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nvidia-graphics-drivers package

nvidia "glXCreateContext failed"

Bug #570394 reported by netskaven on 2010-04-26

This bug affects 6 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu)	Invalid	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

No GLX extension after update to Kubuntu Lucid RC form Kubuntu Karmic (AMD64 both). I reinstalled driver and try to use jockey to configure it but it don't work.

# glxinfo
Error: glXCreateContext failed

# jockey
This driver is activated but not currently in use

# cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log
...
(**) Apr 26 20:59:18 NVIDIA(0): Enabling RENDER acceleration
(EE) Apr 26 20:59:18 NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the GLX module; please check in your X
(EE) Apr 26 20:59:18 NVIDIA(0): log file that the GLX module has been loaded in your X
(EE) Apr 26 20:59:18 NVIDIA(0): server, and that the module is the NVIDIA GLX module. If
(EE) Apr 26 20:59:18 NVIDIA(0): you continue to encounter problems, Please try
(EE) Apr 26 20:59:18 NVIDIA(0): reinstalling the NVIDIA driver.
...

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: nvidia-current 195.36.15-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDmesg:
[ 25.334827] ppdev: user-space parallel port driver
[ 27.000033] eth0: no IPv6 routers present
[ 41.147307] CPUFREQ: Per core ondemand sysfs interface is deprecated - up_threshold
Date: Mon Apr 26 21:51:47 2010
DkmsStatus: nvidia-current, 195.36.15, 2.6.32-21-generic, x86_64: installed
MachineType: MEDIONPC MS-7358
ProcCmdLine: root=/dev/mapper/systemvg-rootlv ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=es_ES.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers
dmi.bios.date: 08/06/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: 6.00 PG
dmi.board.name: MS-7358
dmi.board.vendor: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD
dmi.board.version: Fab D
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: OEM
dmi.chassis.version: OEM
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvr6.00PG:bd08/06/2007:svnMEDIONPC:pnMS-7358:pvrOEM:rvnMICRO-STARINTERNATIONALCO.,LTD:rnMS-7358:rvrFabD:cvnOEM:ct3:cvrOEM:
dmi.product.name: MS-7358
dmi.product.version: OEM
dmi.sys.vendor: MEDIONPC
system:
distro: Ubuntu
codename: lucid
architecture: x86_64
kernel: 2.6.32-21-generic

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netskaven (netskaven) wrote on 2010-04-26:

BootDmesg.txt Edit (48.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (1.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lspci.txt Edit (14.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lsusb.txt Edit (696 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
PciDisplay.txt Edit (834 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfo.txt Edit (2.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcInterrupts.txt Edit (2.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcModules.txt Edit (2.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
RelatedPackageVersions.txt Edit (183 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevDb.txt Edit (120.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevLog.txt Edit (236.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
XorgConf.txt Edit (2.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
XorgLog.txt Edit (14.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
XorgLogOld.txt Edit (14.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Xrandr.txt Edit (17.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
glxinfo.txt Edit (14.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
setxkbmap.txt Edit (278 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
xdpyinfo.txt Edit (30.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
xkbcomp.txt Edit (57.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

Bryce Harrington (bryce) on 2010-04-27

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Wojciech Latkowski (magik17l) wrote on 2010-04-28:

Same thing for me on Lubuntu 10.04 Beta 3
Card: Geforce 5200 FX
nvidia-173 173.14.22-0ubuntu11

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Wojciech Latkowski (magik17l) wrote on 2010-04-28: apport information

Architecture: i386
CurrentDmesg:
[ 18.483777] ppdev: user-space parallel port driver
[ 18.886084] agpgart-via 0000:00:00.0: AGP 3.5 bridge
[ 18.886114] agpgart-via 0000:00:00.0: putting AGP V3 device into 8x mode
[ 18.886184] nvidia 0000:01:00.0: putting AGP V3 device into 8x mode
[ 28.444022] eth0: no IPv6 routers present
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
DkmsStatus: nvidia-173, 173.14.22, 2.6.32-21-generic, i686: installed
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Beta 2 i386 (20100408)
Lsusb:
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: nvidia-graphics-drivers (not installed)
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic root=UUID=6fc636ba-7396-40b0-891f-65ef5b2f8c4a ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
LANG=pl_PL.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Tags: lucid lucid
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic i686
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
dmi.bios.date: 10/14/2003
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: P1.30
dmi.board.name: P4VX4
dmi.board.version: 2.00
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 00000000
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.version: X.XX
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrP1.30:bd10/14/2003:svn:pnP4VX4:pvr2.00:rvn:rnP4VX4:rvr2.00:cvn:ct3:cvrX.XX:
dmi.product.name: P4VX4
dmi.product.version: 2.00
system:
distro: Ubuntu
codename: lucid
architecture: i686
kernel: 2.6.32-21-generic

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added: apport-collected

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Wojciech Latkowski (magik17l) wrote on 2010-04-28: BootDmesg.txt

BootDmesg.txt Edit (28.6 KiB, text/plain)

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Wojciech Latkowski (magik17l) wrote on 2010-04-28: Lspci.txt

Lspci.txt Edit (6.6 KiB, text/plain)

apport information

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Wojciech Latkowski (magik17l) wrote on 2010-04-28: PciDisplay.txt

PciDisplay.txt Edit (751 bytes, text/plain)

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Wojciech Latkowski (magik17l) wrote on 2010-04-28: ProcCpuinfo.txt

ProcCpuinfo.txt Edit (549 bytes, text/plain)

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Wojciech Latkowski (magik17l) wrote on 2010-04-28: ProcInterrupts.txt

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Wojciech Latkowski (magik17l) wrote on 2010-04-28: ProcModules.txt

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Wojciech Latkowski (magik17l) wrote on 2010-04-28: RelatedPackageVersions.txt

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RelatedPackageVersions.txt Edit (231 bytes, text/plain)

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Wojciech Latkowski (magik17l) wrote on 2010-04-28: UdevDb.txt

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Wojciech Latkowski (magik17l) wrote on 2010-04-28: UdevLog.txt

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Wojciech Latkowski (magik17l) wrote on 2010-04-28: XorgConf.txt

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Wojciech Latkowski (magik17l) wrote on 2010-04-28: XorgLog.txt

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Wojciech Latkowski (magik17l) wrote on 2010-04-28: XorgLogOld.txt

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Wojciech Latkowski (magik17l) wrote on 2010-04-28: Xrandr.txt

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Wojciech Latkowski (magik17l) wrote on 2010-04-28: glxinfo.txt

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Wojciech Latkowski (magik17l) wrote on 2010-04-28: setxkbmap.txt

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Wojciech Latkowski (magik17l) wrote on 2010-04-28: xdpyinfo.txt

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Wojciech Latkowski (magik17l) wrote on 2010-04-28: xkbcomp.txt

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Robert Hooker (sarvatt) wrote on 2010-04-28:

#21

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so

You aren't using the nvidia libglx which is most likely caused by how you installed it. The easiest way to fix it is remove nvidia-current (sudo apt-get purge nvidia-current) and then reactivate it in jockey while it is uninstalled (don't install it through a package manager first!). If that doesn't work, you can fix it manually by

sudo update-alternatives --config gl_conf (pick the nvidia option here)
sudo ldconfig
sudo update-initramfs -u
move your /etc/X11/xorg.conf out of the way (sudo mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.bak) and run this to create a new one
sudo nvidia-xconfig

If both options fail then please attach your /var/log/jockey.log

Robert Hooker (sarvatt) on 2010-04-28

Changed in nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Incomplete

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netskaven (netskaven) wrote on 2010-04-29:

#22

Solved with the manual operation, thanks

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Robert Hooker (sarvatt) wrote on 2010-04-29:

#23

Can you give any more insight on how you came to that situation? It seems to be a really common problem. Have you manually installed the drivers from nvidia.com or from another PPA previously on karmic? Can you attach your /var/log/dpkg.log and /var/log/apt/term.log for further inspection?

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Robert Hooker (sarvatt) wrote on 2010-04-29:

#24

Ah nevermind, I see the problem. In your old xorg.conf you had Modulepath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules" so the nvidia libglx thats in /usr/lib/xorg/extra-modules never got loaded. It was just an issue with your old xorg.conf.

Changed in nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu):
status:	Incomplete → Invalid

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netskaven (netskaven) wrote on 2010-04-29:

#25

Mmmm...

nVidia was working a lot of time with that xorg.conf (around 3 or 4 kubuntu versions without clean re-install) so I think that's an interesing problem. Anyway the problem begun with the update to Lucid. Maybe problem with the new packaging of nvidia drivers in update?. I changed the kernel today too (-22)...

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Rocko (rockorequin) wrote on 2010-07-23:

#26

I've noticed that if you install from the nvidia installer from nvidia's webiste, it sets up libglx.so as a symbolic link (eg /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so -> libglx.so.256.35), but xserver package upgrades will overwrite this link with a non-nvidia library. This then stops 3d effects from working until you reinstall the nvidia drivers (or manually correct the link). Could the same thing be happening to the jockey installation?

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