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7thSon

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Registered: 2017-05-07

Posts: 186

[SOLVED] Nvidia modules not found when generating linux-lts

This might be dead simple, but I recently noticed that on system updates when mkinitcpio -p linux-lts is run I get errors saying that nvidia modules aren't found.
You can see below that both lts kernel generation tasks throw errors while the non-lts one is fine. This behaves the same if I manually run the commands "sudo mkinitcpio -p linux<-lts>."

Updating linux initcpios...
==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux-lts.preset: 'default'
  -> -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux-lts -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-linux-lts.img
==> Starting build: 5.4.24-1-lts
  -> Running build hook: [base]
  -> Running build hook: [udev]
  -> Running build hook: [autodetect]
  -> Running build hook: [modconf]
  -> Running build hook: [block]
  -> Running build hook: [filesystems]
  -> Running build hook: [keyboard]
  -> Running build hook: [fsck]
==> ERROR: module not found: `nvidia'
Error while configuring 
==> ERROR: module not found: `nvidia_modeset'
Error while configuring 
==> ERROR: module not found: `nvidia_uvm'
Error while configuring 
==> ERROR: module not found: `nvidia_drm'
Error while configuring 
==> Generating module dependencies
==> Creating gzip-compressed initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-linux-lts.img
==> WARNING: errors were encountered during the build. The image may not be complete.
Error while configuring 
==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux-lts.preset: 'fallback'
  -> -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux-lts -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-linux-lts-fallback.img -S autodetect
==> Starting build: 5.4.24-1-lts
  -> Running build hook: [base]
  -> Running build hook: [udev]
  -> Running build hook: [modconf]
  -> Running build hook: [block]
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: wd719x
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: aic94xx
  -> Running build hook: [filesystems]
  -> Running build hook: [keyboard]
  -> Running build hook: [fsck]
==> ERROR: module not found: `nvidia'
Error while configuring 
==> ERROR: module not found: `nvidia_modeset'
Error while configuring 
==> ERROR: module not found: `nvidia_uvm'
Error while configuring 
==> ERROR: module not found: `nvidia_drm'
Error while configuring 
==> Generating module dependencies
==> Creating gzip-compressed initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-linux-lts-fallback.img
==> WARNING: errors were encountered during the build. The image may not be complete.
Error while configuring 
==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux.preset: 'default'
  -> -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-linux.img
==> Starting build: 5.5.8-arch1-1
  -> Running build hook: [base]
  -> Running build hook: [udev]
  -> Running build hook: [autodetect]
  -> Running build hook: [modconf]
  -> Running build hook: [block]
  -> Running build hook: [filesystems]
  -> Running build hook: [keyboard]
  -> Running build hook: [fsck]
==> Generating module dependencies
==> Creating gzip-compressed initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-linux.img
==> Image generation successful
==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux.preset: 'fallback'
  -> -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img -S autodetect
==> Starting build: 5.5.8-arch1-1
  -> Running build hook: [base]
  -> Running build hook: [udev]
  -> Running build hook: [modconf]
  -> Running build hook: [block]
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: wd719x
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: aic94xx
  -> Running build hook: [filesystems]
  -> Running build hook: [keyboard]
  -> Running build hook: [fsck]
==> Generating module dependencies
==> Creating gzip-compressed initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img
==> Image generation successful

My /etc/mkinitcpio.conf:

# vim:set ft=sh
# MODULES
# The following modules are loaded before any boot hooks are
# run.  Advanced users may wish to specify all system modules
# in this array.  For instance:
#     MODULES="piix ide_disk reiserfs"
MODULES="crc32c_generic crc32c_intel nvidia nvidia_modeset nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm"

# BINARIES
# This setting includes any additional binaries a given user may
# wish into the CPIO image.  This is run last, so it may be used to
# override the actual binaries included by a given hook
# BINARIES are dependency parsed, so you may safely ignore libraries
BINARIES=""

# FILES
# This setting is similar to BINARIES above, however, files are added
# as-is and are not parsed in any way.  This is useful for config files.
FILES=""

# HOOKS
# This is the most important setting in this file.  The HOOKS control the
# modules and scripts added to the image, and what happens at boot time.
# Order is important, and it is recommended that you do not change the
# order in which HOOKS are added.  Run 'mkinitcpio -H <hook name>' for
# help on a given hook.
# 'base' is _required_ unless you know precisely what you are doing.
# 'udev' is _required_ in order to automatically load modules
# 'filesystems' is _required_ unless you specify your fs modules in MODULES
# Examples:
##   This setup specifies all modules in the MODULES setting above.
##   No raid, lvm2, or encrypted root is needed.
#    HOOKS="base"
#
##   This setup will autodetect all modules for your system and should
##   work as a sane default
#    HOOKS="base udev autodetect block filesystems"
#
##   This setup will generate a 'full' image which supports most systems.
##   No autodetection is done.
#    HOOKS="base udev block filesystems"
#
##   This setup assembles a pata mdadm array with an encrypted root FS.
##   Note: See 'mkinitcpio -H mdadm' for more information on raid devices.
#    HOOKS="base udev block mdadm encrypt filesystems"
#
##   This setup loads an lvm2 volume group on a usb device.
#    HOOKS="base udev block lvm2 filesystems"
#
##   NOTE: If you have /usr on a separate partition, you MUST include the
#    usr, fsck and shutdown hooks.
HOOKS="base udev autodetect modconf block filesystems keyboard fsck"

# COMPRESSION
# Use this to compress the initramfs image. By default, gzip compression
# is used. Use 'cat' to create an uncompressed image.
#COMPRESSION="gzip"
#COMPRESSION="bzip2"
#COMPRESSION="lzma"

Do I need to do something specifically for the LTS kernels, like install nvidia-lts or edit some other config?

Last edited by 7thSon (2020-03-10 19:40:08)

Isaak.Aleksandrov

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Registered: 2020-01-12

Posts: 4

Re: [SOLVED] Nvidia modules not found when generating linux-lts

Yes, you need to either use the nvidia-dkms package instead; or install both (the nvidia and nvidia-lts) packages.

lquidfire

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From: South Africa

Registered: 2017-07-26

Posts: 82

Re: [SOLVED] Nvidia modules not found when generating linux-lts

Correct. If you do not have them installed, you do need nvidia-lts for the lts-kernel.

See the Wiki under Installation, point 3.

Edit: Isaak.Aleksandrov beat me to it.

Last edited by lquidfire (2020-03-10 18:57:17)

7thSon

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Registered: 2017-05-07

Posts: 186

Re: [SOLVED] Nvidia modules not found when generating linux-lts

Thank you, installed nvidia-lts - problem solved.