<Solved> i915 module fatal error - no such device. nvidia driver problems..

[AS]

I think your problem is around this messages, from dmesg:

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PCI: Ignoring host bridge windows from ACPI; if necessary, use "pci=use_crs" and report a bug

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NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86 Kernel Module  260.19.44  Sun Feb 27 21:30:31 PST 2011
...
NVRM: failed to map registers!!
NVRM: RmInitAdapter failed! (0x10:0x32:1323)
NVRM: rm_init_adapter(0) failed

I would suggest to boot the new kernel, adding pci=use_crs to your kernel boot line:
at grub screen, select the 2.6.38.4 kernel, press F3 (options), select default, add the above option.

... but this doesn't explain why the Phinx RC1 ISO worked ... 

AS

[t20racerman]

OK, tried the pci=use_crs option with both the 2.6.33.7 and 2.6.38.4 kernels... Same result with both, boot in text mode only. 

Did a dmesg for each kernel:

2.6.33.7 - http://www.t20suzuki.com/cz/dmesgV2.txt
2.6.38.4 - http://www.t20suzuki.com/cz/dmesgV3.txt

Thanks again for persevering 

[t20racerman]

Here is the Xorg.9.log file from my /var/log folder and this is dated just before my PC messed up, on updating it on the 3rd May

http://www.t20suzuki.com/cz/Xorg.9.log.txt

Very interesting to see the later kernel working quite happily with my graphics card and the 260 driver.  It was only the update after this that hosed my system!

[AS]

I do not see anything relevant to the Nvidia failure in the latest dmesg files, other than eventually the pci=use_crs may be beneficial for others things.

accordingly to this post: http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/441506
there can be some problem related to having both a nvidia card a Hauppage TV card, like appear to be your case, next tests:

- add the option vmalloc=512M to the 2.6.38.4 kernel boot line

- if the above doesn't work, try to temporarily remove the Hauppage card, then try to boot 2.6.38.4

If one of the above work, could explain why Phinx worked as liveCD, probably Phinx doesn't recognize the Hauppage card at first boot.

AS

[t20racerman]

YES!!!!!    You've done it as! 

You are a hero! I'm not sure what was going on, but adding the line vmalloc=512 enabled my computer to boot properly. I'm using kernel 2.6.38.4-pclos1.bfs and the graphics are absolutely fine.
So now what? I was given this computer with the Hauppage TV card fitted already. I haven't used it, or set it up in any way yet, so shall I just remove it, or can it work with my nvidia card if I just add the line vmalloc=512  to all my boot options.

I can't believe that this looks like finally being solved... thanks SO much. 

[AS]

YES!!!!!    You've done it as! 

You are a hero! I'm not sure what was going on, but adding the line vmalloc=512 enabled my computer to boot properly. I'm using kernel 2.6.38.4-pclos1.bfs and the graphics are absolutely fine.
So now what? I was given this computer with the Hauppage TV card fitted already. I haven't used it, or set it up in any way yet, so shall I just remove it, or can it work with my nvidia card if I just add the line vmalloc=512  to all my boot options.

I can't believe that this looks like finally being solved... thanks SO much. 

Now you may want to add this option permanently: either goto PCC -> Boot -> Setup boot system -> Next -> select 2.6.38.4. kernel -> Modify  and add the option here, or edit directly the file /boot/grub/menu.lst using a text-editor (not a word processor), but I would add this option only to the affected kernels, not all.

Glad it worked! 

AS

[Old-Polack]

YES!!!!!    You've done it as!  

You are a hero! I'm not sure what was going on, but adding the line vmalloc=512 enabled my computer to boot properly. I'm using kernel 2.6.38.4-pclos1.bfs and the graphics are absolutely fine.
So now what? I was given this computer with the Hauppage TV card fitted already. I haven't used it, or set it up in any way yet, so shall I just remove it, or can it work with my nvidia card if I just add the line vmalloc=512  to all my boot options.

I can't believe that this looks like finally being solved... thanks SO much.  

This was previously posted by Texstar, but with a smaller vmalloc=256m, for a couple of different problems.

http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,76515.msg630392.html#msg630392

http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,80411.msg665095.html#msg665095

If you want to get really technical;

http://www.makelinux.net/ldd3/chp-8-sect-4

[AS]

YES!!!!!    You've done it as! 

You are a hero! I'm not sure what was going on, but adding the line vmalloc=512 enabled my computer to boot properly. I'm using kernel 2.6.38.4-pclos1.bfs and the graphics are absolutely fine.
So now what? I was given this computer with the Hauppage TV card fitted already. I haven't used it, or set it up in any way yet, so shall I just remove it, or can it work with my nvidia card if I just add the line vmalloc=512  to all my boot options.

I can't believe that this looks like finally being solved... thanks SO much. 

This was previously posted by Texstar, but with a smaller vmalloc=256m, for a couple of different problems.

http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,76515.msg630392.html#msg630392

http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,80411.msg665095.html#msg665095

Unfortunately they appear to be in sections not immediately recognized as a potential source of video card issue solutions...
Of course, as suggested in Xorg.0.log the first source of info should be Nvidia itself... but no one like RTFM 
http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/260.19.12/README/knownissues.html

AS

[t20racerman]

I tried the smaller value of vmalloc=256M and that worked fine. This thread is officially - SOLVED!

 

Thanks SO much for the help and advice. This distro is brilliant and the help that members of this forum give to users is just superb. Thanks once again.
 

Now to get my Netgear WN111v2 working..... 

[GOTHBITES]

I tried the smaller value of vmalloc=256M and that worked fine. This thread is officially - SOLVED!

 

Thanks SO much for the help and advice. This distro is brilliant and the help that members of this forum give to users is just superb. Thanks once again.
 

Now to get my Netgear WN111v2 working..... 

i just want to say thank you also