Driver for NVIDIA GF117M (GT620M) [10de:1140]

[Po-Hsu Lin]

CID: 201307-14032 Dell Latitude E5540

According to
http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux-display-amd64-319.32-driver.html

The video card on this system:
03:00.0 3D controller [0302]: NVIDIA Corporation GF117M [GeForce 610M/710M / GT 620M/625M/630M/720M] [10de:1140] (rev a1)

Should be suported by nvidia-319.32,
however, the driver was not listed in jockey-gtk unless you install nvidia-319 manually

Also, there is no option for turn on/off optimus mode in BIOS.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: nvidia-319 319.32-0ubuntu0.0.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-34.49~precise1-generic 3.8.13.12
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-34-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.6
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Dec 19 15:36:15 2013
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20130820.1)
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-319
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Po-Hsu Lin (cypressyew)]

Debugging information:
$ lspci -nn

00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Haswell-ULT DRAM Controller [8086:0a04] (rev 0b)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0a16] (rev 0b)
00:03.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:0a0c] (rev 0b)
00:14.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation Lynx Point-LP USB xHCI HC [8086:9c31] (rev 04)
00:16.0 Communication controller [0780]: Intel Corporation Lynx Point-LP HECI #0 [8086:9c3a] (rev 04)
00:16.3 Serial controller [0700]: Intel Corporation Lynx Point-LP HECI KT [8086:9c3d] (rev 04)
00:19.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation Ethernet Connection I218-LM [8086:155a] (rev 04)
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation Lynx Point-LP HD Audio Controller [8086:9c20] (rev 04)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Lynx Point-LP PCI Express Root Port 1 [8086:9c10] (rev e4)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Lynx Point-LP PCI Express Root Port 4 [8086:9c16] (rev e4)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Lynx Point-LP PCI Express Root Port 5 [8086:9c18] (rev e4)
00:1c.5 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Lynx Point-LP PCI Express Root Port 6 [8086:9c1a] (rev e4)
00:1d.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation Lynx Point-LP USB EHCI #1 [8086:9c26] (rev 04)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation Lynx Point-LP LPC Controller [8086:9c43] (rev 04)
00:1f.2 RAID bus controller [0104]: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile SATA Controller [RAID mode] [8086:282a] (rev 04)
00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation Lynx Point-LP SMBus Controller [8086:9c22] (rev 04)
01:00.0 SD Host controller [0805]: O2 Micro, Inc. Device [1217:8520] (rev 01)
02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter [168c:0032] (rev 01)
03:00.0 3D controller [0302]: NVIDIA Corporation GF117M [GeForce 610M/710M / GT 620M/625M/630M/720M] [10de:1140] (rev a1)

[Alberto Milone (albertomilone)]

If you install nvidia-331 (manually) from precise-proposed, does the system work correctly?

[Yung Shen (kaxing)]

Hello Alberto,

I've manually installed nvidia-331 and nvidia-331-updates separately, the system still won't able to initiate GLX extension.

[Alberto Milone (albertomilone)]

It seems to me that, despite what the website says, the driver doesn't support that specific card:

(EE) Failed to initialize GLX extension (Compatible NVIDIA X driver not found)

[Chih-Hsyuan Ho (chih)]

Tried to manually install the 331.38 Nvidia driver (available as http://www.nvidia.com/content/DriverDownload-March2009/confirmation.php?url=/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/331.38/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-331.38.run&lang=us&type=GeForce) on a Dell E5540 unit equipped with Nvidia GT620M GPU, and got the same

(EE) Failed to initialize GLX extension (Compatible NVIDIA X driver not found)

error in /var/log/Xorg.0.log, too.

[Chih-Hsyuan Ho (chih)]

By the way, after installing nvidia-prime, the 331.38 nvidia driver could be successfully loaded and enabled.

[Alberto Milone (albertomilone)]

if it's a hybrid system (Intel+NVIDIA) then you'll definitely need nvidia-prime

[Yung Shen (kaxing)]

Thanks for the hint, now manually install nvidia-prime, does make it work on this system(201308-14114).
But nvidia-prime does not install along with nvidia-331-updates when enabling by using jockey,
this is still a problem for users only know how to use jockey.

[Yung Shen (kaxing)]

further findings,

I've tried to install nvidia-311 and nvidia-prime packages in the same time, but system will freeze at ubuntu desktop loading screen after reboot.

To make nvidia driver work, have to following the orders below:

1. make sure purge previous nvidia drivers

2. $ jockey-text -e kmod:nvidia_331

3. reboot

4. $ apt-get install nvidia-prime

Then reboot the system nvidia driver will work as expected.

[Alberto Milone (albertomilone)]

Jockey should have installed nvidia-prime by default. Can you attach your /var/log/jockey.log please?

[Yung Shen (kaxing)]

I purged the nvidia-331 and nvidia-prime then re-activate the driver again by jockey-gtk,
and there is no nvidia-prime install by jockey. please check the log.

[Alberto Milone (albertomilone)]

It's a bug in Jockey. I've filed a public bug report about it: bug #1279229

[Alberto Milone (albertomilone)]

I've just provided a fix (still pending approval)

[Yung Shen (kaxing)]

Correction:
There is a false information in comment #10, that is a system with [10de:11fc], sorry to confused you here.

Update:
12.04.4 on System with [10de:1140], the driver still not listed in the latest jockey, 0.9.7-0ubuntu7.14, but install manually as in comment #10 the graphic driver will work just fine.