evdi 1.9.1 kernel module fails to load on 5.11.0-38-generic
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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evdi (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
This, as you can see, fails:
# modprobe evdi
modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'evdi': Exec format error
This is associated with this kernel message:
[ 1292.225787] module: x86/modules: Skipping invalid relocation target, existing value is nonzero for type 1, loc 00000000ad6f48f0, val ffffffffc15fbdbd
I have also tried the driver provided by displaylink, it results in the same messages. I have since run displaylink-
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04
Package: evdi-dkms 1.9.1-1ubuntu4~
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 5.11.0-38-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.4
Architecture: amd64
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CurrentDesktop: KDE
Date: Tue Nov 2 11:19:28 2021
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-07-18 (1567 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412)
PackageArchitec
SourcePackage: evdi
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to hirsute on 2021-09-15 (48 days ago)
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.