Category Archives: kernel

Kernel – 5.5-rc1 is Out. Breaks NVIDIA, but e1000e Finally Fixed?

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on by

Kernel 5.5-rc1 has been released, and brief details are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1912.1/00242.html From limited tests so far, the Intel e1000e driver now seems to be working for all Intel NICs that use it, on my various systems. Patched VMware W/S 15.5.1 compiles OK, but NVIDIA 440.36 fails: ………… In file included from /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-440.36/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-drv.c:30: /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-440.36/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-connector.h:30:10: fatal error: drm/drmP.h: No … Continue reading →

Ethernet – Intel e1000e – Still Problems with Kernel 5.4.1, on Some Systems.

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on by

Tested the Intel e1000e driver in Kernel 5.4.1, and this still fails with some Ethernet NICs, but is OK on others.. On my HP Z820, there are two (different) Intel NICs, and the e1000e driver works with one, but fails with the other: LAN connection to eth0 (Intel 82579LM) fails: [ 125.292581] userif-2: sent link down event. … Continue reading →

Ethernet – Intel e1000e OK with some Kernel 5.4 Systems, but not all?

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on by

After updating my main HP Z820 system to Kernel 5.4, I found that the previous Intel e1000e Ethernet problem I had encountered on my test system with Kernel 5.4-rc6 seemed to have reappeared. (see http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=2632 ). But – this time, two of my systems with e1000e drivers were OK, but the third – the HP Z820 – … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.4 Released – No Surprises..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on by

Kernel 5.4 has been released, and brief details of changes since -rc8 are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1911.3/00186.html As expected, the latest NVIDIA (440.36) and patched VMware 15.5.1 both compile and load/run OK. Robert Gadsdon.  November 24th, 2019 … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.4-rc8 Released – Finally, Fixes Intel e1000e

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on by

Kernel 5.4-rc8 is out, and brief details are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1911.2/01078.html The latest NVIDIA (440.31), and patched VMware 15.5.1 compile and load/run OK. The Intel e1000e Ethernet driver had been broken since -rc1, but this has finally been fixed, and appears to operate correctly, now. Robert Gadsdon.   November 17th 2019. … Continue reading →

VMware – 15.5.1 Released – Just Runtime Client Security Fixes?

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on by

VMware have released version 15.5.1, and details are here:  https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Pro/15.5/rn/VMware-Workstation-1551-Pro-Release-Notes.html The Linux-kernel-related stuff appears to be unchanged, and compiles (with several warnings..) with Kernel 5.3 (tested with 5.3.11).    I got some odd behaviour (shared folders becoming disabled?) when running this unpatched version, and so applied the patched 15.5.0 vmmon/vmnet, which seems to work better.. Robert Gadsdon.    November … Continue reading →

NVIDIA – Driver 440.31 Released – Finally, Compiles Cleanly with Kernel 5.4..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on by

NVIDIA have just released driver 440.31, and details are here:  https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/1065987/announcements-and-news/linux-solaris-and-freebsd-driver-440-31-long-lived-branch-release-/ I have tested this with Kernel 5.4-rc6, and – as mentioned in the release notes – there is no annoying ‘Module.symvers…‘ message any more. Robert Gadsdon.  November 4th, 2019. … Continue reading →

Ethernet – Intel e1000e Still Broken with 5.4-rc6

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on by

Just tested Kernel 5.4-rc6 on a system with Intel e1000e, and this is still broken, despite being reported when -rc1 was released.. http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1910.3/07624.html Kernel release notes for 5.4-rc6 are here:   http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1911.0/01280.html The problem, is that the Ethernet connection repeatedly activates/deactivates, making the connection useless: (From KDE/Plasma)…………… Connection ‘eth0’ deactivated. Connection ‘eth0’ activated. Connection ‘eth0’ deactivated. Connection ‘eth0’ … Continue reading →

NVIDIA – Driver 440.26 Released – Compiles with Kernel 5.4 – after Workaround..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on by

NVIDIA driver 440.26 is out, and details can be found here:   https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/1065039/announcements-and-news/-linux-solaris-and-freebsd-driver-440-26-beta-release-long-lived-branch-release-/ I have tested compilation with Kernel 5.4-rc3, and it still complains about Module.symvers: $ make make[1]: Entering directory ‘/usr/src/linux-5.4-rc3’ The Module.symvers file is missing, or does not contain any symbols exported from the kernel. This could cause the NVIDIA kernel modules to be built against … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.4-rc3 is Out – No More Bogus Warnings..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on by

Kernel 5.4-rc3 has been released, and brief details of changes since -rc2 are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1910.1/05411.html The patched versions of VMware 15.5.0 and NVIDIA 435.21 now compile without all the spurious warnings etc.. Robert Gadsdon.  October 13th 2019. … Continue reading →