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NVIDIA – New Driver 550.142 – Finally Fixes Kernel 6.13 Softlink Error..

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NVIDIA have released driver 550.142, and brief details are here:  https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/details/237853/  The ‘Release Highlights’ section is especially frugal on specifics.. The ‘softlink  / file not found’ error when compiling with Kernel 6.13 has finally been fixed (tested with 6.13-rc2): …………………… ld -r -o nvidia-modeset/nv-modeset-interface.o nvidia-modeset/nvidia-modeset-linux.o nvidia-modeset/nv-kthread-q.o MODPOST Module.symvers CC [M]  nvidia.mod.o CC [M]  .module-common.o LD [M]  nvidia.ko … Continue reading →

NVIDIA – Kernel 6.11 support, and possible GTX10XX blank screens again..

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Further testing for Kernel 6.11 support: All latest versions (as of November 2nd 2024), fail to load/run with Kernel 6.11.x, with the same error: ld -r -o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-565.57.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-modeset-interface.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-565.57.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nvidia-modeset-linux.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-565.57.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-kthread-q.o MODPOST /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-565.57.01/kernel/Module.symvers ERROR: modpost: “drm_fbdev_ttm_setup” [/home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-565.57.01/kernel/nvidia-drm.ko] undefined! make[3]: *** [scripts/Makefile.modpost:145: /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-565.57.01/kernel/Module.symvers] Error 1 make[2]: *** [/usr/src/linux-6.11.6/Makefile:1878: modpost] Error 2 make[1]: *** [Makefile:224: __sub-make] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving … Continue reading →

NVIDIA – Driver 555.52.04 Kills HDMI

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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 – Latest Driver OK with Kernel 6.10..

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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 →

Kernel – 6.4-rc Pre-release Testing.. Breaks NVIDIA, VMware OK..

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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 – New Driver – OK with Kernel 6.3..

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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 – New Driver, OK with Kernel 6.2 ..

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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 – New Driver, OK with Kernel 6.0-rc..

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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.

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NVIDIA – Possible Fix for 6.0?

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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 – New Driver Release – OK with Kernel 5.18..

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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 →