| Summary: | nvidia broken after the last kernel update | ||
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| Product: | Mageia | Reporter: | Len Lawrence <tarazed25> |
| Component: | RPM Packages | Assignee: | Kernel and Drivers maintainers <kernel> |
| Status: | RESOLVED FIXED | QA Contact: | |
| Severity: | major | ||
| Priority: | Normal | CC: | marja11, sysadmin-bugs |
| Version: | Cauldron | Keywords: | 6sta1, NEEDINFO |
| Target Milestone: | --- | ||
| Hardware: | x86_64 | ||
| OS: | Linux | ||
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| Source RPM: | CVE: | ||
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Description
Len Lawrence
2016-05-08 13:49:22 CEST
(In reply to Len Lawrence from comment #0) > Description of problem: > Running 6sta1 classic install of GNOME on Dell XPS M1730 > Installed the latest kernel and nvidia driver updates and rebooted to a > monitor test pattern (alternating coloured screens). The result is the same > with the other two installed kernels and failsafe mode, so there is no way > into the system. Can you try to append a space and the number 3 to the kernel options line when you see your bootloader screen? That way you should be able to reach a VT to do a text login (and first try to update again, in case you didn't install all dependencies. If there aren't any such updates, you can run XFdrake to try a different driver). Assignee:
bugsquad =>
tmb Yes I shall try that. After reinstalling the system ran fine with the rc5.2.mga6 kernel (think that it was that). Installed all the updates and rebooted to the old (same) kernel and it was OK. Rebooted to the new kernel; rc6.2.mga6 and it failed on nvidia. Rebooted and tried to go back to the previous kernel but this time that failed too. Not sure what is going on but it seems like dkms is doing something funny. Off to try your suggestion. Thanks Marja. OK. Tried level 3 boot and hit the same problem with both kernels. Could not see a console screen and was unable to see one using the CtrlAltF* sequence. The monitor test pattern possibly means that here is no driver at all or the driver is damaged and not sending the correct signals or cannot see the monitor panel. For this machine it is the nvidia 8100 series driver. The panel is a Seiko/Epson at 1920x1200. Tried hitting Esc as soon as kernel selected and was given the opportunity for linux linuxfb failsafe mode The first two displayed a short stream of messages and failed at the monitor test pattern. failsafe got past "Welcome to Mageia 6" and several more messages before "Failed" flashed off the top of the screen. Then the monitor test pattern kicked in. As a last resort I tried an Upgrade of the whole system but that was a forlorn hope. Have run out of options here. Another install with bad blocks checking on the system partition, just in case. On updating, declined the kernel update but did install dkms-nvidia340. With that the reboot was OK. So it is looking more like a kernel problem. Not much point in keeping this going now that mageia is at RC and later kernels. Mass-reassigning all bugs with "kernel" in the summary that are still assigned to tmb (or wrongly assigned to someone with "tmb" in his e-mail address) to the kernel packagers group, but without adding "kernel" to the SRPM field. Please reassign if needed, or add kernel to the SRPM field if this is correct. Assignee:
tmb =>
kernel Is this bug still valid for newest 6sta2? Summary:
6sta1 nvidia broken after the last kernel update =>
nvidia broken after the last kernel update This got fixed five years ago Status:
NEW =>
RESOLVED |