Bug#1024852: nvidia-driver in bullseye (470.141.03-1~deb11u1) and bullseye-backports (470.103.01-1~bpo11+1) do not support Linux kernel 6.0 or later
So what is the proposal there? The proposal is to include an updated nvidia-driver in backports so that it works with the backported Linux 6.0 kernel. Just do not install 6.0 kernel from backports if you need nvidia driver? Well, what if there is a scenario where the user needed 6.0 and the newer nvidia-driver? But even still, the fact of the matter is that an unknowing user who has a backported kernel and nvidia-driver will update their packages and then lose their nvidia-driver. Luckily my friend had integrated graphics to fall back on, but if he had one of those AMD APUs without an iGPU he would be left with a system without graphics. Why are you a) filing a bug which is already fixed in Debian, and Has the bug been fixed? I believe there is a misunderstanding. From what I can tell by previous bug reports for this package, the bug hasn't been fixed, is reproducible, and still happening. The Phoronix article is talking about a newer version of nvidia-driver that has not been packaged in bullseye or bullseye-backports (although newer versions are in bookworm and sid). b) why are you filing it against the bpo version of the package? Because a) I don't know how to file the bug report for both versions other than submitting two bug reports, which seems redundant and b) because I'd imagine the backports team would have more leeway to update the package compared to the stable branch, and c) I'd imagine that if a user needs a newer kernel, they are also likely to have newer hardware as a whole which would necessitate a newer, backported nvidia-driver as well. It is a very questionable bug report, and for me as a maintainer (not of this package though) it discourages me from doing more backports (just a personal opinion/feeling). I hope my bug report didn't dissuade you from contributing to Debian. At the same time, I am not seeing what's the problem as there is a dependency conflict and I am simply reporting that conflict so that the maintainers are aware of it. There is nothing personal about this. Ultimately I was just trying to help. -- Alex Relis OpenPGP_signature Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Bug#1024852: nvidia-driver in bullseye (470.141.03-1~deb11u1) and bullseye-backports (470.103.01-1~bpo11+1) do not support Linux kernel 6.0 or later
On Sat, 26 Nov 2022 12:43:12 -0800 Alex Relis wrote: Package: nvidia-driver Version: 470.103.01-1~bpo11+1 Severity: grave Justification: renders package unusable Dear Maintainer, About a week ago, linux-image-6.0.0-0.deb11.2-amd64 was introduced in bullseye-backports. The problem is that the nvidia-driver version in both bullseye (470.141.03-1~deb11u1) and bullseye-backports (470.103.01-1~bpo11+1) (for some reason, the version in bullseye is newer which is strange) DO NOT support Linux kernel 6.0. When a user who uses a backported linux kernel and nvidia-driver upgrades their system, they will get an error message that looks like this https://imgur.com/sEVx1vc (sorry if I couldn't give you the text output; I am reporting this on behalf of a friend) This issue is reproducable and happened on two of my friends' machines. We found a current workaround that involves booting to kernel 5.1x in the Grub menu, running sudo apt purge linux-image-6.0.0-0.deb11.2-amd64 && sudo apt install -t bullseye-backports nvidia-driver && sudo reboot now. So what is the proposal there? Just do not install 6.0 kernel from backports if you need nvidia driver? According to this Phoronix article ( https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-515.76-Linux-Driver ), nvidia-driver 515.76 or newer support Linux kernel 6.0. I believe the solution is to upgrade nvidia-driver to 515.76 or newer in bullseye-backports so that users can use their graphics card on kernel 6.0. As you state yourself, this bug is already fixed in the more recent version of the package. Why are you a) filing a bug which is already fixed in Debian, and b) why are you filing it against the bpo version of the package? It is like installing this version of driver breaks system. (especially since apt will not install this version, since a more recent version is available in bullseye already). It is a very questionable bug report, and for me as a maintainer (not of this package though) it discourages me from doing more backports (just a personal opinion/feeling). /mjt
Bug#1024852: nvidia-driver in bullseye (470.141.03-1~deb11u1) and bullseye-backports (470.103.01-1~bpo11+1) do not support Linux kernel 6.0 or later
Package: nvidia-driver Version: 470.103.01-1~bpo11+1 Severity: grave Justification: renders package unusable Dear Maintainer, About a week ago, linux-image-6.0.0-0.deb11.2-amd64 was introduced in bullseye-backports. The problem is that the nvidia-driver version in both bullseye (470.141.03-1~deb11u1) and bullseye-backports (470.103.01-1~bpo11+1) (for some reason, the version in bullseye is newer which is strange) DO NOT support Linux kernel 6.0. When a user who uses a backported linux kernel and nvidia-driver upgrades their system, they will get an error message that looks like this https://imgur.com/sEVx1vc (sorry if I couldn't give you the text output; I am reporting this on behalf of a friend) This issue is reproducable and happened on two of my friends' machines. We found a current workaround that involves booting to kernel 5.1x in the Grub menu, running sudo apt purge linux-image-6.0.0-0.deb11.2-amd64 && sudo apt install -t bullseye-backports nvidia-driver && sudo reboot now. According to this Phoronix article ( https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-515.76-Linux-Driver ), nvidia-driver 515.76 or newer support Linux kernel 6.0. I believe the solution is to upgrade nvidia-driver to 515.76 or newer in bullseye-backports so that users can use their graphics card on kernel 6.0. Thank you for reading my bug report and I hope you guys have a great day! -- Alex Relis
