Category Archives: NVIDIA

NVIDIA – Another Kernel 5.5 Patch

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There is another (modified?) patch available for the latest NVIDIA driver and Kernel 5.5-rc ( see the NVIDIA Forum article at https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/1068332/linux/nvidia-driver-does-not-build-on-linux-v5-5-release-candidate-kernel/ ). I have applied this to driver 440.44 on Kernel 5.5-rc3, and it compiles OK, and loads/runs without the ‘tombstone’ that I experienced with previous versions. Robert Gadsdon.  December 24th 2019. … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.5-rc1 is Out. Breaks NVIDIA, but e1000e Finally Fixed?

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Kernel 5.5-rc1 has been released, and brief details are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1912.1/00242.html From limited tests so far, the Intel e1000e driver now seems to be working for all Intel NICs that use it, on my various systems. Patched VMware W/S 15.5.1 compiles OK, but NVIDIA 440.36 fails: ………… In file included from /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-440.36/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-drv.c:30: /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-440.36/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-connector.h:30:10: fatal error: drm/drmP.h: No … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.4 Released – No Surprises..

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Kernel 5.4 has been released, and brief details of changes since -rc8 are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1911.3/00186.html As expected, the latest NVIDIA (440.36) and patched VMware 15.5.1 both compile and load/run OK. Robert Gadsdon.  November 24th, 2019 … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.4-rc8 Released – Finally, Fixes Intel e1000e

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Kernel 5.4-rc8 is out, and brief details are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1911.2/01078.html The latest NVIDIA (440.31), and patched VMware 15.5.1 compile and load/run OK. The Intel e1000e Ethernet driver had been broken since -rc1, but this has finally been fixed, and appears to operate correctly, now. Robert Gadsdon.   November 17th 2019. … Continue reading →

NVIDIA – Driver 440.31 Released – Finally, Compiles Cleanly with Kernel 5.4..

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NVIDIA have just released driver 440.31, and details are here:  https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/1065987/announcements-and-news/linux-solaris-and-freebsd-driver-440-31-long-lived-branch-release-/ I have tested this with Kernel 5.4-rc6, and – as mentioned in the release notes – there is no annoying ‘Module.symvers…‘ message any more. Robert Gadsdon.  November 4th, 2019. … Continue reading →

NVIDIA – Driver 440.26 Released – Compiles with Kernel 5.4 – after Workaround..

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NVIDIA driver 440.26 is out, and details can be found here:   https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/1065039/announcements-and-news/-linux-solaris-and-freebsd-driver-440-26-beta-release-long-lived-branch-release-/ I have tested compilation with Kernel 5.4-rc3, and it still complains about Module.symvers: $ make make[1]: Entering directory ‘/usr/src/linux-5.4-rc3’ The Module.symvers file is missing, or does not contain any symbols exported from the kernel. This could cause the NVIDIA kernel modules to be built against … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.4-rc3 is Out – No More Bogus Warnings..

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Kernel 5.4-rc3 has been released, and brief details of changes since -rc2 are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1910.1/05411.html The patched versions of VMware 15.5.0 and NVIDIA 435.21 now compile without all the spurious warnings etc.. Robert Gadsdon.  October 13th 2019. … Continue reading →

NVIDIA – Kernel 5.4-rc Patch for 435.21

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Thanks to loqs, there is a patch for driver 435.21 and kernel 5.4-rc, at http://ix.io/1MRE . I have tested this with 5.4-rc2, and it now compiles successfully: ………………………………. WARNING: module nvidia uses symbol filp_open from namespace /NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-435.21-54rc2/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-gem-user-memory.o: $(deps_/home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-435.21-54rc2/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-gem-user-memory.o), but does not import it. WARNING: module nvidia uses symbol cpufreq_get from namespace VIDIA-Linux-x86_64-435.21-54rc2/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-gem-user-memory.o: $(deps_/home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-435.21-54rc2/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-gem-user-memory.o), but does not import … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.4-rc2 is Out. No Change from rc1, so far?

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Kernel 5.4-rc2 has been released, and brief details are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1910.0/07213.html The odd behaviour of VMware and NVIDIA compiles still occurs, but there are patches submitted (see comments under -rc1 article http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=2614 for more details).   So far, I have not seen a fix for the NVIDIA compile failure. Robert Gadsdon.  October 7th 2019.   … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.4-rc1 Released – Odd Quirks with Kernel Symbols

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Kernel 5.4-rc1 is out – a day later than usual, and brief details are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1909.3/04895.html My tests with VMware and NVIDIA revealed some odd errors/warning relating to kernel symbols.. With the latest NVIDIA (435.21) I got the following: # make make[1]: Entering directory ‘/usr/src/linux-5.4-rc1’ The Module.symvers file is missing, or does not contain any symbols exported … Continue reading →