Re: nouveau init unknown opcode error, when CONFIG_DRM_NOUVEAU=y

From: Ilia Mirkin
Date: Thu Feb 13 2014 - 02:47:20 EST


On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 2:15 AM, Kui Zhang <kuizhang@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> When CONFIG_DRM_NOUVEAU=y, I get following error. Blank screen after initrd.
>
> This was in the dmesg.
>
> [ 0.282559] [drm] hdmi device not found 1 0 1
> [ 0.282688] nouveau [ DEVICE][0000:01:00.0] BOOT0 : 0x046800a3
> [ 0.282693] nouveau [ DEVICE][0000:01:00.0] Chipset: G72 (NV46)
> [ 0.282696] nouveau [ DEVICE][0000:01:00.0] Family : NV40
> [ 0.284293] nouveau [ VBIOS][0000:01:00.0] checking PRAMIN for image...
> [ 0.366261] nouveau [ VBIOS][0000:01:00.0] ... checksum invalid
> [ 0.366266] nouveau [ VBIOS][0000:01:00.0] checking PROM for image...
> [ 0.366279] nouveau [ VBIOS][0000:01:00.0] ... signature not found
> [ 0.366283] nouveau [ VBIOS][0000:01:00.0] checking ACPI for image...
> [ 0.366286] nouveau [ VBIOS][0000:01:00.0] ... signature not found
> [ 0.366290] nouveau [ VBIOS][0000:01:00.0] checking PCIROM for image...
> [ 0.366454] nouveau [ VBIOS][0000:01:00.0] ... appears to be valid
> [ 0.366462] nouveau [ VBIOS][0000:01:00.0] using image from PCIROM
> [ 0.366603] nouveau [ VBIOS][0000:01:00.0] BIT signature found
> [ 0.366609] nouveau [ VBIOS][0000:01:00.0] version 05.72.22.41.19
> [ 0.367101] nouveau E[ VBIOS][0000:01:00.0] 0xe008[ ]: unknown opcode 0xc0
> [ 0.367107] nouveau E[ DEVINIT][0000:01:00.0] init failed, -22
> [ 0.367112] nouveau E[ DRM] failed to create 0x80000080, -22
> [ 0.367833] nouveau: probe of 0000:01:00.0 failed with error -22
>
>
> When CONFIG_DRM_NOUVEAU=m. Everything appears to work as expected.
>
> [ 0.796974] nouveau [ DEVICE][0000:01:00.0] BOOT0 : 0x046800a3
> [ 0.796980] nouveau [ DEVICE][0000:01:00.0] Chipset: G72 (NV46)
> [ 0.796985] nouveau [ DEVICE][0000:01:00.0] Family : NV40
> [ 0.799366] nouveau [ VBIOS][0000:01:00.0] source: PRAMIN
> [ 0.887657] nouveau [ VBIOS][0000:01:00.0] ... checksum invalid
> [ 0.887838] nouveau [ VBIOS][0000:01:00.0] BIT signature found
> [ 0.887844] nouveau [ VBIOS][0000:01:00.0] version 05.72.22.41.19

You appear to have a module parameter set for nouveau,
config=NvBios=PRAMIN, probably in your modprobe.conf or similar file.
If you append nouveau.config=NvBios=PRAMIN to your kernel cmdline, it
should work similarly.

-ilia
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