nvidia modules missing in linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24-16-xen

[Tim Bateman]

Running Hardy (8.04)

The linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24-16-xen package is missing the nvidia modules.

The package record (apt-cache show) suggest nvidia support but the package doesn't actually contain any nvidia modules unlike the linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24-16-generic package.

package details:

$ apt-cache policy linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24-16-xen
linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24-16-xen:
  Installed: 2.6.24.12-16.34
  Candidate: 2.6.24.12-16.34
  Version table:
 *** 2.6.24.12-16.34 0
        500 http://ubuntu.home.dotkode.net hardy/multiverse Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
$ apt-cache show linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24-16-xen
Package: linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24-16-xen
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/misc
Installed-Size: 24908
Maintainer: Ubuntu Kernel Team <email address hidden>
Architecture: i386
Source: linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24
Version: 2.6.24.12-16.34
Provides: nvidia-kernel-169.12, nvidia-kernel-71.86.04, nvidia-kernel-96.43.05
Depends: linux-image-2.6.24-16-xen, linux-restricted-modules-common (>= 2.6.24), module-init-tools, nvidia-kernel-common
Suggests: avm-fritz-firmware-2.6.24-16, nvidia-glx | nvidia-glx-legacy | nvidia-glx-new
Filename: pool/multiverse/l/linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24/linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24-16-xen_2.6.24.12-16.34_i386.deb
Size: 10860342
MD5sum: 75e01d98ec9783f21d9859584f109ed3
SHA1: 2fbba21e05be04bfa841fe71693d758c2b72cc04
SHA256: 5bf4c7217c1ecf4a68c24568e76d13fb7f8d71d96a5502729a336e5fc3b4f7f1
Description: Non-free Linux 2.6.24 modules on Xen
 This package provides restricted modules for Linux version 2.6.24 on
 Xen dom0 and domU.
 Currently the following modules are included:
  - madwifi (Atheros)
  - fglrx (ATI)
  - nvidia
 .
 These modules are "restricted" because they are not available under a
 completely Free licence.
Bugs: mailto:<email address hidden>
Origin: Ubuntu

(although I'm using my local resp, I've checked other mirrors too, in case it had been updated since my last sync)

Cheers

-Tim

[Andreas Gustafsson (andreas-gustafsson)]

Having the same problem.

Would be great if this was added soon.

[Sebastian Berthold (sleif)]

same on 8.04 release :-(

on 2.6.19-4-server-xen I had had no errors

[Hedgehog_57 (hedgehog57)]

Can Confirm

Hardy Heron 8.04 release updates by yesterday.

dpkg-query in the attachment

[Sitsofe Wheeler (sitsofe)]

This might be due to bug #150192 (i.e. the NVIDIA drivers do not work well with xen)

[Guillaume Emont (guijemont)]

Using the patch found at http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=78632 I have been able to create a patch that can be passed to nvidia's .run installer to make it create another installer that works flawlessly for me on an x86_64 with a 2.6.24-16-xen kernel. I hope this can be adapted to the linux-restricted-modules-*-xen package.
What I did is basically apply the relevant parts of the original patch, and modify the configuration system (the conftest.sh script) to use KBuild instead of calling gcc directly.

I'm using version 169.12 of the nvidia drivers from their website.

To install the driver with this patch on an ubuntu 8.04 with a xen kernel, do:
 ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-169.12-pkg2.run --apply-patch nvidia-with-xen.diff
then use the newly generated installer:
 sudo CC=gcc-4.1 ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-169.12-pkg2-custom.run

[Guillaume Emont (guijemont)]

Seems like Timo has been doing most of the work related to nvidia drivers in linux-restricted-modules.

[Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)]

The driver is being split from l-r-m for Intrepid, and the hero who is doing the most work is Alberto Milone. Reassigning.

I'm not sure if this will be acceptable for hardy..

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

Hi tim-bateman,

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. You reported this bug a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering is this still an issue for you? Can you try with the latest development release of Ubuntu? (ISOs are available from cdimage.ubuntu.com)

If it remains an issue, could you also attach a new /var/log/Xorg.0.log?
Thanks in advance.

The output of lspci -vvnn would also be worth having.

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

We're closing this bug since it is has been some time with no response from the original reporter. However, if the issue still exists please feel free to reopen with the requested information. Also, if you could, please test against the latest development version of Ubuntu, since this confirms the bug is one we may be able to pass upstream for help.