# Ptoblem with Nvidia driver on linux 3.10-git **URL:** \ **Category:** Linux\ **Created:** [August 9, 2013, 4:14pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/ptoblem-with-nvidia-driver-on-linux-3-10-git/30408 "2013-08-09T16:14:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mahashakti89](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@mahashakti89](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/mahashakti89)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 4:14pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/ptoblem-with-nvidia-driver-on-linux-3-10-git/30408/1 "2013-08-09T16:14:29Z")
Hello, I am running Debian Sid with linux-image-3.10-1-amd64, Nvidia driver is installing and running flawlessly. For some extra options I am building my own kernel based on the git tree but I cannot install the linux-driver … I tried it one more time with the last version -325.15, hoping it would adress the problem but I get following error message : ```auto /data/Kernel/linux-git/arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess_64.h: In function ‘copy_from_user’: /data/Kernel/linux-git/arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess_64.h:62:28: warning: comparison between signed and unsigned integer expressions [-Wsign-compare] if (likely(sz == -1 || sz >= n)) ^ include/linux/compiler.h:152:40: note: in definition of macro ‘likely’ # define likely(x) __builtin_expect(!!(x), 1) ^ In file included from /tmp/selfgz7454/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-325.15/kernel/os-interface.c:15:0: /tmp/selfgz7454/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-325.15/kernel/os-interface.c: In function ‘os_get_system_memory_size’: /tmp/selfgz7454/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-325.15/kernel/nv-linux.h:961:41: error: ‘num_physpages’ undeclared (first use in this function) #define NV_NUM_PHYSPAGES num_physpages ^ /tmp/selfgz7454/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-325.15/kernel/os-interface.c:244:21: note: in expansion of macro ‘NV_NUM_PHYSPAGES’ return (((NvU64)NV_NUM_PHYSPAGES * PAGE_SIZE) / RM_PAGE_SIZE); ^ /tmp/selfgz7454/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-325.15/kernel/nv-linux.h:961:41: note: each undeclared identifier is reported only once for each function it appears in #define NV_NUM_PHYSPAGES num_physpages ^ /tmp/selfgz7454/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-325.15/kernel/os-interface.c:244:21: note: in expansion of macro ‘NV_NUM_PHYSPAGES’ return (((NvU64)NV_NUM_PHYSPAGES * PAGE_SIZE) / RM_PAGE_SIZE); ^ /tmp/selfgz7454/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-325.15/kernel/os-interface.c:245:1: warning: control reaches end of non-void function [-Wreturn-type] } ^ make[2]: *** [/tmp/selfgz7454/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-325.15/kernel/os-interface.o] Erreur 1 make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/selfgz7454/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-325.15/kernel] Erreur 2 make[1]: quittant le répertoire « /data/Kernel/linux-git » NVIDIA: left KBUILD. nvidia.ko failed to build! make: *** [module] Erreur 1 -> Error. ERROR: Unable to build the NVIDIA kernel module. 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. ``` Has anyone a clue about this ? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![leigh123linux](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/nvidia/user_avatar/forums.developer.nvidia.com/leigh123linux/32/413694_2.png) [@leigh123linux](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/leigh123linux)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 1:12am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/ptoblem-with-nvidia-driver-on-linux-3-10-git/30408/2 "2013-08-10T01:12:06Z")
It needs patching [url][http://cvs.rpmfusion.org/viewvc/\*checkout\*/rpms/nvidia-kmod/devel/kernel\_v3.11.patch?revision=1.1&root=nonfree[/url]](http://cvs.rpmfusion.org/viewvc/*checkout*/rpms/nvidia-kmod/devel/kernel_v3.11.patch?revision=1.1&root=nonfree%5B/url%5D) ---
**Author:** ![mahashakti89](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@mahashakti89](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/mahashakti89)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 6:30am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/ptoblem-with-nvidia-driver-on-linux-3-10-git/30408/3 "2013-08-10T06:30:38Z")
> [@leigh123linux](#): > > It needs patching > > [http://cvs.rpmfusion.org/viewvc/_checkout_/rpms/nvidia-kmod/devel/kernel\_v3.11.patch?revision=1.1&root=nonfree](http://cvs.rpmfusion.org/viewvc/*checkout*/rpms/nvidia-kmod/devel/kernel_v3.11.patch?revision=1.1&root=nonfree) Hi, Thanks for the patch … Patching is O.K. but thr driver won’t install : ```auto In file included from include/uapi/linux/stddef.h:1:0, from include/linux/stddef.h:4, from /data/Kernel/linux-git/include/uapi/linux/posix_types.h:4, from include/uapi/linux/types.h:13, from include/linux/types.h:5, from include/uapi/linux/capability.h:16, from include/linux/capability.h:15, from include/linux/sched.h:13, from include/linux/utsname.h:5, from /tmp/selfgz6376/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-325.15/kernel/nv-linux.h:44, from /tmp/selfgz6376/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-325.15/kernel/os-interface.c:15: /data/Kernel/linux-git/arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess_64.h: In function ‘copy_from_user’: /data/Kernel/linux-git/arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess_64.h:62:28: warning: comparison between signed and unsigned integer expressions [-Wsign-compare] if (likely(sz == -1 || sz >= n)) ^ include/linux/compiler.h:152:40: note: in definition of macro ‘likely’ # define likely(x) __builtin_expect(!!(x), 1) ^ In file included from /tmp/selfgz6376/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-325.15/kernel/os-interface.c:15:0: /tmp/selfgz6376/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-325.15/kernel/os-interface.c: In function ‘os_get_system_memory_size’: /tmp/selfgz6376/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-325.15/kernel/nv-linux.h:964:41: error: ‘num_physpages’ undeclared (first use in this function) #define NV_NUM_PHYSPAGES num_physpages ^ /tmp/selfgz6376/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-325.15/kernel/os-interface.c:244:21: note: in expansion of macro ‘NV_NUM_PHYSPAGES’ return (((NvU64)NV_NUM_PHYSPAGES * PAGE_SIZE) / RM_PAGE_SIZE); ^ /tmp/selfgz6376/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-325.15/kernel/nv-linux.h:964:41: note: each undeclared identifier is reported only once for each function it appears in #define NV_NUM_PHYSPAGES num_physpages ^ /tmp/selfgz6376/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-325.15/kernel/os-interface.c:244:21: note: in expansion of macro ‘NV_NUM_PHYSPAGES’ return (((NvU64)NV_NUM_PHYSPAGES * PAGE_SIZE) / RM_PAGE_SIZE); ^ /tmp/selfgz6376/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-325.15/kernel/os-interface.c:245:1: warning: control reaches end of non-void function [-Wreturn-type] } ^ make[2]: *** [/tmp/selfgz6376/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-325.15/kernel/os-interface.o] Erreur 1 make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/selfgz6376/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-325.15/kernel] Erreur 2 make[1]: quittant le répertoire « /data/Kernel/linux-git » NVIDIA: left KBUILD. nvidia.ko failed to build! make: *** [module] Erreur 1 -> Error. ERROR: Unable to build the NVIDIA kernel module. ``` Best regards ---
**Author:** ![leigh123linux](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/nvidia/user_avatar/forums.developer.nvidia.com/leigh123linux/32/413694_2.png) [@leigh123linux](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/leigh123linux)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 7:39am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/ptoblem-with-nvidia-driver-on-linux-3-10-git/30408/4 "2013-08-10T07:39:56Z")
I have altered the patch as the debian git kernel seems to be versioned wrong. surely it should be 3.11.0 ! $ uname -r 3.11.0-0.rc4.git1.2.fc20.x86\_64 ```auto --- a/kernel/nv-linux.h +++ b/kernel/nv-linux.h @@ -957,7 +957,11 @@ static inline int nv_execute_on_all_cpus #endif #if !defined(NV_VMWARE) +#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3, 10, 0) +#define NV_NUM_PHYSPAGES get_num_physpages() +#else #define NV_NUM_PHYSPAGES num_physpages +#endif #define NV_GET_CURRENT_PROCESS() current->tgid #define NV_IN_ATOMIC() in_atomic() #define NV_LOCAL_BH_DISABLE() local_bh_disable() ``` ---
**Author:** ![mahashakti89](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@mahashakti89](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/mahashakti89)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 2:36pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/ptoblem-with-nvidia-driver-on-linux-3-10-git/30408/5 "2013-08-10T14:36:10Z")
[quote=“leigh123linux”] I have altered the patch as the debian git kernel seems to be versioned wrong. surely it should be 3.11.0 ! $ uname -r 3.11.0-0.rc4.git1.2.fc20.x86\_64 Hi, Works now with linux-3.10-git but no more with a Debian linux-image. But nonetheless big thanks … ! Kernel version for Debian is really linux-3.10 I should have paid more attention . mahashakti89 mahashakti89