4.16.2 + nvidia

Update to last kernel 4.16.2.
Install Nvidia hard way.
I have an error with nvidia-installer when “Performing CC sanity check with CC=”/usr/bin/cc". Not find kernel in /usr/src/. It said that kernel is not configured.
I searched in /lib/modules/. There is kernel 4.15.13-2, 4.16.0-1 and 4.16.1-1. Not 4.16.2.
After I search in nvidia-installer.log, I see that after performing cc sanity check, there is a 2 lines with kernel source path: '/lib/modules/4.16.0-1-default/source and /build (I installed with this kernel after error).
I think that nvidia cannot install because these modules for kernel 4.16.2 not exist.
Thank you.

Similar problem here. I booted to run level 3, ran zypper dup from snapshot 20180410 with the patched 390.48 kernel registered in dkms, rebooted, hit a blank screen. Restored 20180407 snapshot (which had the driver installed without dkms, for whatever that’s worth), installed the patched 390.48 driver immediately after zypper dup, then played a hunch, again booted to run level 3, and tried installing the driver once more.

Wouldn’t work this time; failed install. The hand-copied error message, also in the log file:

Neither the '/usr/src/linux/include/linux/version.h' nor the '/usr/src/linux/include/generated/uapi/linux/version.h' kernel header file exists.  The most likely reason for this is that the kernel source files in /usr/src/linux have not been configured.

Like another_roadrunner, I installed nvidia ‘the hard way.’

The same message here.
After, I booted from 4.16.1 kernel, install Nvidia (396 not 390) in hard way and works.
Off-topic. What log had that message?

Post:

zypper se -s kernel

Maybe kernel 4.16.2 is not published completely?
I do not find kernel-default 4.16.2:
https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/x86_64/

Good to know, in the meantime block the Kernel update

I updated today to 20180416 which got kernel 4.16.1-1 but that also failed to build nvidia driver. Selecting 4.16.0-1 let me boot to KDE.

S  | Name                             | Type    | Version                | Arch   | Repository              
---+----------------------------------+---------+------------------------+--------+------------------------
i+ | devel_kernel                     | pattern | 20170319-4.2           | x86_64 | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
v  | devel_kernel                     | pattern | 20170319-4.2           | i586   | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
   | kernel-coverage                  | package | 0.1-73.5               | noarch | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
   | kernel-debug                     | package | 4.16.2-1.5             | x86_64 | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
   | kernel-debug                     | package | 4.16.2-1.5             | i686   | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
   | kernel-debug-base                | package | 4.16.2-1.5             | x86_64 | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
   | kernel-debug-base                | package | 4.16.2-1.5             | i686   | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
   | kernel-debug-devel               | package | 4.16.2-1.5             | x86_64 | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
   | kernel-debug-devel               | package | 4.16.2-1.5             | i686   | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
i+ | kernel-default                   | package | 4.16.0-1.6             | x86_64 | (System Packages)       
i+ | kernel-default                   | package | 4.16.1-1.6             | x86_64 | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
v  | kernel-default                   | package | 4.16.2-1.5             | i586   | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
   | kernel-default-base              | package | 4.16.1-1.6             | x86_64 | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
   | kernel-default-base              | package | 4.16.2-1.5             | i586   | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
i  | kernel-default-devel             | package | 4.16.0-1.6             | x86_64 | (System Packages)       
v  | kernel-default-devel             | package | 4.16.1-1.6             | x86_64 | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
v  | kernel-default-devel             | package | 4.16.2-1.5             | i586   | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
i  | kernel-devel                     | package | 4.16.0-1.6             | noarch | (System Packages)       
i  | kernel-devel                     | package | 4.16.2-1.5             | noarch | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
   | kernel-docs                      | package | 4.16.2-1.5             | noarch | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
   | kernel-docs-html                 | package | 4.16.2-1.5             | noarch | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
i  | kernel-firmware                  | package | 20180402-1.1           | noarch | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
   | kernel-kvmsmall                  | package | 4.16.2-1.5             | x86_64 | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
   | kernel-kvmsmall-base             | package | 4.16.2-1.5             | x86_64 | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
   | kernel-kvmsmall-devel            | package | 4.16.2-1.5             | x86_64 | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
i  | kernel-macros                    | package | 4.16.2-1.5             | noarch | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
   | kernel-obs-build                 | package | 4.16.1-1.6             | x86_64 | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
   | kernel-obs-build                 | package | 4.16.2-1.5             | i586   | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
   | kernel-obs-qa                    | package | 4.16.2-1.5             | x86_64 | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss                                                              
   | kernel-obs-qa                    | package | 4.16.2-1.5             | i586   | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss                                                              
   | kernel-pae                       | package | 4.16.2-1.5             | i686   | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss                                                              
   | kernel-pae-base                  | package | 4.16.2-1.5             | i686   | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss                                                              
   | kernel-pae-devel                 | package | 4.16.2-1.5             | i686   | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss                                                              
i+ | kernel-source                    | package | 4.16.0-1.6             | noarch | (System Packages)                                                                    
i+ | kernel-source                    | package | 4.16.2-1.5             | noarch | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss                                                              
   | kernel-source-vanilla            | package | 4.16.2-1.5             | noarch | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
i  | kernel-syms                      | package | 4.16.0-1.6             | x86_64 | (System Packages)       
i  | kernel-syms                      | package | 4.16.0-1.5             | x86_64 | (System Packages)       
v  | kernel-syms                      | package | 4.16.2-1.5             | x86_64 | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
v  | kernel-syms                      | package | 4.16.2-1.5             | i586   | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
   | kernel-syzkaller                 | package | 4.16.2-1.5             | x86_64 | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
   | kernel-syzkaller-base            | package | 4.16.2-1.5             | x86_64 | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
   | kernel-syzkaller-devel           | package | 4.16.2-1.5             | x86_64 | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
   | kernel-vanilla                   | package | 4.16.1-1.6             | x86_64 | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
   | kernel-vanilla                   | package | 4.16.2-1.5             | i686   | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
   | kernel-vanilla-base              | package | 4.16.1-1.6             | x86_64 | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
   | kernel-vanilla-devel             | package | 4.16.1-1.6             | x86_64 | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
   | kernel-vanilla-devel             | package | 4.16.2-1.5             | i686   | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
   | kernelshark                      | package | 2.6.1-2.2              | x86_64 | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
   | kernelshark                      | package | 2.6.1-2.2              | i586   | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
   | lirc-disable-kernel-rc           | package | 0.9.4c-2.1             | x86_64 | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
   | lirc-disable-kernel-rc           | package | 0.9.4c-2.1             | i586   | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
   | nfs-kernel-server                | package | 2.1.1-5.2              | x86_64 | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
   | nfs-kernel-server                | package | 2.1.1-5.2              | i586   | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
   | openafs-kernel-source            | package | 1.8.0~pre5-1.8         | x86_64 | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
   | openafs-kernel-source            | package | 1.8.0~pre5-1.10        | i586   | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
i+ | patterns-devel-base-devel_kernel | package | 20170319-4.2           | x86_64 | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
v  | patterns-devel-base-devel_kernel | package | 20170319-4.2           | i586   | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
   | python-jupyter_ipykernel-doc     | package | 4.8.2-1.2              | noarch | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
   | python2-jupyter_ipykernel        | package | 4.8.2-1.2              | noarch | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
   | python2-jupyter_metakernel       | package | 0.20.14-1.1            | noarch | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
   | python2-jupyter_octave_kernel    | package | 0.28.0-2.1             | noarch | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
   | python3-jupyter_ipykernel        | package | 4.8.2-1.2              | noarch | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
   | python3-jupyter_metakernel       | package | 0.20.14-1.1            | noarch | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
   | python3-jupyter_octave_kernel    | package | 0.28.0-2.1             | noarch | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
   | texlive-l3kernel                 | package | 2017.136.svn44483-39.1 | noarch | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
   | texlive-l3kernel-doc             | package | 2017.136.svn44483-39.1 | noarch | openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss

That is zypper se -s kernel.
It seems that I am wrong, sorry. My boot have kernel 4.16.0-1 and 4.16.1-1, not 4.16.2. But the problem still exist.

Now:

zypper -vvv dup
Verbosity: 3
Warning: You are about to do a distribution upgrade with all enabled repositories. Make sure these repositories are compatible before you continue. See 'man zypper' for
 more information about this command.
Initializing Target
Checking whether to refresh metadata for google-chrome
Checking whether to refresh metadata for Packman Repository
Checking whether to refresh metadata for openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Non-Oss
Checking whether to refresh metadata for openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
Checking whether to refresh metadata for openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Update
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...
Computing distribution upgrade...
Force resolution: No
Computing upgrade...

Problem: nothing provides kernel-devel = 4.16.1-1 needed by kernel-default-devel-4.16.1-1.6.x86_64
 Solution 1: Following actions will be done:
  deinstallation of kernel-default-devel-4.16.0-1.6.x86_64
  deinstallation of kernel-syms-4.16.0-1.5.x86_64
 Solution 2: install kernel-default-devel-4.16.2-1.5.i586 despite the inferior architecture
 Solution 3: keep obsolete kernel-default-devel-4.16.0-1.6.x86_64
 Solution 4: break kernel-default-devel-4.16.1-1.6.x86_64 by ignoring some of its dependencies

**Choose from above solutions by number or cancel [1/2/3/4/c] (c): **c

I think that is: kernel-devel 4.16.1-1 is missing.

I never saw any message about kernel-devel from zypper though. Weird, I have kernel 4.16.1 but kernel-devel 4.16.2

I have kernel-devel 4.16.0-1.6 and 4.16.2-1.5 and kernel-default-devel 4.16.0-1.6, 4.16.1-1.6-x86_64 and 4.16.2-1.5-i586.
I think that we have to wait.
Anyway, I wanted to warn people to wait.
And seems that it works.

You should uninstall that last one though, it is the 32bit variant.

I think that we have to wait.

Yes.
Apparently the snapshot wasn’t fully published for some reason, or some mirrors are not fully synced yet.

Btw, this is also being discussed on the opensuse-factory mailinglist:

Sorry, I mean that I have that package (kernel 4.16.2 - 32 bit variant) only available, not installed. My English …
In my “zypper se -s kernel” this package have a “v” mark.

PS. Sorry for my ignorance. I search a lot but I was not capable to find the logs for my attempt to install nvidia driver in “hard way”. Can someone tell me where I need to search, please.

I almost always update from Yast, and finds an error
this> no element provides Kernel -devel = 4.16.1-1 required for Kernel-default-devel-4.16.1-1.6.x86_64

And there are two options, or install the 32-bit Kernel, or not install it

PS. Sorry for my ignorance. I search a lot but I was not capable to find the logs for my attempt to install nvidia driver in “hard way”. Can someone tell me where I need to search, please.

/var/log/nvidia-installer.log

But you have to rename it, because it will be overwritten by a new Installation of the driver.

Its recommended to use only:

zypper dup

in Tumbleweed (and only in Tumbleweed) to update your System.

Thank you for the answer.
I searched this file and I cannot find anything. Now I understand the reason. So, when I will have an error, I will copy this file in another folder so I can examine it later.

Updating through YaST is not supported. Only ‘zypper dup’ is.

My opinion. Try to use command line more. This is the beauty of Linux (for me). :slight_smile:

Yes, apparently kernel-devel has been updated to 4.16.2 already, while kernel-default and kernel-default-devel are still at 4.16.1 (for 64bit at least).

Maybe kernel-default-4.16.2 was not built yet for x86_64 when the snapshot was published, but the other kernel packages (including kernel-default for i586) were.

And there are two options, or install the 32-bit Kernel, or not install it

Sure, the 32bit kernel would also fulfill the dependency on a kernel-default-4.16.2.

But it’s useless if the rest of the installed packages are 64bit. Do not install it!

Stick to kernel 4.16.0 for now and wait until this is resolved. (when the next snapshot is published at the latest, I’d assume)

I have modified the files to change the vendor and set the priorities i have in Repository, and update with Yast for 3 years without any problem.
Sometimes I also use zypper dup. And I do not want to discuss this
But that’s not the problem, the problem is that zypper dup does not report this and installs the 32-bit Kernel, in a 64-bit system