nouveau module can't be loaded

[Lucas Clemente Vella]

Module nouveou can't be loaded. I get the following error message when I try to load it manually:

# modprobe nouveau
modprobe: ERROR: ../libkmod/libkmod-module.c:832 kmod_module_insert_module() could not find module by name='off'
modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'off': Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
modprobe: ERROR: ../libkmod/libkmod-module.c:832 kmod_module_insert_module() could not find module by name='off'
modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'off': Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
modprobe: ERROR: ../libkmod/libkmod-module.c:832 kmod_module_insert_module() could not find module by name='off'
modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'off': Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
modprobe: ERROR: ../libkmod/libkmod-module.c:832 kmod_module_insert_module() could not find module by name='off'
modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'off': Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
modprobe: ERROR: ../libkmod/libkmod-module.c:832 kmod_module_insert_module() could not find module by name='off'
modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'off': Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: linux-image-4.15.0-10-lowlatency 4.15.0-10.11
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-10.11-lowlatency 4.15.3
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-10-lowlatency x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.8-0ubuntu10
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC2: lvella 1453 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC0: lvella 1453 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC1: lvella 1453 F.... pulseaudio
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Thu Mar 1 20:37:06 2018
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=3f064780-2aeb-44b4-a8a3-21e590bd1b8f
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-06-02 (637 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
IwConfig:
 lo no wireless extensions.

 enp5s0 no wireless extensions.
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
ProcFB: 0 EFI VGA
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-10-lowlatency.efi.signed root=UUID=f127c524-7b47-4ff1-b1d6-620ed6f14a29 ro noprompt persistent quiet splash vt.handoff=1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-4.15.0-10-lowlatency N/A
 linux-backports-modules-4.15.0-10-lowlatency N/A
 linux-firmware 1.171
RfKill:

SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-02-28 (1 days ago)
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dmi.bios.version: 3701
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[Ubuntu Kernel Bot (ubuntu-kernel-bot)]

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[Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury)]

Did this issue start happening after an update/upgrade? Was there a prior kernel version where you were not having this particular problem?

Would it be possible for you to test the latest upstream kernel? Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds . Please test the latest v4.16 kernel[0].

If this bug is fixed in the mainline kernel, please add the following tag 'kernel-fixed-upstream'.

If the mainline kernel does not fix this bug, please add the tag: 'kernel-bug-exists-upstream'.

Once testing of the upstream kernel is complete, please mark this bug as "Confirmed".

Thanks in advance.

[0] http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.16-rc4

[Lucas Clemente Vella (lvella-gmail)]

The issue happened after upgrading from Ubuntu 7.10 to development version Bioninc Beaver. On Ubuntu 7.10 the module works as expected with distribution default kernel Linux 4.13.

I've updated to kernel v4.16-rc4 an the problem persists.

[Seth Forshee (sforshee)]

I don't think this is a kernel problem, it looks like modprobe is trying to load a module named "off" which does not exist. I'm wondering if you have some kind of strange aliases defined in /etc/modprobe.d, something like 'alias nouveau off'. Can you check the files in there, and if you find something like that comment it out and try again?

[Robert Markovski (redhotsmasher)]

Just had the same bug and found the culprit, nvidia-304 (which bumblebee autoinstalls) adds a conf file which aliases nouveau to off for some reason.

[Robert Markovski (redhotsmasher)]

A conf file in /etc/modprobe.d, I mean.

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