Can't update to kernel 4.15-1 due to nvidia-340xx

erickwill · 2018-01-31 21:25:49

Dear fellas,

I wonder if there is any workaround to upgrade to the latest 4.15-1 kernel using the current nvidia-340xx..

error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: nvidia-340xx: installing linux (4.15-1) breaks dependency 'linux<4.15'

While I was flagging nvidia-340xx as outdated, I learned that the package is "Orphan" regarding maintainers.

Any clue on this matter is appreciated.

Thanks

Xyne · 2018-01-31 21:32:07

Mod note: moved to [testing] Repo Forum.

progandy · 2018-01-31 21:33:36

See this thread on the mailing list: https://lists.archlinux.org/pipermail/a … 29127.html

erickwill · 2018-01-31 22:03:31

progandy wrote:

See this thread on the mailing list: https://lists.archlinux.org/pipermail/a … 29127.html

Thanks for sharing this info..
Do you have any clue if Giancarlo Razzolini adopted the nvidia-340xx package or not?

erickwill · 2018-01-31 22:34:11

Does Nouveau could be an option to Nvidia-340xx?

WorMzy · 2018-01-31 22:34:47

You can check yourself: https://www.archlinux.org/packages/extr … dia-340xx/

erickwill · 2018-01-31 22:37:26

WorMzy wrote:

You can check yourself: https://www.archlinux.org/packages/extr … dia-340xx/

Sorry, I missed the point. To check myself regarding Nouveau on https://www.archlinux.org/packages/extr … dia-340xx/?

WorMzy · 2018-01-31 22:40:26

That was a reply to your query regarding the 340xx package ownership. Your nouveau question makes no sense. You either use nouveau, or you use nvidia's driver -- you can't use both.

erickwill · 2018-01-31 22:46:49

WorMzy wrote:

That was a reply to your query regarding the 340xx package ownership. Your nouveau question makes no sense. You either use nouveau, or you use nvidia's driver -- you can't use both.

I didn't say to use both together, I don't know where did you read this. Anyway, let me make myself clear this time.. I was asking people for sharing their experiences on the subject of dropping nvidia and got started to use nouveau.

Xyne · 2018-01-31 23:10:08

If you are asking if nouveau supports the same cards as nvidia-340xx and can be used as an alternative, then have a look here and here. Click the chipset name in the column header to get a list of cards with that chipset.

jasonwryan · 2018-01-31 23:10:09

erickwill wrote:

I was asking people for sharing their experiences on the subject of dropping nvidia and got started to use nouveau.

Install it yourself and see. No-one else can hold your hand for this.

Slithery · 2018-01-31 23:28:46

If you have an 800 series or higher then 3D performance with nouveau will be about 5-10% of what you get with the nvidia driver - if you're lucky.

erickwill · 2018-01-31 23:39:54

slithery wrote:

If you have an 800 series or higher then 3D performance with nouveau will be about 5-10% of what you get with the nvidia driver - if you're lucky.

Thanks for your kind reply and feedback. Appreciated.

loqs · 2018-02-01 00:37:21

Or update the nvidia-340xx package locally

diff --git a/trunk/PKGBUILD b/trunk/PKGBUILD
index 8fc9e8c..8233451 100644
--- a/trunk/PKGBUILD
+++ b/trunk/PKGBUILD
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
 pkgbase=nvidia-340xx
 pkgname=(nvidia-340xx nvidia-340xx-dkms)
 pkgver=340.106
-_extramodules=extramodules-4.14-ARCH
-pkgrel=3
+_extramodules=extramodules-4.15-ARCH
+pkgrel=4
 pkgdesc="NVIDIA drivers for linux, 340xx legacy branch"
 arch=('x86_64')
 url="http://www.nvidia.com/"
-makedepends=("nvidia-340xx-utils=${pkgver}" 'linux' 'linux-headers>=4.14' 'linux-headers<4.15')
+makedepends=("nvidia-340xx-utils=${pkgver}" 'linux' 'linux-headers>=4.15' 'linux-headers<4.16')
 conflicts=('nvidia')
 license=('custom')
 options=('!strip')

erickwill · 2018-02-01 00:50:44

loqs wrote:

Or update the nvidia-340xx package locally

diff --git a/trunk/PKGBUILD b/trunk/PKGBUILD
index 8fc9e8c..8233451 100644
--- a/trunk/PKGBUILD
+++ b/trunk/PKGBUILD
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
 pkgbase=nvidia-340xx
 pkgname=(nvidia-340xx nvidia-340xx-dkms)
 pkgver=340.106
-_extramodules=extramodules-4.14-ARCH
-pkgrel=3
+_extramodules=extramodules-4.15-ARCH
+pkgrel=4
 pkgdesc="NVIDIA drivers for linux, 340xx legacy branch"
 arch=('x86_64')
 url="http://www.nvidia.com/"
-makedepends=("nvidia-340xx-utils=${pkgver}" 'linux' 'linux-headers>=4.14' 'linux-headers<4.15')
+makedepends=("nvidia-340xx-utils=${pkgver}" 'linux' 'linux-headers>=4.15' 'linux-headers<4.16')
 conflicts=('nvidia')
 license=('custom')
 options=('!strip')

It's getting still better! Thanks for the insight
PS. May I drop you a PM (email)?

Last edited by erickwill (2018-02-01 00:52:43)

progandy · 2018-02-01 00:55:26

@loqs: That is most likely not enough, the mailing list thread mentions a new patch is needed as well, maybe this:
https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topi … 9/#5229739

erickwill · 2018-02-01 00:58:22

progandy wrote:

@loqs: That is most likely not enough, the mailing list thread mentions a new patch is needed as well, maybe this:
https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topi … 9/#5229739

It's so exciting to see the solution coming up right in front of my screen! Thanks fella for your collaboration.

2ManyDogs · 2018-02-01 00:59:58

May I ask why you need the 4.15 kernel? I am always curious when people want to use a kernel that causes other problems.

erickwill · 2018-02-01 01:03:09

2ManyDogs wrote:

May I ask why you need the 4.15 kernel? I am always curious when people want to use a kernel that causes other problems.

Well, I think that the bleeding cutting edge is, ALSO, one of the faces of Arch Linux.. so makes sense that as an Arch Linux user, I wish to be at the edge as to the others

loqs · 2018-02-01 01:23:21

@progandy It gained 4.15 compatibility with the update from 104 to 106 it still needs the 4.11 patch as the conftests are not executed fortunately the timer test defaults to being 4.15 compatible.
Edit:
makepkg output too many warnings to post in code but it does build successfully.

Last edited by loqs (2018-02-01 01:28:08)

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