Nvidia 8800GT - failure to initialize error ??

[M.Letcher]

Binary package hint: nvidia-common

Ubuntu-Licid is not correctly installing drivers for my Nvidia-8800GT. The Xorg error is:

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(**) Aug 05 11:59:01 NVIDIA(0): Enabling RENDER acceleration
(II) Aug 05 11:59:01 NVIDIA(0): Support for GLX with the Damage and Composite X extensions is
(II) Aug 05 11:59:01 NVIDIA(0): enabled.
(EE) Aug 05 11:59:01 NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA graphics device PCI:1:0:0.
(EE) Aug 05 11:59:01 NVIDIA(0): Please check your system's kernel log for additional error
(EE) Aug 05 11:59:01 NVIDIA(0): messages and refer to Chapter 8: Common Problems in the
(EE) Aug 05 11:59:01 NVIDIA(0): README for additional information.
(EE) Aug 05 11:59:01 NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA graphics device!
(II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
(II) UnloadModule: "wfb"
(II) UnloadModule: "fb"
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
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Xorg found and loaded the nvidia module. The kernel log errors which appear related to this are:

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Aug 5 11:58:59 mark-desktop kernel: [ 71.774511] ppdev: user-space parallel port driver
Aug 5 11:58:59 mark-desktop kernel: [ 71.844245] e1000e 0000:00:19.0: irq 25 for MSI/MSI-X
Aug 5 11:58:59 mark-desktop kernel: [ 71.905149] e1000e 0000:00:19.0: irq 25 for MSI/MSI-X
Aug 5 11:58:59 mark-desktop kernel: [ 71.905381] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
Aug 5 11:59:00 mark-desktop kernel: [ 72.246702] NVRM: failed to map registers!!
Aug 5 11:59:00 mark-desktop kernel: [ 72.246706] NVRM: RmInitAdapter failed! (0x10:0x32:1359)
Aug 5 11:59:00 mark-desktop kernel: [ 72.246712] NVRM: rm_init_adapter(0) failed
Aug 5 11:59:00 mark-desktop kernel: [ 72.461498] NVRM: failed to map registers!!
Aug 5 11:59:00 mark-desktop kernel: [ 72.461502] NVRM: RmInitAdapter failed! (0x10:0x32:1359)
Aug 5 11:59:00 mark-desktop kernel: [ 72.461508] NVRM: rm_init_adapter(0) failed
Aug 5 11:59:00 mark-desktop kernel: [ 72.654216] NVRM: failed to map registers!!
Aug 5 11:59:00 mark-desktop kernel: [ 72.654219] NVRM: RmInitAdapter failed! (0x10:0x32:1359)
Aug 5 11:59:00 mark-desktop kernel: [ 72.654226] NVRM: rm_init_adapter(0) failed
Aug 5 11:59:00 mark-desktop kernel: [ 72.848700] NVRM: failed to map registers!!
Aug 5 11:59:00 mark-desktop kernel: [ 72.848703] NVRM: RmInitAdapter failed! (0x10:0x32:1359)
Aug 5 11:59:00 mark-desktop kernel: [ 72.848711] NVRM: rm_init_adapter(0) failed
Aug 5 11:59:01 mark-desktop kernel: [ 73.040369] NVRM: failed to map registers!!
Aug 5 11:59:01 mark-desktop kernel: [ 73.040373] NVRM: RmInitAdapter failed! (0x10:0x32:1359)
Aug 5 11:59:01 mark-desktop kernel: [ 73.040379] NVRM: rm_init_adapter(0) failed
Aug 5 11:59:01 mark-desktop kernel: [ 73.104865] usb 2-6.3.2: usbfs: interface 1 claimed by usblp while 'usb' sets config #1
Aug 5 11:59:01 mark-desktop kernel: [ 73.257145] NVRM: failed to map registers!!
Aug 5 11:59:01 mark-desktop kernel: [ 73.257148] NVRM: RmInitAdapter failed! (0x10:0x32:1359)
Aug 5 11:59:01 mark-desktop kernel: [ 73.257155] NVRM: rm_init_adapter(0) failed
Aug 5 11:59:01 mark-desktop kernel: [ 73.366433] e1000e: eth0 NIC Link is Up 100 Mbps Full Duplex, Flow Control: None

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I'm guessing that NVRM is the NVidia Register Mapper, though why it might have issues with one of NVidia's most popular cards is beyond me. I've tried a bunch of stuff and patiently waited for Lucid hoping it might clear up these errrors. However, even after a clean install of Lucid from the CD-ISO ( with format ), There errors persist.

Please advise on how to correctly enable my graphics card.

1) Release:
Description: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS
Release: 10.04
Kernel: 2.6.32.-24-generic

2) Package:
nvidia-current 195.36.24-0ubuntu1-10.04

3&4) I expected the driver to be activated when X starts. Instead, I get the above errors and dropped to low-res with the default-X drivers. The nvidia driver does show up in 'Hardware Drivers' and reports that it is active and currently in use. However, X fails to initialize the card and use it.

[M.Letcher (m-letcher)]

This report may need to be moved to nvidia-current. Though any suggestions will be appreciated.

[dino99 (9d9)]

That version is no more supported; please open a new bug report if the actual archive found version also has the same issue.