artful: nvidia-304 unknown symbol init_mm

[Andreas Hasenack]

I have an old NVidia GeForce 7900GT (G71) that needs the NVidia-304 driver. The kernel module cannot be loaded while using artful:

Unknown symbol init_mm (err 0)

Kernel is 4.12.0-11-generic #12 64bits

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: nvidia-304-updates 304.135-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.12.0-11.12-generic 4.12.5
Uname: Linux 4.12.0-11-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.6-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
BootLog: /dev/md2: clean, 189276/9437184 files, 2122326/37728976 blocks
CurrentDmesg: [ 169.443253] nvidia: Unknown symbol init_mm (err 0)
Date: Fri Aug 18 19:53:37 2017
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: artful
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: nvidia-304, 304.135, 4.12.0-11-generic, x86_64: installed
GraphicsCard:
 NVIDIA Corporation G71 [GeForce 7900 GT/GTO] [10de:0291] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: XFX Pine Group Inc. G71 [GeForce 7900 GT/GTO] [1682:4000]
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.12.0-11-generic root=UUID=c69f0f97-d424-4026-98fd-cb9d72d7e0b4 ro quiet splash
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-304
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 12/23/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 0214
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: P5LD2-X/1333
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev x.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTek Computer INC.
dmi.chassis.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0214:bd12/23/2008:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrRev1.xx:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP5LD2-X/1333:rvrRevx.xx:cvnASUSTekComputerINC.:ct3:cvrRev1.xx:
dmi.product.family: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
version.compiz: compiz N/A
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.82-1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 17.1.4-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 17.1.4-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.19.3-1ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.9.0-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20170309-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.15-2
xserver.bootTime: Fri Aug 18 19:51:06 2017
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.devices:
 input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 6
 input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 7
 input Lite-On Technology USB Productivity Option Keyboard( has the hub in # 1 ) KEYBOARD, id 8
 input Lite-On Technology USB Productivity Option Keyboard( has the hub in # 1 ) KEYBOARD, id 9
 input Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse MOUSE, id 10
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.version: 2:1.19.3-1ubuntu3

[kary (kari-kivioja)]

I have the same problem.
It seems, that the problem came with kernel 4.12.
Nvidia-304 has worked without problems for me in artful with kernels up till 4.11.

[Unit 193 (unit193)]

I ran into this issue as well, turned up this bug report and an nvidia[0] report. After patching and hitting up dkms, the driver was working with 4.12 kernels.

[0]: https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/1022833/linux/304-135-driver-fails-to-insert-on-fedora-26-4-12-5-kernel-with-quot-unknown-symbol-init_mm-quot-/

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 - 304.135-0ubuntu5

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nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 (304.135-0ubuntu5) artful; urgency=medium

  * debian/dkms/patches/buildfix_kernel_4.12.patch:
    - Fix additional failures at runtime (LP: #1711758).

 -- Alberto Milone <email address hidden> Tue, 05 Sep 2017 15:57:09 +0200