Nvidia Driver Problem

[blairjam]

Hi, I've been having some problems getting my Nvidia Driver installed and working. I'm having to use the proprietary one, because my card uses optimus and it doesn't play nicely.

Here are my specs:

• Dell XPS 15z
• i5 64-bit
• Nvidia 525m and Intel Integrated Graphics
• 6 gigs of ram

I'm using kubuntu 13.10 as well.

Now, some more details. After enabling the Nvidia driver and restarting, the Additional Drivers window tells me that the driver is activated but not in use. After doing a little reading here on the forum, some people request the OpenGL information form KInfocenter. I am met with a prompt saying "Could not initialize OpenGL."




Now, I'm not exactly sure what I should do now to resolve the issue.

Thanks for any help,
blairjam

[SteveRiley]

Please post the output of

lsmod | egrep "nv|nou"

Also please attach the file /var/log/Xorg.0.log.

[blairjam]

Thanks for replying.

The output is:

nvidia               9451843  0 
drm                   297056  4 i915,drm_kms_helper,nvidia

Xorg.0.log

[    18.556] X.Org X Server 1.14.5
Release Date: 2013-12-12
[    18.556] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[    18.556] Build Operating System: Linux 3.2.0-37-generic x86_64 Ubuntu
[    18.556] Current Operating System: Linux cb-linux 3.11.0-15-generic #23-Ubuntu SMP Mon Dec 9 18:17:04 UTC 2013 x86_64
[    18.556] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-15-generic root=UUID=b8502d8a-143e-496f-9742-61a8618696fb ro quiet splash
[    18.556] Build Date: 17 December 2013  10:06:15AM
[    18.556] xorg-server 2:1.14.5-1ubuntu2~saucy1 (For technical support please see http://www.ubuntu.com/support) 
[    18.556] Current version of pixman: 0.30.2
[    18.556]     Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
    to make sure that you have the latest version.
[    18.556] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
    (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
    (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[    18.556] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sat Jan 25 16:05:42 2014
[    18.573] (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[    18.573] (==) No Layout section.  Using the first Screen section.
[    18.573] (==) No screen section available. Using defaults.
[    18.574] (**) |-->Screen "Default Screen Section" (0)
[    18.574] (**) |   |-->Monitor "<default monitor>"
[    18.574] (==) No monitor specified for screen "Default Screen Section".
    Using a default monitor configuration.
[    18.574] (==) Automatically adding devices
[    18.574] (==) Automatically enabling devices
[    18.574] (==) Automatically adding GPU devices
[    18.574] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic" does not exist.
[    18.574]     Entry deleted from font path.
[    18.574] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/" does not exist.
[    18.574]     Entry deleted from font path.
[    18.574] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/" does not exist.
[    18.574]     Entry deleted from font path.
[    18.574] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi" does not exist.
[    18.574]     Entry deleted from font path.
[    18.574] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi" does not exist.
[    18.574]     Entry deleted from font path.
[    18.574] (==) FontPath set to:
    /usr/share/fonts/X11/misc,
    /usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1,
    built-ins
[    18.574] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xorg/extra-modules,/usr/lib/xorg/extra-modules,/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
[    18.574] (II) The server relies on udev to provide the list of input devices.
    If no devices become available, reconfigure udev or disable AutoAddDevices.
[    18.574] (II) Loader magic: 0x7f342c420d20
[    18.574] (II) Module ABI versions:
[    18.574]     X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[    18.574]     X.Org Video Driver: 14.1
[    18.574]     X.Org XInput driver : 19.1
[    18.574]     X.Org Server Extension : 7.0
[    18.574] (II) xfree86: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card1)
[    18.574] (II) xfree86: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card0)
[    18.576] (--) PCI:*(0:0:2:0) 8086:0116:1028:0446 rev 9, Mem @ 0xf1400000/4194304, 0xe0000000/268435456, I/O @ 0x00004000/64
[    18.576] (--) PCI: (0:1:0:0) 10de:0df5:1028:0446 rev 161, Mem @ 0xf0000000/16777216, 0xc0000000/268435456, 0xd0000000/33554432, I/O @ 0x00003000/128, BIOS @ 0x????????/524288
[    18.576] (II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
[    18.576] Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
[    18.576] Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
[    18.576] Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
[    18.576] Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
[    18.576] Initializing built-in extension XTEST
[    18.576] Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
[    18.576] Initializing built-in extension SYNC
[    18.576] Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
[    18.576] Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
[    18.576] Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
[    18.576] Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
[    18.576] Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
[    18.576] Initializing built-in extension RENDER
[    18.576] Initializing built-in extension RANDR
[    18.576] Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
[    18.576] Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
[    18.576] Initializing built-in extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
[    18.576] Initializing built-in extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
[    18.576] Initializing built-in extension RECORD
[    18.576] Initializing built-in extension DPMS
[    18.576] Initializing built-in extension X-Resource
[    18.576] Initializing built-in extension XVideo
[    18.576] Initializing built-in extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
[    18.576] Initializing built-in extension SELinux
[    18.576] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
[    18.576] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DGA
[    18.576] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DRI
[    18.576] Initializing built-in extension DRI2
[    18.576] (II) "glx" will be loaded by default.
[    18.576] (WW) "xmir" is not to be loaded by default. Skipping.
[    18.576] (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
[    18.576] (II) Module "dri2" already built-in
[    18.576] (II) LoadModule: "glamoregl"
[    18.663] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libglamoregl.so
[    19.566] (II) Module glamoregl: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    19.566]     compiled for 1.14.3, module version = 0.5.1
[    19.566]     ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[    19.566] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[    19.566] (II) Loading /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xorg/extra-modules/libglx.so
[    19.678] (II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
[    19.678]     compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
[    19.678]     Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[    19.678] (II) NVIDIA GLX Module  319.60  Wed Sep 25 14:24:11 PDT 2013
[    19.678] Loading extension GLX
[    19.678] (==) Matched intel as autoconfigured driver 0
[    19.678] (==) Matched nvidia as autoconfigured driver 1
[    19.678] (==) Matched nouveau as autoconfigured driver 2
[    19.678] (==) Matched intel as autoconfigured driver 3
[    19.678] (==) Matched vesa as autoconfigured driver 4
[    19.678] (==) Matched modesetting as autoconfigured driver 5
[    19.678] (==) Matched fbdev as autoconfigured driver 6
[    19.678] (==) Assigned the driver to the xf86ConfigLayout
[    19.678] (II) LoadModule: "intel"
[    19.678] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so
[    19.696] (II) Module intel: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    19.696]     compiled for 1.14.3, module version = 2.99.904
[    19.696]     Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[    19.696]     ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 14.1
[    19.696] (II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
[    19.696] (II) Loading /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xorg/extra-modules/nvidia_drv.so
[    19.771] (II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
[    19.771]     compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
[    19.771]     Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[    19.801] (II) LoadModule: "nouveau"
[    19.801] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/nouveau_drv.so
[    19.822] (II) Module nouveau: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    19.822]     compiled for 1.14.2.901, module version = 1.0.9
[    19.822]     Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[    19.822]     ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 14.1
[    19.822] (II) LoadModule: "vesa"
[    19.822] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vesa_drv.so
[    19.823] (II) Module vesa: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    19.823]     compiled for 1.14.1, module version = 2.3.2
[    19.823]     Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[    19.823]     ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 14.1
[    19.823] (II) LoadModule: "modesetting"
[    19.823] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/modesetting_drv.so
[    19.824] (II) Module modesetting: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    19.824]     compiled for 1.14.1, module version = 0.8.0
[    19.824]     Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[    19.824]     ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 14.1
[    19.824] (II) LoadModule: "fbdev"
[    19.824] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/fbdev_drv.so
[    19.825] (II) Module fbdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    19.825]     compiled for 1.14.1, module version = 0.4.3
[    19.825]     Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[    19.825]     ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 14.1
[    19.825] (II) intel: Driver for Intel(R) Integrated Graphics Chipsets:
    i810, i810-dc100, i810e, i815, i830M, 845G, 854, 852GM/855GM, 865G,
    915G, E7221 (i915), 915GM, 945G, 945GM, 945GME, Pineview GM,
    Pineview G, 965G, G35, 965Q, 946GZ, 965GM, 965GME/GLE, G33, Q35, Q33,
    GM45, 4 Series, G45/G43, Q45/Q43, G41, B43, HD Graphics,
    HD Graphics 2000, HD Graphics 3000, HD Graphics 2500,
    HD Graphics 4000, HD Graphics P4000, HD Graphics 4600,
    HD Graphics 5000, HD Graphics P4600/P4700, Iris(TM) Graphics 5100,
    HD Graphics 4400, HD Graphics 4200, Iris(TM) Pro Graphics 5200
[    19.825] (II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver  319.60  Wed Sep 25 14:04:14 PDT 2013
[    19.825] (II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
[    19.827] (II) NOUVEAU driver Date:   Wed Jul 31 10:51:03 2013 +1000
[    19.827] (II) NOUVEAU driver for NVIDIA chipset families :
[    19.827]     RIVA TNT        (NV04)
[    19.827]     RIVA TNT2       (NV05)
[    19.827]     GeForce 256     (NV10)
[    19.827]     GeForce 2       (NV11, NV15)
[    19.827]     GeForce 4MX     (NV17, NV18)
[    19.827]     GeForce 3       (NV20)
[    19.827]     GeForce 4Ti     (NV25, NV28)
[    19.827]     GeForce FX      (NV3x)
[    19.827]     GeForce 6       (NV4x)
[    19.827]     GeForce 7       (G7x)
[    19.827]     GeForce 8       (G8x)
[    19.827]     GeForce GTX 200 (NVA0)
[    19.827]     GeForce GTX 400 (NVC0)
[    19.827] (II) VESA: driver for VESA chipsets: vesa
[    19.827] (II) modesetting: Driver for Modesetting Kernel Drivers: kms
[    19.827] (II) FBDEV: driver for framebuffer: fbdev
[    19.827] (++) using VT number 7


[    19.827] (II) intel(0): SNA compiled: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.904-0ubuntu2 (Timo Aaltonen <tjaalton@ubuntu.com>)
[    19.827] (EE) [drm] KMS not enabled
[    19.827] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for vesa
[    19.827] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for modesetting
[    19.827] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for fbdev
[    19.827] (II) Loading sub module "fbdevhw"
[    19.827] (II) LoadModule: "fbdevhw"
[    19.828] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfbdevhw.so
[    19.828] (II) Module fbdevhw: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    19.828]     compiled for 1.14.5, module version = 0.0.2
[    19.828]     ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 14.1
[    19.828] (II) intel(0): Creating default Display subsection in Screen section
    "Default Screen Section" for depth/fbbpp 24/32
[    19.828] (==) intel(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
[    19.828] (==) intel(0): RGB weight 888
[    19.828] (==) intel(0): Default visual is TrueColor
[    19.828] (--) intel(0): Integrated Graphics Chipset: Intel(R) HD Graphics 3000
[    19.828] (--) intel(0): CPU: x86-64, sse2, sse3, ssse3, sse4.1, sse4.2, avx
[    19.828] (**) intel(0): Framebuffer tiled
[    19.828] (**) intel(0): Pixmaps tiled
[    19.828] (**) intel(0): "Tear free" disabled
[    19.828] (**) intel(0): Forcing per-crtc-pixmaps? no
[    19.828] (II) intel(0): Output LVDS1 has no monitor section
[    19.828] (--) intel(0): found backlight control interface acpi_video1 (type 'firmware')
[    19.828] (II) intel(0): Output VGA1 has no monitor section
[    19.828] (II) intel(0): Output HDMI1 has no monitor section
[    19.828] (II) intel(0): Output DP1 has no monitor section
[    19.828] (II) intel(0): Output VIRTUAL1 has no monitor section
[    19.828] (--) intel(0): Output LVDS1 using initial mode 1366x768 on pipe 0
[    19.828] (==) intel(0): DPI set to (96, 96)
[    19.828] (II) Loading sub module "dri2"
[    19.828] (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
[    19.828] (II) Module "dri2" already built-in
[    19.928] (II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
[    19.928] (II) Unloading nvidia
[    19.928] (II) UnloadModule: "vesa"
[    19.928] (II) Unloading vesa
[    19.928] (II) UnloadModule: "fbdev"
[    19.928] (II) Unloading fbdev
[    19.928] (II) UnloadSubModule: "fbdevhw"
[    19.928] (II) Unloading fbdevhw
[    19.928] (==) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
[    19.928] (II) intel(0): SNA initialized with Sandybridge (gen6, gt2) backend
[    19.928] (==) intel(0): Backing store disabled
[    19.928] (==) intel(0): Silken mouse enabled
[    19.928] (II) intel(0): HW Cursor enabled
[    19.928] (II) intel(0): RandR 1.2 enabled, ignore the following RandR disabled message.
[    19.928] (==) intel(0): DPMS enabled
[    19.928] (II) intel(0): [DRI2] Setup complete
[    19.928] (II) intel(0): [DRI2]   DRI driver: i965
[    19.928] (II) intel(0): direct rendering: DRI2 Enabled
[    19.928] (==) intel(0): hotplug detection: "enabled"
[    19.928] (--) RandR disabled
[    19.932] (II) SELinux: Disabled on system
[    19.954] (EE) Failed to initialize GLX extension (Compatible NVIDIA X driver not found)
[    19.955] (II) intel(0): switch to mode 1366x768@60.0 on pipe 0 using LVDS1, position (0, 0), rotation normal
[    19.964] (II) intel(0): Setting screen physical size to 361 x 203
[    19.972] (II) XKB: reuse xkmfile /var/lib/xkb/server-B20D7FC79C7F597315E3E501AEF10E0D866E8E92.xkm
[    19.995] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (/dev/input/event3)
[    19.995] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[    19.995] (II) LoadModule: "evdev"
[    19.995] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
[    20.005] (II) Module evdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    20.005]     compiled for 1.14.1, module version = 2.7.3
[    20.005]     Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
[    20.005]     ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 19.1
[    20.005] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Power Button'
[    20.005] (**) Power Button: always reports core events
[    20.005] (**) evdev: Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event3"
[    20.005] (--) evdev: Power Button: Vendor 0 Product 0x1
[    20.005] (--) evdev: Power Button: Found keys
[    20.005] (II) evdev: Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
[    20.005] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXPWRBN:00/input/input3/event3"
[    20.005] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD, id 6)
[    20.005] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[    20.005] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105"
[    20.005] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
[    20.005] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Video Bus (/dev/input/event6)
[    20.005] (**) Video Bus: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[    20.005] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Video Bus'
[    20.005] (**) Video Bus: always reports core events
[    20.005] (**) evdev: Video Bus: Device: "/dev/input/event6"
[    20.005] (--) evdev: Video Bus: Vendor 0 Product 0x6
[    20.005] (--) evdev: Video Bus: Found keys
[    20.005] (II) evdev: Video Bus: Configuring as keyboard
[    20.005] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0A08:00/LNXVIDEO:01/input/input6/event6"
[    20.005] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Video Bus" (type: KEYBOARD, id 7)
[    20.005] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[    20.005] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105"
[    20.005] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
[    20.006] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Video Bus (/dev/input/event5)
[    20.006] (**) Video Bus: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[    20.006] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Video Bus'
[    20.006] (**) Video Bus: always reports core events
[    20.006] (**) evdev: Video Bus: Device: "/dev/input/event5"
[    20.006] (--) evdev: Video Bus: Vendor 0 Product 0x6
[    20.006] (--) evdev: Video Bus: Found keys
[    20.006] (II) evdev: Video Bus: Configuring as keyboard
[    20.006] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0A08:00/device:2d/LNXVIDEO:00/input/input5/event5"
[    20.006] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Video Bus" (type: KEYBOARD, id 8)
[    20.006] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[    20.006] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105"
[    20.006] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
[    20.006] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (/dev/input/event0)
[    20.006] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[    20.006] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Power Button'
[    20.006] (**) Power Button: always reports core events
[    20.006] (**) evdev: Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event0"
[    20.006] (--) evdev: Power Button: Vendor 0 Product 0x1
[    20.006] (--) evdev: Power Button: Found keys
[    20.006] (II) evdev: Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
[    20.006] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0C:00/input/input0/event0"
[    20.006] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD, id 9)
[    20.006] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[    20.006] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105"
[    20.006] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
[    20.006] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Lid Switch (/dev/input/event2)
[    20.006] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[    20.006] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[    20.007] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Sleep Button (/dev/input/event1)
[    20.007] (**) Sleep Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[    20.007] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Sleep Button'
[    20.007] (**) Sleep Button: always reports core events
[    20.007] (**) evdev: Sleep Button: Device: "/dev/input/event1"
[    20.007] (--) evdev: Sleep Button: Vendor 0 Product 0x3
[    20.007] (--) evdev: Sleep Button: Found keys
[    20.007] (II) evdev: Sleep Button: Configuring as keyboard
[    20.007] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0E:00/input/input1/event1"
[    20.007] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Sleep Button" (type: KEYBOARD, id 10)
[    20.007] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[    20.007] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105"
[    20.007] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
[    20.007] (II) config/udev: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card1)
[    20.007] (II) config/udev: Ignoring already known drm device (/dev/dri/card1)
[    20.007] (II) config/udev: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card0)
[    20.007] (II) config/udev: Ignoring already known drm device (/dev/dri/card0)
[    20.007] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Laptop_Integrated_Webcam_2HDM (/dev/input/event15)
[    20.007] (**) Laptop_Integrated_Webcam_2HDM: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[    20.007] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Laptop_Integrated_Webcam_2HDM'
[    20.007] (**) Laptop_Integrated_Webcam_2HDM: always reports core events
[    20.007] (**) evdev: Laptop_Integrated_Webcam_2HDM: Device: "/dev/input/event15"
[    20.007] (--) evdev: Laptop_Integrated_Webcam_2HDM: Vendor 0xc45 Product 0x642a
[    20.007] (--) evdev: Laptop_Integrated_Webcam_2HDM: Found keys
[    20.007] (II) evdev: Laptop_Integrated_Webcam_2HDM: Configuring as keyboard
[    20.007] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.4/1-1.4:1.0/input/input15/event15"
[    20.007] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Laptop_Integrated_Webcam_2HDM" (type: KEYBOARD, id 11)
[    20.007] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[    20.007] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105"
[    20.007] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
[    20.008] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Intel PCH HDMI/DP,pcm=3 (/dev/input/event12)
[    20.008] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[    20.008] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[    20.008] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Intel PCH Headphone (/dev/input/event13)
[    20.008] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[    20.008] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[    20.008] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Intel PCH Mic (/dev/input/event14)
[    20.008] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[    20.008] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[    20.008] (II) config/udev: Adding input device SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse (/dev/input/event7)
[    20.008] (**) SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse: Applying InputClass "evdev pointer catchall"
[    20.008] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse'
[    20.008] (**) SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse: always reports core events
[    20.008] (**) evdev: SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse: Device: "/dev/input/event7"
[    20.008] (--) evdev: SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse: Vendor 0x1038 Product 0x1384
[    20.008] (--) evdev: SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse: Found 12 mouse buttons
[    20.008] (--) evdev: SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse: Found scroll wheel(s)
[    20.008] (--) evdev: SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse: Found relative axes
[    20.008] (--) evdev: SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse: Found x and y relative axes
[    20.008] (--) evdev: SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse: Found absolute axes
[    20.008] (II) evdev: SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse: Forcing absolute x/y axes to exist.
[    20.008] (II) evdev: SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse: Configuring as mouse
[    20.008] (II) evdev: SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse: Adding scrollwheel support
[    20.008] (**) evdev: SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
[    20.008] (**) evdev: SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
[    20.008] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.3/0000:04:00.0/usb3/3-1/3-1.2/3-1.2:1.1/input/input7/event7"
[    20.008] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse" (type: MOUSE, id 12)
[    20.008] (II) evdev: SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse: initialized for relative axes.
[    20.008] (WW) evdev: SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse: ignoring absolute axes.
[    20.008] (**) SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
[    20.008] (**) SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse: (accel) acceleration profile 0
[    20.008] (**) SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
[    20.008] (**) SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4
[    20.009] (II) config/udev: Adding input device SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse (/dev/input/mouse0)
[    20.009] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[    20.009] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[    20.009] (II) config/udev: Adding input device SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse (/dev/input/event8)
[    20.009] (**) SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[    20.009] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse'
[    20.009] (**) SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse: always reports core events
[    20.009] (**) evdev: SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse: Device: "/dev/input/event8"
[    20.009] (--) evdev: SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse: Vendor 0x1038 Product 0x1384
[    20.009] (--) evdev: SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse: Found keys
[    20.009] (II) evdev: SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse: Configuring as keyboard
[    20.009] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.3/0000:04:00.0/usb3/3-1/3-1.2/3-1.2:1.2/input/input8/event8"
[    20.009] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse" (type: KEYBOARD, id 13)
[    20.009] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[    20.009] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105"
[    20.009] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
[    20.009] (II) config/udev: Adding input device SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse (/dev/input/event9)
[    20.009] (**) SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[    20.009] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse'
[    20.009] (**) SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse: always reports core events
[    20.009] (**) evdev: SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse: Device: "/dev/input/event9"
[    20.009] (--) evdev: SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse: Vendor 0x1038 Product 0x1384
[    20.009] (--) evdev: SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse: Found 1 mouse buttons
[    20.009] (--) evdev: SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse: Found scroll wheel(s)
[    20.009] (--) evdev: SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse: Found relative axes
[    20.009] (II) evdev: SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse: Forcing relative x/y axes to exist.
[    20.009] (--) evdev: SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse: Found absolute axes
[    20.009] (II) evdev: SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse: Forcing absolute x/y axes to exist.
[    20.009] (--) evdev: SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse: Found keys
[    20.009] (II) evdev: SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse: Configuring as mouse
[    20.009] (II) evdev: SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse: Configuring as keyboard
[    20.009] (II) evdev: SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse: Adding scrollwheel support
[    20.009] (**) evdev: SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
[    20.009] (**) evdev: SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
[    20.009] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.3/0000:04:00.0/usb3/3-1/3-1.2/3-1.2:1.3/input/input9/event9"
[    20.009] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse" (type: KEYBOARD, id 14)
[    20.009] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[    20.009] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105"
[    20.009] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
[    20.009] (II) evdev: SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse: initialized for relative axes.
[    20.009] (WW) evdev: SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse: ignoring absolute axes.
[    20.010] (**) SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
[    20.010] (**) SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse: (accel) acceleration profile 0
[    20.010] (**) SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
[    20.010] (**) SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4
[    20.010] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Metadot - Das Keyboard Das Keyboard Model S (/dev/input/event10)
[    20.010] (**) Metadot - Das Keyboard Das Keyboard Model S: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[    20.010] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Metadot - Das Keyboard Das Keyboard Model S'
[    20.010] (**) Metadot - Das Keyboard Das Keyboard Model S: always reports core events
[    20.010] (**) evdev: Metadot - Das Keyboard Das Keyboard Model S: Device: "/dev/input/event10"
[    20.010] (--) evdev: Metadot - Das Keyboard Das Keyboard Model S: Vendor 0x24f0 Product 0x137
[    20.010] (--) evdev: Metadot - Das Keyboard Das Keyboard Model S: Found keys
[    20.010] (II) evdev: Metadot - Das Keyboard Das Keyboard Model S: Configuring as keyboard
[    20.010] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.3/0000:04:00.0/usb3/3-1/3-1.3/3-1.3:1.0/input/input10/event10"
[    20.010] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Metadot - Das Keyboard Das Keyboard Model S" (type: KEYBOARD, id 15)
[    20.010] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[    20.010] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105"
[    20.010] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
[    20.010] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Metadot - Das Keyboard Das Keyboard Model S (/dev/input/event11)
[    20.010] (**) Metadot - Das Keyboard Das Keyboard Model S: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[    20.010] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Metadot - Das Keyboard Das Keyboard Model S'
[    20.010] (**) Metadot - Das Keyboard Das Keyboard Model S: always reports core events
[    20.010] (**) evdev: Metadot - Das Keyboard Das Keyboard Model S: Device: "/dev/input/event11"
[    20.010] (--) evdev: Metadot - Das Keyboard Das Keyboard Model S: Vendor 0x24f0 Product 0x137
[    20.010] (--) evdev: Metadot - Das Keyboard Das Keyboard Model S: Found keys
[    20.010] (II) evdev: Metadot - Das Keyboard Das Keyboard Model S: Configuring as keyboard
[    20.010] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.3/0000:04:00.0/usb3/3-1/3-1.3/3-1.3:1.1/input/input11/event11"
[    20.010] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Metadot - Das Keyboard Das Keyboard Model S" (type: KEYBOARD, id 16)
[    20.010] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[    20.010] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105"
[    20.010] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
[    20.011] (II) config/udev: Adding input device AT Translated Set 2 keyboard (/dev/input/event4)
[    20.011] (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[    20.011] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'AT Translated Set 2 keyboard'
[    20.011] (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: always reports core events
[    20.011] (**) evdev: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Device: "/dev/input/event4"
[    20.011] (--) evdev: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Vendor 0x1 Product 0x1
[    20.011] (--) evdev: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Found keys
[    20.011] (II) evdev: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Configuring as keyboard
[    20.011] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio0/input/input4/event4"
[    20.011] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "AT Translated Set 2 keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD, id 17)
[    20.011] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[    20.011] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105"
[    20.011] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
[    20.011] (II) config/udev: Adding input device CyPS/2 Cypress Trackpad (/dev/input/event17)
[    20.011] (**) CyPS/2 Cypress Trackpad: Applying InputClass "evdev touchpad catchall"
[    20.011] (**) CyPS/2 Cypress Trackpad: Applying InputClass "touchpad catchall"
[    20.011] (**) CyPS/2 Cypress Trackpad: Applying InputClass "Default clickpad buttons"
[    20.011] (II) LoadModule: "synaptics"
[    20.011] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/synaptics_drv.so
[    20.011] (II) Module synaptics: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    20.011]     compiled for 1.14.2, module version = 1.7.1
[    20.011]     Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
[    20.011]     ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 19.1
[    20.011] (II) Using input driver 'synaptics' for 'CyPS/2 Cypress Trackpad'
[    20.011] (**) CyPS/2 Cypress Trackpad: always reports core events
[    20.011] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event17"
[    20.028] (II) synaptics: CyPS/2 Cypress Trackpad: found clickpad property
[    20.028] (--) synaptics: CyPS/2 Cypress Trackpad: x-axis range 0 - 1600 (res 16)
[    20.028] (--) synaptics: CyPS/2 Cypress Trackpad: y-axis range 0 - 900 (res 15)
[    20.028] (--) synaptics: CyPS/2 Cypress Trackpad: pressure range 0 - 255
[    20.028] (--) synaptics: CyPS/2 Cypress Trackpad: finger width range 0 - 255
[    20.028] (--) synaptics: CyPS/2 Cypress Trackpad: buttons: left right middle double triple
[    20.028] (--) synaptics: CyPS/2 Cypress Trackpad: Vendor 0x2 Product 0x11
[    20.028] (**) Option "SoftButtonAreas" "50% 0 82% 0 0 0 0 0"
[    20.028] (--) synaptics: CyPS/2 Cypress Trackpad: touchpad found
[    20.028] (**) CyPS/2 Cypress Trackpad: always reports core events
[    20.040] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input17/event17"
[    20.040] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "CyPS/2 Cypress Trackpad" (type: TOUCHPAD, id 18)
[    20.040] (**) synaptics: CyPS/2 Cypress Trackpad: (accel) MinSpeed is now constant deceleration 2.5
[    20.040] (**) synaptics: CyPS/2 Cypress Trackpad: (accel) MaxSpeed is now 1.75
[    20.040] (**) synaptics: CyPS/2 Cypress Trackpad: (accel) AccelFactor is now 0.109
[    20.040] (**) CyPS/2 Cypress Trackpad: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
[    20.040] (**) CyPS/2 Cypress Trackpad: (accel) acceleration profile 1
[    20.040] (**) CyPS/2 Cypress Trackpad: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
[    20.040] (**) CyPS/2 Cypress Trackpad: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4
[    20.040] (--) synaptics: CyPS/2 Cypress Trackpad: touchpad found
[    20.040] (II) config/udev: Adding input device CyPS/2 Cypress Trackpad (/dev/input/mouse1)
[    20.040] (**) CyPS/2 Cypress Trackpad: Ignoring device from InputClass "touchpad ignore duplicates"
[    20.042] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Dell WMI hotkeys (/dev/input/event16)
[    20.042] (**) Dell WMI hotkeys: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[    20.042] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Dell WMI hotkeys'
[    20.042] (**) Dell WMI hotkeys: always reports core events
[    20.042] (**) evdev: Dell WMI hotkeys: Device: "/dev/input/event16"
[    20.042] (--) evdev: Dell WMI hotkeys: Vendor 0 Product 0
[    20.042] (--) evdev: Dell WMI hotkeys: Found keys
[    20.042] (II) evdev: Dell WMI hotkeys: Configuring as keyboard
[    20.042] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/virtual/input/input16/event16"
[    20.042] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Dell WMI hotkeys" (type: KEYBOARD, id 19)
[    20.042] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[    20.042] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105"
[    20.042] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
[    93.212] (II) intel(0): EDID vendor "CMO", prod id 5547
[    93.212] (II) intel(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines:
[    93.212] (II) intel(0): Modeline "1366x768"x0.0   75.40  1366 1397 1462 1560  768 772 784 806 +hsync -vsync (48.3 kHz eP)
[    93.212] (II) intel(0): Modeline "1366x768"x0.0   46.64  1366 1380 1409 1476  768 770 777 790 +hsync -vsync (31.6 kHz e)
[    93.342] (II) intel(0): EDID vendor "CMO", prod id 5547
[    93.343] (II) intel(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines:
[    93.343] (II) intel(0): Modeline "1366x768"x0.0   75.40  1366 1397 1462 1560  768 772 784 806 +hsync -vsync (48.3 kHz eP)
[    93.343] (II) intel(0): Modeline "1366x768"x0.0   46.64  1366 1380 1409 1476  768 770 777 790 +hsync -vsync (31.6 kHz e)
[    94.397] (II) intel(0): EDID vendor "CMO", prod id 5547
[    94.397] (II) intel(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines:
[    94.397] (II) intel(0): Modeline "1366x768"x0.0   75.40  1366 1397 1462 1560  768 772 784 806 +hsync -vsync (48.3 kHz eP)
[    94.397] (II) intel(0): Modeline "1366x768"x0.0   46.64  1366 1380 1409 1476  768 770 777 790 +hsync -vsync (31.6 kHz e)
[    95.199] (II) intel(0): EDID vendor "CMO", prod id 5547
[    95.199] (II) intel(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines:
[    95.199] (II) intel(0): Modeline "1366x768"x0.0   75.40  1366 1397 1462 1560  768 772 784 806 +hsync -vsync (48.3 kHz eP)
[    95.199] (II) intel(0): Modeline "1366x768"x0.0   46.64  1366 1380 1409 1476  768 770 777 790 +hsync -vsync (31.6 kHz e)
[    95.231] (II) intel(0): EDID vendor "CMO", prod id 5547
[    95.231] (II) intel(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines:
[    95.231] (II) intel(0): Modeline "1366x768"x0.0   75.40  1366 1397 1462 1560  768 772 784 806 +hsync -vsync (48.3 kHz eP)
[    95.231] (II) intel(0): Modeline "1366x768"x0.0   46.64  1366 1380 1409 1476  768 770 777 790 +hsync -vsync (31.6 kHz e)
[    95.259] (II) intel(0): EDID vendor "CMO", prod id 5547
[    95.259] (II) intel(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines:
[    95.259] (II) intel(0): Modeline "1366x768"x0.0   75.40  1366 1397 1462 1560  768 772 784 806 +hsync -vsync (48.3 kHz eP)
[    95.259] (II) intel(0): Modeline "1366x768"x0.0   46.64  1366 1380 1409 1476  768 770 777 790 +hsync -vsync (31.6 kHz e)
[    95.287] (II) intel(0): EDID vendor "CMO", prod id 5547
[    95.287] (II) intel(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines:
[    95.287] (II) intel(0): Modeline "1366x768"x0.0   75.40  1366 1397 1462 1560  768 772 784 806 +hsync -vsync (48.3 kHz eP)
[    95.287] (II) intel(0): Modeline "1366x768"x0.0   46.64  1366 1380 1409 1476  768 770 777 790 +hsync -vsync (31.6 kHz e)
[    95.446] (II) intel(0): EDID vendor "CMO", prod id 5547
[    95.446] (II) intel(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines:
[    95.446] (II) intel(0): Modeline "1366x768"x0.0   75.40  1366 1397 1462 1560  768 772 784 806 +hsync -vsync (48.3 kHz eP)
[    95.446] (II) intel(0): Modeline "1366x768"x0.0   46.64  1366 1380 1409 1476  768 770 777 790 +hsync -vsync (31.6 kHz e)
[    95.465] (II) intel(0): EDID vendor "CMO", prod id 5547
[    95.465] (II) intel(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines:
[    95.465] (II) intel(0): Modeline "1366x768"x0.0   75.40  1366 1397 1462 1560  768 772 784 806 +hsync -vsync (48.3 kHz eP)
[    95.465] (II) intel(0): Modeline "1366x768"x0.0   46.64  1366 1380 1409 1476  768 770 777 790 +hsync -vsync (31.6 kHz e)

[SteveRiley]

Your X server is trying to load both the nVidia binary driver and the open source Nouveau driver. They cannot co-exist. What's the output of

grep nouveau /etc/modprobe.d/*

[blairjam]

/etc/modprobe.d/nvidia-319-updates_hybrid.conf:blacklist nouveau
/etc/modprobe.d/nvidia-319-updates_hybrid.conf:blacklist lbm-nouveau
/etc/modprobe.d/nvidia-319-updates_hybrid.conf:alias nouveau off
/etc/modprobe.d/nvidia-319-updates_hybrid.conf:alias lbm-nouveau off
/etc/modprobe.d/nvidia-graphics-drivers.conf:blacklist nouveau
/etc/modprobe.d/nvidia-graphics-drivers.conf:blacklist lbm-nouveau
/etc/modprobe.d/nvidia-graphics-drivers.conf:alias nouveau off
/etc/modprobe.d/nvidia-graphics-drivers.conf:alias lbm-nouveau off

[SteveRiley]

Hm. I'm a little confused as to why X is trying to load both graphics drivers, even though the Nouveau kernel driver is blacklisted.

Do you have the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf? If so, paste its contents here and don't do anything else just yet.

If you don't, please run

sudo apt-get purge xserver-xorg-video-nouveau

Then reboot. Does the binary nVidia driver work now?

[blairjam]

Ok, I couldn't find the xorg.conf, so I purged nouveau and did a reboot. Still getting the active but not in use message in the additional drivers screen. Also, it still can't initialize OpenGL.

[SteveRiley]

Are you trying to use Bumblebee, too? Or do you want only the nVidia graphics to operate?

[blairjam]

I've tried bumblebee before, however, it didn't seem to remedy my problems. I'd use anything if I can get it to work.

[SteveRiley]

I don't think it's ready for prime time yet.

Let's simplify things. Boot into your computer's firmware and disable Optimus. Configure it to use only the nVidia graphics -- this might be labeled "discrete." Then boot the computer. Now X will see only one graphics adapter, and should figure out that it needs to load the nVidia GLX extensions.

[blairjam]

Um.... I can't seem to find an option to disable optimus...



I'd expect it to be there under advanced... Am I missing something?

[SteveRiley]

Wow. My ThinkPad, also with a Tiano UEFI, has many more options. It is so frustrating that hardware manufacturers limit what people can do. Dell has always been bad in this regard.

I'm guessing now, but let's keep going. First, blacklist the Intel driver from the kernel:

echo "blacklist i915" | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/i915.conf >/dev/null

Now remove the Intel dirver for X:

sudo apt-get purge xserver-xorg-video-intel

Reboot once more. Now what's happening?

[blairjam]

Alright, did those things. Now I'm running at 640x480. Nothing else seems to have changed.

[SteveRiley]

Let me see the current /var/log/Xorg.0.log.

[SteveRiley]

Oh crap. I forgot to have you rebuild your initramfs, a small file that loads the operating system. This is necessary when blacklisting certain modules like i915.

sudo update-initramfs -u

This may or may not fix the low-res issue. Let me know. I'd still like to see the Xorg log, too.