NVIDIAs latest beta driver 555.52.04 is OK on a 2023 HP Envy 17 laptop, but on my main system (HP 840 – kernel 6.9.3 – GTX 1070 Ti) it kills the HDMI signal. The console (remote login..) shows: [81362.885957] [drm:drm_new_set_master [drm]] *ERROR* [nvidia-drm] [GPU ID 0x00000800] Failed to grab modeset ownership [81362.896271] [drm:drm_new_set_master [drm]] *ERROR* [nvidia-drm] [GPU … Continue reading →
NVIDIA driver 550.90.07 is out, and compiles/loads/runs successfully with Kernel 6.10-rc – tested with 6.10-rc2. Details are here: https://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/226768/en-us/ ……………………. ld -r -o /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-550.90.07/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-modeset-interface.o /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-550.90.07/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nvidia-modeset-linux.o /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-550.90.07/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-kthread-q.o MODPOST /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-550.90.07/kernel/Module.symvers CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-550.90.07/kernel/nvidia.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-550.90.07/kernel/nvidia.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-550.90.07/kernel/nvidia-uvm.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-550.90.07/kernel/nvidia-uvm.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-550.90.07/kernel/nvidia-modeset.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-550.90.07/kernel/nvidia-modeset.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-550.90.07/kernel/nvidia-drm.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-550.90.07/kernel/nvidia-drm.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-550.90.07/kernel/nvidia-peermem.mod.o LD [M] … Continue reading →
Usual caveat.. Not all changes are yet in place, and any code changes are suggestions/hacks only – not a expert recommendation! Testing an interim release (April 29th) of Kernel 6.4-rc, and NVIDIA 530.41.03 fails to compile: LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia-modeset.o CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm.o CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-drv.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-drv.c: In function ‘nv_drm_update_drm_driver_features’: /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-drv.c:1439:18: error: ‘struct drm_driver’ has no member named … Continue reading →
NVIDIA have released driver 530.41.03, and details etc. are here: https://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/200481/en-us/ I have tested this with Kernel 6.3-rc3, and it compiles/loads/runs OK.. ………………………… ld -r -o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-modeset-interface.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux -x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nvidia-modeset-linux.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia-mode set/nv-kthread-q.o MODPOST /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/Module.symvers CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia-uvm.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia-uvm.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia-modeset.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia-modeset.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia-drm.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia-drm.ko … Continue reading →
NVIDIA have released driver 525.78.01, and brief details are here: https://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/198284/en-us/ Although it is not mentioned in the ‘Release Highlights’.. this version compiles OK and loads/runs with Kernel 6.2 (tested with 6.2-rc2): …………………………….. ld -r -o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-525.78.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-modeset-interface.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64 -525.78.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nvidia-modeset-linux.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-525.78.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-kthread -q.o MODPOST /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-525.78.01/kernel/Module.symvers CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-525.78.01/kernel/nvidia.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-525.78.01/kernel/nvidia.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-525.78.01/kernel/nvidia-uvm.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-525.78.01/kernel/nvidia-uvm.ko CC [M] … Continue reading →
NVIDIA have released driver 515.76, and details etc. are here: https://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/193095/en-us/ This version now compiles OK, and loads/runs, with kernel 6.0-rc (tested with 6.0-rc6) Robert Gadsdon September 21st 2022. … Continue reading →
After more testing, I found a potential fix for the ‘Kernel 6.0-rc0’ compile problem.. In NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.65.01/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-helper.c: Around Line 30: add: #include <drm/drm_framebuffer.h> And the compile completes successfully: ……………………….. ld -r -o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.65.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-modeset-interface.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.65.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nvidia-modeset-linux.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.65.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-kthread-q.o MODPOST /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.65.01/kernel/Module.symvers CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.65.01/kernel/nvidia-drm.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.65.01/kernel/nvidia-drm.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.65.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.65.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.65.01/kernel/nvidia-peermem.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.65.01/kernel/nvidia-peermem.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.65.01/kernel/nvidia-uvm.mod.o … Continue reading →
NVIDIA have just released driver version 510.68.02, and the (very brief..) details are here: https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/linux-solaris-and-freebsd-driver-510-68-02-production-branch-release/212651 Although there is no mention in the notes, this version compiles/runs OK with Kernel 5.18 (tested with 5.18-rc4): …………………….. ld -r -o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.68.02/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-modeset-interface .o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.68.02/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nvidia-modeset-linux.o /ho me/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.68.02/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-kthread-q.o MODPOST /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.68.02/kernel/Module.symvers CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.68.02/kernel/nvidia-drm.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.68.02/kernel/nvidia-drm.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.68.02/kernel/nvidia-modeset.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.68.02/kernel/nvidia-modeset.ko CC … Continue reading →
I have an old HP 8760W laptop, which needs the NVIDIA ‘legacy’ 390.xx driver series, and Nouveau is (yet again) not working as it should.. From the patch for kernel 5.17 support and driver 470.94, at https://gist.github.com/joanbm/6c7b027b9436bf31ce979927e544e9d5 it seemed that the changes necessary should be simple.. In fact this patch can be used, with the following change.. … Continue reading →
NVIDIA have released driver 465.31, and this now compiles OK with Kernel 5.13 (tested with 5.13-rc2).. Details are here: https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/linux-solaris-and-freebsd-driver-465-31-new-feature-branch-release/178316 ………………………………… ld -r -o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-465.31/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-modeset-interface.o /home/r gadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-465.31/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nvidia-modeset-linux.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-L inux-x86_64-465.31/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-kthread-q.o MODPOST /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-465.31/kernel/Module.symvers CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-465.31/kernel/nvidia-drm.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-465.31/kernel/nvidia-drm.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-465.31/kernel/nvidia-ib-peermem-stub.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-465.31/kernel/nvidia-ib-peermem-stub.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-465.31/kernel/nvidia-modeset.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-465.31/kernel/nvidia-modeset.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-465.31/kernel/nvidia-peermem.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-465.31/kernel/nvidia-peermem.ko CC [M] … Continue reading →