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Roken

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[SOLVED] Linux 45.1.1-1 breaks nvidia

Just upgraded to linux 45.1.1-1 and the associated headers, upon which an error "unable to insert nvidia" occurs (nvidia 364.16-2. Unfortunately, I don't have the Xorg.0.log.old for the failed boot since it's been overwritten) and stops lightdm starting (and startxfce4 too).

Downgrading to 45.1.0-1 gets me going again.

Has anyone else experienced this and have any clues how to fix?

Last edited by Roken (2016-04-16 12:05:12)

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Daerandin

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Re: [SOLVED] Linux 45.1.1-1 breaks nvidia

I assume you mean 4.5.1-1, which is in testing.

All you need to do is rebuild the nvidia package until it gets updated in testing.

WorMzy

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Re: [SOLVED] Linux 45.1.1-1 breaks nvidia

Tentatively moving to testing. Roken, if you're not using testing, please clarify your situation and use the report function to request the topic be moved back.

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FarStar07

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Re: [SOLVED] Linux 45.1.1-1 breaks nvidia

@Roken: in the future, you can use nvidia-dkms instead of nvidia.

Automatic re-compilation of the NVIDIA module with kernel update
This is possible with DKMS. Install the nvidia-dkms package (or a specific branch such as nvidia-340xx-dkms). The dkms package doesn't use Systemd anymore, it uses pacman/alpm hooks.

Source: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/NVIDIA

Last edited by FarStar07 (2016-04-16 11:51:20)

Roken

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Re: [SOLVED] Linux 45.1.1-1 breaks nvidia

Thank you all. I haven't had to rebuild the nvidia package previously, and so it never even crossed my mind. (I should have remembered from my ATI days, where every kernel update needed a new build.)

nvidia-dkms is doing the job automagically now.

And yes, WormZy, I'm using testing. I forgot all about the testing thread. Thank you for moving it.

Marking as solved.

Last edited by Roken (2016-04-16 12:05:33)

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graysky

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Re: [SOLVED] Linux 45.1.1-1 breaks nvidia

@Roken - You should open a bug against the nvidia package as 4.5.1 is in fact a binary breaker and these and the other provided modules will need to rebuilt against 4.5.1 and placed into [testing].

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Daerandin

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Re: [SOLVED] Linux 45.1.1-1 breaks nvidia

Bug report opened: https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/48979