Bug#930802: Fwd: Bug#930802: nvidia-driver: NVIDIA module fails to load (Operation not permitted)

[Ignacio Vargas]

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From: Ignacio Vargas <igvacor94 at gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Jun 21, 2019 at 8:35 AM
Subject: Re: Bug#930802: nvidia-driver: NVIDIA module fails to load
(Operation not permitted)
To: floris <jkfloris at dds.nl>


I tried
$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure nvidia-kernel-dkms
and it completed successfully. Trying to load the module afterwards failed
with the same error though.

/var/log/apt/history.log reveals that these were the packages I updated the
day before the breakage occurred:

Upgrade: libkrb5-3:amd64 (1.17-2, 1.17-3), libkrb5-3:i386 (1.17-2, 1.17-3),
libgssapi-krb5-2:amd64 (1.17-2, 1.17-3), libgssapi-krb5-2:i386 (1.17-2,
1.17-3), krb5-multidev:amd64 (1.17-2, 1.17-3), libkrb5-dev:amd64 (1.17-2,
1.17-3), linux-libc-dev:amd64 (4.19.37-3, 4.19.37-4), linux-libc-dev:i386
(4.19.37-3, 4.19.37-4), *linux-image-4.19.0-5-amd64:amd64 (4.19.37-3,
4.19.37-4)*, libkdb5-9:amd64 (1.17-2, 1.17-3), libk5crypto3:amd64 (1.17-2,
1.17-3), libk5crypto3:i386 (1.17-2, 1.17-3), linux-compiler-gcc-8-x86:amd64
(4.19.37-3, 4.19.37-4), krb5-locales:amd64 (1.17-2, 1.17-3),
libkadm5srv-mit11:amd64 (1.17-2, 1.17-3), libkrb5support0:amd64 (1.17-2,
1.17-3), libkrb5support0:i386 (1.17-2, 1.17-3), libgssrpc4:amd64 (1.17-2,
1.17-3), linux-headers-4.19.0-5-amd64:amd64 (4.19.37-3, 4.19.37-4),
firefox:amd64 (67.0.2-1, 67.0.3-1), linux-kbuild-4.19:amd64 (4.19.37-3,
4.19.37-4), libkadm5clnt-mit11:amd64 (1.17-2, 1.17-3),
linux-headers-4.19.0-5-common:amd64 (4.19.37-3, 4.19.37-4)

The only package that seemed related to the bug was the new kernels. So I
updated again today

Upgrade: linux-image-4.19.0-5-amd64:amd64 (4.19.37-4, 4.19.37-5),
firefox:amd64 (67.0.3-2, 67.0.4-1)

I rebooted, and the NVIDIA module was loaded automatically without problems
or needing further intervention. I can only assume the bug was actually
with the new kernels.

Either way, the bug is solved. Sorry for the inconvenience, it seems like
nvidia-driver wasn't at fault at all.


On Fri, Jun 21, 2019 at 6:31 AM floris <jkfloris at dds.nl> wrote:

> Ignacio Vargas schreef op 2019-06-20 23:56:
> > Package: nvidia-driver
> > Version: 418.74-1
> > Severity: grave
> > Justification: renders package unusable
> >
> > Dear Maintainer,
> >
> > Today upon boot up, Xorg failed to start. Checking logs I found it was
> > not picking up the NVIDIA propietary driver.
> > I tried reinstalling the nvidia-driver metapackage and rebooted -
> > module still failed to load.
> >
> > I attempted to load it manually to check the error message, and this
> > is what I got:
> >
> > $ sudo /sbin/modprobe -v nvidia
> > install modprobe -i nvidia-current $CMDLINE_OPTS
> > insmod /lib/modules/4.19.0-5-amd64/updates/dkms/nvidia-current.ko
> > modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'nvidia_current': Invalid argument
> > modprobe: ERROR: ../libkmod/libkmod-module.c:979 command_do() Error
> > running install command for nvidia
> > modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'nvidia': Operation not permitted
> >
> > I also checked the output of dkms
> > $ sudo dkms status
> > nvidia-current, 418.74, 4.19.0-5-amd64, x86_64: installed
> >
> > Similar information appears in the systemctl logs.
> >
> > Running the modprobe above without sudo gives me a “Key expired”
> > message on the nvidia module, which would suggest a
> > conflict with Secure Boot, but that is disabled on my BIOS (I’ve
> > double checked). I already tried booting on different
> > kernel versions (4.19.0-5, 4.19.0-4, 4.19.0-3) and all gave the same
> > error.
> >
> > As it stands, the package seems unusable in its current state. I had
> > to revert back to nouveau to get Xorg back up
> > for now. It had been working well up until yesterday, but I'm not sure
> > how to check aptitude's logs for a list of the
> > packages that were updated only yesterday.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
>
> Does
> $ sudo dpkg-reconfigure nvidia-kernel-dkms
> work?
>
>
> > It had been working well up until yesterday, but I'm not sure
> > how to check aptitude's logs for a list of the
> > packages that were updated only yesterday.
>
> check
> /var/log/apt/history.log
>
> ---
> Floris
>


-- 
Ignacio Vargas


-- 
Ignacio Vargas
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