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Kernel – 4.2 Final – Still Breaks NVIDIA…

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on September 1, 2015 by RGSeptember 1, 2015

Tested the 4.2 Final kernel, and the later NVIDIA drivers still fail to install, with the same GPL-only error.. A simple patch to fix this was proposed for 4.2-rc5, some time ago, but – for some reason – has failed to make it into the ‘final’ release..’ Details of the patch are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1508.0/02260.html Maybe this will … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Crash and Burn.., kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion | Tagged gpl-only, kernel 4.2 final, nvidia driver compile fail, patch proposed | Leave a reply

Kernel – 4.2-rc8 – One More Last -rc After All…

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on August 24, 2015 by RGAugust 24, 2015

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 →

Posted in kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion | Tagged flush_workqueue, gpl-only, kernel 4.2-rc8, nvidia, patch proposed, patch still missing | Leave a reply

Kernel – 4.2-rc7 – NVIDIA/GPL Issue – Patch Proposed, Not Included Yet..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on August 17, 2015 by RGAugust 17, 2015

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 →

Posted in kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion | Tagged gpl-only, kernel 4.2, not included yet, nvidia, patch proposed | Leave a reply
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