Kernel 4.13-rc6 is out, and brief details of changes are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1708.2/03592.html As the message mentions, if all goes well, then 4.13 Final should be out in about two weeks time from now.. The release is still OK with the … Continue reading
Kernel 4.13-rc2 has been released, and brief details of changes from -rc1 are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1707.2/06568.html It used to be that if things were OK with the initial -rc version of the kernel, then all subsequent -rc versions were also OK, … Continue reading
Kernel 4.13-rc1 is out, a day earlier than usual, and brief details are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1707.1/04719.html The latest NVIDIA driver – 384.47 – compiles and loads OK: ….. Building modules, stage 2. MODPOST 4 modules CC /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-384.47/kernel/nvidia-drm.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-384.47/kernel/nvidia-drm.ko CC … Continue reading
Kernel 4.12 is out, and brief details of changes from -rc7 are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1707.0/00325.html You can find more detailed info from the kernel git site: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/log/?h=v4.12&showmsg=1 The latest versions of VMware (12.5.7) and NVIDIA (384.47-beta and 381.22) compile and load/run … Continue reading
Kernel 4.11.1 has been released, and the changelog is here: https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.11.1 This does include the licence ‘revert’ for refcount.c, and so the latest NVIDIA drivers now compile/load OK.. ………………………. Building modules, stage 2. MODPOST 4 modules CC /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-381.22/kernel/nvidia-drm.mod.o LD [M] … Continue reading
Kernel 4.12-rc1 is out – one day early – and brief details are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1705.1/03964.html The release includes the reverted GPL/MIT licence changes in refcount.c, and the latest NVIDIA drivers compile/load OK, now: ……………………… Building modules, stage 2. MODPOST 4 … Continue reading
New NVIDIA driver 381.22 has been released, and details are here: http://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/118524/en-us The 4.11 ‘workaround’ still applies (see http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=1970 ). It seems now that the reason the fix was – still – not made by NVIDIA, is that the problem … Continue reading
NVIDIA have released driver 375.66, and the details are here: http://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/118290/en-us The details include the following: “Installation of the nvidia-drm kernel module is now optional. The new ‘- -no-drm’ option can be used to prevent nvidia-installer from building and installing … Continue reading
Kernel 4.11 Final is out, a week later than planned, and brief details of changes from -rc8 are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1704.3/04608.html As expected, VMware 12.5.5 with the 4.11 patches is still OK (see http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=1932 ), but there is still no ‘legal’ … Continue reading
Kernel 4.11 ‘final’ has been delayed for a week, and -rc8 has been released.. 4.11-patched VMware 12.5.5 is OK, but there is still only a ‘Bad’ (illegal licence modification) patch for the latest NVIDIA driver.. (see https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/1002820/linux/-patch-381-09-kernel-4-11-rc5/ ) But, if … Continue reading