I tried to install nvidia-173xx from rpmfusion on fedora-18 (xfce spin).
The X server crashes on startup with a segmentation fault, apparently in /lib64/libXfont.so.1.
$ cat /etc/fedora-release
Fedora release 18 (Spherical Cow)
$ uname -mr
3.9.11-200.fc18.x86_64 x86_64
$ lspci | grep -i VGA
05:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation NV37GL [Quadro PCI-E Series] (rev a2)
$ yum list installed ‘kernel*’ ‘xorgXorg’ 'selinux’ gcc
gcc.x86_64 4.7.2-8.fc18 @fedora
kernel.x86_64 3.9.11-200.fc18 @updates
kernel-devel.x86_64 3.9.11-200.fc18 @updates
kernel-headers.x86_64 3.9.11-200.fc18 @updates
kernel-modules-extra.x86_64 3.9.11-200.fc18 @updates
selinux-policy.noarch 3.11.1-98.fc18 @updates
selinux-policy-devel.noarch 3.11.1-98.fc18 @updates
selinux-policy-doc.noarch 3.11.1-98.fc18 @updates
selinux-policy-targeted.noarch 3.11.1-98.fc18 @updates
xorg-x11-server-Xorg.x86_64 1.13.3-3.fc18 @updates
$ yum list installed ‘nvidia’
akmod-nvidia-173xx.x86_64 173.14.37-1.fc18.8 @rpmfusion-nonfree-updates
kmod-nvidia-173xx-3.9.11-200.fc18.x86_64.x86_64 173.14.37-1.fc18.8 installed
nvidia-settings.x86_64 319.32-1.fc18 @rpmfusion-nonfree-updates
nvidia-xconfig.x86_64 319.32-1.fc18 @rpmfusion-nonfree-updates
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-173xx.x86_64 173.14.37-5.fc18 @rpmfusion-nonfree-updates
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-173xx-libs.i686 173.14.37-5.fc18 @rpmfusion-nonfree-updates
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-173xx-libs.x86_64 173.14.37-5.fc18 @rpmfusion-nonfree-updates
$ lsmod | grep nouveau
$ lsmod | grep nvidia
nvidia 8117579 0
i2c_core 34096 2 i2c_i801,nvidia
$ cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf
[ 40.717]
X.Org X Server 1.13.3
Release Date: 2013-03-07
[ 40.717] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[ 40.717] Build Operating System: 2.6.32-358.2.1.el6.x86_64
[ 40.717] Current Operating System: Linux elm 3.9.11-200.fc18.x86_64 #1 SMP Mon Jul 22 21:04:50 UTC 2013 x86_64
[ 40.717] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.9.11-200.fc18.x86_64 root=UUID=bd44e212-94d5-43bd-aaa3-b96ced19e742 ro rd.md=0 rd.lvm=0 rd.dm=0 rd.luks=0 vconsole.keymap=us rhgb quiet LANG=en_US.UTF-8 nouveau.modeset=0 rd.driver.blacklist=nouveau
[ 40.718] Build Date: 17 April 2013 04:51:09AM
[ 40.718] Build ID: xorg-x11-server 1.13.3-3.fc18
[ 40.718] Current version of pixman: 0.28.0
[ 40.718] Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
[ 40.718] Markers: (–) probed, () from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[ 40.718] (==) Log file: “/var/log/Xorg.0.log”, Time: Sun Jul 28 18:43:26 2013
[ 40.718] (==) Using config file: “/etc/X11/xorg.conf”
[ 40.718] (==) Using config directory: “/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d”
[ 40.718] (==) Using system config directory “/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d”
[ 40.719] (==) No Layout section. Using the first Screen section.
[ 40.719] (==) No screen section available. Using defaults.
[ 40.719] () |–>Screen “Default Screen Section” (0)
[ 40.719] () | |–>Monitor “”
[ 40.719] (==) No device specified for screen “Default Screen Section”.
Using the first device section listed.
[ 40.719] () | |–>Device “Videocard0”
[ 40.719] (==) No monitor specified for screen “Default Screen Section”.
Using a default monitor configuration.
[ 40.719] (==) Automatically adding devices
[ 40.719] (==) Automatically enabling devices
[ 40.719] (==) Automatically adding GPU devices
[ 40.719] (==) FontPath set to:
catalogue:/etc/X11/fontpath.d,
built-ins
[ 40.719] (**) ModulePath set to “/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/nvidia,/usr/lib64/xorg/modules”
[ 40.719] (II) The server relies on udev to provide the list of input devices.
If no devices become available, reconfigure udev or disable AutoAddDevices.
[ 40.719] (II) Loader magic: 0x801d00
[ 40.719] (II) Module ABI versions:
[ 40.719] X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[ 40.719] X.Org Video Driver: 13.1
[ 40.719] X.Org XInput driver : 18.0
[ 40.719] X.Org Server Extension : 7.0
[ 40.722] (–) PCI:*(0:5:0:0) 10de:00fd:10de:0215 rev 162, Mem @ 0xdd000000/16777216, 0xc0000000/268435456, 0xde000000/16777216, BIOS @ 0x???/131072
[ 40.722] Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
[ 40.722] Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
[ 40.722] Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
[ 40.722] Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
[ 40.722] Initializing built-in extension XTEST
[ 40.722] Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
[ 40.722] Initializing built-in extension SYNC
[ 40.722] Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
[ 40.722] Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
[ 40.722] Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
[ 40.722] Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
[ 40.722] Initializing built-in extension RENDER
[ 40.722] Initializing built-in extension RANDR
[ 40.722] Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
[ 40.722] Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
[ 40.722] Initializing built-in extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
[ 40.722] Initializing built-in extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
[ 40.722] Initializing built-in extension RECORD
[ 40.722] Initializing built-in extension DPMS
[ 40.722] Initializing built-in extension X-Resource
[ 40.722] Initializing built-in extension XVideo
[ 40.722] Initializing built-in extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
[ 40.722] Initializing built-in extension SELinux
[ 40.722] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
[ 40.722] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DGA
[ 40.722] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DRI
[ 40.722] Initializing built-in extension DRI2
[ 40.722] (II) “glx” will be loaded by default.
[ 40.722] (II) LoadModule: “dri2”
[ 40.722] (II) Module “dri2” already built-in
[ 40.722] (II) LoadModule: “glamoregl”
[ 40.723] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libglamoregl.so
[ 40.741] (II) Module glamoregl: vendor=“X.Org Foundation”
[ 40.741] compiled for 1.13.3, module version = 0.5.0
[ 40.741] ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[ 40.741] (II) LoadModule: “glx”
[ 40.741] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/nvidia/libglx.so
[ 40.745] (II) Module glx: vendor=“NVIDIA Corporation”
[ 40.745] compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
[ 40.745] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 40.745] (II) NVIDIA GLX Module 173.14.37 Wed Mar 6 18:56:30 PST 2013
[ 40.745] Loading extension GLX
[ 40.745] (II) LoadModule: “nvidia”
[ 40.745] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
[ 40.746] (II) Module nvidia: vendor=“NVIDIA Corporation”
[ 40.746] compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
[ 40.746] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 40.746] (II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver 173.14.37 Wed Mar 6 18:46:32 PST 2013
[ 40.746] (II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
[ 40.746] (++) using VT number 1
[ 40.747] (II) Loading sub module “fb”
[ 40.747] (II) LoadModule: “fb”
[ 40.747] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libfb.so
[ 40.748] (II) Module fb: vendor=“X.Org Foundation”
[ 40.748] compiled for 1.13.3, module version = 1.0.0
[ 40.748] ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[ 40.748] (II) Loading sub module “wfb”
[ 40.748] (II) LoadModule: “wfb”
[ 40.748] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libwfb.so
[ 40.749] (II) Module wfb: vendor=“X.Org Foundation”
[ 40.749] compiled for 1.13.3, module version = 1.0.0
[ 40.749] ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[ 40.749] (II) Loading sub module “ramdac”
[ 40.749] (II) LoadModule: “ramdac”
[ 40.749] (II) Module “ramdac” already built-in
[ 40.749] (II) NVIDIA(0): Creating default Display subsection in Screen section
“Default Screen Section” for depth/fbbpp 24/32
[ 40.749] (==) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (==) framebuffer bpp 32
[ 40.749] (==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
[ 40.749] (==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
[ 40.750] (==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
[ 40.750] () NVIDIA(0): Option “AddARGBGLXVisuals” “true”
[ 40.750] () NVIDIA(0): Enabling RENDER acceleration
[ 40.750] (II) NVIDIA(0): Support for GLX with the Damage and Composite X extensions is
[ 40.750] (II) NVIDIA(0): enabled.
[ 41.271] (II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU Quadro PCI-E Series (NV34GL) at PCI:5:0:0 (GPU-0)
[ 41.271] (–) NVIDIA(0): Memory: 65536 kBytes
[ 41.271] (–) NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 04.34.20.79.08
[ 41.271] (II) NVIDIA(0): Detected PCI Express Link width: 16X
[ 41.271] (–) NVIDIA(0): Interlaced video modes are supported on this GPU
[ 41.271] (–) NVIDIA(0): Connected display device(s) on Quadro PCI-E Series at
[ 41.271] (–) NVIDIA(0): PCI:5:0:0:
[ 41.271] (–) NVIDIA(0): DELL 1908FP (CRT-0)
[ 41.271] (–) NVIDIA(0): DELL 1908FP (CRT-0): 350.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
[ 41.271] (II) NVIDIA(0): Assigned Display Device: CRT-0
[ 41.271] (==) NVIDIA(0):
[ 41.271] (==) NVIDIA(0): No modes were requested; the default mode “nvidia-auto-select”
[ 41.271] (==) NVIDIA(0): will be used as the requested mode.
[ 41.271] (==) NVIDIA(0):
[ 41.271] (II) NVIDIA(0): Validated modes:
[ 41.271] (II) NVIDIA(0): “nvidia-auto-select”
[ 41.271] (II) NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size determined to be 1280 x 1024
[ 41.272] (–) NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (85, 86); computed from “UseEdidDpi” X config
[ 41.272] (–) NVIDIA(0): option
[ 41.272] (**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling 32-bit ARGB GLX visuals.
[ 41.272] (–) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
[ 41.275] (II) NVIDIA(0): Initialized GPU GART.
[ 41.277] (II) NVIDIA(0): Unable to connect to the ACPI daemon; the ACPI daemon may not
[ 41.277] (II) NVIDIA(0): be running or the “AcpidSocketPath” X configuration option
[ 41.277] (II) NVIDIA(0): may not be set correctly. When the ACPI daemon is
[ 41.277] (II) NVIDIA(0): available, the NVIDIA X driver can use it to receive ACPI
[ 41.277] (II) NVIDIA(0): events. For details, please see the “ConnectToAcpid” and
[ 41.277] (II) NVIDIA(0): “AcpidSocketPath” X configuration options in Appendix B: X
[ 41.277] (II) NVIDIA(0): Config Options in the README.
[ 41.277] (II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode “nvidia-auto-select”
[ 41.436] Loading extension NV-GLX
[ 41.453] (II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA 3D Acceleration Architecture Initialized
[ 41.457] (II) NVIDIA(0): Using the NVIDIA 2D acceleration architecture
[ 41.457] (==) NVIDIA(0): Backing store disabled
[ 41.457] (==) NVIDIA(0): Silken mouse enabled
[ 41.457] (==) NVIDIA(0): DPMS enabled
[ 41.457] Loading extension NV-CONTROL
[ 41.458] (==) RandR enabled
[ 41.466] (II) SELinux: Disabled by boolean
[ 41.467] (II) Initializing extension GLX
[ 41.469] (EE)
[ 41.469] (EE) Backtrace:
[ 41.469] (EE) 0: /usr/bin/X (OsLookupColor+0x139) [0x472509]
[ 41.470] (EE) 1: /lib64/libpthread.so.0 (__restore_rt+0x0) [0x32f0a0efff]
[ 41.470] (EE) 2: /lib64/libXfont.so.1 (add_range+0x4b1) [0x32f26270e2]
[ 41.470] (EE) 3: /lib64/libXfont.so.1 (FontParseXLFDName+0xf8) [0x32f2626fac]
[ 41.471] (EE) 4: /lib64/libXfont.so.1 (FontFileAddFontFile+0xc2) [0x32f260b42d]
[ 41.471] (EE) 5: /lib64/libXfont.so.1 (FontFileReadDirectory+0x1d7) [0x32f260a287]
[ 41.471] (EE) 6: /lib64/libXfont.so.1 (FontFileInitFPE+0x17) [0x32f260bc63]
[ 41.472] (EE) 7: /lib64/libXfont.so.1 (FontFileMatchRenderer+0x49b) [0x32f260eaf8]
[ 41.472] (EE) 8: /usr/bin/X (doListFontsWithInfo+0x10b2) [0x43bfb2]
[ 41.472] (EE) 9: /usr/bin/X (SetDefaultFontPath+0x125) [0x43cc95]
[ 41.473] (EE) 10: /usr/bin/X (_init+0x398c) [0x42b89c]
[ 41.473] (EE) 11: /lib64/libc.so.6 (__libc_start_main+0xf5) [0x32f0221a05]
[ 41.473] (EE) 12: /usr/bin/X (_start+0x29) [0x428621]
[ 41.473] (EE)
[ 41.473] (EE) Segmentation fault at address 0xfffffffffffffd80
[ 41.474]
Fatal server error:
[ 41.474] Caught signal 11 (Segmentation fault). Server aborting
[ 41.474]
[ 41.474] (EE)
Please consult the Fedora Project support
at http://wiki.x.org
for help.
[ 41.474] (EE) Please also check the log file at “/var/log/Xorg.0.log” for additional information.
[ 41.474] (EE)
[ 41.549] Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.