Doesn't compile for groovy

[satmandu]

dkms.conf can be changed to just use

PATCH[0]="kernel-5.7.patch"
PATCH[1]="buildfix_kernel_5.8.patch"

with patches from archlinux:
https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/tree/buildfix_kernel_5.8.patch?h=nvidia-340xx
and
https://gitlab.manjaro.org/packages/extra/linux57-extramodules/nvidia-340xx/-/raw/master/kernel-5.7.patch?inline=false

Except that the kernel-5.7 patch needs to be modified to remove the dkms.conf section therein, and the kernel/ paths for files needs to be removed.

A fixed kernel-5.7.patch file is attached.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Rüdiger Kupper (ruediger.kupper)]

Please, can this be fixed in time? Users on hardware that requires this driver have no other option: either this works or they are left with an anusable system (like myself right now).
This is a »leave-Ubuntu«-impulse for everyone affected.
Please!! Fix this.

[Rüdiger Kupper (ruediger.kupper)]

@satmandu: buildfix_kernel_5.8.patch is no longer accessible via the link you mention. Is this the same patch as mentioned here? (002-kernel-5.8.patch)
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/nvidia-340xx

[Rüdiger Kupper (ruediger.kupper)]

Answering my own question:
No, this was the wrong file. I extracted the right one from the gut repository here:
https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/nvidia-340xx/

Needed to adjust the paths in the .patch file, but now it works. Attaching the adjusted patch.

[Rüdiger Kupper (ruediger.kupper)]

Here's how to resolve the issue:

- put the two patches above into /usr/src/nvidia-340-340.108/patches/
- modify /usr/src/nvidia-340-340.108/dkms.conf:
  - remove any PATCH[] lines
  - add
    PATCH[0]="kernel-5.7.patch"
    PATCH[1]="0002-kernel-5.8.patch"
- dpkg --configure nvidia-340

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[satmandu (satadru-umich)]

Note also a patch for kernel 5.9 there:

https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/tree/0003-kernel-5.9.patch?h=nvidia-340xx

[Rüdiger Kupper (ruediger.kupper)]

This patch needa the /kernel/ path prefixes removed.