Intel Ubuntu GPU repo driver version is too low for Blender 4.1 on Ubuntu 23.10

[Jaakan-Shorter]

I got the drivers from the following, latest = 11/2/2023
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/747008/intel-arc-graphics-driver-ubuntu.html
https://dgpu-docs.intel.com/driver/client/overview.html


Blender 4.0.2 works issue free (  in my case ) with my ARC A750 on Ubuntu 23.10
Blender 4.1 is expecting XX.XX.27642.38 or newer
attached screenshots from in Blender > Cycles render Devices > oneAPI tab
 
apt-show-versions intel-level-zero-gpu
intel-level-zero-gpu:amd64/jammy 1.3.27191.42-775~22.04 uptodate
uname -a
Linux jaakan-MSI1 6.5.0-26-generic #26-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Tue Mar 5 21:19:28 UTC 2024 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
 
lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 23.10
Release: 23.10
Codename: mantic
 
Ubuntu 23.10 is not LTS so HWE kernels are no in the repos
 
PRO B760-P WIFI DDR4 (MS-7D98)
12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12400F
64GB of ram
Arc A750
PSU MSI MPG A750GF

[Jaakan-Shorter]

the Intel GPU Ubuntu repo has been updated.

Inline with Blender 4.1 now!

[RamyerM_Intel]

Hello Jaakan-Shorter,

Thank you for posting in the communities. We will be checking this internally for now and keep this thread posted for updates. Thank you for your patience and cooperation. 

Ramyer M.

Intel Customer Support Technician 

[RamyerM_Intel]

Hello Jaakan-Shorter,

I was about to coordinate your case when I noticed your most recent post, where you mentioned that the Intel GPU Ubuntu repo has been updated. Does this mean you are no longer experiencing an issue? If so, you may also share with us how you were able to solve it; this will be helpful to our fellow community members who might encounter the same issue in the future. In case you still need assistance, let me know as well, and I will proceed with coordinating this with our team. I will be waiting for your reply. Thank you. 

Ramyer M. 

Intel Customer Support Technician 

[Jaakan-Shorter · Accepted solution]

Yes, this is no longer an issue with Blender 4.1

First I rolled back to the last working version of blender 4.0.2. I just waited until the repo updated ( Intel's driver repo ) , my computer is set to check for updates daily so review the listed updates every time that show up, and I ran the following

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

I saw new versions of Intel packages were ready to install so I hit Y to install / upgrade them.

Then I installed Blender 4.1

[RamyerM_Intel]

Hello Jaakan-Shorter, 

Kudos to you for sharing your valuable insights and steps taken! This is indeed the best way to empower our follow community members who might encounter the same issue in the future. Thank you for doing so. For now we will proceed in closing this case. Should you have new concerns in the future, do not hesitate to create a new post as this thread will no longer be monitored. 

Ramyer M.

Intel Customer Support Technician