(Guide) Installing Nvidia + Bumblebee + CUDA for Optimus enabled Laptops

**Rarity** · 2014-08-29

One more thing.. I realized that if I edit /etc/bumblebee/xorg.conf.nvidia and don't run the /etc/init.d/bumblebee restart command after, optirun glxspherest64 works, but only once. Here's the optirun and dmesg after it works for the first time.

optirun glxspheres64

Code:

Polygons in scene: 62464
Visual ID of window: 0x21
Context is Direct
OpenGL Renderer: GeForce GT 750M/PCIe/SSE2

dmesg

Code:

[ 1219.791269] vgaarb: this pci device is not a vga device
[ 1219.791988] nvidia 0000:01:00.0: irq 54 for MSI/MSI-X
[ 1219.801105] ACPI Warning: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG0.PEGP._DSM: Argument #4 type mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] (20131218/nsarguments-95)
[ 1219.801210] ACPI Warning: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG0.PEGP._DSM: Argument #4 type mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] (20131218/nsarguments-95)
[ 1219.801273] ACPI Warning: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG0.PEGP._DSM: Argument #4 type mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] (20131218/nsarguments-95)
[ 1219.801331] ACPI Warning: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG0.PEGP._DSM: Argument #4 type mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] (20131218/nsarguments-95)
[ 1219.801386] ACPI Warning: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG0.PEGP._DSM: Argument #4 type mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] (20131218/nsarguments-95)
[ 1219.801441] ACPI Warning: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG0.PEGP._DSM: Argument #4 type mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] (20131218/nsarguments-95)
[ 1219.801529] ACPI Warning: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG0.PEGP._DSM: Argument #4 type mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] (20131218/nsarguments-95)
[ 1219.801585] ACPI Warning: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG0.PEGP._DSM: Argument #4 type mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] (20131218/nsarguments-95)
[ 1219.802873] ACPI Warning: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG0.PEGP._DSM: Argument #4 type mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] (20131218/nsarguments-95)
[ 1220.019129] vgaarb: this pci device is not a vga device
[ 1265.335361] ACPI Warning: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG0.PEGP._DSM: Argument #4 type mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] (20131218/nsarguments-95)
[ 1265.345654] [drm] Module unloaded
[ 1265.347855] bbswitch: disabling discrete graphics
[ 1265.347873] ACPI Warning: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG0.PEGP._DSM: Argument #4 type mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] (20131218/nsarguments-95)
[ 1265.364199] pci 0000:01:00.0: Refused to change power state, currently in D0

Everything after the second "this pci device is not a vga device" ([ 1220.019129]) is after I close out of the glxsphere window.
Thanks for your help!

edit:

I had thought I read all of the posts before posting but it seems I may have missed one.

Using the solution tonrin posted worked for me too!

Still lots of errors in dmesg but deviceQuery results in a pass!

**staticn0de** · 2014-09-06

This section is dedicated to common issues users experience and will be updated as more errors are reported

ERROR: could not insert 'nvidia_uvm': No such device

If you are receiving this error, be sure to run dmesg and post the output on the forums. This is normally caused because the driver the driver can not identify the hardware or be loaded by the kernel. Try the latest version of the driver if you are using a more modern graphics card.

I restarted the computer and I have a blank screen / screen with a solid cursor in the corner

I told you not to run nvidia-xconfig, didn't I?. Boot into recovery mode or use a live USB. Mount your file system and delete the xrog configuration file generated that nvidia-xconfig created.

/etc/init.d/bumbelbeed status shows that it is not running and it fails to restart

If you did not install linux-headers-$(uname -r) at the start, bbswitch can not be built and as a result, you can not swap between drivers and bumblebee can't load. Install the headers and reinstall bbswitch-dkms

When I run 'optirun glxspheres64' my screen goes black and the fans run at full speed. During my ensuing heart attack, the computer turns off. What do i do? OR alternatively, optirun glxspheres64 fails the first time I run it but works every second time.

This is a problem across all distributions using bumblebee. However, it is an easy fix. You may also see errors like that below:

Code:

[ 3224.482379] [ERROR]Cannot access secondary GPU - error: X did not start properly

[ 3224.482467] [ERROR]Aborting because fallback start is disabled.

or

Code:

ERROR: Failed to initialize the NVIDIA GPU at PCI:1:0:0

To see if this fix will work for you before modifying grub, you can run the following:

Code:

sudo tee /sys/module/rcutree/parameters/rcu_idle_gp_delay <<<1

If that fixed it, edit /etc/default/grub and change:

Code:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet"

To

Code:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet rcutree.rcu_idle_gp_delay=1"

and run 'update-grub' and restart.

**staticn0de** · 2014-09-06

For anyone interested, this guide will work with the newer CUDA 6.5 and NVIDIA 340.32 drivers.

Albeit, it's a bit slower. My pyrit benchmark has gone from ~11000 on CUDA 6.0 and NVIDIA 340.24 to ~7800 with the drivers mentioned above.

**Quest** · 2014-09-09

Thanks for the "common issues" guide and the new driver heads up... I wish I could say "can't stop progress", but that drop in performance is anything but. Sabotage might be a more appropriate term?

**reintakura** · 2014-09-10

Originally Posted by staticn0de

Now, I know you want to see it in action so the next part will install pryit.

First, remove the wheezy repo. You may either comment out the line we added or delete it.
nano /etc/apt/sources.list
Save the file
apt-get update

The following instructions are slightly modified from the pyrit google code page here. Give them all your love.
https://code.google.com/p/pyrit/wiki/Installation

Moving to home directory as I'm installing there
cd ~

Checkout pyrit
svn checkout http://pyrit.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ pyrit_svn

Install required libraries
apt-get install libpcap-dev

cd pyrit_svn/pyrit/
python setup.py build
python setup.py install

Now to add CUDA support
cd ../cpyrit_cuda/
python setup.py build
python setup.py install

Now, what we have been waiting for this entire time. Lets see it work.
optirun pyrit benchmark

And we are done.

Who had problem like me when issued command #phyton setup.py build , and your screen give output like this

root@kali:~/pyrit-0.4.0# python setup.py build
svn: '.' is not a working copy
running build
running build_py
creating build
creating build/lib.linux-x86_64-2.7
copying pyrit_cli.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-2.7
creating build/lib.linux-x86_64-2.7/cpyrit
copying cpyrit/__init__.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-2.7/cpyrit
copying cpyrit/cpyrit.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-2.7/cpyrit
copying cpyrit/util.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-2.7/cpyrit
copying cpyrit/pckttools.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-2.7/cpyrit
copying cpyrit/config.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-2.7/cpyrit
copying cpyrit/network.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-2.7/cpyrit
copying cpyrit/storage.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-2.7/cpyrit
running build_ext
building 'cpyrit._cpyrit_cpu' extension
creating build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.7
creating build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.7/cpyrit
gcc -pthread -fno-strict-aliasing -DNDEBUG -g -fwrapv -O2 -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -fPIC -I/usr/include/python2.7 -c cpyrit/_cpyrit_cpu.c -o build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.7/cpyrit/_cpyrit_cpu.o -Wall -fno-strict-aliasing -DVERSION="0.4.0"
cpyrit/_cpyrit_cpu.c:32:20: fatal error: Python.h: No such file or directory
compilation terminated.
error: command 'gcc' failed with exit status 1

this command should fix it

#apt-get install build-essential python-dev libssl-dev

**Quest** · 2014-09-12

interesting Voodoo stuff..

I have to run

Code:

optirun pyrit benchmark

right after booting into Kali for my nVidia to 'wakeup'.
If I wait more than 5mins after booting, no nVidia related operations work.

root@kali:~# optirun pyrit benchmark
[11828.399100] [ERROR]Cannot access secondary GPU - error: Could not load GPU driver

[11828.399158] [ERROR]Aborting because fallback start is disabled.
root@kali:~#

It doesn't matter what I try. I have to restart the computer, then run optirun pyrit benchmark

**Davide3i** · 2014-09-13

Hi.

I've been trying to make Bumblebee work since yesterday, but with no luck.
QUOTING: "/etc/init.d/bumbelbeed status shows that it is not running and it fails to restart". I've exactly this problem, but I've installed linux-headers and bbswitch-dkms (and followed all the guide in post #25 until the instruction "/etc/init.d/bumblebeed restart
").

Any hint? I don't know which log I've to post here, so let me know.
Thank you all.

**staticn0de** · 2014-09-14

Originally Posted by Davide3i

Hi.

I've been trying to make Bumblebee work since yesterday, but with no luck.
QUOTING: "/etc/init.d/bumbelbeed status shows that it is not running and it fails to restart". I've exactly this problem, but I've installed linux-headers and bbswitch-dkms (and followed all the guide in post #25 until the instruction "/etc/init.d/bumblebeed restart
").

Any hint? I don't know which log I've to post here, so let me know.
Thank you all.

Hey there,

This will most likely be something simple.

Post the output of:

use the [CODE] brackets to paste the output of commands (the code close bracket is a [*/CODE] without the *. Put all the text between them.

run optirun glxspheres64 and then paste the output of the command below. The last 30 lines or so.

Code:

dmesg

Paste your /etc/bumblebee/bumblebee.conf

Paste your /etc/bumblebee/xorg.nvidia.conf

Paste the output of

Code:

lspci | egrep 'VGA|3D'

Paste the output of

Code:

modinfo nvidia

and

Code:

modinfo nvidia-uvm

and

Code:

 lsmod

and

Code:

 cat /proc/acpi/bbswitch

and

Code:

echo $PATH

Paste the output of

Code:

find 2> /dev/null / -name nvidia*.ko

I know it's a lot, but as you are a new user it saves the turn around for your posts to get on the forum.

also, try apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r) && apt-get install --reinstall bbswitch-dkms

**Davide3i** · 2014-09-19

After some more struggling, I've managed to make it work.
Thank you for your guide.

**staticn0de** · 2014-09-19

Originally Posted by Davide3i

After some more struggling, I've managed to make it work.
Thank you for your guide.

You're most welcome. I'm glad it worked for you.

**in10se** · 2014-09-25

I need some help I have been trying to fix this for the longest finally got Bumblebee installed and ti run smoothly. The problem is when I get to the CUDA installation it does not ask me about Samples but instead during the instalation asks me only about the direcroty and if I want to create a symbolic file.

Code:

The next command will have no errors if all went well
modprobe nvidia-uvm       ////       I GET THIS WITH NO ERRORS ...

Now to make the CUDA samples and confirm it works! This make will take a little while...     /// CANNOT FIND SAMPLES ANYWHERE. REINSTALLED CUDA AND NOTHING...
cd ~/NVIDIA_CUDA-5.5_Samples/NVIDIA_CUDA-5.5_Samples/
make

I unistalled by using purge nvidia-*
then uninstalled bumblebee
and started the process again ...

Everything goes fine but still cant get to install the samples I get the following

Code:

 Driver:   Not Selected
Toolkit:  Installed in /usr/local/cuda-6.5
Samples:  Not Supported

Thanks,

**staticn0de** · 2014-09-26

Originally Posted by in10se

I need some help I have been trying to fix this for the longest finally got Bumblebee installed and ti run smoothly. The problem is when I get to the CUDA installation it does not ask me about Samples but instead during the instalation asks me only about the direcroty and if I want to create a symbolic file.

Code:

The next command will have no errors if all went well
modprobe nvidia-uvm       ////       I GET THIS WITH NO ERRORS ...

Now to make the CUDA samples and confirm it works! This make will take a little while...     /// CANNOT FIND SAMPLES ANYWHERE. REINSTALLED CUDA AND NOTHING...
cd ~/NVIDIA_CUDA-5.5_Samples/NVIDIA_CUDA-5.5_Samples/
make

I unistalled by using purge nvidia-*
then uninstalled bumblebee
and started the process again ...

Everything goes fine but still cant get to install the samples I get the following

Code:

 Driver:   Not Selected
Toolkit:  Installed in /usr/local/cuda-6.5
Samples:  Not Supported

Thanks,

Hi there,

I see a couple of problems with your setup.

First:

Code:

The next command will have no errors if all went well
modprobe nvidia-uvm       ////       I GET THIS WITH NO ERRORS ...

Now to make the CUDA samples and confirm it works! This make will take a little while...     /// CANNOT FIND SAMPLES ANYWHERE. REINSTALLED CUDA AND NOTHING...
cd ~/NVIDIA_CUDA-5.5_Samples/NVIDIA_CUDA-5.5_Samples/
make

You are following the first guide, not post 25 as recommended.

Second

Code:

Toolkit:  Installed in /usr/local/cuda-6.5

You are installing the bleeding edge cuda 6.5 (which is not bad) but you have not altered the commands in the guide to suit the new directories.

Two guides are in this thread. The guide starting at post 2 will install CUDA 5.5 and the nvidia drivers from the wheezy repo.

The guide starting at post 25 (the one which should be followed) will install NVIDIA 340.24 and CUDA 6.

Follow the guide at post 25 and if you decide to mix and match versions and parts of guides, you will need to amend the commands entered to match.

**warrenBufferzz** · 2014-10-06

Thank you very much staticn0de for your time to make this post, everything went smooth and right now im all set up!!

and thanks to reintakura for that solution!

**Filip0913** · 2014-10-15

Hi,
I have the following problem: when I enter this last command

Code:

optirun glxspheres64

, my screen goes totally black and my nvidia vgas start to run on full speed (vents go on full throttle) and after 20s my laptop shuts down. I suppose my hardware causes the peoblem, I have 3VGAs: the integrated intel hd4400, and 2 nvidia gt750M.
I know that this problem was mention here, but I did everything what staticn0de recomend, but nothing change.
dmesg has to long output. What you need exactly? I also erase comments from files for the same reason.

/etc/bumblebee/bumblebee.conf

Code:

[bumblebeed]
VirtualDisplay=:8
KeepUnusedXServer=false
ServerGroup=bumblebee
TurnCardOffAtExit=false
NoEcoModeOverride=false
Driver=nvidia
XorgConfDir=/etc/bumblebee/xorg.conf.d

[optirun]
Bridge=auto
VGLTransport=proxy
PrimusLibraryPath=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/primus:/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/primus:/usr/lib/primus:/usr/lib32/primus
AllowFallbackToIGC=false

[driver-nvidia]
KernelDriver=nvidia
PMMethod=auto
LibraryPath=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/nvidia:/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/nvidia:/usr/lib/nvidia
XorgModulePath=/usr/lib/nvidia,/usr/lib/xorg/modules
XorgConfFile=/etc/bumblebee/xorg.conf.nvidia

[driver-nouveau]
KernelDriver=nouveau
PMMethod=auto
XorgConfFile=/etc/bumblebee/xorg.conf.nouveau

/etc/bumblebee/xorg.conf.nvidia

Code:

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier  "Layout0"
    Option      "AutoAddDevices" "false"
    Option      "AutoAddGPU" "false"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier  "DiscreteNvidia"
    Driver      "nvidia"
    VendorName  "NVIDIA Corporation"
    BusID "PCI:01:00:0"
    BusID "PCI:07:00:0"

    Option "ProbeAllGpus" "false"

    Option "NoLogo" "true"
    Option "UseEDID" "false"
    Option "UseDisplayDevice" "none"
    Option "SLI" "AA"
EndSection

lspci | egrep 'VGA|3D'

Code:

root@kali:~# lspci | egrep 'VGA|3D'
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation Device 0fe4 (rev a1)
07:00.0 3D controller: NVIDIA Corporation Device 0fe4 (rev a1)

modinfo nvidia

Code:

root@kali:~# modinfo nvidia
filename:       /lib/modules/3.14-kali1-amd64/updates/dkms/nvidia.ko
alias:          char-major-195-*
version:        340.46
supported:      external
license:        NVIDIA
alias:          pci:v000010DEd00000E00sv*sd*bc04sc80i00*
alias:          pci:v000010DEd00000AA3sv*sd*bc0Bsc40i00*
alias:          pci:v000010DEd*sv*sd*bc03sc02i00*
alias:          pci:v000010DEd*sv*sd*bc03sc00i00*
depends:        drm,i2c-core
vermagic:       3.14-kali1-amd64 SMP mod_unload modversions 
parm:           NVreg_Mobile:int
parm:           NVreg_ResmanDebugLevel:int
parm:           NVreg_RmLogonRC:int
parm:           NVreg_ModifyDeviceFiles:int
parm:           NVreg_DeviceFileUID:int
parm:           NVreg_DeviceFileGID:int
parm:           NVreg_DeviceFileMode:int
parm:           NVreg_RemapLimit:int
parm:           NVreg_UpdateMemoryTypes:int
parm:           NVreg_InitializeSystemMemoryAllocations:int
parm:           NVreg_UsePageAttributeTable:int
parm:           NVreg_MapRegistersEarly:int
parm:           NVreg_RegisterForACPIEvents:int
parm:           NVreg_CheckPCIConfigSpace:int
parm:           NVreg_EnablePCIeGen3:int
parm:           NVreg_EnableMSI:int
parm:           NVreg_MemoryPoolSize:int
parm:           NVreg_RegistryDwords:charp
parm:           NVreg_RmMsg:charp
parm:           NVreg_AssignGpus:charp

modinfo nvidia-uvm

Code:

root@kali:~# modinfo nvidia-uvm
filename:       /lib/modules/3.14-kali1-amd64/updates/dkms/nvidia-uvm.ko
supported:      external
license:        MIT
depends:        nvidia
vermagic:       3.14-kali1-amd64 SMP mod_unload modversions

lsmod

Code:

root@kali:~# lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
nls_utf8               12456  1 
nls_cp437              16553  1 
vfat                   17185  1 
fat                    57965  1 vfat
nouveau              1053347  0 
ttm                    69667  1 nouveau
drm_kms_helper         39998  1 nouveau
drm                   240557  3 ttm,drm_kms_helper,nouveau
i2c_algo_bit           12751  1 nouveau
nfnetlink_log          17241  0 
nfnetlink              12989  1 nfnetlink_log
binfmt_misc            16949  1 
loop                   26605  0 
dm_crypt               22731  0 
snd_hda_codec_hdmi     45004  1 
arc4                   12543  2 
iwldvm                130998  0 
mac80211              488308  1 iwldvm
snd_hda_codec_realtek    54360  1 
snd_hda_codec_generic    59079  1 snd_hda_codec_realtek
uvcvideo               78910  0 
iTCO_wdt               12831  0 
videobuf2_vmalloc      12816  1 uvcvideo
iTCO_vendor_support    12649  1 iTCO_wdt
videobuf2_memops       12519  1 videobuf2_vmalloc
videobuf2_core         35348  1 uvcvideo
videodev              122088  2 uvcvideo,videobuf2_core
usb_storage            52037  1 
media                  18303  2 uvcvideo,videodev
joydev                 17108  0 
x86_pkg_temp_thermal    12965  0 
intel_powerclamp       17159  0 
coretemp               12854  0 
kvm_intel             138949  0 
mxm_wmi                12515  1 nouveau
kvm                   404503  1 kvm_intel
snd_hda_intel          39656  5 
iwlwifi                87784  1 iwldvm
btusb                  25619  0 
snd_hda_codec          99921  4 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_intel
bluetooth             243618  2 btusb
psmouse                86464  0 
snd_hwdep              13148  1 snd_hda_codec
ideapad_laptop         17499  0 
sparse_keymap          12760  1 ideapad_laptop
cfg80211              436618  3 iwlwifi,mac80211,iwldvm
6lowpan_iphc           16588  1 bluetooth
snd_pcm                88538  3 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel
serio_raw              12849  0 
lpc_ich                20768  0 
snd_timer              26606  1 snd_pcm
i2c_i801               16963  0 
mfd_core               12601  1 lpc_ich
evdev                  17489  9 
snd                    61039  18 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hwdep,snd_timer,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_pcm,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel
i2c_core               24265  6 drm,i2c_i801,drm_kms_helper,i2c_algo_bit,nouveau,videodev
mei_me                 13446  0 
rfkill                 18902  4 cfg80211,ideapad_laptop,bluetooth
soundcore              13026  1 snd
mei                    50039  1 mei_me
ac                     12678  0 
battery                13101  0 
wmi                    17339  2 mxm_wmi,nouveau
video                  17804  1 nouveau
processor              28221  0 
button                 12944  1 nouveau
ext4                  489943  1 
crc16                  12343  2 ext4,bluetooth
mbcache                13082  1 ext4
jbd2                   86788  1 ext4
dm_mod                 89276  1 dm_crypt
hid_generic            12393  0 
usbhid                 44481  0 
hid                    94062  2 hid_generic,usbhid
sg                     30043  0 
sd_mod                 44346  5 
crc_t10dif             12431  1 sd_mod
crct10dif_pclmul       13348  1 
crct10dif_common       12356  2 crct10dif_pclmul,crc_t10dif
crc32_pclmul           12915  0 
crc32c_intel           21809  0 
ghash_clmulni_intel    12978  0 
aesni_intel           151423  0 
aes_x86_64             16719  1 aesni_intel
lrw                    12757  1 aesni_intel
gf128mul               12970  1 lrw
glue_helper            12690  1 aesni_intel
ablk_helper            12572  1 aesni_intel
cryptd                 14560  3 ghash_clmulni_intel,aesni_intel,ablk_helper
xhci_hcd              111830  0 
ahci                   29195  2 
libahci                27103  1 ahci
alx                    36175  0 
mdio                   12599  1 alx
ehci_pci               12472  0 
ehci_hcd               48517  1 ehci_pci
libata                169163  2 ahci,libahci
scsi_mod              186841  4 sg,usb_storage,libata,sd_mod
usbcore               166472  8 btusb,uvcvideo,usb_storage,ehci_hcd,ehci_pci,usbhid,xhci_hcd
usb_common             12440  1 usbcore
thermal                17468  0 
thermal_sys            27685  5 video,intel_powerclamp,thermal,processor,x86_pkg_temp_thermal

cat /proc/acpi/bbswitch

Code:

root@kali:~# cat /proc/acpi/bbswitch
cat: /proc/acpi/bbswitch: No such file or directory

echo $PATH

Code:

root@kali:~# echo $PATH
/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/opt/VirtualGL/bin

find 2> /dev/null / -name nvidia*.ko

Code:

root@kali:~# find 2> /dev/null / -name nvidia*.ko
/var/lib/dkms/nvidia/340.46/3.14-kali1-amd64/x86_64/module/nvidia.ko
/var/lib/dkms/nvidia/340.46/3.14-kali1-amd64/x86_64/module/nvidia-uvm.ko
/lib/modules/3.14-kali1-amd64/updates/dkms/nvidia.ko
/lib/modules/3.14-kali1-amd64/updates/dkms/nvidia-uvm.ko

Thak you for help

**Filip0913** · 2014-10-15

Sorry, now the output is

Code:

root@kali:~# optirun glxspheres64
[ 3199.014506] [ERROR]Cannot access secondary GPU - error: [XORG] (EE) NVIDIA(GPU-0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA graphics device!

[ 3199.014616] [ERROR]Aborting because fallback start is disabled.

**nikkipolya** · 2014-11-12

Hi Filip0913,

launch optirun -vv glxspheres64 and then paste here the output from /var/log/Xorg.8.log (assuming a new instance of X launches on tty 8)

Code:

optirun -vv glxspheres64

Code:

cat /var/log/Xorg.8.log

**nikkipolya** · 2014-11-06

I followed all the steps given by staticn0de in Post 25. After installing the NVIDIA drivers, I rebooted my machine. And X does not start anymore. If I change the Driver to intel and comment out the BusID "PCI:01:00:0" line, then X starts. I have an intel HD4000 along with NVidia 720M in my laptop (ASUS X550CC).

My Xorg.0.log give me the following:

Code:

Fatal server error:
no screens found

Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support 
	 at http://wiki.x.org
 for help. 
Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.1.log" for additional information.

What could be wrong?

EDIT:
I found that the nvidia module was not loaded. I did a modprobe to load nvidia_uvm. Also, I removed the the xorg.conf file from /etc/X11/xorg.conf. It seems like I have made some progress but I have a different situation now. NVidia graphics does not seem to be working:

Code:

root@kali:~# grep EE /var/log/Xorg.0.log.old 
	(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[    58.071] (II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
[    58.179] (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the GLX module; please check in your X
[    58.180] (EE) NVIDIA(0):     log file that the GLX module has been loaded in your X
[    58.180] (EE) NVIDIA(0):     server, and that the module is the NVIDIA GLX module.  If
[    58.180] (EE) NVIDIA(0):     you continue to encounter problems, Please try
[    58.180] (EE) NVIDIA(0):     reinstalling the NVIDIA driver.
[    63.816] (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initiate mode change.
[    63.817] (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to complete mode change
[   103.649] (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initiate mode change.
[   103.649] (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to complete mode change
[   112.896] (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initiate mode change.
[   112.896] (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to complete mode change
[   119.568] (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initiate mode change.
[   119.569] (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to complete mode change
[  1301.003] (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initiate mode change.
[  1301.003] (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to complete mode change
[  1307.356] (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initiate mode change.
[  1307.356] (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to complete mode change

Code:

root@kali:~# glxspheres64 
Polygons in scene: 62464
Visual ID of window: 0x95
Context is Direct
OpenGL Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel(R) Ivybridge Mobile 
60.561352 frames/sec - 50.915140 Mpixels/sec
60.224465 frames/sec - 50.631912 Mpixels/sec
60.468060 frames/sec - 50.836707 Mpixels/sec

root@kali:~# optirun glxspheres64
Polygons in scene: 62464
Visual ID of window: 0x21
Context is Direct
OpenGL Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on llvmpipe (LLVM 0x209)
10.274823 frames/sec - 8.638249 Mpixels/sec
10.256073 frames/sec - 8.622486 Mpixels/sec
10.965270 frames/sec - 9.218722 Mpixels/sec
9.337846 frames/sec - 7.850514 Mpixels/sec
9.863799 frames/sec - 8.292693 Mpixels/sec

root@kali:~# dmesg|grep -i bbsw
[   16.506061] bbswitch: version 0.8
[   16.506085] bbswitch: Found integrated VGA device 0000:00:02.0: \_SB_.PCI0.GFX0
[   16.506096] bbswitch: Found discrete VGA device 0000:01:00.0: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG0.PEGP
[   16.506434] bbswitch: detected an Optimus _DSM function
[   16.506653] bbswitch: Succesfully loaded. Discrete card 0000:01:00.0 is on
[   16.512184] bbswitch: disabling discrete graphics
root@kali:~#

Code:

root@kali:~# optirun -vv glxspheres64
[  195.766002] [DEBUG]Reading file: /etc/bumblebee/bumblebee.conf
[  195.766908] [INFO]Configured driver: nvidia
[  195.767264] [DEBUG]optirun version 3.2.1 starting...
[  195.767307] [DEBUG]Active configuration:
[  195.767329] [DEBUG] bumblebeed config file: /etc/bumblebee/bumblebee.conf
[  195.767350] [DEBUG] X display: :8
[  195.767373] [DEBUG] LD_LIBRARY_PATH: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/nvidia:/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/nvidia:/usr/lib/nvidia
[  195.767393] [DEBUG] Socket path: /var/run/bumblebee.socket
[  195.767413] [DEBUG] Accel/display bridge: auto
[  195.767433] [DEBUG] VGL Compression: proxy
[  195.767452] [DEBUG] VGLrun extra options: 
[  195.767477] [DEBUG] Primus LD Path: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/primus:/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/primus:/usr/lib/primus:/usr/lib32/primus
[  195.767633] [DEBUG]Using auto-detected bridge virtualgl
[  203.267664] [INFO]Response: Yes. X is active.

[  203.267701] [INFO]Running application using virtualgl.
[  203.267911] [DEBUG]Process vglrun started, PID 4424.
Polygons in scene: 62464
Visual ID of window: 0x21
Context is Direct
OpenGL Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on llvmpipe (LLVM 0x209)
12.681075 frames/sec - 10.661233 Mpixels/sec
10.998630 frames/sec - 9.246768 Mpixels/sec
10.563611 frames/sec - 8.881039 Mpixels/sec
11.111996 frames/sec - 9.342077 Mpixels/sec
[  212.685700] [DEBUG]SIGCHILD received, but wait failed with No child processes
[  212.685776] [DEBUG]Socket closed.
[  212.685814] [DEBUG]Killing all remaining processes.
root@kali:~#

What could be going wrong? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!!

**nikkipolya** · 2014-11-08

I followed Post 25 to download and install the nvidia-drivers from nvidia's website. Now, each time I run 'apt-get install' to install something, apt-get asks me to run 'nvidia-installer --uninstall'. Do you folks also face the same issue? I have commented out the wheezy-backport from sources.list but still the problem persists.

Code:

│                                                                                                                                   │  
│ The nvidia-installer program was found on this system. This is probably left over from an earlier installation of the non-free   │  
│ NVIDIA graphics driver, installed using the NVIDIA *.run file directly. This installation is incompatible with the Debian        │  
│ packages. To install the Debian packages safely, it is therefore necessary to undo the changes performed by nvidia-installer.    │  
│                                                                                                                                  │  
│ Run "nvidia-installer --uninstall"?
│                                       <Yes>                                          <No>                                        │

**nikkipolya** · 2014-11-08

Ok, I've solved the 'nvidia-installer --uninstall' problem. There was the nvidia-installer-cleanup package in 'iF' status. Doing the following solved the problem:

Code:

apt-get purge nvidia-installer-cleanup

**nikkipolya** · 2014-11-08

Hi static0node,

Here's my configuration:

Code:

root@kali:~# cat /etc/bumblebee/bumblebee.conf
# Configuration file for Bumblebee. Values should **not** be put between quotes

## Server options. Any change made in this section will need a server restart
# to take effect.
[bumblebeed]
# The secondary Xorg server DISPLAY number
VirtualDisplay=:8
# Should the unused Xorg server be kept running? Set this to true if waiting
# for X to be ready is too long and don't need power management at all.
KeepUnusedXServer=false
# The name of the Bumbleblee server group name (GID name)
ServerGroup=bumblebee
# Card power state at exit. Set to false if the card shoud be ON when Bumblebee
# server exits.
TurnCardOffAtExit=false
# The default behavior of '-f' option on optirun. If set to "true", '-f' will
# be ignored.
NoEcoModeOverride=false
# The Driver used by Bumblebee server. If this value is not set (or empty),
# auto-detection is performed. The available drivers are nvidia and nouveau
# (See also the driver-specific sections below)
Driver=nvidia
# Directory with a dummy config file to pass as a -configdir to secondary X
XorgConfDir=/etc/bumblebee/xorg.conf.d

## Client options. Will take effect on the next optirun executed.
[optirun]
# Acceleration/ rendering bridge, possible values are auto, virtualgl and
# primus.
Bridge=auto
# The method used for VirtualGL to transport frames between X servers.
# Possible values are proxy, jpeg, rgb, xv and yuv.
VGLTransport=proxy
# List of paths which are searched for the primus libGL.so.1 when using
# the primus bridge
PrimusLibraryPath=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/primus:/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/primus:/usr/lib/primus:/usr/lib32/primus
# Should the program run under optirun even if Bumblebee server or nvidia card
# is not available?
AllowFallbackToIGC=false

# Driver-specific settings are grouped under [driver-NAME]. The sections are
# parsed if the Driver setting in [bumblebeed] is set to NAME (or if auto-
# detection resolves to NAME).
# PMMethod: method to use for saving power by disabling the nvidia card, valid
# values are: auto - automatically detect which PM method to use
# bbswitch - new in BB 3, recommended if available
# switcheroo - vga_switcheroo method, use at your own risk
# none - disable PM completely
# https://github.com/Bumblebee-Project/Bumblebee/wiki/Comparison-of-PM-methods

## Section with nvidia driver specific options, only parsed if Driver=nvidia
[driver-nvidia]
# Module name to load, defaults to Driver if empty or unset
KernelDriver=nvidia
PMMethod=auto
# colon-separated path to the nvidia libraries
LibraryPath=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/nvidia:/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/nvidia:/usr/lib/nvidia
# comma-separated path of the directory containing nvidia_drv.so and the
# default Xorg modules path
XorgModulePath=/usr/lib/nvidia,/usr/lib/xorg/modules
XorgConfFile=/etc/bumblebee/xorg.conf.nvidia

## Section with nouveau driver specific options, only parsed if Driver=nouveau
[driver-nouveau]
KernelDriver=nouveau
PMMethod=auto
XorgConfFile=/etc/bumblebee/xorg.conf.nouveau

root@kali:~#

And strangely, none of the colon separated directories in my 'LibraryPath' exist!

Code:

root@kali:~# cd /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/nvidia
bash: cd: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/nvidia: No such file or directory
root@kali:~# cd /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/nvidia
bash: cd: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/nvidia: No such file or directory
root@kali:~# cd /usr/lib/nvidia
bash: cd: /usr/lib/nvidia: No such file or directory
root@kali:~#

I see that nVidia libraries are in /usr/lib. If I include that in my LibraryPath, then optirun glxgears dumps.

Code:

/usr/lib/libkwinnvidiahack.so.4
/usr/lib/libkwinnvidiahack.so.4.8.0
/usr/lib/libnvidia-cfg.so
/usr/lib/libnvidia-cfg.so.1
/usr/lib/libnvidia-cfg.so.340.46
/usr/lib/libnvidia-compiler.so.340.46
/usr/lib/libnvidia-eglcore.so.340.46
/usr/lib/libnvidia-encode.so
/usr/lib/libnvidia-encode.so.1
/usr/lib/libnvidia-encode.so.340.46
/usr/lib/libnvidia-fbc.so
/usr/lib/libnvidia-fbc.so.1
/usr/lib/libnvidia-fbc.so.340.46
/usr/lib/libnvidia-glcore.so.340.46
/usr/lib/libnvidia-glsi.so.340.46
/usr/lib/libnvidia-ifr.so
/usr/lib/libnvidia-ifr.so.1

Code:

root@kali:~# optirun -vv glxgears
[22184.002479] [DEBUG]Reading file: /etc/bumblebee/bumblebee.conf
[22184.003239] [INFO]Configured driver: nvidia
[22184.003544] [DEBUG]optirun version 3.2.1 starting...
[22184.003587] [DEBUG]Active configuration:
[22184.003621] [DEBUG] bumblebeed config file: /etc/bumblebee/bumblebee.conf
[22184.003658] [DEBUG] X display: :8
[22184.003692] [DEBUG] LD_LIBRARY_PATH: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/nvidia:/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/nvidia:/usr/lib/nvidia:/usr/lib
[22184.003729] [DEBUG] Socket path: /var/run/bumblebee.socket
[22184.003762] [DEBUG] Accel/display bridge: auto
[22184.003797] [DEBUG] VGL Compression: proxy
[22184.003829] [DEBUG] VGLrun extra options: 
[22184.003863] [DEBUG] Primus LD Path: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/primus:/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/primus:/usr/lib/primus:/usr/lib32/primus
[22184.003969] [DEBUG]Using auto-detected bridge virtualgl
[22191.468977] [INFO]Response: Yes. X is active.

[22191.469014] [INFO]Running application using virtualgl.
[22191.469293] [DEBUG]Process vglrun started, PID 5223.
X Error of failed request:  BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)
  Major opcode of failed request:  137 (NV-GLX)
  Minor opcode of failed request:  4 ()
  Resource id in failed request:  0x200002
  Serial number of failed request:  38
  Current serial number in output stream:  38
[22191.630283] [DEBUG]SIGCHILD received, but wait failed with No child processes
[22191.630313] [DEBUG]Socket closed.
[22191.630332] [DEBUG]Killing all remaining processes.
root@kali:~# optirun -b primus -vv glxgears
[22199.144120] [DEBUG]Reading file: /etc/bumblebee/bumblebee.conf
[22199.144849] [INFO]Configured driver: nvidia
[22199.145104] [DEBUG]optirun version 3.2.1 starting...
[22199.145143] [DEBUG]Active configuration:
[22199.145164] [DEBUG] bumblebeed config file: /etc/bumblebee/bumblebee.conf
[22199.145184] [DEBUG] X display: :8
[22199.145205] [DEBUG] LD_LIBRARY_PATH: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/nvidia:/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/nvidia:/usr/lib/nvidia:/usr/lib
[22199.145226] [DEBUG] Socket path: /var/run/bumblebee.socket
[22199.145247] [DEBUG] Accel/display bridge: primus
[22199.145268] [DEBUG] VGL Compression: proxy
[22199.145292] [DEBUG] VGLrun extra options: 
[22199.145311] [DEBUG] Primus LD Path: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/primus:/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/primus:/usr/lib/primus:/usr/lib32/primus
[22207.331180] [INFO]Response: Yes. X is active.

[22207.331221] [INFO]Running application using primus.
[22207.331496] [DEBUG]Process glxgears started, PID 5250.
X Error of failed request:  BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)
  Major opcode of failed request:  137 (NV-GLX)
  Minor opcode of failed request:  4 ()
  Resource id in failed request:  0x200002
  Serial number of failed request:  38
  Current serial number in output stream:  38
[22207.434966] [DEBUG]SIGCHILD received, but wait failed with No child processes
[22207.434987] [DEBUG]Socket closed.
[22207.435001] [DEBUG]Killing all remaining processes.
root@kali:~#

**nikkipolya** · 2014-11-09

I think I have a better bumblebee.conf file now. I now have a different error, after doing the following:

Code:

root@kali:~# mkdir -p /usr/lib/nvidia
root@kali:~# mv /usr/lib/libGL* /usr/lib/nvidia
root@kali:~# cat /etc/bumblebee/bumblebee.conf
# Configuration file for Bumblebee. Values should **not** be put between quotes

## Server options. Any change made in this section will need a server restart
# to take effect.
[bumblebeed]
# The secondary Xorg server DISPLAY number
VirtualDisplay=:8
# Should the unused Xorg server be kept running? Set this to true if waiting
# for X to be ready is too long and don't need power management at all.
KeepUnusedXServer=false
# The name of the Bumbleblee server group name (GID name)
ServerGroup=bumblebee
# Card power state at exit. Set to false if the card shoud be ON when Bumblebee
# server exits.
TurnCardOffAtExit=false
# The default behavior of '-f' option on optirun. If set to "true", '-f' will
# be ignored.
NoEcoModeOverride=false
# The Driver used by Bumblebee server. If this value is not set (or empty),
# auto-detection is performed. The available drivers are nvidia and nouveau
# (See also the driver-specific sections below)
Driver=nvidia
# Directory with a dummy config file to pass as a -configdir to secondary X
XorgConfDir=/etc/bumblebee/xorg.conf.d

## Client options. Will take effect on the next optirun executed.
[optirun]
# Acceleration/ rendering bridge, possible values are auto, virtualgl and
# primus.
Bridge=auto
# The method used for VirtualGL to transport frames between X servers.
# Possible values are proxy, jpeg, rgb, xv and yuv.
VGLTransport=proxy
# List of paths which are searched for the primus libGL.so.1 when using
# the primus bridge
PrimusLibraryPath=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/primus:/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/primus:/usr/lib/primus:/usr/lib32/primus
# Should the program run under optirun even if Bumblebee server or nvidia card
# is not available?
AllowFallbackToIGC=false

# Driver-specific settings are grouped under [driver-NAME]. The sections are
# parsed if the Driver setting in [bumblebeed] is set to NAME (or if auto-
# detection resolves to NAME).
# PMMethod: method to use for saving power by disabling the nvidia card, valid
# values are: auto - automatically detect which PM method to use
# bbswitch - new in BB 3, recommended if available
# switcheroo - vga_switcheroo method, use at your own risk
# none - disable PM completely
# https://github.com/Bumblebee-Project/Bumblebee/wiki/Comparison-of-PM-methods

## Section with nvidia driver specific options, only parsed if Driver=nvidia
[driver-nvidia]
# Module name to load, defaults to Driver if empty or unset
KernelDriver=nvidia
PMMethod=auto
# colon-separated path to the nvidia libraries
LibraryPath=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/nvidia:/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/nvidia:/usr/lib/nvidia
# comma-separated path of the directory containing nvidia_drv.so and the
# default Xorg modules path
# XorgModulePath=/usr/lib/nvidia,/usr/lib/xorg/modules
XorgModulePath=/usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers,/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions
XorgConfFile=/etc/bumblebee/xorg.conf.nvidia

## Section with nouveau driver specific options, only parsed if Driver=nouveau
[driver-nouveau]
KernelDriver=nouveau
PMMethod=auto
XorgConfFile=/etc/bumblebee/xorg.conf.nouveau

Code:

root@kali:~# optirun  glxspheres64 
[ 3856.451352] [ERROR]Cannot access secondary GPU - error: [XORG] (EE) Failed to load module "mouse" (module does not exist, 0)

[ 3856.451431] [ERROR]Aborting because fallback start is disabled.
root@kali:~#

**nikkipolya** · 2014-11-10

Great! Everything works fine now. I am able to run both with my integrated intel graphics and nvidia graphics. My CUDA tests PASS too!! Thanks to all of you, and most importantly to static0node for the excellent howto.

In case somebody faces the same problem as I did, here's what I did:

bumblebee's log at /var/log/Xorg.8.log gave me all the info I needed to correct my problems. Alternatively, you can stop bumblebee with '/etc/init.d/bumblebee stop' command. Then you can manually launch the daemon by issuing 'bumblebeed -vv' from a console. Note: that is two consecutive 'v's.

I figured out from the log file that the Xorg server for my nvidia card was using the libglx.so library built by "X.org Foundation" and not the one supplied by NVIDIA. The one supplied by NVIDIA was located in '/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions' and was named as 'libglx.so.340.46'. I made a backup of my libglx.so in that directory and renamed libglx.so.340.46 to libglx.so. And tried to relaunch bumblebee, and lo and behold, it all worked like a charm. But when I restarted my X server, my intel glx stopped working. Predictably. Long story short, here is what I effectively did:

Code:

root@kali:~# cd /usr/lib/xorg
root@kali:/usr/lib/xorg# mkdir -p nvidia
root@kali:/usr/lib/xorg# cp -R modules/* nvidia/
root@kali:/usr/lib/xorg# cd nvidia/extensions/
root@kali:/usr/lib/xorg/nvidia/extensions# mv libglx.so.340.46 libglx.so

And here's my bumblebee.conf

Code:

root@kali:~# cat /etc/bumblebee/bumblebee.conf
# Configuration file for Bumblebee. Values should **not** be put between quotes

## Server options. Any change made in this section will need a server restart
# to take effect.
[bumblebeed]
# The secondary Xorg server DISPLAY number
VirtualDisplay=:8
# Should the unused Xorg server be kept running? Set this to true if waiting
# for X to be ready is too long and don't need power management at all.
KeepUnusedXServer=false
# The name of the Bumbleblee server group name (GID name)
ServerGroup=bumblebee
# Card power state at exit. Set to false if the card shoud be ON when Bumblebee
# server exits.
TurnCardOffAtExit=false
# The default behavior of '-f' option on optirun. If set to "true", '-f' will
# be ignored.
NoEcoModeOverride=false
# The Driver used by Bumblebee server. If this value is not set (or empty),
# auto-detection is performed. The available drivers are nvidia and nouveau
# (See also the driver-specific sections below)
Driver=nvidia
# Directory with a dummy config file to pass as a -configdir to secondary X
XorgConfDir=/etc/bumblebee/xorg.conf.d

## Client options. Will take effect on the next optirun executed.
[optirun]
# Acceleration/ rendering bridge, possible values are auto, virtualgl and
# primus.
Bridge=auto
# The method used for VirtualGL to transport frames between X servers.
# Possible values are proxy, jpeg, rgb, xv and yuv.
VGLTransport=proxy
# List of paths which are searched for the primus libGL.so.1 when using
# the primus bridge
PrimusLibraryPath=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/primus:/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/primus:/usr/lib/primus:/usr/lib32/primus
# Should the program run under optirun even if Bumblebee server or nvidia card
# is not available?
AllowFallbackToIGC=false

# Driver-specific settings are grouped under [driver-NAME]. The sections are
# parsed if the Driver setting in [bumblebeed] is set to NAME (or if auto-
# detection resolves to NAME).
# PMMethod: method to use for saving power by disabling the nvidia card, valid
# values are: auto - automatically detect which PM method to use
# bbswitch - new in BB 3, recommended if available
# switcheroo - vga_switcheroo method, use at your own risk
# none - disable PM completely
# https://github.com/Bumblebee-Project/Bumblebee/wiki/Comparison-of-PM-methods

## Section with nvidia driver specific options, only parsed if Driver=nvidia
[driver-nvidia]
# Module name to load, defaults to Driver if empty or unset
KernelDriver=nvidia
PMMethod=auto
# colon-separated path to the nvidia libraries
LibraryPath=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/nvidia:/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/nvidia:/usr/lib/nvidia

# comma-separated path of the directory containing nvidia_drv.so and the
# default Xorg modules path
XorgModulePath=/usr/lib/xorg/nvidia/drivers,/usr/lib/xorg/nvidia
# XorgModulePath=
XorgConfFile=/etc/bumblebee/xorg.conf.nvidia

## Section with nouveau driver specific options, only parsed if Driver=nouveau
[driver-nouveau]
KernelDriver=nouveau
PMMethod=auto
XorgConfFile=/etc/bumblebee/xorg.conf.nouveau

root@kali:~#

That was it. Every thing work fine now! Both OpenGL and CUDA apps use my nvidia 720m card.

Code:

root@kali:/opt/cuda/NVIDIA_CUDA-6.0_Samples/bin/x86_64/linux/release# optirun ./deviceQuery 
./deviceQuery Starting...

 CUDA Device Query (Runtime API) version (CUDART static linking)

Detected 1 CUDA Capable device(s)

Device 0: "GeForce GT 720M"
  CUDA Driver Version / Runtime Version          6.5 / 6.0
  CUDA Capability Major/Minor version number:    3.5
  Total amount of global memory:                 2048 MBytes (2147352576 bytes)
  ( 1) Multiprocessors, (192) CUDA Cores/MP:     192 CUDA Cores
  GPU Clock rate:                                758 MHz (0.76 GHz)
  Memory Clock rate:                             800 Mhz
  Memory Bus Width:                              64-bit
  L2 Cache Size:                                 524288 bytes
  Maximum Texture Dimension Size (x,y,z)         1D=(65536), 2D=(65536, 65536), 3D=(4096, 4096, 4096)
  Maximum Layered 1D Texture Size, (num) layers  1D=(16384), 2048 layers
  Maximum Layered 2D Texture Size, (num) layers  2D=(16384, 16384), 2048 layers
  Total amount of constant memory:               65536 bytes
  Total amount of shared memory per block:       49152 bytes
  Total number of registers available per block: 65536
  Warp size:                                     32
  Maximum number of threads per multiprocessor:  2048
  Maximum number of threads per block:           1024
  Max dimension size of a thread block (x,y,z): (1024, 1024, 64)
  Max dimension size of a grid size    (x,y,z): (2147483647, 65535, 65535)
  Maximum memory pitch:                          2147483647 bytes
  Texture alignment:                             512 bytes
  Concurrent copy and kernel execution:          Yes with 1 copy engine(s)
  Run time limit on kernels:                     Yes
  Integrated GPU sharing Host Memory:            No
  Support host page-locked memory mapping:       Yes
  Alignment requirement for Surfaces:            Yes
  Device has ECC support:                        Disabled
  Device supports Unified Addressing (UVA):      Yes
  Device PCI Bus ID / PCI location ID:           1 / 0
  Compute Mode:
     < Default (multiple host threads can use ::cudaSetDevice() with device simultaneously) >

deviceQuery, CUDA Driver = CUDART, CUDA Driver Version = 6.5, CUDA Runtime Version = 6.0, NumDevs = 1, Device0 = GeForce GT 720M
Result = PASS

My laptop is an ASUS X550CC with ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad. My CUDA driver and run-time don't match. I will try upgrading to CUDA 6.5 and see what happens later on.

Code:

root@kali:~# optirun glxspheres64 
Polygons in scene: 62464
Visual ID of window: 0x21
Context is Direct
OpenGL Renderer: GeForce GT 720M/PCIe/SSE2
126.708808 frames/sec - 123.235973 Mpixels/sec
126.436952 frames/sec - 122.971568 Mpixels/sec
125.862084 frames/sec - 122.412456 Mpixels/sec
128.373977 frames/sec - 124.855503 Mpixels/sec
126.762602 frames/sec - 123.288292 Mpixels/sec
128.711295 frames/sec - 125.183576 Mpixels/sec
root@kali:~#

**bahha** · 2014-11-17

Thank you . your thread helped me a lot.
I had done it successfully before without cuda only I could run apps with optirun. after a re-installation of kali I followed your post and here are the result : deviceQuery, CUDA Driver = CUDART, CUDA Driver Version = 6.5, CUDA Runtime Version = 6.5, NumDevs = 1, Device0 = GeForce GT 740M
Result = PASS

**rego** · 2014-11-23

Hi,
i have the following problem:

i followed the guide and i arrived at the step in which i have to edit xorg.conf.nvidia

Edit xorg.conf.nvidia and add a line under the 'Section "Device"' area so that is matches what is shown below. Change the bus ID to match what you recorded previously and take note that you recored a . before the last number and it is now a ':'. You need the ':'.
Section "Device"
Identifier "DiscreteNvidia"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BusID "PCI:03:00:0"

i don't have that file (is it supposed to be in /etc/X11 ? ) so i could create it and the only content would be that in quote tag.. is that correct?

**Quest** · 2014-11-24

open a console >

Code:

nano /etc/bumblebee/xorg.conf.nvidia

**bahha** · 2014-11-25

I'm having a strange issue.
first as I stated before in a reply everything worked well. I even proceeded and tried pyrit and cudahashcat on a wpa2 handshake it worked well I successfully cracked my own wpa2 password with both methods.
got a problem then i fixed it with grub . I got another one with nvidia-uvm so I compiled it and replaced it in dkms/ .

now when I restart and run modprobe nvidia or modprobe nvidia-uvm I get no such device. so I checked the Cuda devicequery test to see if still passes which it did , suddenly the modprobe worked again
I restarted the same thing happened it only works after I do the cuda test . I checked my paths in bashrc everything is right in it. what could be the problem ?

**Quest** · 2014-11-25

- can you copy/paste the error message here.

- run

Code:

optirun pyrit benchmark

right after having booted on to Kali(don't wait too long after having booted, or it might not work).

**bahha** · 2014-11-25

here is my pyrit benchmark and cores

Code:

 # optirun pyrit list_cores

Pyrit 0.4.0 (C) 2008-2011 Lukas Lueg http://pyrit.googlecode.com
This code is distributed under the GNU General Public License v3+

The following cores seem available...
#1:  'CPU-Core (SSE2)'
#2:  'CPU-Core (SSE2)'
#3:  'CPU-Core (SSE2)'
#4:  'CPU-Core (SSE2)'
#5:  'CPU-Core (SSE2)'
#6:  'CPU-Core (SSE2)'
#7:  'CPU-Core (SSE2)'
#8:  'CPU-Core (SSE2)

It's clear No GPU is detected even if i used optirun

Code:

 optirun pyrit benchmark
Pyrit 0.4.0 (C) 2008-2011 Lukas Lueg http://pyrit.googlecode.com
This code is distributed under the GNU General Public License v3+

Running benchmark (2922.3 PMKs/s)... / 

Computed 2922.27 PMKs/s total.
#1: 'CPU-Core (SSE2)': 389.2 PMKs/s (RTT 3.3)
#2: 'CPU-Core (SSE2)': 384.7 PMKs/s (RTT 3.3)
#3: 'CPU-Core (SSE2)': 402.0 PMKs/s (RTT 3.3)
#4: 'CPU-Core (SSE2)': 394.1 PMKs/s (RTT 3.3)
#5: 'CPU-Core (SSE2)': 401.3 PMKs/s (RTT 3.2)
#6: 'CPU-Core (SSE2)': 395.2 PMKs/s (RTT 3.3)
#7: 'CPU-Core (SSE2)': 401.6 PMKs/s (RTT 3.2)
#8: 'CPU-Core (SSE2)': 395.8 PMKs/s (RTT 3.3)

no GPU .

But for cudahashcat it detects GPU
here is MD5 test

Code:

Speed.GPU.#1.:  1875.2 MH/s

Hashtype: MD5
Workload: 1024 loops, 256 accel

I'm using pyrit that comes preinstalled with Kali 1.0.9 I checked it's the same version that exist in the dev site
to load the modules i created an alias to run the cuda test pass everytime i restart .

**rego** · 2014-11-25

i followed the guide at post #25 and then i installed pyrit but when i try to benchmark i get:

[12953.257431] [ERROR]Cannot access secondary GPU - error: [XORG] (EE) NVIDIA(GPU-0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA GPU at PCI:1:0:0. Please

[12953.257532] [ERROR]Aborting because fallback start is disabled.

**bahha** · 2014-11-26

Originally Posted by rego

i followed the guide at post #25 and then i installed pyrit but when i try to benchmark i get:

that happened to me . I fixed it with by modifying grub

here is the guide post link

**Quest** · 2014-11-26

@ bahha & rego, the only thing I can recommend is to try a fresh Kali install until staticn0de returns.

This whole installation is somewhat fragile and any subsequent modification to core files seems to mess things up. I wish to be more precise but all I know is that I have to run 'optirun pyrit benchmark' in the following minutes after booting into Kali to be able to use cudaHashcat, or else I get the same error as the above post #116, and I have to reboot.

**bahha** · 2014-11-26

@ Quest I did install everything after a fresh install of the Os .
everything is working except pyrit I'll try to compile it from source and see .
having to run optirun after moments of boot . I think I may make it as a start up application. so far for cuda test pass I made an alias in bashrc .

**Quest** · 2014-11-26

but wait, mine is exactly like yours in post #115. No mention of GPU, ever.

Your telling me that Pyrit is supposed to detect and use GPU along with CPUs? If that's the case then mine never worked.

**bahha** · 2014-11-26

@ Quest yes it should show your GPU

I removed the pre-installed pyrit and installed it from source following the guide on the first page .

and it works finally

here is the output of benchmark before installing it from source, notice how there is no GPU in the list and look at the second output

Code:

 
optirun pyrit benchmark
Pyrit 0.4.0 (C) 2008-2011 Lukas Lueg http://pyrit.googlecode.com
This code is distributed under the GNU General Public License v3+

Running benchmark (2922.3 PMKs/s)... / 

Computed 2922.27 PMKs/s total.
#1: 'CPU-Core (SSE2)': 389.2 PMKs/s (RTT 3.3)
#2: 'CPU-Core (SSE2)': 384.7 PMKs/s (RTT 3.3)
#3: 'CPU-Core (SSE2)': 402.0 PMKs/s (RTT 3.3)
#4: 'CPU-Core (SSE2)': 394.1 PMKs/s (RTT 3.3)
#5: 'CPU-Core (SSE2)': 401.3 PMKs/s (RTT 3.2)
#6: 'CPU-Core (SSE2)': 395.2 PMKs/s (RTT 3.3)
#7: 'CPU-Core (SSE2)': 401.6 PMKs/s (RTT 3.2)
#8: 'CPU-Core (SSE2)': 395.8 PMKs/s (RTT 3.3)

here is the output after installing it from source .

Code:

Computed 9013.16 PMKs/s total.
#1: 'CUDA-Device #1 'GeForce GT 740M'': 7018.6 PMKs/s (RTT 2.8)
#2: 'CPU-Core (SSE2/AES)': 408.2 PMKs/s (RTT 3.2)
#3: 'CPU-Core (SSE2/AES)': 409.0 PMKs/s (RTT 3.3)
#4: 'CPU-Core (SSE2/AES)': 411.4 PMKs/s (RTT 3.3)
#5: 'CPU-Core (SSE2/AES)': 413.1 PMKs/s (RTT 3.3)
#6: 'CPU-Core (SSE2/AES)': 413.3 PMKs/s (RTT 3.2)
#7: 'CPU-Core (SSE2/AES)': 410.9 PMKs/s (RTT 3.3)
#8: 'CPU-Core (SSE2/AES)': 412.8 PMKs/s (RTT 3.3)

look at the deference between computed PMKs/s in both outputs !

**Quest** · 2014-11-26

wow great!

I thought for you to install Pyrit like the guide said, because this whole installation is very tricky/complex, and if one does not follow the exact procedure then it does not work, or it partially does.

*Funny how Pyrit does not use the 8th core when it use the GPU... Anyway.

**Quest** · 2014-11-26

opps actually Pyrit does detect/use my GPU..

Code:

root@kali:~# optirun pyrit benchmark
Pyrit 0.4.1-dev (svn r308) (C) 2008-2011 Lukas Lueg http://pyrit.googlecode.com
This code is distributed under the GNU General Public License v3+

Running benchmark (9002.1 PMKs/s)... - 

Computed 9002.07 PMKs/s total.
#1: 'CUDA-Device #1 'GeForce GT 630M'': 5761.6 PMKs/s (RTT 2.8)
#2: 'CPU-Core (SSE2/AES)': 520.8 PMKs/s (RTT 3.0)
#3: 'CPU-Core (SSE2/AES)': 521.7 PMKs/s (RTT 3.0)
#4: 'CPU-Core (SSE2/AES)': 523.7 PMKs/s (RTT 3.0)
#5: 'CPU-Core (SSE2/AES)': 523.5 PMKs/s (RTT 3.0)
#6: 'CPU-Core (SSE2/AES)': 518.2 PMKs/s (RTT 3.0)
#7: 'CPU-Core (SSE2/AES)': 523.5 PMKs/s (RTT 3.0)
#8: 'CPU-Core (SSE2/AES)': 507.0 PMKs/s (RTT 3.0)
root@kali:~#

**bahha** · 2014-12-09

After I installed the nvidia proprietary driver from this post with cuda6

I found that the INTEL driver is broken and some apps need it for 3D acceleration like GDM3 or anything that can't run with optirun

so here is a fix I did after reading and searching in other places .

first : to check if your INTEL driver is broken run this command without optirun

Code:

glxgears

if it works you are good nothing to do after this if not follow next instruction

--- remove the invidia driver if you installed it from NVIDIAxxx*.run that is the one you downloaded from nvidia site.

--- remove it with nividia-intaller-cleanup just intall it and it'll prompt you to remove the driver.

--- then follow the first post to install the driver from repository which is 331-xx version. don't forget to change bumblebee and xorg as mentioned in the first post, for the repo driver to work. | the first post is changed it doesn't have the repo driver anymore .| so install it by apt-get intall nvidia-glx and apt-get install nvidia alternative
it will grab everything else . or google how to install nvidia driver 331 would be better.
--- at this point you have the nvidia driver functioning with optirun but if you have cuda6-5 it won't function because it requires a higher version of driver 340.xx. at least that's what happened to me

--- to fix it remove cuda6-5 by entering the folder where you installed the NVIDIA Cuda samples, probably you installed it in root folder. then run

Code:

make clean

--- remove the samples folder

--- go to /usr/local/ and delete cudaxx and its symlink .

--- you can still use cuda6-5 if you upgrade the driver follow last lines in this post

--- if you are ok with cuda5 download cuda5.xx and install it follow the firt page in this thread .

--- if you have the intel mesa driver broken still then do the next

--- download mesa-alternative-glx I often use synaptic to install my packages else apt-get from terminal .

--- when it's installed run

Code:

update-alternative  --config glx

--- when you have both nvidia and intel drivers installed it will display three options

auto (with the selected driver)
manual nvidia
manual intel

--- enter the number in the far left that correspond to intel and hit Enter
--- now it will fix your intel driver. reboot and try glxgears and optirun glxgears it should work, works for me

--- finally if you still want to use cuda6-5 update the nvidia driver

--- *add this repo to your source.list

deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ sid main non-free contrib

.

--- run apt-get update when done open synaptic and upgrade the nvidia driver and reboot

--- now you can install cuda6-5 again following this post

. don't forget to remove the repo you added to your source.list, before you break something

I hope someone will find this useful it works for me
here is glxgears with intel and nvidia notice fps and compare it with nvidia one .

Code:

glxgears
Running synchronized to the vertical refresh.  The framerate should be
approximately the same as the monitor refresh rate.
300 frames in 5.0 seconds = 59.828 FPS
300 frames in 5.0 seconds = 59.807 FPS

with optirun

Code:

optirun glxgears
4139 frames in 5.0 seconds = 827.670 FPS
4114 frames in 5.0 seconds = 822.686 FPS

**Quest** · 2014-12-09

good stuff! Thanks bahha.

My fan does not decelerate after running "optirun pyrit benchmark". I have to reboot the computer for it to normalize. So something(probly my nVidia HD 630M) stays ON long after finishing operations when should be OFF. If anyone has any ideas...

I'm suspecting Bumblebee

**bahha** · 2014-12-10

you can try

echo OFF >> /proc/acpi/bbswitch

then see if it works with

cat /proc/acpi/bbswitch

if says OFF then it's OFF otherwise it's refusing to unload it, because it's being used by the nvidia module
you can try to reinstall bbswitch and bumblebee

**darkshadowman** · 2014-12-11

Till today all working perfect!!After updating xserver-xorg-core to 2:1.12.4-6+deb7u5 now when i run "optirun glxspheres64" gives the error :

Code:

Polygons in scene: 62464
Visual ID of window: 0x21
Context is Direct
X Error of failed request:  BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)
  Major opcode of failed request:  137 (NV-GLX)
  Minor opcode of failed request:  4 ()
  Resource id in failed request:  0x200002
  Serial number of failed request:  38
  Current serial number in output stream:  38

if i run any other program eg "optirun pyrit" its working fine.
Any help would be appreciated.
Im using kali 1.09 3.14-kali1-amd64

**darkshadowman** · 2014-12-11

Originally Posted by darkshadowman

Till today all working perfect!!After updating xserver-xorg-core to 2:1.12.4-6+deb7u5 now when i run "optirun glxspheres64" gives the error :

Code:

Polygons in scene: 62464
Visual ID of window: 0x21
Context is Direct
X Error of failed request:  BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)
  Major opcode of failed request:  137 (NV-GLX)
  Minor opcode of failed request:  4 ()
  Resource id in failed request:  0x200002
  Serial number of failed request:  38
  Current serial number in output stream:  38

if i run any other program eg "optirun pyrit" its working fine.
Any help would be appreciated.
Im using kali 1.09 3.14-kali1-amd64

problem solved. what i did was :
Code:

mv /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so.orig
ln -s /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so.XXX.YY /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
where XXX.YY is your driver version

**Quest** · 2014-12-11

Useful to know these commands, but it didn't work for me..

root@kali:~# cat /proc/acpi/bbswitch
0000:01:00.0 ON
root@kali:~# echo OFF >> /proc/acpi/bbswitch
root@kali:~# cat /proc/acpi/bbswitch
0000:01:00.0 ON
root@kali:~#

Edit:

root@kali:~# glxgears
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Error: couldn't get an RGB, Double-buffered visual
root@kali:~#

Had no idea that my Intel driver was broken!! Geez what a mess...

Thanks again bahha!

**bahha** · 2014-12-11

my recommendation for you is to use my post above too fix everything, that's what I did and everything is ok for now .

@ darkshadowman
pyrit works even without installing the nvidia driver. you can check if your driver works by :

optirun pyrit list_cores

if it lists your GPU to then it's ok , look at the example bellow

The following cores seem available...
#1: 'CUDA-Device #1 'GeForce GT 740M''
#2: 'CPU-Core (SSE2/AES)'
#3: 'CPU-Core (SSE2/AES)'
#4: 'CPU-Core (SSE2/AES)'
#5: 'CPU-Core (SSE2/AES)'
#6: 'CPU-Core (SSE2/AES)'
#7: 'CPU-Core (SSE2/AES)'
#8: 'CPU-Core (SSE2/AES)'

**gp_uva** · 2014-12-13

Hi everybody!
I need some help, please.
Kali -32 Bits
Nvidia card integrated on a HP notebook dv9 series with nvidia integrated.
I did a fresh install and the first thing to do was installing the graphics.
Unfortunatlly my bumblebee tells me:

[ERROR]No integrated video card found, quitting.

well the Virtualgl was instaled well, the Cuda was instaled well , and the driver Nvidia was installed well.
Everything done as static0de last update post for the 340 driver. Exception for the packages wich were i386 compatible. and one or another path I had to chage.

well the last thing I was expecting to see was no hardware found!

**gp_uva** · 2014-12-14

Originally Posted by gp_uva

Hi everybody!
I need some help, please.
Kali -32 Bits
Nvidia card integrated on a HP notebook dv9 serieswith nvidia integrated.
I did a fresh install and the first thing to do was the instalation of the graphics. well....
My bumblebee tels me:
[ERROR]No integrated video card found, quitting.
well the Virtualgl was instaled the Cuda was instaled the and the driver Nvidia was installed. Everything done with static0de last update post for the 340 driver. Exception for the packages wich were i386 compatible. and one or another path I had to chage.

well the last thing I was expecting to see is no harware found?????.
Help

Edited

here is what I am experiencing

root@GP-Notebook:~# modinfo nvidia
filename: /lib/modules/3.14-kali1-686-pae/updates/dkms/nvidia.ko
alias: char-major-195-*
version: 340.65
supported: external
license: NVIDIA
alias: pci:v000010DEd00000E00sv*sd*bc04sc80i00*
alias: pci:v000010DEd00000AA3sv*sd*bc0Bsc40i00*
alias: pci:v000010DEd*sv*sd*bc03sc02i00*
alias: pci:v000010DEd*sv*sd*bc03sc00i00*
depends: drm,i2c-core
vermagic: 3.14-kali1-686-pae SMP mod_unload modversions 686
parm: NVreg_Mobile:int
parm: NVreg_ResmanDebugLevel:int
parm: NVreg_RmLogonRC:int
parm: NVreg_ModifyDeviceFiles:int
parm: NVreg_DeviceFileUID:int
parm: NVreg_DeviceFileGID:int
parm: NVreg_DeviceFileMode:int
parm: NVreg_RemapLimit:int
parm: NVreg_UpdateMemoryTypes:int
parm: NVreg_InitializeSystemMemoryAllocations:int
parm: NVreg_UsePageAttributeTable:int
parm: NVreg_MapRegistersEarly:int
parm: NVreg_RegisterForACPIEvents:int
parm: NVreg_CheckPCIConfigSpace:int
parm: NVreg_EnablePCIeGen3:int
parm: NVreg_EnableMSI:int
parm: NVreg_MemoryPoolSize:int
parm: NVreg_RegistryDwords:charp
parm: NVreg_RmMsg:charp
parm: NVreg_AssignGpus:charp
root@GP-Notebook:~# optirun glxspheres64
[ 3634.315931] [ERROR]The Bumblebee daemon has not been started yet or the socket path /var/run/bumblebee.socket was incorrect.
[ 3634.316064] [ERROR]Could not connect to bumblebee daemon - is it running?
root@GP-Notebook:~# bumblebeed
[ 3818.730812] [ERROR]No integrated video card found, quitting.

**Hun75m4n** · 2014-12-31

First of all many thanks to staticn0de, I could not have made half the progress I have without his posts.

I really hope someone can help me with this issue. I have been struggling for days now trying to get this up and running, i.e. my Nvidia graphics card.

I have listed below all the information I think might be pertinent, maybe over kill but I didn't want to leave anything out. I am new to this so forgive me if I am on the wrong thread or have used the wrong format.

I have downloaded the NVIDIA drivers NVIDIA GeForce 610m (1GB) from the nvidia web site as directed, these are the drivers the specs for my pc state, Lenovo Ideapad U410.
I am running Kali 64 bit as my primary OS, no dual boot, kernel details are also listed below.

Below are the steps I have gone through trying to get this working: These were all done as a regular user then again as root.
-stopped gdm3 / terminal ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-340.65.run -dkms -z (failed)
-stopped gdm3 /terminal ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-340.65.run (failed)
-booted to command prompt ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-340.65.run -dkms -z (failed)
-booted to command prompt ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-340.65.run (failed)

Removed all files containing NVIDIA with Synaptic Package Manager then went through the steps listed above, same results.

Removed all files containing nouveau with Synaptic Package Manager then went through the steps listed above, same results.

I have now reinstalled the nouveau files I removed previously.

I have NOT reinstalled the nvidia files referenced to in Synaptic Package Manager.
I have included my sources list below for verification..it contains notes to myself in it as well.

I have followed the below link on what to do post Kali install

HTML Code:

http://www.blackmoreops.com/2014/03/03/20-things-installing-kali-linux/

I followed these instructions, but lost the gui altogether. This happend a number of times and I reinstalled the OS twice before I found the xorg file and removed it...(I guess I should have read step B and saved some time)

HTML Code:

http://www.blackmoreops.com/2014/06/27/kali-linux-1-0-7-kernel-3-14-install-proprietary-nvidia-driver/

etc/fstab/

Code:

## CD/DVD Repositories ##
#deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 7.0 _Kali_ - Official Snapshot amd64 LIVE/INSTALL Binary 20141002-11:29]/ kali contrib main non-free
#deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 7.0 _Kali_ - Official Snapshot amd64 LIVE/INSTALL Binary 20141002-11:29]/ kali contrib main non-free

## Regular Repositories ##
deb http://http.kali.org/kali kali main non-free contrib
#deb http://security.kali.org/kali-security kali/updates main contrib non-free

## Source Repositories ##
deb-src http://http.kali.org/kali kali main non-free contrib
deb-src http://security.kali.org/kali-security kali/updates main contrib non-free

## Security Updates ##
deb http://security.kali.org/kali-security kali/updates main contrib non-free

## HOWTO - Install GNS3 1.2 using Kali Linux 1.0.9 64-bit ## 
## https://community.gns3.com/thread/3752 ##
## REMOVE THESE FROM SOURCES AFTER INTSLLING GNS3 SEEMED TO CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH GUI IF USED W/APT-GET UPDATE / UPGRADE ##
#deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian testing main non-free contrib
#deb-src http://http.us.debian.org/debian testing main non-free contrib

Code:

user@gabrielle:~$ lspci -vnn | grep VGA -A 12
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller [8086:0166] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
    Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:3903]
    Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 47
    Memory at eb000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4M]
    Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
    I/O ports at 4000 [size=64]
    Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled]
    Capabilities: <access denied>
    Kernel driver in use: i915

00:14.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB xHCI Host Controller [8086:1e31] (rev 04) (prog-if 30 [XHCI])
    Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:3977]
    Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 41
--
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation Device [10de:1058] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
    Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:3903]
    Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 46
    Memory at ea000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
    Memory at e0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
    Memory at e8000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=32M]
    I/O ports at 3000 [size=128]
    Expansion ROM at <ignored> [disabled]
    Capabilities: <access denied>
    Kernel driver in use: nouveau

03:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller [10ec:8136] (rev 05)
    Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:3975]

Code:

user@gabrielle:~$ uname -a
Linux gabrielle 3.14-kali1-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.14.5-1kali1 (2014-06-07) x86_64 GNU/Linux

Code:

user@gabrielle:~$ lsmod | grep nouveau
nouveau              1053347  0
mxm_wmi                12515  1 nouveau
ttm                    69667  1 nouveau
drm_kms_helper         39998  2 i915,nouveau
video                  17804  2 i915,nouveau
drm                   240557  5 ttm,i915,drm_kms_helper,nouveau
i2c_algo_bit           12751  2 i915,nouveau
i2c_core               24265  7 drm,i915,i2c_i801,drm_kms_helper,i2c_algo_bit,nouveau,videodev
wmi                    17339  2 mxm_wmi,nouveau
button                 12944  2 i915,nouveau

Code:

user@gabrielle:/home/user# passwd -S sys | tail -1 | awk '{print $3}'
10/02/2014

Code:

user@gabrielle:/home/user# tune2fs -l /dev/sda1 | grep 'Filesystem created'
Filesystem created:       Thu Dec 25 12:43:33 2014

Code:

user@gabrielle:/home/user# lscpu
Architecture:          x86_64
CPU op-mode(s):        32-bit, 64-bit
Byte Order:            Little Endian
CPU(s):                4
On-line CPU(s) list:   0-3
Thread(s) per core:    2
Core(s) per socket:    2
Socket(s):             1
NUMA node(s):          1
Vendor ID:             GenuineIntel
CPU family:            6
Model:                 58
Stepping:              9
CPU MHz:               806.250
BogoMIPS:              4988.59
Virtualization:        VT-x
L1d cache:             32K
L1i cache:             32K
L2 cache:              256K
L3 cache:              4096K
NUMA node0 CPU(s):     0-3

Code:

user@gabrielle:/home/user# lspci | grep VGA
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller (rev 09)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation Device 1058 (rev a1)

Code:

user@gabrielle:~$ lspci | egrep 'VGA|3D'
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller (rev 09)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation Device 1058 (rev a1)

nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'

Code:

nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Wed Dec 31 10:46:46 2014
installer version: 340.65

PATH: /sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin

nvidia-installer command line:
    ./nvidia-installer

Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface
-> License accepted.
-> Installing NVIDIA driver version 340.65.
-> There appears to already be a driver installed on your system (version: 340.65).  As part of installing this driver (version: 340.65), the existing driver will be uninstalled.  Are you sure you want to continue? (Answer: Continue installation)
-> Would you like to register the kernel module sources with DKMS? This will allow DKMS to automatically build a new module, if you install a different kernel later. (Answer: Yes)
-> Installing both new and classic TLS OpenGL libraries.
-> Installing both new and classic TLS 32bit OpenGL libraries.
-> Install NVIDIA's 32-bit compatibility libraries? (Answer: No)
-> Parsing log file:
-> done.
-> Validating previous installation:
-> done.
-> Uninstalling NVIDIA Accelerated Graphics Driver for Linux-x86_64 (1.0-34065 (340.65)):
-> DKMS module detected; removing...
-> done.
-> Uninstallation of existing driver: NVIDIA Accelerated Graphics Driver for Linux-x86_64 (340.65) is complete.
-> Skipping installation of the libvdpau wrapper library.
-> Searching for conflicting X files:
-> done.
-> Searching for conflicting OpenGL files:
-> done.
-> Installing 'NVIDIA Accelerated Graphics Driver for Linux-x86_64' (340.65):
   executing: '/sbin/ldconfig'...
-> done.
-> Driver file installation is complete.
-> Installing DKMS kernel module:
ERROR: Failed to run `/usr/sbin/dkms build -m nvidia -v 340.65 -k 3.14-kali1-amd64`:
Kernel preparation unnecessary for this kernel.  Skipping...

Building module:
cleaning build area....
make KERNELRELEASE=3.14-kali1-amd64 module KERNEL_UNAME=3.14-kali1-amd64; make -C uvm module KERNEL_UNAME=3.14-kali1-amd64 KBUILD_EXTMOD=/var/lib/dkms/nvidia/340.65/build/uvm....(bad exit status: 2)
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 3.14-kali1-amd64 (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/nvidia/340.65/build/make.log for more information.
-> error.
ERROR: Failed to install the kernel module through DKMS. No kernel module was installed; please try installing again without DKMS, or check the DKMS logs for more information.
ERROR: Installation has failed.  Please see the file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' for details.  You may find suggestions on fixing installation problems in the README available on the Linux driver download page at www.nvidia.com.

**staticn0de** · 2015-01-01

Hi there,

First things first, clean up the NIVIDA drivers already installed. I've added sudo for if you are a regular user

sudo ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-340.65.run --uninstall

The command you linked above does not have the double - before the dkms flag. Use this below

./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-340.65.run --dkms -z

You don't touch the xorg.conf file at all. You don't need it and generating one under NVIDIA will break your install.

While I'm a huge fan of blackmoreops and his guides, you should not just follow them if you don't know what they are doing.

For example, his guide on NVIDIA is not for optimus platforms and it will break your install.

The easiest way would be to do a fresh install (as I don't know what you have done to your system) and then follow my guide from the start.

It would also be good to see the log here:

/var/lib/dkms/nvidia/340.65/build/make.log

**Hun75m4n** · 2015-01-02

I know this post has nothing to do with this thread, and for that I apologize in advance.

This is just a test

HTML Code:

https://securi.net

website has been blocking my access to advanced post and "preview post" options, I tested this from three different locations on two difference pc's. The only time I did not get blocked was when I chose the "quick reply" option.

I am now connecting through tor browser and it appears to be working accept I have been asked to log in multiple times.

**Hun75m4n** · 2015-01-02

Staticn0de thank you so much for you help with this. I think I may have a couple of python type errors going on as well, I will post the code from those later. I was impatient waiting for the moderators to post my thread and may have broken other "stuff" before I saw your reply. I think have answered and posted correctly below your requests, for some reason I am getting a security alert when I try to preview this so I am posing it as is.

This security site has been blocking me from posting here for the last two day...***
https://forums.kali.org/newreply.php...treply&t=21956
https://sucuri.net/

Originally Posted by staticn0de

First things first, clean up the NIVIDA drivers already installed. I've added sudo for if you are a regular user

sudo ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-340.65.run --uninstall

Done...uninstall appeared to work.

This was reran with --dkms -z (the installation failed)

Originally Posted by staticn0de

The command you linked above does not have the double - before the dkms flag. Use this below
./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-340.65.run --dkms -z

Before removal

Code:

user@gabrielle:/var/lib/dkms/nvidia/340.65/build$ cat make.log
DKMS make.log for nvidia-340.65 for kernel 3.14-kali1-amd64 (x86_64)
Wed Dec 31 10:47:09 MST 2014

gcc-version-check failed:

The compiler used to compile the kernel (gcc
4.7) does not exactly match the current compiler
(gcc 4.9).  The Linux 2.6 kernel module loader
rejects kernel modules built with a version of gcc
that does not exactly match that of the compiler
used to build the running kernel.

If you know what you are doing and want to override
the gcc version check, you can do so by setting the
IGNORE_CC_MISMATCH environment variable to "1".

In any other case, set the CC environment variable
to the name of the compiler that was used to compile
the kernel.

*** Failed CC version check. Bailing out! ***

make: *** [build-sanity-checks] Error 1
make: Entering directory `/var/lib/dkms/nvidia/340.65/build/uvm'
cd ./..; make module SYSSRC=/lib/modules/3.14-kali1-amd64/source SYSOUT=/lib/modules/3.14-kali1-amd64/build KBUILD_EXTMOD=./..
make[1]: Entering directory `/var/lib/dkms/nvidia/340.65/build'
NVIDIA: calling KBUILD...
make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.14-kali1-common'
make -C /lib/modules/3.14-kali1-amd64/build \
    KBUILD_SRC=/usr/src/linux-headers-3.14-kali1-common \
    KBUILD_EXTMOD="./.." -f /usr/src/linux-headers-3.14-kali1-common/Makefile \
    modules
test -e include/generated/autoconf.h -a -e include/config/auto.conf || (        \
    echo >&2;                            \
    echo >&2 "  ERROR: Kernel configuration is invalid.";        \
    echo >&2 "         include/generated/autoconf.h or include/config/auto.conf are missing.";\
    echo >&2 "         Run 'make oldconfig && make prepare' on kernel src to fix it.";    \
    echo >&2 ;                            \
    /bin/false)
mkdir -p ./../.tmp_versions ; rm -f ./../.tmp_versions/*
make -f /usr/src/linux-headers-3.14-kali1-common/scripts/Makefile.build obj=./..
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.14-kali1-common/scripts/Makefile.build:44: /usr/src/linux-headers-3.14-kali1-common/./../Makefile: No such file or directory
make[4]: *** No rule to make target `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.14-kali1-common/./../Makefile'.  Stop.
make[3]: *** [_module_./..] Error 2
make[2]: *** [sub-make] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.14-kali1-common'
NVIDIA: left KBUILD.
nvidia.ko failed to build!
make[1]: *** [nvidia.ko] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/var/lib/dkms/nvidia/340.65/build'
make: *** [../Module.symvers] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/var/lib/dkms/nvidia/340.65/build/uvm'
user@gabrielle:/var/lib/dkms/nvidia/340.65/build$

after...the ./NVIDIA install failed

Code:

root@gabrielle:/var/lib/dkms/nvidia/340.65/build# cat make.log
DKMS make.log for nvidia-340.65 for kernel 3.14-kali1-amd64 (x86_64)
Thu Jan  1 12:28:45 MST 2015

gcc-version-check failed:

The compiler used to compile the kernel (gcc
4.7) does not exactly match the current compiler
(gcc 4.9).  The Linux 2.6 kernel module loader
rejects kernel modules built with a version of gcc
that does not exactly match that of the compiler
used to build the running kernel.

If you know what you are doing and want to override
the gcc version check, you can do so by setting the
IGNORE_CC_MISMATCH environment variable to "1".

In any other case, set the CC environment variable
to the name of the compiler that was used to compile
the kernel.

*** Failed CC version check. Bailing out! ***

make: *** [build-sanity-checks] Error 1
make: Entering directory `/var/lib/dkms/nvidia/340.65/build/uvm'
cd ./..; make module SYSSRC=/lib/modules/3.14-kali1-amd64/source SYSOUT=/lib/modules/3.14-kali1-amd64/build KBUILD_EXTMOD=./..
make[1]: Entering directory `/var/lib/dkms/nvidia/340.65/build'
NVIDIA: calling KBUILD...
make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.14-kali1-common'
make -C /lib/modules/3.14-kali1-amd64/build \
    KBUILD_SRC=/usr/src/linux-headers-3.14-kali1-common \
    KBUILD_EXTMOD="./.." -f /usr/src/linux-headers-3.14-kali1-common/Makefile \
    modules
test -e include/generated/autoconf.h -a -e include/config/auto.conf || (        \
    echo >&2;                            \
    echo >&2 "  ERROR: Kernel configuration is invalid.";        \
    echo >&2 "         include/generated/autoconf.h or include/config/auto.conf are missing.";\
    echo >&2 "         Run 'make oldconfig && make prepare' on kernel src to fix it.";    \
    echo >&2 ;                            \
    /bin/false)
mkdir -p ./../.tmp_versions ; rm -f ./../.tmp_versions/*
make -f /usr/src/linux-headers-3.14-kali1-common/scripts/Makefile.build obj=./..
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.14-kali1-common/scripts/Makefile.build:44: /usr/src/linux-headers-3.14-kali1-common/./../Makefile: No such file or directory
make[4]: *** No rule to make target `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.14-kali1-common/./../Makefile'.  Stop.
make[3]: *** [_module_./..] Error 2
make[2]: *** [sub-make] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.14-kali1-common'
NVIDIA: left KBUILD.
nvidia.ko failed to build!
make[1]: *** [nvidia.ko] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/var/lib/dkms/nvidia/340.65/build'
make: *** [../Module.symvers] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/var/lib/dkms/nvidia/340.65/build/uvm'
root@gabrielle:/var/lib/dkms/nvidia/340.65/build#

**Hun75m4n** · 2015-01-03

Staticn0de...again many thanks. I do NOT have python errors anymore, infact I just rebuilt this Kali install, 3x. I had a backup file which I used, but that failed. Anyway post 25 was followed exactly, after a clean install.

As you can see I am still having issues, and the NVIDIA drivers failed to install.

Edit xorg.conf.nvidia and add a line under the 'Section "Device"' area so that is matches what is shown below. Change the bus ID to match what you recorded previously and take note that you recored a . before the last number and it is now a ':'. You need the ':'.
Section "Device"
Identifier "DiscreteNvidia"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BusID "PCI:03:00:0"

Above directions were not compete...file xorg.conf.nvidia does not exist, see below code.

Code:

root@Debian:/var/lib/dkms/nvidia/340.65/build# locate xorg.conf.
/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d
/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-evdev.conf
/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-synaptics.conf
/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-vmmouse.conf
/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-wacom.conf
/usr/share/man/man5/xorg.conf.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/xorg.conf.d.5.gz

It would also be good to see the log here:

/var/lib/dkms/nvidia/340.65/build/make.log

The above requested file does not exist, see below.

Code:

root@Debian:/var/lib/dkms/nvidia/340.65/build# ls
conftest.sh          Makefile     nv-dma.c       nv_gpu_ops.h  nvidia-modules-common.mk  nv-misc.h  nv-procfs.c   nv_uvm_interface.c  os-interface.h  os-usermap.c
cpuopsys.h           nv-acpi.c    nv-drm.c       nvgputypes.h  nv-kernel.o               nv-mmap.c  nv-proto.h    nv_uvm_interface.h  os-mlock.c      rmil.h
dkms.conf            nv.c         nverror.h      nv-gvi.c      nv-linux.h                nv-p2p.c   nv-reg.h      nv-vm.c             os-pci.c        rmretval.h
gcc-version-check.c  nv-chrdev.c  nv-frontend.c  nv.h          nv-memdbg.h               nv-p2p.h   nvtypes.h     nv-vtophys.c        os-registry.c   uvm
g_nvreadme.h         nv-cray.c    nv-frontend.h  nv-i2c.c      nv-mempool.c              nv-pat.c   nv-usermap.c  os-interface.c      os-smp.c        xapi-sdk.h
root@Debian:/var/lib/dkms/nvidia/340.65/build#

I do have this file...

Code:

root@Debian:/usr/share/doc/NVIDIA_GLX-1.0# cat README.txt

The above file had too many characters to post.

I use Kali is my primary OS, bad practice I know, but I use it with work constantly. I hope that my installing additional applications doesn't impair our working on my NVIDIA graphics driver. As you can see I am still in need of some assistance. Please let me know what files or data I can post that will help this along.

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