nVidia driver not loading

[Robin Laing]

On 02/07/16 00:48, Dave Pawson wrote:

> On 1 July 2016 at 22:08, Robin Laing <MeSat at telusplanet.net> wrote:
>> On 27/06/16 10:28, Gabe Rubin wrote:
>>>
>>> On Sun, Jun 26, 2016 at 11:53 PM, Dave Pawson <dave.pawson at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> With my problem (update rather than new system), Xorg log shows
>>>> similar oddities (my view)
>>>> E.g.
>>>> LoadModule "nouveau"
>>>> Loading /usr..... /nouveau_drv.so
>>>> ...
>>>> LoadModule "nv"  # is this the Nvidia module????
>>>> Warning, couldn't open module nv
>>>>
>>>> Failed to load module "nv" (module does not exist, 0)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> regards
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 27 June 2016 at 01:14, Robin Laing <MeSat at telusplanet.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>
>>>>> A new machine and I have installed the rpmfusion nVidia akmods but xorg
>>>>
>>>> is
>>>>>
>>>>> trying to load module "nv", not "nvidia" according the Xorg.0.log.
>>>>>
>>>>> Where could the system be trying to load the nv driver instead of the
>>>>
>>>> nvidia
>>>>>
>>>>> driver?
>>>>>
>>>>> nvidia-xorg.conf exists
>>>>>
>>>>> 99-nvidia.conf exists and points to the correct module directories.
>>>>>
>>>>> This may be the issue.
>>>>>
>>>>> modprobe: modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'nvidia': Required key not
>>>>> available
>>>>>
>>>>> How do I add a key to nvidia to load the module?
>>>>>
>>>>> I need secure boot configured on this machine for Windows 10 and gaming
>>>>
>>>> as
>>>>>
>>>>> it is not my computer and will be configured as dual boot.
>>>>>
>>>>> Robin
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> You need to blacklist the nouvea driver.  There are instructions on how to
>>> do this online.
>>>
>>
>> The nouvea driver is blacklisted in the boot process.  That was the first
>> thing I looked for.  It is all related to EUFI boot process.  Turn of EUFI
>> and I don't have any issues.  Turn it on and I get the nv error message
>> because the nouvea driver IS blacklisted.
>>
>> Robin
>
>
>




 > I've never loaded Windows on this machine so wouldn't know anything 
about UEFI!
 > Nouveau was blacklisted, still failed.
 >
 > Which kernel module are you saying is unsigned please? akmods?
 >
 > regards
 >

The closed source module that is built by akmods.


This is the error message.

Jun 26 17:19:50 Falcon akmods-shutdown: Building and installing 
nvidia-kmod[  OK  ]

Jun 26 17:20:59 Falcon kernel: input: HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=3 as 
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.0/0000:01:00.1/sound/card1/input15

Jun 26 17:20:59 Falcon kernel: input: HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=7 as 
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.0/0000:01:00.1/sound/card1/input16

Jun 26 17:20:59 Falcon kernel: input: HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=8 as 
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.0/0000:01:00.1/sound/card1/input17

Jun 26 17:20:59 Falcon kernel: input: HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=9 as 
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.0/0000:01:00.1/sound/card1/input18

Jun 26 17:21:01 Falcon modprobe: modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 
'nvidia': Required key not available

I tried to boot multiple times with no success.

I remembered some conversation about the newer kernel and signed modules 
for secure boot and I turned of secure boot in the BIOS.  Machine now 
loads.  This is not a new issue but most people just turn off the secure 
boot to get around it.

I have been looking into it some more and there needs to be a key that 
is accepted by "Secure Boot".

http://www.pellegrino.link/2015/11/29/signing-nvidia-proprietary-driver-on-fedora.html