NVIDIA driver not in use

[Jason Warner]

I get the message "This driver is activated but not currently in use" in jockey when I try to use my nvidia driver. I tried removing it and reinstalling, but after reboot it still gave me this message.

<jasoncwarner_> jaytaoko is seeing the same thing on his nvidia natty system

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: xorg 1:7.6+4ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia wl
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 270.41.06 Mon Apr 18 14:53:56 PDT 2011
 GCC version: gcc version 4.5.2 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.5.2-8ubuntu4)
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,place,grid,obs,resize,snap,gnomecompat,imgpng,vpswitch,regex,unitymtgrabhandles,session,mousepoll,animation,move,expo,wall,ezoom,workarounds,staticswitcher,fade,scale,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Wed Jun 22 10:34:55 2011
DistUpgraded: Log time: 2011-04-02 19:00:31.608500
DistroCodename: natty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 nvidia-current, 270.41.06, 2.6.38-8-generic, x86_64: installed
 vboxhost, 4.0.8, 2.6.38-8-generic, x86_64: installed
 bcmwl, 5.100.82.38+bdcom, 2.6.38-8-generic, x86_64: installed
GraphicsCard:
 nVidia Corporation C79 [GeForce 9400] [10de:0861] (rev b1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Apple Computer Inc. Device [106b:00ae]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
JockeyStatus:
 kmod:wl - Broadcom STA wireless driver (Proprietary, Enabled, In use) [auto-install]
 xorg:nvidia_current - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Enabled, Not in use)
MachineType: Apple Inc. Macmini3,1
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_AU:en
 LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_AU.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/zsh
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic root=UUID=d3b49b26-b954-4a74-aa64-493b19beec92 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
Renderer: Unknown
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-02 (80 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 07/17/09
dmi.bios.vendor: Apple Inc.
dmi.bios.version: MM31.88Z.00AD.B00.0907171535
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag#
dmi.board.name: Mac-F22C86C8
dmi.board.vendor: Apple Inc.
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset Tag#
dmi.chassis.type: 16
dmi.chassis.vendor: Apple Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: Mac-F22C86C8
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAppleInc.:bvrMM31.88Z.00AD.B00.0907171535:bd07/17/09:svnAppleInc.:pnMacmini3,1:pvr1.0:rvnAppleInc.:rnMac-F22C86C8:rvr:cvnAppleInc.:ct16:cvrMac-F22C86C8:
dmi.product.name: Macmini3,1
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: Apple Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4+bzr20110606-0ubuntu1~natty1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu13
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu6
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.10.2-0ubuntu2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.2-0ubuntu2
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+4ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-4ubuntu7.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu7

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

[The issue that is prompting installation of -nvidia is periodic screen corruption with -nouveau:]
<jasoncwarner_> what I'm seeing is this
my screen flickers, then I can't click on any window, then I get graphic
defects in the indicators and active window
what I need to do then is grab the active window and move it around the display to get it to redraw
this happens maybe once or twice a day
<jasoncwarner_> the annoying thing is it seemingly happens at random

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

He says he started noticing the corruption about 2 weeks ago. Looking at dpkg.log no X/kernel/compiz changes occurred during that period, but it did see a unity change.

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

[ 3.350939] NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 270.41.06 Mon Apr 18 14:53:56 PDT 2011

[ 7.854] (II) NVIDIA(0): [DRI2] Setup complete

Actually, looks like from your Xorg.0.log that you do in fact have -nvidia installed, loaded, and (apparently) operational.

Is the problem pasted in #2 accurate for the underlying issue you're trying to solve? Also, we'd discussed downgrading unity, did you manage to reproduce the issue on the earlier unity version?

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

Just talked about it with Jason, and I think this is a dupe of bug 771788 and thus a jockey bug (or nvidia-common). I'll debug it on Jason's laptop next week.