Xorg fails to start requesting libwfb when using nvidia-glx-new
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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linux-restricted-modules-2.6.20 (Ubuntu) |
In Progress
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High
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Ben Collins | ||
restricted-manager (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: nvidia-glx
with ubuntu 7.04, after installing nvidia-glx and running `nvidia-glx-config enable` to update the Xorg.conf, X will refuse to start citing that it needs libwfb. I found a site that mentioned that the official binary packages direct from nvidia contain a file of the name (libnvidia-
From Xorg.0.log:
X Window System Version 7.2.0
Release Date: 22 January 2007
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 7.2
Build Operating System: Linux Ubuntu
Current Operating System: Linux wilma 2.6.20-13-generic #2 SMP Sat Mar 24 23:12:02 UTC 2007 x86_64
Build Date: 30 March 2007
......<snip>......
(II) LoadModule: "glx"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/
(II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.9755
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.1
(II) Loading extension GLX
......<snip>......
(II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver 1.0-9755 Mon Feb 26 23:18:52 PST 2007
(II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
(II) Primary Device is: PCI 01:00:0
(--) Chipset NVIDIA GPU found
(II) Loading sub module "fb"
(II) LoadModule: "fb"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/
(II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 7.2.0, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.3
(II) Loading sub module "wfb"
(II) LoadModule: "wfb"
(WW) Warning, couldn't open module wfb
(II) UnloadModule: "wfb"
(EE) Failed to load module "wfb" (module does not exist, 0)
(II) Loading sub module "ramdac"
......<snip>......
(II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "1280x1024"
(--) NVIDIA(0): No video decoder detected
(II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "1280x1024"
(--) NVIDIA(0): No video decoder detected
(II) Loading extension NV-GLX
(II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA 3D Acceleration Architecture Initialized
(EE) NVIDIA(0): Need libwfb but wfbScreenInit not found
Fatal server error:
AddScreen/
Changed in linux-restricted-modules-2.6.20: | |
assignee: | nobody → ben-collins |
importance: | Undecided → High |
status: | Unconfirmed → In Progress |
Changed in linux-restricted-modules-2.6.20: | |
status: | In Progress → Fix Committed |
This missing libwfb problem might be a duplicate of Bug #90915 ..