GPU drivers not installing with host kernel 6.8 and vGPU 16.5 (535.161.05)

[urbaman]

1. Quick Debug Information

• OS/Version(e.g. RHEL8.6, Ubuntu22.04): Ubuntu 22.04
• Kernel Version: 5.15.0-106-generic
• Container Runtime Type/Version(e.g. Containerd, CRI-O, Docker): Containerd 1.6.28
• K8s Flavor/Version(e.g. K8s, OCP, Rancher, GKE, EKS): Kubeadm
• GPU Operator Version: 23.9.2

2. Issue or feature description

Driver installation fails in VM on kernel 6.8 Host, vGPU driver 16.5, 535.161.05

3. Steps to reproduce the issue

Install vGPU 16.5, 535.161.05 on the host, then try gpu-operator

4. Information to attach (optional if deemed irrelevant)

nvidia-driver-daemonset-k59mv logs:

Updating the package cache...
Resolving Linux kernel version...
Proceeding with Linux kernel version 5.15.0-106-generic
Installing Linux kernel headers...
Installing Linux kernel module files...
Generating Linux kernel version string...
Compiling NVIDIA driver kernel modules...
warning: the compiler differs from the one used to build the kernel
  The kernel was built by: gcc (Ubuntu 11.4.0-1ubuntu1~22.04) 11.4.0
  You are using:           cc (Ubuntu 11.4.0-1ubuntu1~22.04) 11.4.0
/usr/src/nvidia-535.129.03-grid/kernel/nvidia-uvm/uvm_perf_events_test.c: In function 'test_events':
/usr/src/nvidia-535.129.03-grid/kernel/nvidia-uvm/uvm_perf_events_test.c:83:1: warning: the frame size of 1048 bytes is larger than 1024 bytes [-Wframe-larger-than=]
   83 | }
      | ^
/usr/src/nvidia-535.129.03-grid/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-crtc.c: In function '__nv_drm_plane_atomic_destroy_state':
/usr/src/nvidia-535.129.03-grid/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-crtc.c:695:5: warning: ISO C90 forbids mixed declarations and code [-Wdeclaration-after-statement]
  695 |     struct nv_drm_plane_state *nv_drm_plane_state =
      |     ^~~~~~
/usr/src/nvidia-535.129.03-grid/kernel/nvidia-peermem/nvidia-peermem.c: In function 'nv_mem_client_init':
/usr/src/nvidia-535.129.03-grid/kernel/nvidia-peermem/nvidia-peermem.c:490:5: warning: ISO C90 forbids mixed declarations and code [-Wdeclaration-after-statement]
  490 |     int status = 0;
      |     ^~~
ERROR: modpost: GPL-incompatible module nvidia.ko uses GPL-only symbol 'rcu_read_unlock_strict'
make[2]: *** [scripts/Makefile.modpost:133: /usr/src/nvidia-535.129.03-grid/kernel/Module.symvers] Error 1
make[2]: *** Deleting file '/usr/src/nvidia-535.129.03-grid/kernel/Module.symvers'
make[1]: *** [Makefile:1830: modules] Error 2
make: *** [Makefile:82: modules] Error 2
Stopping NVIDIA persistence daemon...
Unloading NVIDIA driver kernel modules...
Unmounting NVIDIA driver rootfs...

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[kollachaitanyakrishna]

A similar issue for me also. attaching the crash report

Azure VM:
Linux 5.15.0-1063-azure x86_64
NAME="Ubuntu"
VERSION="20.04.6 LTS (Focal Fossa)"
ID=ubuntu
ID_LIKE=debian
PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS"
VERSION_ID="20.04"
HOME_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://help.ubuntu.com/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/"
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/privacy-policy"
VERSION_CODENAME=focal
UBUNTU_CODENAME=focal

nvidia-dkms-515.0.crash.txt

[bqm1111]

I also encounter the same problem on Ubuntu 20.04, nvidia-driver-535.171.04, kernel 5.15.0-107-generic

[vicaya]

Appears to be a known issue for kernel upgrades. The current/stable nvidia driver version 550.x works fine.

[bqm1111]

Appears to be a known issue for kernel upgrades. The current/stable nvidia driver version 550.x works fine.

How can I install nvidia-driver-550 on ubuntu 20.04?

[Stephenfang51]

Appears to be a known issue for kernel upgrades. The current/stable nvidia driver version 550.x works fine.

How can I install nvidia-driver-550 on ubuntu 20.04?

Hi
Did you solve your problem?
same with yours :(

[bqm1111]

Hi

You have to manually download the driver from this site.

[2019211753]

Hi

You have to manually download the driver from this site.

Manually install works for me!

[cdesiniotis]

The following error was fixed in the 535.183.08 driver

ERROR: modpost: GPL-incompatible module nvidia.ko uses GPL-only symbol 'rcu_read_unlock_strict'

Closing this issue.