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NVIDIA – Fix for Kernel 4.15, but GPL Problem – Yet Again..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on November 28, 2017 by RGNovember 28, 2017

Thanks to milhouse, there is a set of two patches available for NVIDIA 384.98 and (legacy) 340.104 with Kernel 4.15-rc1, and details are here:   https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/1026911/linux/4-15-rc1-patches-for-384-98-and-340-104/ The first patch fixes the compile problems, but the load fails with yet another case of GPL incompatibility: ……………….  Building modules, stage 2. MODPOST 4 modules FATAL: modpost: GPL-incompatible module nvidia-drm.ko uses … Continue reading →

Posted in Hacks, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA | Tagged gpl issue, kernel 4.25, nvidia 384.98, patches | Leave a reply

NVIDIA – 4.14 Kernel Fix Submitted for AMD / GPL Issue..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on November 9, 2017 by RGNovember 9, 2017

Just in time for 4.14 ‘Final’, a patch has been submitted to fix the NVIDIA / AMD ‘Secure Memory Encryption’ GPL issue..   (See previous article http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=2070 for more info) Details are here:   https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/87df26175e67c26ccdd3a002fbbb8cde78e28a19 Robert Gadsdon.   November 9, 2017. … Continue reading →

Posted in AMD, fix, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA | Tagged amd, fix submitted, gpl issue, kernel 4.14 final, nvidia, secure memory encryption | Leave a reply

NVIDIA – 4.14 Kernel Fix Submitted for AMD / GPL Issue..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on November 9, 2017 by RGNovember 9, 2017

Just in time for 4.14 ‘Final’, a patch has been submitted to fix the NVIDIA / AMD ‘Secure Memory Encryption’ GPL issue..   (See previous article http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=2070 for more info) Details are here:   https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/87df26175e67c26ccdd3a002fbbb8cde78e28a19 Robert Gadsdon.   November 9, 2017. … Continue reading →

Posted in AMD, fix, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA | Tagged amd, fix submitted, gpl issue, kernel 4.14 final, nvidia, secure memory encryption | Leave a reply

NVIDIA – Kernel 4.1 GPL-only Fixed

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on May 7, 2015 by RGMay 7, 2015

The GPL error with NVIDIA drivers and kernel 4.1-rc has been fixed with a patch to linux/arch/x86/kernel/process.c Details are at http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1505.0/03818.html.    EXPORT_PER_CPU_SYMBOL_GPL(cpu_tss); has been replaced by EXPORT_PER_CPU_SYMBOL(cpu_tss); I have applied the patch to Kernel 4.1-rc2, and rebooted, and NVIDIA driver 346.59 now compiles and loads OK.. Robert Gadsdon.   May 6, 2015. … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Performance | Tagged cpu_tss, fixed, gpl issue, kernel 4.1, nvidia, process.c | Leave a reply

ARM/Intel – CuBox-i4 Pro to 3.19-rc2, VMware and NVIDIA Still Broken..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on January 4, 2015 by RGJanuary 4, 2015

Updated the test (Intel) system, and the Cubox-i4 Pro to Kernel 3.19-rc2.. NVIDIA and VMware still do not compile (see 3.19-rc1 article for details http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=1258) and – so far – there does not seem to be a patch for either.   The NVIDIA GPL code incompatibility issue may be more convoluted to fix ‘legally’.. I tried more code … Continue reading →

Posted in arm, compilation, Crash and Burn.., CuBox, Hacks, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, Performance, VMware | Tagged cubox-i4 pro success, gpl issue, kernel 3.19-rc2, nvidia and vmware fails | 1 Reply
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