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Nvidia driver installation fails on debian 13 kernel 6.12

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Description

NVIDIA Open GPU Kernel Modules Version

590.48.01 and 2ccbad25e1af6a6ee6f38cf569f89f8b65d658ab

Operating System and Version

debian 13

Kernel Release

6.12.38+deb13 6.12.63+deb13 6.18.0 generic

Please confirm you are running a stable release kernel (e.g. not a -rc). We do not accept bug reports for unreleased kernels.
  • I am running on a stable kernel release.
Build Command

make modules

Terminal output/Build Log
kernel modules build log 
  LD [M]  /tmp/open-gpu-kernel-modules/kernel-open/nvidia-uvm.o
  MODPOST /tmp/open-gpu-kernel-modules/kernel-open/Module.symvers
ERROR: modpost: vmlinux: 'system_state' exported twice. Previous export was in vmlinux
ERROR: modpost: vmlinux: 'static_key_initialized' exported twice. Previous export was in vmlinux
ERROR: modpost: vmlinux: 'reset_devices' exported twice. Previous export was in vmlinux
ERROR: modpost: vmlinux: 'loops_per_jiffy' exported twice. Previous export was in vmlinux
ERROR: modpost: vmlinux: 'init_uts_ns' exported twice. Previous export was in vmlinux
ERROR: modpost: vmlinux: 'wait_for_initramfs' exported twice. Previous export was in vmlinux
....
<then many lines similar thousands>
...
ERROR: modpost: net/vmw_vsock/vmw_vsock_virtio_transport_common: 'virtio_transport_dgram_enqueue' exported twice. Previous export was in net/vmw_vsock/vmw_vsock_virtio_transport_common.ko
ERROR: modpost: net/vmw_vsock/vmw_vsock_virtio_transport_common: 'virtio_transport_stream_enqueue' exported twice. Previous export was in net/vmw_vsock/vmw_vsock_virtio_transport_common.ko
ERROR: modpost: net/vmw_vsock/vmw_vsock_virtio_transport_common: 'virtio_transport_destruct' exported twice. Previous export was in net/vmw_vsock/vmw_vsock_virtio_transport_common.ko
ERROR: modpost: net/vmw_vsock/vmw_vsock_virtio_transport_common: 'virtio_transport_unsent_bytes' exported twice. Previous export was in net/vmw_vsock/vmw_vsock_virtio_transport_common.ko
ERROR: modpost: net/vmw_vsock/vmw_vsock_virtio_transport_common: 'virtio_transport_release' exported twice. Previous export was in net/vmw_vsock/vmw_vsock_virtio_transport_common.ko
ERROR: modpost: net/vmw_vsock/vmw_vsock_virtio_transport_common: 'virtio_transport_recv_pkt' exported twice. Previous export was in net/vmw_vsock/vmw_vsock_virtio_transport_common.ko
ERROR: modpost: net/vmw_vsock/vmw_vsock_virtio_transport_common: 'virtio_transport_purge_skbs' exported twice. Previous export was in net/vmw_vsock/vmw_vsock_virtio_transport_common.ko
ERROR: modpost: net/vmw_vsock/vmw_vsock_virtio_transport_common: 'virtio_transport_read_skb' exported twice. Previous export was in net/vmw_vsock/vmw_vsock_virtio_transport_common.ko
ERROR: modpost: net/vmw_vsock/vmw_vsock_virtio_transport_common: 'virtio_transport_notify_set_rcvlowat' exported twice. Previous export was in net/vmw_vsock/vmw_vsock_virtio_transport_common.ko
ERROR: modpost: net/nsh/nsh: 'nsh_push' exported twice. Previous export was in net/nsh/nsh.ko
ERROR: modpost: net/nsh/nsh: 'nsh_pop' exported twice. Previous export was in net/nsh/nsh.ko
ERROR: modpost: net/hsr/hsr: 'hsr_get_version' exported twice. Previous export was in net/hsr/hsr.ko
ERROR: modpost: net/hsr/hsr: 'is_hsr_master' exported twice. Previous export was in net/hsr/hsr.ko
ERROR: modpost: net/qrtr/qrtr: 'qrtr_endpoint_post' exported twice. Previous export was in net/qrtr/qrtr.ko
ERROR: modpost: net/qrtr/qrtr: 'qrtr_endpoint_register' exported twice. Previous export was in net/qrtr/qrtr.ko
ERROR: modpost: net/qrtr/qrtr: 'qrtr_endpoint_unregister' exported twice. Previous export was in net/qrtr/qrtr.ko
ERROR: modpost: net/qrtr/qrtr: 'qrtr_ns_init' exported twice. Previous export was in net/qrtr/qrtr.ko
ERROR: modpost: net/qrtr/qrtr: 'qrtr_ns_remove' exported twice. Previous export was in net/qrtr/qrtr.ko
ERROR: modpost: virt/lib/irqbypass: 'irq_bypass_register_producer' exported twice. Previous export was in virt/lib/irqbypass.ko
ERROR: modpost: virt/lib/irqbypass: 'irq_bypass_unregister_producer' exported twice. Previous export was in virt/lib/irqbypass.ko
ERROR: modpost: virt/lib/irqbypass: 'irq_bypass_register_consumer' exported twice. Previous export was in virt/lib/irqbypass.ko
ERROR: modpost: virt/lib/irqbypass: 'irq_bypass_unregister_consumer' exported twice. Previous export was in virt/lib/irqbypass.ko
make[5]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-6.12.43+deb13-common/scripts/Makefile.modpost:145: /tmp/open-gpu-kernel-modules/kernel-open/Module.symvers] Error 1
make[4]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-6.12.43+deb13-common/Makefile:1922: modpost] Error 2
make[3]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-6.12.43+deb13-common/Makefile:236: __sub-make] Error 2
make[3]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-6.12.43+deb13-amd64'
make[2]: *** [Makefile:236: __sub-make] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-6.12.43+deb13-common'
make[1]: *** [Makefile:138: modules] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory '/tmp/open-gpu-kernel-modules/kernel-open'
make: *** [Makefile:59: modules] Error 2
More Info

I tried to install an nvidia driver for my 5060 ti and I can't manage to do this. I need it exclusively for containers inside my Kubernetes cluster.

This is what I tried:

  • Use gpu-operator: fails because it cannot find image for debian13
  • Use driver versions 580.105.08 580.126.09 and 590.48.01
  • Try kernel versions 6.12.38+deb13 6.12.43+deb13 6.12.63+deb13 6.18.0-generic for all of the above.

I keep getting the same errors, and the build fails at nvidia-uvm. Any help welcome if this is an issue from my end.

According to nvidia documentation debian 13 on kernel 6.12 is supported so it should work.

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Research direction

Start with the kernel-open build entry point and Makefile:59, then reproduce make modules using the Debian 13 kernel headers shown in the log. Inspect the modpost duplicate-export errors, including the failure reported while building nvidia-uvm; done means the NVIDIA kernel modules build completes without those errors.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c, debian, linux
Domain
build-system, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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