FS#38282 - Nvidia driver broken after kernel updated to 3.12.6-1

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Fred B (TheDeurf) - Thursday, 26 December 2013, 11:49 GMT
Last edited by Thomas Bächler (brain0) - Thursday, 26 December 2013, 13:04 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture x86_64
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 1
Private No

Details

Description:
Nvidia Driver broken after kernel update
unable to start x without another compatible driver installed (vesa for example)
result is a black screen with a blanking grey cursor top left

Additional info:

* package version(s)
linux 3.12.6-1
nvidia 331.20-1

* config and/or log files etc.
-

Steps to reproduce:
Install the following packages and try to start x
linux 3.12.6-1
nvidia 331.20-1

Best regards
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Closed by  Thomas Bächler (brain0)
Thursday, 26 December 2013, 13:04 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Comment by Alex Vorobyev (almad) - Thursday, 26 December 2013, 12:07 GMT
I confirm this bug.
Comment by Robert F. (korso) - Thursday, 26 December 2013, 12:12 GMT
I had the same problem, fixed it by downgrading to linux 3.12.5-1 again.

'journalctl -r' shows me this:
Dec 26 12:52:31 x dbus[302]: [system] Rejected send message, 1 matched rules; type="method_call", sender=":1.22" (uid=0 pid=1096 comm="/usr/bin/gdm ") interface="org.free[...]
Dec 26 12:52:31 x dbus-daemon[302]: dbus[302]: [system] Rejected send message, 1 matched rules; type="method_call", sender=":1.22" (uid=0 pid=1096 comm="/usr/bin/gdm ") i[...]
Dec 26 12:52:31 x gdm[1096]: GdmDisplay: display lasted 0.106857 seconds
Dec 26 12:52:31 x gdm[1096]: Unable to kill slave process
Dec 26 12:52:31 x gdm[1096]: Child process 1111 was already dead.
Dec 26 12:52:31 x gdm[1096]: Unable to kill slave process
Dec 26 12:52:31 x gdm[1096]: Child process 1111 was already dead.
Dec 26 12:52:31 x gdm[1096]: GLib-GObject: g_object_unref: assertion 'object->ref_count > 0' failed
Dec 26 12:52:31 x gdm[1096]: GLib-GObject: g_object_ref: assertion 'object->ref_count > 0' failed
Dec 26 12:52:31 x gdm[1096]: Child process 1115 was already dead.
Dec 26 12:52:31 x kernel: nvidia: Unknown symbol pci_unregister_driver (err -22)
Dec 26 12:52:31 x kernel: nvidia: disagrees about version of symbol pci_unregister_driver
Dec 26 12:52:31 x kernel: nvidia: Unknown symbol __pci_register_driver (err -22)
Dec 26 12:52:31 x kernel: nvidia: disagrees about version of symbol __pci_register_driver
Dec 26 12:52:31 x kernel: nvidia: Unknown symbol pci_dev_put (err -22)
Dec 26 12:52:31 x kernel: nvidia: disagrees about version of symbol pci_dev_put

I hope that helps!

Cheers,
Robert

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