[SOLVED] Patch for NVIDIA 367.35 for kernel 4.7

1337_powerslacker · 07-25-2016, 09:10 PM

I downloaded the newly-released kernel 4.7 series, and as I run NVIDIA hardware, tried to use NVIDIA's latest driver release with it. Unsurprisingly, as is the case with new kernel series releases, it did not compile on the first try. Googling turned up a patch which works superbly.

For those not already in the know, a quick primer:

Download the attached patch file, and place in the directory where the driver is located.

Extract & patch the NVIDIA installer:

Code:

./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-367.35.run -x
cd NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-367.35/
patch -p1 < ../4.7_kernel.patch

After rebooting, go to the extracted directory, and run the installer directly:

Code:

./nvidia-installer

You should be golden. Happy Slacking!

Regards,

Matt

Tonus · 07-26-2016, 04:03 PM

Just wondering, why a reboot after patching?

Anyway, thanks for the information!

1337_powerslacker · 07-26-2016, 05:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tonus

Just wondering, why a reboot after patching?

Anyway, thanks for the information!

Thanks!

To answer your question, it's so you can boot into console mode, and run the installer without X running.

Hope this answers your question.

Tonus · 07-27-2016, 12:15 AM

Oh, never thought to do that! Feel more educated, thanks ;-)

1337_powerslacker · 07-27-2016, 03:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tonus

Oh, never thought to do that! Feel more educated, thanks ;-)

You're welcome!

petelq · 07-27-2016, 06:18 AM

I believe you can apply the patch direct to the run file. If you do

Code:

sh NVIDIA...run --help

you get the options available.
I'm going from memory at the moment so forgive me if it's changed now.

1337_powerslacker · 07-27-2016, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by petelq

I believe you can apply the patch direct to the run file. If you do

Code:

sh NVIDIA...run --help

you get the options available.
I'm going from memory at the moment so forgive me if it's changed now.

From what I can see of the options available, -A was the most relevant. Of those advanced options, only one seemed to apply to this situation:

Quote:

--apply-patch [Patch]
Apply the patch 'Patch' to the kernel interface files included

And it does not give options for patchlevels that I can see. As you can see from my OP, you need at least -p1 to apply the patch, and this option only appears to support -p0. If you can provide further illumination, it would be much appreciated. Thanks!

petelq · 07-28-2016, 03:13 AM

I'm afraid I can't add anything more. I remember using the apply-patch option some years ago.
With this most recent kernel 4.7 I've just extracted the nvidia run file and applied the changes manually.

1337_powerslacker · 07-28-2016, 06:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by petelq

I'm afraid I can't add anything more. I remember using the apply-patch option some years ago.
With this most recent kernel 4.7 I've just extracted the nvidia run file and applied the changes manually.

That's probably the most sensible thing to do. I can't find anything online or in the help that NVIDIA provides in the .run file that provides anything about increasing the patchlevel. Glad to have been of help!

Happy Slacking!

pilotgi · 08-06-2016, 05:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1337_powerslacker

Extract & patch the NVIDIA installer:

Code:

./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-367.35.run -x
cd NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-367.35/
patch -p1 < ../4.7_kernel.patch

After rebooting, go to the extracted directory, and run the installer directly:

Code:

./nvidia-installer

You should be golden. Happy Slacking!

Regards,

Matt

Glad it worked for you. Does this method only work for Slackware? I'm using openSUSE Tumbleweed and I downloaded the patch, extracted the driver and ran the patch command and nothing happened.

petelq · 08-07-2016, 03:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by petelq

I'm afraid I can't add anything more. I remember using the apply-patch option some years ago.
With this most recent kernel 4.7 I've just extracted the nvidia run file and applied the changes manually.

I remember how I originally applied the patch back then. I added an extra level of folder within the patch and then ran the run file with apply-patch.

My current method is just to open the individual files and apply the changes. There's not many and it only takes a couple of minutes.

1337_powerslacker · 08-07-2016, 06:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pilotgi

Glad it worked for you. Does this method only work for Slackware? I'm using openSUSE Tumbleweed and I downloaded the patch, extracted the driver and ran the patch command and nothing happened.

It's been several years since I ran that distro, back when it was still SuSE (9.1!) and cannot speak for this method in any other distro. However, having said that, it should work, giving you messages about which files it patched.

1337_powerslacker · 08-07-2016, 06:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by petelq

I remember how I originally applied the patch back then. I added an extra level of folder within the patch and then ran the run file with apply-patch.

My current method is just to open the individual files and apply the changes. There's not many and it only takes a couple of minutes.

I don't have the level of expertise to do what you're describing. I just run the patch command as I said in my OP. It seems to work satisfactorily.