Andrew Lowe <a...@wht.com.au> [16-07-30 08:44]:
> On 30/07/16 14:09, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >thank you for your reply ! :)
> >I have to use the nvidia drivers, because I am using Blender, which
> >renders via CUDA on the GPU...
> >
> >Best regards
> >Meino
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Jigme Datse Yli-RAsku <jigme.da...@datsemultimedia.com> [16-07-30
> >08:04]:
> >>I have an earlier version of the x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers installed
> >>(361.28), but if I recall, I couldn't get x11 to use them. Or maybe
> >>they are already using them, but I don't know it (but I believe I
> >>couldn't get the tools to recognize that they were being used). My
> >>understanding is that using the correct framebuffer drivers is as
> >>good, if not better than using the official nvidia ones. But as I
> >>don't believe I have had the opportunity to do so, I can't really
> >>say.
> >>
> >>Jigme Datse Yli-Rasku
> >>
> >>On 2016-07-29 22:36, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote:
> >>>Hi,
> >>>
> >>>trying the new kernel linux-4.7 (vanilla, downloaded from
> >>>ftp.kernel.org) with nvidia drivers
> >>>(Installed versions: 367.35-r1^md(03:00:46 07/30/16)(X driver kms
> >>>multilib uvm -acpi -compat -gtk3 -pax_kernel -static-libs -tools
> >>>-wayland KERNEL="linux -FreeBSD")).
> >>>The kernel compiled fine, the nvidia-drivers does not.
> >>>
> >>>Anuone else with the same problem (read: This has to be
> >>>fixed by nvidia/Linus) or am I the only one (so it is
> >>>my problem...which does not neccessarily imply that I
> >>>know how to fix that ... ;) ???
> >>>
> >>>Best regards
> >>>Meino
>
> There is a duplicate definition of a function[1], the kernel
> apparently has a function and a certain parameter list and then someone
> at nVidia managed to use the same name but a different parameter list -
> hence the duplicate definition.
>
> I hit this last night, went back one kernel but the latest nvidia
> driver only works with the 4.7 series kernel so had to go one back with
> the drivers as well. It's known so just hang tight a day or two and all
> should be well.
>
> Andrew
>
> [1] From memory at 2am and after a lot of chocolate so could be
> slightly wrong here
>
Hi,
thanks a lot for the good news!
Fingers crossed...waiting in front of my monitor, compiler engines
started and ready to accelerate...
The compiler will go where no men has ever compiled before...
;)
Best regards,
Meino
