Failed to load module "trident" (loader failed, 7)

[SteVe Cook]

Trident driver not loading on boot
Relevant section from xorg.log:

[ 567.004] (II) LoadModule: "trident"
[ 567.006] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/trident_drv.so
[ 567.099] (EE) Failed to load /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/trident_drv.so: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/trident_drv.so: undefined symbol: TRIDENT_Sync
[ 567.099] (II) UnloadModule: "trident"
[ 567.099] (II) Unloading trident
[ 567.099] (EE) Failed to load module "trident" (loader failed, 7)

Video hardware spec:

Trident Microsystems Cyber 9525 (rev 49) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: xserver-xorg-video-trident 1:1.3.6-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-13.14-generic 3.5.3
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-13-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.5.1-0ubuntu4
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Sep 1 20:54:56 2012
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha i386 (20120623)
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 TERM=linux
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-trident
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[SteVe Cook (yorvyk)]

Works OK in 12.04

[Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)]

  CC trident_dga.lo
../../src/trident_dga.c:40:13: warning: 'TRIDENT_Sync' used but never defined [enabled by default]

[Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)]

Ok this was easy to fix, please try the new package from this ppa:

https://launchpad.net/~tjaalton/+archive/ppa

[SteVe Cook (yorvyk)]

Still the same :)

[Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)]

huh, really? please run

apt-cache policy xserver-xorg-video-trident

on that machine, and copy the output here. Also attach /var/log/Xorg.0.log

[SteVe Cook (yorvyk)]

As requested apt-cache policy xserver-xorg-video-trident

[SteVe Cook (yorvyk)]

/var/log/Xorg.0.log

[Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)]

Right, you're using edgers, which has a "newer" version of the package. Did you even install the package from my ppa before testing?

xserver-xorg-video-trident:
  Installed: 1:1.3.6+git20120801.3098fe71-0ubuntu0sarvatt
  Candidate: 1:1.3.6+git20120801.3098fe71-0ubuntu0sarvatt
  Version table:
 *** 1:1.3.6+git20120801.3098fe71-0ubuntu0sarvatt 0
        500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/xorg-edgers/ppa/ubuntu/ quantal/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     1:1.3.6-0ubuntu1.1 0
        500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/tjaalton/ppa/ubuntu/ quantal/main i386 Packages
     1:1.3.6-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/main i386 Packages

[SteVe Cook (yorvyk)]

Sorry, I disabled the edgers PPA but forgot I needed to purge it.
I've now got your version installed as you can see.

xserver-xorg-video-trident:
  Installed: 1:1.3.6-0ubuntu1.1
  Candidate: 1:1.3.6-0ubuntu1.1
  Version table:
 *** 1:1.3.6-0ubuntu1.1 0
        500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/tjaalton/ppa/ubuntu/ quantal/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     1:1.3.6-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/main i386 Packages

This boots into a blank display instead of the scrambled one I got previously but the module does appear to load.

Xorg.0.log attached.

[Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)]

I think we'd better have a new bug report about that, I've uploaded the patch to quantal now so this bug will close.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package xserver-xorg-video-trident - 1:1.3.6-0ubuntu2

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xserver-xorg-video-trident (1:1.3.6-0ubuntu2) quantal; urgency=low

  * fix-loading.diff: Move TRIDENT_Sync inside #ifdef HAVE_XAA_H. Allows
    the driver to load. (LP: #1044820)
 -- Timo Aaltonen <email address hidden> Wed, 26 Sep 2012 11:02:15 +0300