# Error while installing NVIDIA grid drivers on Centos 9

**URL:** <https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/error-while-installing-nvidia-grid-drivers-on-centos-9/237817>\
**Category:** Linux\
**Tags:** nvbugs, kernel, driver\
**Created:** [December 23, 2022, 8:19am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/error-while-installing-nvidia-grid-drivers-on-centos-9/237817 "2022-12-23T08:19:33Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 23, 2022, 8:19am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/error-while-installing-nvidia-grid-drivers-on-centos-9/237817/1 "2022-12-23T08:19:33Z")

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I’m trying to install the NVIDIA-Linux-x86\_64-470.129.06-grid drivers on my Centos 9 machine, and I’m seeing the following error.

```auto
make[2]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:321: /tmp/selfgz139755/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-470.129.06-grid/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-gem-nvkms-memory.o] Error 1
make[2]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:321: /tmp/selfgz139755/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-470.129.06-grid/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-gem-user-memory.o] Error 1
cc1: some warnings being treated as errors
make[2]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:321: /tmp/selfgz139755/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-470.129.06-grid/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-gem-dma-buf.o] Error 1
  LD [M] /tmp/selfgz139755/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-470.129.06-grid/kernel/nvidia-peermem.o
make[2]: Target '__build' not remade because of errors.
make[1]: *** [Makefile:1915: /tmp/selfgz139755/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-470.129.06-grid/kernel] Error 2
make[1]: Target 'modules' not remade because of errors.
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/kernels/5.14.0-214.el9.x86_64'
make: *** [Makefile:80: modules] Error 2
-> Checking to see whether the nvidia kernel module was successfully built
   executing: 'cd ./kernel; /bin/make -k -j8 NV_KERNEL_MODULES="nvidia" NV_EXCLUDE_KERNEL_MODULES="" SYSSRC="/lib/modules/5.14.0-214.el9.x86_64/source" SYSOUT="/lib/modules/5.14.0-214.el9.x86_64/build"'...
   make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/kernels/5.14.0-214.el9.x86_64'
     MODPOST /tmp/selfgz139755/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-470.129.06-grid/kernel/Module.symvers
   ERROR: modpost: GPL-incompatible module nvidia.ko uses GPL-only symbol '__get_task_ioprio'
   make[2]: *** [scripts/Makefile.modpost:134: /tmp/selfgz139755/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-470.129.06-grid/kernel/Module.symvers] Error 1
   make[2]: *** Deleting file '/tmp/selfgz139755/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-470.129.06-grid/kernel/Module.symvers'
   make[2]: Target '__modpost' not remade because of errors.
   make[1]: *** [Makefile:1830: modules] Error 2
   make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/kernels/5.14.0-214.el9.x86_64'
   make: *** [Makefile:80: modules] Error 2
-> Error.
ERROR: An error occurred while performing the step: "Checking to see whether the nvidia kernel module was successfully built". See /var/log/nvidia-installer.log for details.
-> The command `cd ./kernel; /bin/make -k -j8 NV_KERNEL_MODULES="nvidia" NV_EXCLUDE_KERNEL_MODULES="" SYSSRC="/lib/modules/5.14.0-214.el9.x86_64/source" SYSOUT="/lib/modules/5.14.0-214.el9.x86_64/build"` failed with the following output:

make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/kernels/5.14.0-214.el9.x86_64'
  MODPOST /tmp/selfgz139755/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-470.129.06-grid/kernel/Module.symvers
ERROR: modpost: GPL-incompatible module nvidia.ko uses GPL-only symbol '__get_task_ioprio'
make[2]: *** [scripts/Makefile.modpost:134: /tmp/selfgz139755/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-470.129.06-grid/kernel/Module.symvers] Error 1
make[2]: *** Deleting file '/tmp/selfgz139755/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-470.129.06-grid/kernel/Module.symvers'
make[2]: Target '__modpost' not remade because of errors.
make[1]: *** [Makefile:1830: modules] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/kernels/5.14.0-214.el9.x86_64'
make: *** [Makefile:80: modules] Error 2
ERROR: The nvidia kernel module was not created.
ERROR: Installation has failed. Please see the file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' for details. You may find suggestions on fixing installation problems in the README available on the Linux driver download page at www.nvidia.com.

```

Does anyone have any idea how to fix this?