[patch] 378.09 + 4.10.0-rc4 patches

Edit: ubuntu people released a patch that fixes HOTPLUG, use that one instead of mine. See #4.

Based on by previous patch for 375.XX series, CPU_HOTPLUG workaround removed

v5 · GitHub

wget 'https://gist.githubusercontent.com/tpruzina/c8b06270dc08adb6054df449bebfe7e3/raw/f83bee07db9fa1f7faedb376a8ff427d2ee7e5a3/nvidia-378.09-kernel-4.10-rc4.patch'

edit: bringing hotplug workaround back, it’s still broken - I just haven’t noticed since I disabled it in my kernel builds as I don’t use it.

this works with 378.09 and 4.10.0-rc2. thanks.

Hello,

for apply:

Infos Patch:

Patch for driver: nvidia-378.09
GIT: https://gist.github.com/tpruzina

Folder: (Very important)

~/Downloads/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-378.09/ <= Folder when your Extract (by command)
~/Downloads/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-378.09.run
~/Downloads/nvidia-378.09-kernel-4.10-rc4.patch

Downloads + Permission: (French)

cd ~/Downloads
wget https://gist.githubusercontent.com/tpruzina/c8b06270dc08adb6054df449bebfe7e3/raw/f83bee07db9fa1f7faedb376a8ff427d2ee7e5a3/nvidia-378.09-kernel-4.10-rc4.patch
wget http://fr.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/378.09/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-378.09.run
sudo chmod +x NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-378.09.run

Extracted Run: (*.run -x)

./NVIDIA-*.run -x

Apply patch

patch -p0 < ./nvidia-*.patch

My Logs:

patching file NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-378.09/kernel/common/inc/nv-linux.h
patching file NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-378.09/kernel/nvidia/nv-p2p.c
patching file NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-378.09/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-fence.c
patching file NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-378.09/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-gem.c
patching file NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-378.09/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-gem.h
patching file NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-378.09/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-modeset.c
patching file NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-378.09/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-priv.h
patching file NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-378.09/kernel/nvidia-uvm/uvm8_test.c

Installed:

Press CTRl+ALT+F3 (or F4)

sudo service lightdm/gdm stop
sudo ./nvidia-installer
sudo servcice lightdm/gdm start
reboot

Bug:

You do not appear to be using the NVIDIA X driver.  Please edit your X configuration file (just run `nvidia-xconfig` as root), and restart the X server


Fix 1:

sudo nano /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf

#Add Line 
blacklist nvidiafb
blacklist nouveau
blacklist nvidia_rm
blacklist nvidia

#Terminale: sudo update-initramfs -u
sudo nvidia-xconfig
sudo service lightdm restart

Checking:

System:    Host: Drthrax-Fixe Kernel: 4.10.0-041000rc8-generic x86_64 (64 bit) Desktop: MATE 1.12.1
           Distro: Ubuntu 16.04 xenial
Machine:   Mobo: ASUSTeK model: M5A99X EVO v: Rev 1.xx Bios: American Megatrends v: 1708 date: 04/10/2013
CPU:       Octa core AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core (-MCP-) cache: 16384 KB 
           clock speeds: max: 3100 MHz 1: 1400 MHz 2: 1400 MHz 3: 1400 MHz 4: 1400 MHz 5: 1400 MHz 6: 1400 MHz
           7: 1900 MHz 8: 1400 MHz
Graphics:  Card: NVIDIA Device 1c03
           Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 driver: nvidia Resolution: 1920x1080@60.00hz
           GLX Renderer: GeForce GTX 1060 6GB/PCIe/SSE2 GLX Version: 4.5.0 NVIDIA 378.13
Audio:     Card-1 NVIDIA Device 10f1 driver: snd_hda_intel Sound: ALSA v: k4.10.0-041000rc8-generic
           Card-2 Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA) driver: snd_hda_intel
Network:   Card: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller driver: r8169
           IF: enp2s0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: c8:60:00:87:ad:a0
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 4240.9GB (64.2% used) ID-1: /dev/sda model: WDC_WD1003FZEX size: 1000.2GB
           ID-2: /dev/sdb model: KINGSTON_SHFS37A size: 240.1GB ID-3: /dev/sdc model: WDC_WD20EARS size: 2000.4GB
           ID-4: /dev/sdd model: WDC_WD10EAVS size: 1000.2GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 184G used: 9.9G (6%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdd3
           ID-2: /home size: 730G used: 11G (2%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdd4
           ID-3: swap-1 size: 4.10GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sdd2
RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 17.6C mobo: N/A gpu: 38C
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: 0
Info:      Processes: 239 Uptime: 7 min Memory: 739.1/16007.4MB Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.2.35

The patch on post #1 isn’t that good,the ubuntu patch is better

https://pkgs.rpmfusion.org/cgit/nonfree/nvidia-kmod.git/plain/kernel_4.10.patch

Can you make tutorial for apply please !

patch -p1 < FILE

where FILE is the file containing patch content. for 378.13 currently use https://gist.githubusercontent.com/tpruzina/3e36f7da0673c1bf4b421f53b8d99b02/raw/0c0aaf8bd7e5c8e59d897ec1340d3742174a6f0c/gistfile1.txt