Bug#909218: nvidia-xconfig: Files section missing ModulePath entries break GLX upon installing libgl1-nvidia-glx (required by Steam)

[Andreas Beckmann]

Control: severity -1 serious
Control: tag -1 sid buster

Maybe it's time to phase nvidia-xconfig out for buster ...

On 2018-09-19 22:26, miguev wrote:

> 2. System freezes after locking screen with xflock4, can't even get to tty.
> https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/411900/after-installing-nvidia-
> drivers-computer-freezes-after-locking-cant-even-get

Can we try to analyze and fix this bug instead of fixing nvidia-xconfig?

Does the following minimal Xorg.conf work for you?

Section "Files"
    ModulePath     "/usr/lib/xorg/modules/linux"
    ModulePath     "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "My GPU"
    Driver         "nvidia"
EndSection

Since X seems to work without xorg.conf (unless you lock your screen)
please get Xorg logs from both no xorg.conf and a working minimal xorg.conf


> Workaround is to generate /etc/X11/xorg.conf by running nvidia-xconfig
> # nvidia-xconfig
> # /etc/init.d/lightdm restart

>    * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or
>      ineffective)?
> 
> Adding NVidia’s drivers path in /etc/X11/xorg.conf in the otherwise empty
> “Files” section:
> Section "Files"
>     ModulePath     "/usr/lib/nvidia"

NEVER EVER add "/usr/lib/nvidia" as a search path.
This tree will also contain incompatible legacy modules.
Use /usr/lib/xorg/modules/linux instead. There will be a symlink to the
correct module.

>     ModulePath     "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
> EndSection
> 
> The paths are those that contain libglx.so
> # find /usr/ -name libglx.so
> /usr/lib/nvidia/libglx.so
> /usr/lib/nvidia/current/libglx.so
> /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
> /usr/lib/xorg/modules/linux/libglx.so
> 
> Found this idea in the NVidia Dveloper forum:
> https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/800059/linux/glxinfo-command-
> returning-quot-badwindow-invalid-window-parameter-quot-error/


Andreas