tu...@posteo.de wrote: > On 04/12 10:54, Dale wrote: >> Alexey Eschenko wrote: >>> Hi. >>> >>> I've just read regular @world build log and found this: >>> >>>> * Messages for package x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-396.18-r1: >>>> >>>> * ***** WARNING ***** >>>> * >>>> * You are currently installing a version of nvidia-drivers that is >>>> * known not to work with a video card you have installed on your >>>> * system. If this is intentional, please ignore this. If it is not >>>> * please perform the following steps: >>>> * >>>> * Add the following mask entry to /etc/portage/package.mask by >>>> * echo ">=x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-391.0.0" > >>>> /etc/portage/package.mask/nvidia-drivers >>>> * >>>> * Failure to perform the steps above could result in a non-working >>>> * X setup. >>>> * >>>> * For more information please read: >>>> * http://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_32667.html >>> I'm very surprised because I have GTX 1080 GPU: >>> >>>> # lspci | fgrep VGA >>>> 42:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GP104 [GeForce >>>> GTX 1080] (rev a1) >>> Is this some kind of maintainer's mistake or does NVIDIA really messed >>> up with drivers again? >>> >> It looks to me like the 396 versions of nvidia-drivers is not compatible >> with your card. Most likely, you have to stick with the 391 series. I >> for example have a older card that requires the 340 series. I have to >> mask anything above that. You for example may need to mask anything 396 >> or above. >> >> You should be able to go to the nvidia website and find out exactly what >> series of drivers you need and then mask anything above that. Once that >> is done, you shouldn't have this problem again. >> >> Hope that helps. >> >> Dale >> >> :-) :-) >> > Hi Dale, > > I was also hit by this message... > > For me it looks like that sticking to a certain version of the > nvidia-drivers will also bind me to an - then older - kernel version. > > In my case I would be bound to the 390.* versions of that drivers. > This drivers compile fine with the linux-kernel 4.16.2 ... but the > boot throws me back to the console. > > dmesg shows this then: > [ 32.227140] nvidia: Unknown symbol swiotlb_map_sg_attrs (err 0) > [ 32.281875] nvidia: Unknown symbol swiotlb_map_sg_attrs (err 0) > > Do I really need to buy a new nvidia card (I am using Blender a lot) > just to be able to update the kernel?? > > Slightly alarmed > Meino >
I'm not sure on having to buy a new card. Mine is older, GT220 BUT I'm still using kernel version 4.5.2. I've got a newer kernel available, I just haven't rebooted in many months. I just tried, the version I'm using won't build with newer kernels, 4.9.34. So, you have a interesting question. I seem to recall having to set up a overlay for a slightly older version because the newer version for my series would build with current 4.5 kernel but my screen was all messed up. I had trouble getting logged in so that I could kill X to even get the console to work. So I'm using a version of nvidia that isn't even in the tree any longer as it is. I may have to check into this more later. Funny thing is, I was looking at newer video cards just the other day. I was just wanting a spare, in case the current one burnt out. I wasn't thinking about the software not working. Dale :-) :-)
