Installing version 340 on Linux 6.8 fails: "The CC version check failed"

[ratemisia]

Error:
The string "(gcc" was not found in the /proc/version string: "Linux version 6.8.0-51-generic (buildd@lcy02-amd64-091) (x86-64-linux-gnu-gcc-13 (Ubuntu 13.3.0-6ubuntu2~24.04) 13.3.0, GNU ld (GNU Binutils for Ubuntu) 2.42) #52-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Thu Dec 5 13:09:44 UTC 2024", please report this error to linux-bugs@nvidia.com

It goes on to advise that "you can either ignore the CC version check... or set the CC environment variable to the name of the compiler used to compile your kernel, and restart installation."

Attempting to proceed results in a failure to install and a system that is now unbootable to the graphical environment.

I can see from the error message that the relevant compiler version is gcc-13.3.0. Could I, and if so, how would I "set the CC environment variable" as described? Would this allow the drivers to install successfully?

[ratemisia]

Update: I have made some progress. Running the series of commands
CC='package name'
export CC
makes package name (or whatever is entered) appear to the NVIDIA drivers as the compiler version. Now a new error appears - Please ensure that you have your Linux distribution's libc package installed and that 'package name' is a valid C compiler name. I simply have to identify the name of compiler 13.3.0 (or maybe Ubuntu 13.3.0-6ubuntu2~24.04?) as it presents to libc. Easier said than done.. but I felt I should document this in case someone else has the same problem.

[ratemisia]

I (and I imagine, anyone) can see the version of GCC I have installed (from build-essential package on Ubuntu based):
gcc (Ubuntu13.3.0-6ubuntu2~24.04) 13.3.0
This very much seems to match what I saw before. I'll try passing this exact string as CC...

[ratemisia]

Syntax error: ( unexpected
Simple - I can try it without the parenthetical.

[ratemisia]

gcc 13.3.0 isn't a valid C compiler name, it appears... I seem to be missing something.

[ratemisia]

Now following this post https://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=110742 from 11 years ago where someone seems to have had the very same issue... gcc -v gives 13.3.0 (Ubuntu 13.3.0-6ubuntu2~24.04).

[ratemisia]

Still no luck. Surely I'm missing a package somewhere? I don't think I'm meant to have to guess the name of the compiler used to compile my kernel and manually pass the name.

[ratemisia]

It looks like at least some of where I went wrong was first attempting to install with dkms enabled - this failed, and messed up dkms service so terribly that I've had to rm -r /var/lib/dkms/nvidia so that I can reinstall my kernel. Maybe if I don't use that option in the first place, it won't be broken in this specific way?

[DiabloPower]

I have the same problem with Zorin OS 17.2, GCC-12 (v12.3). As of now, no idea how to get it going....

[DiabloPower]

Update:

By updating Zorin OS 16.3 to 17.2, the old kernel (v 5.15.0-130) is still in place and in working order (including the NVIDIA 340 driver module).

The problem is that Xorg needs a more recent driver to use the new ABI. I haven't tried downgrading yet to see if it could work, but I think this would just generate even more problems.

I've also installed the patched driver for kernel 6.8 and applied it to the old kernel (5.15). The Xorg error is gone, but it seems that the driver won't load correctly with the old kernel.

[DiabloPower]

Update:
For now, I am giving up! (going back to Zorin OS 16.3 for the time being)

[adamgs69]

Hi, just wanted to note that driver 340 for kernel 6.8 does NOT install (or build) correctly in a default installation if the instructions are followed using Linux Mint 22.1. Same issue as the above, fails with a CC error.

[adamgs69]

I spent some more time fiddling with things such as CC=_x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc-13 export CC and running the script with CC='ggc' beforehand with no avail. If I select "NO" for the part where it asks to register kernel modules I get to the part where it compains it doesn't see the proper GCC version, to which I say ignore. The module builds but fails with a lot of warnings and errors in the log. So far, no fix as far as I can see.

[adamgs69]

Hi, for any that may be perusing this site I finally got the driver to install on my Dell Latitude E6400 Laptop running Mint 22.1 fully up to date. Essentially, I just went right to the inttf site https://www.if-not-true-then-false.com/2020/inttf-nvidia-patcher/ and followed the instructions exactly. HOWEVER - like one of the posts above, the system is still not working. I can see that the driver is loaded by viewing the logs, but the ABI version is a no-go (Xorg incompatibility). Forcing X to start with IgnoreABI (https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=2002365#p2002365) just causes the system to load up with an nvidia splash screen then blank screen and system halt (no more tty available). Maybe closer, I'll try again later.

[ratemisia]

I see that others are also having the issue I was back in January. Unfortunately I never found a fix either - I eventually installed GhostBSD (based on FreeBSD) instead of a Linux distribution, since modern versions of FreeBSD still support the Nvidia-340 driver I needed. I needed to do the IgnoreABI trick mentioned above, but it worked immediately after that.

I understand this won't be a solution for most people, but I wanted to tell all of you what happened to my system after all these months.

[adamgs69]

Thanks for the conclusion! I as well have finally found something that works, albeit does not solve the original issue with the 6.x kernel. I was able to install Linux Mint 21.3 (cinnamon) as it uses kernel 5.15.x which is apparently more compatible with Nvidia 340.108 (???), not sure how that works but what I did is follow the following instruction https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/uidipv/how_to_install_nvidia_driver_340_on_ubuntu_2204/

Specifically, domoincarn8's instruction.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kelebek333/nvidia-legacy

sudo apt update

sudo apt install nvidia-340-updates nvidia-340-updates-dev xorg-modulepath-fix

It took a bit when it got to the build part, I just had to be patient. After all that, it seemed to just work after a reboot. I'm using a Dell Latitude 6400 with the Quadro NVS160m GPU. Standy even works :)