Xorg 1.19.0 and nVidia(340) don't match yet!

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Xorg 1.19.0 and nvidia(340) don’t match yet.
Even if everything is ‘OK’, see:
https://forum3.openmandriva.org/t/solved-issue-with-lx-3-0/789/1

Go to terminal mode → Ctrl + Alt + F1/F2
When you read the /var/log/Xorg.0.log you find the reason why.
The nvidia driver doesn’t support this version of ABI.

You have to downgrade the Xorg to 1.18.4
urmpi --downgrade xxxx doesn’t do the trick with me.

First modifie /etc/urpmi/skip.list so in won’t update x11-, add.

/^x11-/

Remove Xorg: urpme x11-server-xorg
Make note of the rpm’s that also will removed: eg task-x11 task-plasma task-plasma-minimal etc etc.
Purge auto orphans: urpme --auto-orphans

Re-install Xorg etc etc:
urpmi task-x11 taks-plasma task-plasma-minimal etc etc.
Check if everytging is ‘OK’, see:
https://forum3.openmandriva.org/t/solved-issue-with-lx-3-0/789/1

Reboot:
If after reboot you haven’t a GUI login, but a terminal.
Login in as root and start sddm (service sddm start) or install and start the service.
Check before login that de default WindowManger is plasma

Check with MCC → Service, if sddm is enabled on boot.

Wait for the nvidia update to update Xorg.

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I’ve read out there that the new nvidia 375.20 is compatible with xorg 1.19.

Looking forward to have this new nvidia on OMV repositories.

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3.75.26 available here:

http://abf-downloads.openmandriva.org/3.0/repository/x86_64/non-free/testing/

please test.

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Sorry Ben, no can not.

The 375.26 version doesn’t support my Quadro FX 4600.
I need a update of the 340.98 version.

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The new 375.20 (not testing) available at repositories seems to work fine. I Just had to blacklist nouveau to have it loaded.

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Is there a bug report on this?

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No Ben, because it isn’t a bug.

The nVidia(340) version doesn’t not support the higher version of ABI in Xorg 1.19.0
You have to wait till nVidia release a update of al his ‘long term’ drivers that are compatible with Xorg 1.19.0
Not only the latest: 375.26

Update:
There is now a upadte from nVidia: 340.101
http://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/112998/en-us

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Ah. OK, didn’t know that. Thanks. FWIW I don’t have nvidia hardware.

Edit: To get nVidia packages updated it’s best to file a bug report and select ‘trivial/enhancement’ under ‘Importance’.

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After a few days out of town…
An update of dkms-nvidia340 (340.101) …
Works fine with Xorg 1.19.0 and kernel 4.8.x
With kernel 4.9.x the nvidia kernel module won’t load at all.

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Update:

For kernel 4.9.x you have to patch the nVidia source code.
See: https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/982052/latest-nvidia-driver-340-101-builds-compiles-properly-but-fails-to-load-has-errors-with-linux-kernel-4-9/?offset=1

Please make an update dkms-nvidia340 (340.101) with this patch.
Check if this patch is also needed for other nVidia drivers and kernel 4.9.x !!

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I use nvidia 375 which was updated to 375.26 yesterday. I remember I saw a patch package (or something like?) in the list of updates.

Everything looks fine with kernel 4.9 and nvidia 375.26 here.

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To get the attention of developers please file a bug report and under ‘Importance’ select ‘trivial/enhancement’.