I am running a Centos 6.4 box with a GeForce 9500 GT video card. I have XEN 4.0 installed on the box too. I recently upgraded the dom0 kernel to 3.10.29-11 and installed the NVIDIA driver version 331.38 and now I cannot get X to start. Once I try to start X the monitor screen goes black and I cannot switch to any virtual terminal. Installation of version 331.38 of the NVIDIA driver completes with no errors.
I’ve tried uninstalling the NVIDIA driver and reinstalling an older version that worked, but this doesn’t help matters now.
Can anyone help me?
This is from the Xorg.0.log file (there really is no “t” in sofware):
[ 29501.243] (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate sofware rendering cache surface: out of
[ 29501.243] (EE) NVIDIA(0): memory.
[ 29501.243] (EE) NVIDIA(0): *** Aborting ***
[ 29501.266]
Fatal server error:
[ 29501.266] AddScreen/ScreenInit failed for driver 0
Here’s the whole log:
[ 29499.443]
X.Org X Server 1.13.0
Release Date: 2012-09-05
[ 29499.444] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[ 29499.444] Build Operating System: c6b9 2.6.32-220.el6.x86_64
[ 29499.445] Current Operating System: Linux asterisk.######.net 3.10.29-11.el6.centos.alt.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Feb 11 22:00:02 UTC 2014 x86_64
[ 29499.445] Kernel command line: ro root=UUID=526b6299-50bd-4688-a552-966bb80116f9 rd_NO_LUKS rd_NO_LVM LANG=en_US.UTF-8 rd_NO_MD SYSFONT=latarcyrheb-sun16 KEYBOARDTYPE=pc KEYTABLE=us rd_NO_DM crashkernel=auto rdblacklist=nouveau nomodeset
[ 29499.446] Build Date: 20 December 2013 12:09:45PM
[ 29499.446] Build ID: xorg-x11-server 1.13.0-23.1.el6.centos
[ 29499.447] Current version of pixman: 0.26.2
[ 29499.447] Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.centos.org/Documentation
to make sure that you have the latest version.
[ 29499.447] Markers: (–) probed, () from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[ 29499.453] (==) Log file: “/var/log/Xorg.0.log”, Time: Wed Feb 19 08:01:56 2014
[ 29499.490] (==) Using config file: “/etc/X11/xorg.conf”
[ 29499.491] (==) Using system config directory “/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d”
[ 29499.494] (==) ServerLayout “Simple Layout”
[ 29499.494] () |–>Screen “Screen0” (0)
[ 29499.494] () | |–>Monitor “Monitor0”
[ 29499.494] () | |–>Device “Device0”
[ 29499.494] () |–>Input Device “Mouse1”
[ 29499.494] () |–>Input Device “Keyboard1”
[ 29499.494] () Option “Xinerama” “0”
[ 29499.494] (==) Automatically adding devices
[ 29499.494] (==) Automatically enabling devices
[ 29499.494] (==) Not automatically adding GPU devices
[ 29499.495] (WW) The directory “/usr/X11/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType/” does not exist.
[ 29499.495] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 29499.495] (WW) The directory “/usr/X11/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/” does not exist.
[ 29499.495] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 29499.495] (WW) The directory “/usr/X11/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/sun/” does not exist.
[ 29499.495] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 29499.495] (WW) The directory “/usr/X11/lib/X11/fonts/F3bitmaps/” does not exist.
[ 29499.495] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 29499.495] (WW) The directory “/usr/X11/lib/X11/fonts/misc/” does not exist.
[ 29499.495] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 29499.495] (WW) The directory “/usr/X11/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/” does not exist.
[ 29499.495] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 29499.495] (WW) The directory “/usr/X11/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/” does not exist.
[ 29499.495] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 29499.495] () FontPath set to:
catalogue:/etc/X11/fontpath.d,
built-ins
[ 29499.495] (==) ModulePath set to “/usr/lib64/xorg/modules”
[ 29499.495] (WW) Hotplugging is on, devices using drivers ‘kbd’, ‘mouse’ or ‘vmmouse’ will be disabled.
[ 29499.495] (WW) Disabling Mouse1
[ 29499.495] (WW) Disabling Keyboard1
[ 29499.495] (II) Loader magic: 0x813020
[ 29499.495] (II) Module ABI versions:
[ 29499.495] X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[ 29499.495] X.Org Video Driver: 13.1
[ 29499.495] X.Org XInput driver : 18.1
[ 29499.495] X.Org Server Extension : 7.0
[ 29499.498] (–) PCI:*(0:1:0:0) 10de:0640:10de:0648 rev 161, Mem @ 0xf6000000/16777216, 0xe0000000/268435456, 0xf4000000/33554432, I/O @ 0x0000e000/128, BIOS @ 0x???/524288
[ 29499.499] Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
[ 29499.500] Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
[ 29499.500] Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
[ 29499.500] Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
[ 29499.501] Initializing built-in extension XTEST
[ 29499.501] Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
[ 29499.501] Initializing built-in extension SYNC
[ 29499.501] Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
[ 29499.502] Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
[ 29499.502] Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
[ 29499.502] Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
[ 29499.502] Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
[ 29499.503] Initializing built-in extension RENDER
[ 29499.503] Initializing built-in extension RANDR
[ 29499.503] Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
[ 29499.504] Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
[ 29499.504] Initializing built-in extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
[ 29499.504] Initializing built-in extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
[ 29499.505] Initializing built-in extension RECORD
[ 29499.505] Initializing built-in extension DPMS
[ 29499.505] Initializing built-in extension X-Resource
[ 29499.505] Initializing built-in extension XVideo
[ 29499.506] Initializing built-in extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
[ 29499.506] Initializing built-in extension SELinux
[ 29499.506] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
[ 29499.507] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DGA
[ 29499.507] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DRI
[ 29499.507] Initializing built-in extension DRI2
[ 29499.507] (II) “glx” will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
[ 29499.507] (II) LoadModule: “dbe”
[ 29499.509] (II) Module “dbe” already built-in
[ 29499.509] (II) LoadModule: “extmod”
[ 29499.509] (II) Module “extmod” already built-in
[ 29499.509] (II) LoadModule: “glx”
[ 29499.513] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
[ 29499.813] (II) Module glx: vendor=“NVIDIA Corporation”
[ 29499.814] compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
[ 29499.814] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 29499.814] (II) NVIDIA GLX Module 331.38 Wed Jan 8 19:10:17 PST 2014
[ 29499.820] Loading extension GLX
[ 29499.820] (II) LoadModule: “nvidia”
[ 29499.833] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
[ 29499.835] (II) Module nvidia: vendor=“NVIDIA Corporation”
[ 29499.835] compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
[ 29499.835] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 29499.835] (II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver 331.38 Wed Jan 8 18:51:00 PST 2014
[ 29499.835] (II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
[ 29499.835] (–) using VT number 7
[ 29499.844] (II) Loading sub module “fb”
[ 29499.844] (II) LoadModule: “fb”
[ 29499.944] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libfb.so
[ 29500.065] (II) Module fb: vendor=“X.Org Foundation”
[ 29500.065] compiled for 1.13.0, module version = 1.0.0
[ 29500.065] ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[ 29500.065] (WW) Unresolved symbol: fbGetGCPrivateKey
[ 29500.065] (II) Loading sub module “wfb”
[ 29500.065] (II) LoadModule: “wfb”
[ 29500.065] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libwfb.so
[ 29500.116] (II) Module wfb: vendor=“X.Org Foundation”
[ 29500.116] compiled for 1.13.0, module version = 1.0.0
[ 29500.116] ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[ 29500.116] (II) Loading sub module “ramdac”
[ 29500.116] (II) LoadModule: “ramdac”
[ 29500.116] (II) Module “ramdac” already built-in
[ 29500.268] () NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (–) framebuffer bpp 32
[ 29500.268] (==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
[ 29500.268] (==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
[ 29500.268] (==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
[ 29500.268] () NVIDIA(0): Option “Stereo” “0”
[ 29500.268] () NVIDIA(0): Stereo disabled by request
[ 29500.268] () NVIDIA(0): Option “MetaModes” “1280x1024_60 +0+0; 1024x768 +0+0; 800x600 +0+0; 640x480 +0+0”
[ 29500.268] () NVIDIA(0): Enabling 2D acceleration
[ 29501.152] (WW) NVIDIA(0): Unable to read EDID for display device CRT-1
[ 29501.152] (II) NVIDIA(GPU-0): Found DRM driver nvidia-drm (20130102)
[ 29501.153] (II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce 9500 GT (G96) at PCI:1:0:0 (GPU-0)
[ 29501.153] (–) NVIDIA(0): Memory: 524288 kBytes
[ 29501.153] (–) NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 62.94.4b.00.00
[ 29501.153] (II) NVIDIA(0): Detected PCI Express Link width: 16X
[ 29501.154] (–) NVIDIA(0): Valid display device(s) on GeForce 9500 GT at PCI:1:0:0
[ 29501.154] (–) NVIDIA(0): CRT-0
[ 29501.154] (–) NVIDIA(0): CRT-1 (boot, connected)
[ 29501.154] (–) NVIDIA(0): TV-0
[ 29501.154] (–) NVIDIA(0): DFP-0
[ 29501.154] (–) NVIDIA(0): DFP-1
[ 29501.154] (–) NVIDIA(0): DFP-2
[ 29501.154] (–) NVIDIA(0): CRT-0: 400.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
[ 29501.154] (–) NVIDIA(0): CRT-1: 400.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
[ 29501.154] (–) NVIDIA(0): TV-0: 400.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
[ 29501.154] (–) NVIDIA(0): DFP-0: Internal Single Link TMDS
[ 29501.154] (–) NVIDIA(0): DFP-0: 330.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
[ 29501.154] (–) NVIDIA(0): DFP-1: Internal Single Link TMDS
[ 29501.154] (–) NVIDIA(0): DFP-1: 330.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
[ 29501.154] (–) NVIDIA(0): DFP-2: Internal Single Link TMDS
[ 29501.154] (–) NVIDIA(0): DFP-2: 330.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
[ 29501.154] () NVIDIA(0): Using HorizSync/VertRefresh ranges from the EDID for display
[ 29501.154] () NVIDIA(0): device CRT-1 (Using EDID frequencies has been enabled on
[ 29501.154] () NVIDIA(0): all display devices.)
[ 29501.162] (II) NVIDIA(0): Validated MetaModes:
[ 29501.162] (II) NVIDIA(0): “1280x1024_60+0+0”
[ 29501.162] (II) NVIDIA(0): “1024x768+0+0”
[ 29501.162] (II) NVIDIA(0): “800x600+0+0”
[ 29501.162] (II) NVIDIA(0): “640x480+0+0”
[ 29501.162] (II) NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size determined to be 1280 x 1024
[ 29501.192] (WW) NVIDIA(0): Unable to get display device CRT-1’s EDID; cannot compute DPI
[ 29501.192] (WW) NVIDIA(0): from CRT-1’s EDID.
[ 29501.192] (==) NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (75, 75); computed from built-in default
[ 29501.192] (–) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
[ 29501.193] (II) NVIDIA: Using 768.00 MB of virtual memory for indirect memory access.
[ 29501.215] (II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode “1280x1024_60+0+0”
[ 29501.243] (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate sofware rendering cache surface: out of
[ 29501.243] (EE) NVIDIA(0): memory.
[ 29501.243] (EE) NVIDIA(0): *** Aborting ***
[ 29501.266]
Fatal server error:
[ 29501.266] AddScreen/ScreenInit failed for driver 0
[ 29501.266]
[ 29501.266] (EE)
Please consult the CentOS support
at http://wiki.centos.org/Documentation
for help.
[ 29501.266] (EE) Please also check the log file at “/var/log/Xorg.0.log” for additional information.
[ 29501.266] (EE)
[ 29501.282] Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.