[CentOS] No X with new 6.6 kernel(SOLVED)

[Ned Slider]

On 30/10/14 01:43, Mark LaPierre wrote:
> On 10/29/14 07:03, Ned Slider wrote:
>> On 29/10/14 03:09, Akemi Yagi wrote:
>>> On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 7:33 PM, Johnny Hughes <johnny at centos.org> wrote:
>>>> On 10/28/2014 09:06 PM, Mark LaPierre wrote:
>>>>> On 10/28/14 21:13, Mark LaPierre wrote:
>>>>>> Hey Y'all,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> After upgrade to 6.6 my gui will not start.  The problem is probably
>>>>>> related to the dusty old video card I've got in this crusty old machine.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation G73 [GeForce 7600
>>>>>> GS] (rev a2)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I've got the proprietary drivers installed.  Normally when I update my
>>>>>> kernel the video module is rebuilt automagically.  That probably doesn't
>>>>>> work with the new kernel.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I can get the GUI running by booting into the previous kernel version.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Does anyone know what repository and package name I need to update the
>>>>>> driver for 6.6?
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Okay, I erased kmod-nvidia-304xx and nvidia-x11-drv-304xx
>>>>>
>>>>> I booted into the new kernel and reinstalled kmod-nvidia-304xx and
>>>>> nvidia-x11-drv-304xx.
>>>>>
>>>>> After a reboot still no joy.
>>>>>
>>>>> The Xorg.0.log says:
>>>>>
>>>>> [    57.575] (EE) NVIDIA: Failed to load the NVIDIA kernel module.
>>>>> Please check your
>>>>> [    57.575] (EE) NVIDIA:     system's kernel log for additional error
>>>>> messages.
>>>>>
>>>>> Where do I find said kernel log?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Do you also have kernel-devel for the new kernel installed?
>>>>
>>>> I don't know how that package works (it is not in one of the CentOS
>>>> repo's) but it might need to be updated by the provider to work with the
>>>> new kernel as well.
>>>>
>>>> Akemi, is that an elrepo package .. and does it work with 6.6?
>>>
>>> Someone called my name ... :)
>>>
>>> Mark, first make sure you need the -304xx driver by running nvidia-detect:
>>>
>>> http://elrepo.org/tiki/nvidia-detect
>>>
>>> Once confirmed, you need to install the latest version of
>>> kmod-nvidia-304xx from the elrepo-testing repository on your 6.6 OS.
>>> Please see:
>>>
>>> http://elrepo.org/bugs/view.php?id=517
>>>
>>> They will eventually be moved to the elrepo main repository.
>>>
>>> Akemi
>>
>> Akemi is correct. Users of kmod-nvidia-304xx will need to update to the
>> latest release (currently kmod-nvidia-304xx-304.123-3.el6.elrepo) at the
>> same time as updating to 6.6.
>>
>> Please note, due to changes in the 6.6 kernel ABI, the original release
>> (304.123-1) is compatible with 6.5 but NOT 6.6, and latest release
>> (304.123-3) is compatible with 6.6 but NOT backwards compatible with
>> 6.5. This means you MUST update  kmod-nvidia-304xx at the same time as
>> performing the 6.5 to 6.6 update / reboot if you want X to continue
>> working seamlessly.
>>
>> The newer kmod-nvidia-304xx release(s) are in the elrepo-testing
>> repository, and are now also syncing to the main elrepo repository.
>>
>> The current 340.xx driver is unaffected. The older 173.xx driver may
>> also be similarly affected but I have not tested it and have yet to
>> receive a bug report on it. If it is similarly broken I will fix it as
>> and when someone reports it and is able to test the fix.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
> 
> Hey Ned,
> 
> The new driver package appeared on my update list this evening.  I
> installed it and rebooted into the new kernel.  All is well.
> 
> 

Hi Mark,

Thanks for the confirmation. Glad we got it fixed and apologies for the
slight delay / mishap you experienced.