe
nevertheless. Let me know if you have any other info. As I said, the
8800 GTS is reported to not be working, yet it is claimed to be
supported by the nvidia-glx-new package. This has been confirmed by
numerous reports...
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Kristian Hermansen

[Timothy R. Chavez (timrchavez)]

The bug task for the somerville project has been removed by an automated script. This bug has been cloned on that project and is available here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1305979