Cannot install PCIe driver (altera_dma.ko) on Ununtu Linux 18

[Jose_G_Intel3]

Hello All,

I am working with an Arria 10 GX platform. I want to leverage a design example for PCIe (https://fpgacloud.intel.com/devstore/platform/16.0.2/Standard/an690-pcie-gen3x8-avmm-dma-with-on-chip-memory/), however, when I try to install the linux driver (altera_dma.ko) i get an error:

user@user:~/Documents/AN829_driver$ sudo insmod altera_dma.ko

insmod: ERROR: could not insert module altera_dma.ko: Invalid module format

Apparently this is caused becaused the version of the kernel used to compile the module and the kernel version on my workstation are different:

user@user:~/Documents/AN829_driver$ dmesg | grep altera

[   2.363199] altera-cvp 0000:01:00.0: BAR 0: can't reserve [mem 0x00000000-0x000001ff 64bit pref]

[   2.363200] altera-cvp 0000:01:00.0: Requesting CVP BAR region failed

[   2.363207] altera-cvp: probe of 0000:01:00.0 failed with error -16

[ 624.559262] altera_dma: version magic '2.6.32-696.10.1.el6.x86_64 SMP mod_unload modversions ' should be '4.15.0-50-generic SMP mod_unload '

[ 706.126243] altera_dma: version magic '2.6.32-696.10.1.el6.x86_64 SMP mod_unload modversions ' should be '4.15.0-50-generic SMP mod_unload '

[ 2243.704649] altera_dma: version magic '2.6.32-696.10.1.el6.x86_64 SMP mod_unload modversions ' should be '4.15.0-50-generic SMP mod_unload '

[ 4426.153828] altera_dma: version magic '2.6.32-696.10.1.el6.x86_64 SMP mod_unload modversions ' should be '4.15.0-50-generic SMP mod_unload '

[ 4430.476849] altera_dma: version magic '2.6.32-696.10.1.el6.x86_64 SMP mod_unload modversions ' should be '4.15.0-50-generic SMP mod_unload '

Is there a different version of the pcie driver or is there a way to get the source code to obtain the source code and compile my own driver? Is there any other workaround that you can recommend?

I have followed the recommendations found below without positive results :

https://forums.intel.com/s/question/0D50P00003yyTiNSAU/cyclone-10gx-dev-kit-pcie-example

https://forums.intel.com/s/question/0D50P00003yyMrnSAE/alteradma-driver-for-pcie

Raul

[Nathan_R_Intel]

Hie, Unfortunately we don't have a different pcie driver version for the design in the design store. Please check if you are able to build a new Kernel linux as shown below: https://rocketboards.org/foswiki/Documentation/AlteraArria10SoCVirtualPlatformBuildLinux Regards, Nathan