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FS#47595 - Module nvidia not found with linux-4.3 and nvidia-358.16-3

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Bastien Lacoste (Bastoon) - Saturday, 02 January 2016, 14:42 GMT
Last edited by Doug Newgard (Scimmia) - Saturday, 02 January 2016, 14:56 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Kernel
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture x86_64
Severity Critical
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:
After a regular pacman upgrade, it is no more possible to start a session as X.org crashes loading nvidia

janv. 02 14:40:34 bobeee /usr/lib/gdm/gdm-x-session[276]: (II) Module "ramdac" already built-in
janv. 02 14:40:34 bobeee /usr/lib/gdm/gdm-x-session[276]: modprobe: FATAL: Module nvidia not found in directory /lib/modules/4.2.5-1-ARCH
janv. 02 14:40:34 bobeee /usr/lib/gdm/gdm-x-session[276]: (EE) NVIDIA: Failed to initialize the NVIDIA kernel module. Please see the
janv. 02 14:40:34 bobeee /usr/lib/gdm/gdm-x-session[276]: (EE) NVIDIA: system's kernel log for additional error messages and
janv. 02 14:40:34 bobeee /usr/lib/gdm/gdm-x-session[276]: (EE) NVIDIA: consult the NVIDIA README for details.
janv. 02 14:40:34 bobeee /usr/lib/gdm/gdm-x-session[276]: (EE) No devices detected.
janv. 02 14:40:34 bobeee /usr/lib/gdm/gdm-x-session[276]: (EE)
janv. 02 14:40:34 bobeee /usr/lib/gdm/gdm-x-session[276]: Fatal server error:
janv. 02 14:40:34 bobeee /usr/lib/gdm/gdm-x-session[276]: (EE) no screens found(EE)
janv. 02 14:40:34 bobeee /usr/lib/gdm/gdm-x-session[276]: (EE)
janv. 02 14:40:34 bobeee /usr/lib/gdm/gdm-x-session[276]: Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
janv. 02 14:40:34 bobeee /usr/lib/gdm/gdm-x-session[276]: at http://wiki.x.org
janv. 02 14:40:34 bobeee /usr/lib/gdm/gdm-x-session[276]: for help.
janv. 02 14:40:34 bobeee /usr/lib/gdm/gdm-x-session[276]: (EE) Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
janv. 02 14:40:34 bobeee /usr/lib/gdm/gdm-x-session[276]: (EE)
janv. 02 14:40:34 bobeee /usr/lib/gdm/gdm-x-session[276]: (EE) Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.
janv. 02 14:40:34 bobeee /usr/lib/gdm/gdm-x-session[276]: Unable to run X server


Additional info:
* Bug present with packages nvidia-358.16-3-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz + linux-4.3.3-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz
* When downgrading to nvidia-358.16-2.1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz + linux-4.2.5-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz it works again.
* Find attached a Journal log.

Steps to reproduce:
* pacman -Suy
* reboot computer
   journal_nvidia.txt (10 KiB)
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Closed by  Doug Newgard (Scimmia)
Saturday, 02 January 2016, 14:56 GMT
Reason for closing:  Not a bug
Additional comments about closing:  Your bootloader is still loading the old kernel. Figure out why. If you need help, use IRC, BBS, or the mailing lists.
Comment by Bastien Lacoste (Bastoon) - Saturday, 02 January 2016, 14:47 GMT
I wanted to add that :
- not only it prevent user from starting X, but also the user cannot open a session as it stops the user session management. I used Single User kernel option to downgrade the system.
- Hardware is GTX 770.

Here is attached the last lines of the boot, with no access to a shell or any other action.
   endofboot.txt (2.4 KiB)
Comment by Doug Newgard (Scimmia) - Saturday, 02 January 2016, 14:52 GMT
Log shows that you're still running the old kernel.

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