[SOLVED] Cannot compile Nvidia driver: kernel does not support PIC mode

redbot · 11-14-2016, 07:31 PM

After updating my Debian (testing) system via apt-get a few days ago, I was unable to compile/install Nvidia's proprietary driver from nvidia.com. The relevant error message seemed to be "kernel does not support PIC mode".

After much fumbling about, I finally got it to compile via the following:

Code:

$ export KCPPFLAGS="-fno-pie -Wno-pointer-sign -fno-stack-protector -mfentry"
$ export CPPFLAGS="$KCPPFLAGS"                                                     
$ sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-367.57.run

I'm not sure if the

Code:

export CPPFLAGS="$KCPPFLAGS"

line is necessary or not.

Hopefully this post will save someone the time/frustration that it took me to get it sorted.

LBM · 12-03-2016, 12:48 PM

Thanks man.. Worked for me!