nvidia geforce 8800 gt drivers

[donjames]

I have an nvidia geforce 8800 gt video card on a new install of Funtoo Linux.  I followed the instructions and can't get the driver to install.

 

Question: Has anyone been able to install the drivers for the 8800 gt?

 

Thanks,

 

donjames

[donjames]

Supposedly the GPL restrictions on the nvidia drivers problem is solved, but I find it not to be so on the 340.xx series, has been an issue since 4.2.0.  So I have to patch the kernel with this:

# cat /usr/src/fix_gpl
#!/bin/bash

sed -i 's/EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(flush_workqueue/EXPORT_SYMBOL(flush_workqueue/' linux/kernel/workqueue.c

So that solves the GPL problem.  I just leave that snippet in my /usr/src directory and run it before compiling each kernel.

Additionally another patch is needed for the driver itself.  I can't give a reference for this patch, I found a fellow talking about it on a forum, it wasn't really given in usable patch form, but it was clear enough for me to make this patch:

# cat /etc/portage/patches/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-340.93-r1/kernel-4.3.0.patch

--- a/kernel/nv-procfs.c	2015-08-19 16:00:07.000000000 -0700
+++ b/kernel/nv-procfs2.c	2015-11-05 17:07:24.395722706 -0800
@@ -356,7 +356,8 @@
     registry_keys = ((nvl != NULL) ?
             nvl->registry_keys : nv_registry_keys);
 
-    return seq_printf(s, "Binary: \"%s\"\n", registry_keys);
+    seq_printf(s, "Binary: \"%s\"\n", registry_keys);
+    return 0;
 }
 
 static ssize_t
@@ -552,7 +553,8 @@
     void *v
 )
 {
-    return seq_puts(s, s->private);
+    seq_puts(s, s->private);
+    return 0;
 }
 
 NV_DEFINE_PROCFS_SINGLE_FILE(text_file);

He was really talking about the 352.xx drivers, but it turned out to be so for the 340.xx series also.

If you use those patches and recompile your kernel it will install.  Several days now, no problems here.  Good luck.

 

Hi Sputnik,

 

Thanks for the reply.

 

I found a generic  driver that works.  I will wait for the kernel fix.

 

Regards,

 

Don James

[cardinal]

Critical Nvidia Proprietary Driver Bug:

Nvidia not properly being set by eselect-opengl

[donjames]

Are you saying that there is no solution?

 

donjames

[sputnik]

Which nvidia driver?  Which kernel?  Why does it not installl?  I have nvidia-drivers 340.93 installed on kernel 4.3.0 with a 8600M

[donjames]

The kernel is 4.3.0.  I don't know why the 340.93 nvidia driver won't install.  That is my question --  "Why won't the 340.93 nvidia-dirver install?"

 

donjames

[sputnik]

Supposedly the GPL restrictions on the nvidia drivers problem is solved, but I find it not to be so on the 340.xx series, has been an issue since 4.2.0.  So I have to patch the kernel with this:

# cat /usr/src/fix_gpl
#!/bin/bash

sed -i 's/EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(flush_workqueue/EXPORT_SYMBOL(flush_workqueue/' linux/kernel/workqueue.c

So that solves the GPL problem.  I just leave that snippet in my /usr/src directory and run it before compiling each kernel.

Additionally another patch is needed for the driver itself.  I can't give a reference for this patch, I found a fellow talking about it on a forum, it wasn't really given in usable patch form, but it was clear enough for me to make this patch:

# cat /etc/portage/patches/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-340.93-r1/kernel-4.3.0.patch

--- a/kernel/nv-procfs.c	2015-08-19 16:00:07.000000000 -0700
+++ b/kernel/nv-procfs2.c	2015-11-05 17:07:24.395722706 -0800
@@ -356,7 +356,8 @@
     registry_keys = ((nvl != NULL) ?
             nvl->registry_keys : nv_registry_keys);
 
-    return seq_printf(s, "Binary: \"%s\"\n", registry_keys);
+    seq_printf(s, "Binary: \"%s\"\n", registry_keys);
+    return 0;
 }
 
 static ssize_t
@@ -552,7 +553,8 @@
     void *v
 )
 {
-    return seq_puts(s, s->private);
+    seq_puts(s, s->private);
+    return 0;
 }
 
 NV_DEFINE_PROCFS_SINGLE_FILE(text_file);

He was really talking about the 352.xx drivers, but it turned out to be so for the 340.xx series also.

If you use those patches and recompile your kernel it will install.  Several days now, no problems here.  Good luck.