Include the 331 driver in Ubuntu

Can we also backport 331.20 to 13.10 / Saucy? The current nvidia drivers in Saucy don't support the 3.11 kernel, and there are gobs of issues.

@Aaron: what drivers exactly don't support 3.11? I patched 319 myself to get it to work with 3.11.

@Alberto: The stock 319.60 from Saucy nvidia-319-updates. While power users can patch, I think we need a repository update for everyone else.

319.72 includes the 3.11 fix, and it's in Debian unstable:
http://packages.qa.debian.org/n/nvidia-graphics-drivers/news/20131109T134942Z.html

However, it might make more sense to update to the 331 branch since it's now the "current long-lived branch" from nvidia, and 331.20 has the 3.11 fix:
https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/533434/linux/current-graphics-driver-releases/

nvidia-319-updates has been compatible with 3.11 since the 319.49-0ubuntu2 release in Saucy (and we're at 319.60-0ubuntu1 now). If it doesn't compile, then it's probably a bug free to file a bug report about it. It's not compatible with 3.12 though.

I've just tried to install the package in a clean environment (a Saucy chroot) and it build against 3.11:

Building for architecture x86_64
Building initial module for 3.11.0-12-generic
Done.

nvidia_319_updates:
Running module version sanity check.
 - Original module
   - No original module exists within this kernel
 - Installation
   - Installing to /lib/modules/3.11.0-12-generic/updates/dkms/

depmod....

DKMS: install completed.

319.49-0ubuntu2 pre-dates the following issue with the 3.11 kernel:
https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/628864/unix-graphics-announcements-and-news/num_physpages-and-support-for-3-11-and-later-kernels
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTUwMTk

Nvidia provided a hotfix patch for 319.60, and fixed the issue in the 319.72 (http://ftp-master.metadata.debian.org/changelogs/non-free/n/nvidia-graphics-drivers/unstable_changelog) and 331.20 releases (http://packages.qa.debian.org/n/nvidia-graphics-drivers/news/20131108T193429Z.html).

To my knowledge, this issue doesn't prevent a build of the kernel module. Sorry for the confusion.

To clarify, my request is that either 319.72 (bug fix) or 331.20 (current long-lived branch with shiny features) be pushed to Saucy, so that users don't have to apply the hotfix patch and deviate from the repository. I have an AMD64 system with a GeForce GT 610 that has been highly unstable since upgrading from 13.04 to 13.10, and the most likely culprit I can find is the nvidia binary driver.

Thanks for the replies. :)

I can definitely update the 319-updates package to 331 in Saucy and maybe add the hotfix to the 319 package.

@Alberto: at some point you might want to update debian/rules' "# Generate modaliases for Jockey and nvidia-common" comment :-)

good point and thanks ;)

This bug was fixed in the package nvidia-graphics-drivers-331 - 331.20-0ubuntu1

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nvidia-graphics-drivers-331 (331.20-0ubuntu1) trusty; urgency=low

  * Initial release (LP: #1250449).
 -- Alberto Milone <email address hidden> Tue, 12 Nov 2013 13:44:17 +0100

FYI, I installed 331.20 from the ubuntu-x-swat Saucy PPA, and it resolved the issues I was having.

saucy has seen the end of its life and is no longer receiving any updates. Marking the saucy task for this ticket as "Won't Fix".

Precise has now moved into ESM and is not recieving general updates.