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NVIDIA – New Driver 470.63.01 – OK with Kernel 5.14.

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NVIDIA have released driver 470.63.01, and (brief) details are here:  https://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/179599/en-us What the ‘Release Highlights’ don’t mention – and they never seem to – is that this is now compatible with Kernel 5.14 (tested with 5.14-rc5): ………………………………….. ld -r -o /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-470.63.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-modeset-interface .o /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-470.63.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nvidia-modeset-linux.o /ho me/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-470.63.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-kthread-q.o  MODPOST /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-470.63.01/kernel/Module.symvers  CC [M]  /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-470.63.01/kernel/nvidia-drm.mod.o  LD [M]  /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-470.63.01/kernel/nvidia-drm.ko  CC [M]  /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-470.63.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset.mod.o  LD … Continue reading →

NVIDIA – New Driver 460.67 – OK with Kernel 5.12..

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NVIDIA have released driver 460.67, and details are here:  https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/linux-solaris-and-freebsd-driver-460-67-long-lived-branch-release/172742 The details mention ‘5.11 release candidates’ but they probably should have said ‘5.12 release candidates’, as the previous driver worked OK with kernel 5.11, and this new one works OK with 5.12 (tested with 5.12-rc3) In other news, I should mention that the KVM/USB crash problems I … Continue reading →

NVIDIA – New Driver 460.39 – OK with 5.11..

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NVIDIA have released driver 460.39, and details are here:  https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/linux-solaris-and-freebsd-driver-460-39-long-lived-branch-release/166842 This compiles/installs/runs OK with Kernel 5.11, without any patches..   (tested with 5.11-rc5) Robert Gadsdon.    January 26th 2021. … Continue reading →

NVIDIA – ‘Taint’ Finally Fixed, and OK with Kernel 5.10..

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NVIDIA have just released driver 455.45.01, and brief details are here:  https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/linux-solaris-and-freebsd-driver-455-45-01-short-lived-branch-release/159759 This finally fixes the Kernel ‘taint’ issue, and also compiles and loads/runs OK with Kernel 5.10 (tested with 5.10-rc4) Robert Gadsdon.   November 17th 2020 … Continue reading →

NVIDIA – New Beta Driver – Compiles OK with Kernel 5.9, but Still Has ‘Tainted’ Issue….

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NVIDIA have released beta driver 455.23.04, and details are here:  https://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/163518/en-us This compiles OK with Kernel 5.9 – tested with 5.9-rc5 – but still suffers from the ‘tainted’ problem with nvidia-udm: …………………… [356113.979463] nvidia_uvm: module uses symbols from proprietary module nvidia, inheriting taint. [356113.987691] nvidia_uvm: Unknown symbol radix_tree_preloads (err -2) [356113.993562] nvidia_uvm: Unknown symbol set_cpus_allowed_ptr (err -2) … Continue reading →

NVIDIA – New Driver 450.57 – Compiles OK with Kernel 5.8..

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NVIDIA have released beta driver 450.57, and details are here:  https://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/162107/en-us I have tested this with Kernel 5.8-rc6, and it compiles successfully, and (so far) appears to run OK..: ……………………………… ld -r -o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-450.57/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-modeset-interface.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-450.57/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nvidia-modeset-linux.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-450.57/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-kthread-q.o MODPOST /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-450.57/kernel/Module.symvers CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-450.57/kernel/nvidia-drm.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-450.57/kernel/nvidia-drm.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-450.57/kernel/nvidia-modeset.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-450.57/kernel/nvidia-modeset.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-450.57/kernel/nvidia-uvm.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-450.57/kernel/nvidia-uvm.ko CC … Continue reading →

NVIDIA – New Driver – Finally, Supports Kernel 5.6..

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NVIDIA have released driver 440.82, and details are here:  https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/linux-solaris-and-freebsd-driver-440-82-long-lived-branch-release/118864 Tested with latest Kernel 5.6, and compiles/runs OK: ……………… ld -r -o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-440.82/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-modeset-interface.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-440.82/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nvidia-modeset-linux.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-440.82/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-kthread-q.o MODPOST 4 modules CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-440.82/kernel/nvidia-drm.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-440.82/kernel/nvidia-drm.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-440.82/kernel/nvidia-modeset.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-440.82/kernel/nvidia-modeset.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-440.82/kernel/nvidia-uvm.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-440.82/kernel/nvidia-uvm.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-440.82/kernel/nvidia.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-440.82/kernel/nvidia.ko make[1]: Leaving directory ‘/usr/src/linux-5.6.3-rc2’ Robert … Continue reading →

NVIDIA – New 4XX Driver, OK with Kernel 4.19..

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NVIDIA have version-bumped their driver, and new driver 410.57 is now available, and details are here:  https://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/138279/en-us Tested with Kernel 4.19-rc4, and this version compiles/loads OK, without any need for a patch.. …………………… ld -r -o /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-410.57/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-modeset-interface.o /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-410.57/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nvidia-modeset-linux.o Building modules, stage 2. MODPOST 4 modules CC /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-410.57/kernel/nvidia-drm.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-410.57/kernel/nvidia-drm.ko CC /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-410.57/kernel/nvidia-modeset.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-410.57/kernel/nvidia-modeset.ko CC /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-410.57/kernel/nvidia-uvm.mod.o … Continue reading →

NVIDIA – New Driver 390.77 – OK with Kernel 4.18..

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NVIDIA have released driver 390.77, and details are here:  http://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/136120/en-us I have tested this with Kernel 4.18-rc5, and it compiles/loads successfully: ……………………………….. ld -r -o /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-390.77/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-modeset-interface.o /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-390.77/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nvidia-modeset-linux.o Building modules, stage 2. MODPOST 4 modules CC /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-390.77/kernel/nvidia-drm.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-390.77/kernel/nvidia-drm.ko CC /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-390.77/kernel/nvidia-modeset.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-390.77/kernel/nvidia-modeset.ko CC /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-390.77/kernel/nvidia-uvm.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-390.77/kernel/nvidia-uvm.ko CC /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-390.77/kernel/nvidia.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-390.77/kernel/nvidia.ko make[2]: Leaving directory … Continue reading →

NVIDIA – Finally, a 4.16-Compatible Driver..

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NVIDIA has released beta driver 396.18, and – at last – this is compatible with Kernel 4.16 (tested with 4.16.1). Details are here:  http://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/133571/en-us     The ‘Release Highlights’ do not even mention kernel support.. …………………… Building modules, stage 2. MODPOST 4 modules CC /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-396.18/kernel/nvidia-drm.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-396.18/kernel/nvidia-drm.ko CC /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-396.18/kernel/nvidia-modeset.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-396.18/kernel/nvidia-modeset.ko CC /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-396.18/kernel/nvidia-uvm.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-396.18/kernel/nvidia-uvm.ko CC … Continue reading →