NVRM: RmInitAdapter failed! (hardware problem?) [SOLVED]

Fairly recently, an older i686 box I have cannot load X but displays the bootup info, and non-graphical login prompt just fine. The video card is an nVidia 8400GS. After googling around for several of the dmesg errors, and not finding much of relevance, I am starting to wonder if the card itself is bad. Anyone with experience is welcomed to chime in with suggestions.
I have tried:
* Moving the card to another PCI slot.
* Both the linux/nvidia and linux-lts/nvidia-lts packages.
* Chapter 8 of the nvidia README recommends several kernel bootline mods, none of which work.
Links
Complete dmesg: http://pastebin.com/J0y8yKT6
Complete /var/log/Xorg.log: http://pastebin.com/iCkq9kM5
Relevant drivers:
% pacman -Qs nvidia
local/libvdpau 0.7-1
Nvidia VDPAU library
local/nvidia 325.15-8
NVIDIA drivers for linux
local/nvidia-libgl 325.15-1
NVIDIA drivers libraries symlinks
local/nvidia-utils 325.15-1
NVIDIA drivers utilities
Interestingly, I cannot read any info from the card itself which is in stark contrast to any of the other nvidia machines to which I have access:
% cat /proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0/information
Model: GeForce 8400 GS
IRQ: 16
GPU UUID: GPU-????????-????-????-????-????????????
Video BIOS: ??.??.??.??.??
Bus Type: PCIe
DMA Size: 40 bits
DMA Mask: 0xffffffffff
Bus Location: 0000:02.00.0
Specific errors in dmesg:
[ 7.318404] nvidia: module license 'NVIDIA' taints kernel.
[ 7.318413] Disabling lock debugging due to kernel taint
[ 7.361296] vgaarb: device changed decodes: PCI:0000:02:00.0,olddecodes=io+mem,decodes=none:owns=io+mem
[ 7.363264] [drm] Initialized nvidia-drm 0.0.0 20130102 for 0000:02:00.0 on minor 0
[ 7.363285] NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86 Kernel Module 325.15 Wed Jul 31 18:18:15 PDT 2013
[ 7.654888] input: ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse as /devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input4
[ 8.503106] Adding 1023996k swap on /dev/sda3. Priority:-1 extents:1 across:1023996k FS
[ 9.440825] EXT4-fs (sda2): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. Opts: (null)
[ 9.779428] EXT4-fs (sda6): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. Opts: (null)
[ 10.444258] systemd-journald[93]: Received request to flush runtime journal from PID 1
[ 65.003814] nvidia 0000:02:00.0: irq 40 for MSI/MSI-X
[ 69.922053] NVRM: RmInitAdapter failed! (0x12:0x2b:1830)
[ 69.922070] NVRM: rm_init_adapter(0) failed
[ 76.328374] nvidia 0000:02:00.0: irq 40 for MSI/MSI-X
[ 80.706326] NVRM: RmInitAdapter failed! (0x12:0x2b:1830)
[ 80.706343] NVRM: rm_init_adapter(0) failed
[ 87.113316] nvidia 0000:02:00.0: irq 40 for MSI/MSI-X
[ 91.491315] NVRM: RmInitAdapter failed! (0x12:0x2b:1830)
[ 91.491332] NVRM: rm_init_adapter(0) failed
% grep EE Xorg.0.log
[ 346.147] Initializing built-in extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
[ 346.220] (EE) Failed to load module "nouveau" (module does not exist, 0)
[ 346.222] (EE) Failed to load module "nv" (module does not exist, 0)
[ 346.222] (EE) Failed to load module "vesa" (module does not exist, 0)
[ 346.223] (EE) Failed to load module "modesetting" (module does not exist, 0)
[ 346.223] (EE) Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does not exist, 0)
[ 350.605] (EE) NVIDIA(0): The NVIDIA kernel module does not appear to be receiving
[ 350.605] (EE) NVIDIA(0): interrupts generated by the NVIDIA GPU at PCI:2:0:0.
[ 350.605] (EE) NVIDIA(0): Please see Chapter 8: Common Problems in the README for
[ 350.605] (EE) NVIDIA(0): additional information.
[ 350.605] (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA graphics device!
[ 350.605] (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failing initialization of X screen 0
[ 350.606] (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
[ 350.606] (EE)
[ 350.606] (EE) no screens found(EE)
[ 350.606] (EE)
[ 350.606] (EE) Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
[ 350.606] (EE)
[ 351.125] (EE) Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.
Last edited by graysky (2013-10-06 15:54:40)

After exhausting various options in the BIOS (acting under the belief that something was interfering with the IRQ of the card), I thought I would try installing the nvidia-304-xx driver which ended up solving the problem. As of 06-Oct-2013, the Nvidia web site advises to use the 325.xx or 319.xx driver which is flat out wrong.
In short, using the legacy 304xx driver seems to be required for the 8400GS.
% cat /proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0/information
Model: GeForce 8400 GS
IRQ: 16
GPU UUID: GPU-7f6a5800-9dce-8f7b-a3a8-9bc018f522ef
Video BIOS: 62.98.12.00.00
Bus Type: PCIe
DMA Size: 40 bits
DMA Mask: 0xffffffffff
Bus Location: 0000:02.00.0
% pacman -Qs nvidia
local/libvdpau 0.7-1
Nvidia VDPAU library
local/nvidia-304xx 304.108-7
NVIDIA drivers for linux, 304xx legacy branch
local/nvidia-304xx-utils 304.108-1
NVIDIA drivers utilities and libraries, 304xx legacy branch
Last edited by graysky (2013-10-20 09:57:18)

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What's the problem? It seems as if the initial Windows Movie Player crash has caused this, but that can't be can it? That was a software crash and I've since reformated the drive. There shouldn't be any remnants of that in anyway. So it's a hardware problem? But it was working fine before the crash and nothing has happened to the PB between the crash and now. But there's no two ways about it -- right now the PB seems terminally broken.
Any suggestions how to get my PB working again?
TIA,
John.

It's intalled. So it turns out I was lying when I said "The only difference was when doing it ages ago is I used the PB's internal CD/DVD drive." -- I forgot to mention there was no AirPort card in the PB when I installed Jag ages ago.
Also a small note: it seems an internal CD drive was necessary in the end. When the Panther install restarted and requested disk 2 I couldn't get it to recognize disk 2 from the external drive -- had to use the internal one to continue (although I didn't spend too much time/effort trying to get the external one to work but on the face of it it didn't seem to). (Although I can imagine there may be a way of installing stuff from disk 2 after having customized the install to not require anything from disk 2 for the first main automated install possibly? I may sell the internal CD/DVD drive if so as otherwise it was a waste of money).
Having installed Panther I put the AirPort card and the 2nd memory back in and started up -- all's apparently OK, but of course there's good reason not to be convinced of that. I didn't customize the Panther install as I wanted (because I didn't expect it to work). Not sure if I dare try wiping and reinstalling.
Obviously I'd feel happier knowing what the problem was/is. Looks like the AirPort card had something to do with it. But even when that was out the PB couldn't start from OS9. When formatting the drive (from OS X installer software) I'm sure I had the OS9 check box ticked. Even if I hadn't it wouldn't stop the OS9 CD working would it?; the hard drive just wouldn't appear once started up from the OS9 CD.
So I now have Panther up and running with both bits of memory in and the AirPort card in. I haven't messed around with/in Panther at all yet but on the face of it it seems fine.
Any ideas what the problem was/is? Any suggestions how to find out? Should I just ignore it and forget it ever happened (and cross my fingers and hope I never need to mess around with OS installs again)? Would be nice to know what's going on though. For a start it looks like if ever I want to install OS9 on it I won't be able to -- which actually may be something I want to do in the future possibly.
Thanks.

Potential keyboard hardware problem T410

Dear all,
since yesterday I have been experiencing a problem with my T410, which is potentially due to
a hardware issue with the keyboard.
A few specific keys are not working anymore. These seem to be the Power On key, the Fn key,
the Alt Gr key, and the ThinkVantage key.
I am assuming it is a keyboard hardware problem, since I cannot use the Power On button to
start the laptop. Fortunately, this is possible using the fingerprint reader start-up.
When the laptop is running (using Windows 7) everything is working fine, except the mentioned
buttons. I cannot access any Fn button functions (e.g. the reading lamp) or Alt Gr symbols (e.g.
the @ symbol which is on my keyboard on the 2 button) or power down with the Power button.
I tried various easy fixes:
* Making sure all drivers are up to date
* Remove and reattach the keyboard
* Static discharge procedure (unplug all power, 10 presses and 30 sec holding of power button)
* Checking Bios settings
* Replace battery
Unfortunately, these did not change the situation.
I am wondering if the simultaneous malfunctioning of these specific buttons points to a certain
hardware problem. I hope a replacement of the keyboard might solve this, but it could be an
issue with the motherboard.
Any hints would be welcome.
Thank you,
MH
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Dear all,
thank you for your suggestions. Unfortunately, it was not the keyboard. It appears to
be a more serious problem. In fact, since yesterday the laptop does not boot correctly
anymore. The boot process is started, but I only end up with a black screen, and some
randomly colored first few lines at the top of the display.
It all points to a major malfunction. Unfortunately, the warranty expired 3 months ago...
Regards,
mh

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