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
>

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