The latest (beta) NVIDIA driver – 358.09 – compiles and install/runs OK with Kernel 4.3 (tested with 4.3-rc5). Release notes, and download, at http://www.geforce.com/drivers/results/92712 Robert Gadsdon. October 12, 2015. … Continue reading →
Tried the ‘release candidate’ version of Kernel 4.2.1 (via patch, at https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/stable-review), and the GPL_only issue with NVIDIA drivers is still there… Exactly why we have to wait for Kernel 4.3 for this to be fixed is a mystery, as the simple one-line patch was proposed weeks ago, for 4.2-rc5.. Robert Gadsdon. September 19, 2015. … Continue reading →
Thanks to juston_li on the NVIDIA forums, there is now a patch to fix the compile error with Kernel 4.3-rc1. Details – and the patch – can be found here: https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/877365/linux/355-11-linux-4-3-rc1-build-error/ I have applied this, and the NVIDIA driver now compiles and installs OK (as the GPL_Only error was fixed in 4.3-rc1). Now to attempt to use … Continue reading →
Updated the test system to Kernel 4.3-rc1.. $ uname -a Linux rg6830l 4.3.0-rc1 #1 SMP Sat Sep 12 19:15:35 PDT 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Brief details of changes are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1509.1/03200.html The NVIDIA gpl_only issue has been fixed in linux/kernel/workqueue.c, but the compile now fails even before that is reached: /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-355.11/kernel/nvidia/nv-procfs.c: In function ‘nv_procfs_read_registry’: /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-355.11/kernel/nvidia/nv-procfs.c:363:12: error: … Continue reading →
Kernel 4.2-rc8 has been released, but does not include the ‘GPL-only’ patch for NVIDIA: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1508.3/00008.html FATAL: modpost: GPL-incompatible module nvidia.ko uses GPL-only symbol ‘flush_workqueue’ A patch was proposed (for -rc5..) but has still not been incorporated: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1508.2/02297.html Details of the patch are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1508.0/02260.html Hopefully this patch will be included with 4.2 Final, but there is a … Continue reading →
A simple patch for the GPL-only issue with NVIDIA drivers was submitted on August 4, 2015, but has still not been included with 4.2-rc7.. http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1508.0/02260.html The patch has been put forward for 4.3, but there has been a request for it to be included with the upcoming 4.2 release.. http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1508.0/02703.html Robert Gadsdon. August 16, 2015. … Continue reading →
Update: Same results with 4.2-rc3.. (RG July 19) Update: Kernel 4.2-rc2 fails with VMware (vmnet) and NVIDIA in the same ways.. (RG July 14) Updated to kernel 4.2-rc1 on the test system: # uname -a Linux rg6830l 4.2.0-rc1 #1 SMP Sun Jul 5 18:36:06 PDT 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Brief details are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1507.0/02156.html VMware 11.1.2 … Continue reading →
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 →
NVIDIA have a new ‘long lived branch’ driver – 346.59, and – as expected – it installs/loads OK with kernel 4.0-rc7 Brief details here: http://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/83686/en-us Robert Gadsdon. April 7, 2015. … Continue reading →
Tested the new NVIIDIA driver 346.47, and it still needs the patch for Kernel 4.0-rc1.. https://rglinuxtech.com/?p=1332 More details here: http://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/82252/en-us Robert Gadsdon.. February 25, 2015. … Continue reading →