[mythtv-users] Graphics adapter fail with three tuner cards

[Niels Dybdahl]

I have a MythTV-server running Fedora 12 with a Nvidia 9400 graphics
adapter.
When I have two tuner cards (2xHauppauge Nova-T) in the server everything
runs fine.
when I insert a third (Hauppauge Nova-S+), then X fails to start.
If I replace one Nova-T with the Nova-S+ then everything is fine too. Only
when I have all three adapters inserted X fails.

/var/log/messages has the following errors:

...
Jun 26 12:23:54 niels kernel: vmap allocation for size 16781312 failed: use
vmalloc=<size> to increase size.
Jun 26 12:23:54 niels kernel: NVRM: failed to map registers!!
Jun 26 12:23:54 niels kernel: NVRM: RmInitAdapter failed! (0x10:0x32:1359)
Jun 26 12:23:54 niels kernel: NVRM: rm_init_adapter(0) failed
Jun 26 12:23:54 niels gdm-binary[2191]: WARNING: GdmDisplay: display lasted
0,492073 seconds
Jun 26 12:23:54 niels gdm-binary[2191]: WARNING: GdmDisplay: display lasted
0,021878 seconds
Jun 26 12:23:54 niels gdm-binary[2191]: WARNING: GdmDisplay: display lasted
0,019934 seconds
Jun 26 12:23:54 niels kernel: vmap allocation for size 16781312 failed: use
vmalloc=<size> to increase size.
Jun 26 12:23:54 niels kernel: NVRM: failed to map registers!!
Jun 26 12:23:54 niels kernel: NVRM: RmInitAdapter failed! (0x10:0x32:1359)
Jun 26 12:23:54 niels kernel: NVRM: rm_init_adapter(0) failed
Jun 26 12:23:55 niels gdm-binary[2191]: WARNING: GdmDisplay: display lasted
0,090847 seconds
Jun 26 12:23:55 niels kernel: vmap allocation for size 16781312 failed: use
vmalloc=<size> to increase size.
Jun 26 12:23:55 niels kernel: NVRM: failed to map registers!!
Jun 26 12:23:55 niels kernel: NVRM: RmInitAdapter failed! (0x10:0x32:1359)
Jun 26 12:23:55 niels kernel: NVRM: rm_init_adapter(0) failed
Jun 26 12:23:55 niels gdm-binary[2191]: WARNING: GdmDisplay: display lasted
0,106381 seconds
Jun 26 12:23:55 niels kernel: vmap allocation for size 16781312 failed: use
vmalloc=<size> to increase size.
Jun 26 12:23:55 niels kernel: NVRM: failed to map registers!!
Jun 26 12:23:55 niels kernel: NVRM: RmInitAdapter failed! (0x10:0x32:1359)
Jun 26 12:23:55 niels kernel: NVRM: rm_init_adapter(0) failed
Jun 26 12:23:55 niels gdm-binary[2191]: WARNING: GdmDisplay: display lasted
0,108875 seconds
Jun 26 12:23:55 niels gdm-binary[2191]: WARNING: GdmLocalDisplayFactory:
maximum number of X display failures reached: check X server log for errors

At the end it refers to the X server log which has the following errors:

...
(==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
(**) Jun 27 09:48:22 NVIDIA(0): Enabling RENDER acceleration
(II) Jun 27 09:48:22 NVIDIA(0): Support for GLX with the Damage and
Composite X extensions is
(II) Jun 27 09:48:22 NVIDIA(0):     enabled.
(EE) Jun 27 09:48:22 NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA graphics
device PCI:1:0:0.
(EE) Jun 27 09:48:22 NVIDIA(0):     Please check your system's kernel log
for additional error
(EE) Jun 27 09:48:22 NVIDIA(0):     messages and refer to Chapter 8: Common
Problems in the
(EE) Jun 27 09:48:22 NVIDIA(0):     README for additional information.
(EE) Jun 27 09:48:22 NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA graphics
device!
(II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
(II) UnloadModule: "wfb"
(II) UnloadModule: "fb"
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
Fatal server error:
no screens found

It referes back to the kernel log??? None of them are detailed about what
bothers them.
The full logs are available at
http://niels.dybdahl.dk/public/messages-20100627 and
http://niels.dybdahl.dk/public/Xorg.4.log

I have tried various measures:
I have tried to run with only two cards in various combinations of the three
PCI-slots to verify that the PCI-slots are ok.
I have tried to run with less memory to see if there was lack of address
space for the cards
I have tried to stop some other devices in order to free IRQs
But none of these helped.
Does anyone have a clue?

Best regards
Niels Dybdahl
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