Fixed in kernel 3.16.5 (unstable) and 3.17 (experimental). Relevant commit is: https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git/commit/?id=7babfd7f066dae02c63d9ccac886419ccfb80cfd
Cheers! Viktor On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 5:27 PM, Sven Joachim <svenj...@gmx.de> wrote: > On 2014-03-26 22:57 +0100, Viktor Malyarchuk wrote: > > > On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 3:48 AM, Sven Joachim <svenj...@gmx.de> wrote: > > > >> When the nouveau kernel module is loaded, any conflicting framebuffer > >> drivers are (supposed to be) removed. Check your dmesg if that is the > >> case for you. > > > Conflicting framebuffer drivers are different. Here are relevant dmesg > > lines: > > > > > > a) CONFIG_X86_SYSFB=y (dmesg.3.13-1-amd64 and Xorg.0.log.3.13-1-amd64 in > > attachment) > > --- > > [ 10.591133] fb: conflicting fb hw usage nouveaufb vs simple - removing > > generic driver > > ... > > [ 10.983470] nouveau [ DRM] allocated 2560x1440 fb: 0x80000, bo > > ffff880265d15000 > > [ 11.055551] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: fb0: nouveaufb frame buffer device > > --- > > > > b) # CONFIG_X86_SYSFB is not set (dmesg.3.13.7+ and Xorg.0.log.3.13.7+ in > > attachment) > > --- > > [ 11.666121] fb: conflicting fb hw usage nouveaufb vs EFI VGA - > removing > > generic driver > > ... > > [ 12.040732] nouveau [ DRM] allocated 2560x1440 fb: 0x80000, bo > > ffff880262dc8400 > > [ 12.040790] fbcon: nouveaufb (fb0) is primary device > > [ 12.121273] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: fb0: nouveaufb frame buffer device > > --- > > That's how it is supposed to be in both cases, so we can rule that out. > Now why X fails in the first case but not in the second, I don't know. > > I think you're best off reporting the bug upstream, please see > http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/Bugs/ for instructions. > > > [ 10.800256] wl: module license 'MIXED/Proprietary' taints kernel. > > You might want to disable the wl module temporarily, kernel developers > refuse to help when the kernel is tainted. > > Cheers, > Sven >