https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34296
--- Comment #3 from Kristoffer Tangfelt revellion@gmail.com 2011-02-15 06:23:07 PST --- Tested bringing up the card with the Proprietary NVIDIA Module. even that fails aswell. but gives some info on why.
Feb 15 15:20:34 localhost kernel: nvidia: module license 'NVIDIA' taints kernel. Feb 15 15:20:34 localhost kernel: Disabling lock debugging due to kernel taint Feb 15 15:20:35 localhost kernel: nvidia 0000:0c:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0003) Feb 15 15:20:35 localhost kernel: nvidia 0000:0c:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 19 Feb 15 15:20:35 localhost kernel: NVRM: This PCI I/O region assigned to your NVIDIA device is invalid: Feb 15 15:20:35 localhost kernel: NVRM: BAR1 is 0M @ 0x0 (PCI:0000:0c:00.0) Feb 15 15:20:35 localhost kernel: NVRM: The system BIOS may have misconfigured your GPU. Feb 15 15:20:35 localhost kernel: nvidia: probe of 0000:0c:00.0 failed with error -1 Feb 15 15:20:35 localhost kernel: NVRM: The NVIDIA probe routine failed for 1 device(s). Feb 15 15:20:35 localhost kernel: NVRM: None of the NVIDIA graphics adapters were initialized!