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Kernel – 6.13 Released, OK with Latest Patched VMware, and NVIDIA

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Kernel 6.13 is out, and the announcement is here:   https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2501.2/03405.html This compiles/runs OK with the latest (?) VMware 17.6.2 patchset (from https://github.com/64kramsystem/vmware-host-modules-fork/tree/workstation-17.6.2-sav ), and is OK with NVIDIA driver 550.142, and – sometimes – with the very latest 550.144.03, but there seem to be issues with this version (see separate article, coming soon) Robert Gadsdon.    January 22nd, … Continue reading →

NVIDIA – New Driver 550.142 – Finally Fixes Kernel 6.13 Softlink Error..

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NVIDIA have released driver 550.142, and brief details are here:  https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/details/237853/  The ‘Release Highlights’ section is especially frugal on specifics.. The ‘softlink  / file not found’ error when compiling with Kernel 6.13 has finally been fixed (tested with 6.13-rc2): …………………… ld -r -o nvidia-modeset/nv-modeset-interface.o nvidia-modeset/nvidia-modeset-linux.o nvidia-modeset/nv-kthread-q.o MODPOST Module.symvers CC [M]  nvidia.mod.o CC [M]  .module-common.o LD [M]  nvidia.ko … Continue reading →

NVIDIA – Kernel 6.11 support, and possible GTX10XX blank screens again..

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Further testing for Kernel 6.11 support: All latest versions (as of November 2nd 2024), fail to load/run with Kernel 6.11.x, with the same error: ld -r -o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-565.57.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-modeset-interface.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-565.57.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nvidia-modeset-linux.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-565.57.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-kthread-q.o MODPOST /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-565.57.01/kernel/Module.symvers ERROR: modpost: “drm_fbdev_ttm_setup” [/home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-565.57.01/kernel/nvidia-drm.ko] undefined! make[3]: *** [scripts/Makefile.modpost:145: /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-565.57.01/kernel/Module.symvers] Error 1 make[2]: *** [/usr/src/linux-6.11.6/Makefile:1878: modpost] Error 2 make[1]: *** [Makefile:224: __sub-make] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving … Continue reading →

VMware – 17.6.x, Issues and Stability…

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Firstly – my apologies for late response to some messages – this (12-year-old) website has been experiencing some issues, and really needs to be updated/rehosted…    I am travelling, away from my main systems, and only have a laptop to test with.. I have been testing the latest VMware Workstation releases from Broadcom – 17.6 and 17.6.1 – … Continue reading →

VMware Workstation – Multiple Patch Forks Since Broadcom..

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I would like to start by thanking Michal Kubeček for his many years of expert support of the VMware vmmon/vmnet modules for later kernel versions.. Since the Broadcom takeover of VMware, his patches have been forked multiple times, for 17.5.2 and now 17.6 support, with varying degrees of success..    I have tested most of these and – … Continue reading →

Kernel – 6.11 Released, OK with latest NVIDIA, and Patched VMware..

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Kernel 6.11 is out, and brief details of the latest changes since -rc7 are here:   https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2409.1/09915.html The latsest NVIDIA driver 560.35.03 compiles and runs OK, and the VMware patchset from https://github.com/64kramsystem/vmware-host-modules-fork compiles OK, and loads and runs correctly.  (see separate article on the multiple forking of the original mkubecek patchset, since the Broadcom takeover..)      Note that all … Continue reading →

VMware – 17.6 released, and Version Fix Patch..

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VMware Workstation Pro version 17.6 has been released, and release notes are here:  https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Pro/17.6/rn/vmware-workstation-176-pro-release-notes/index.html The ‘fixes’ mentioned are a bit late, as they include Fedora 40 support, and Kernel 6.8 support..    The ‘latest’ 6.9+ patchset is required to support more recent kernels, from https://github.com/nan0desu/vmware-host-modules/tree/tmp/workstation-17.5.2-k6.9-sharishth but these will throw a vmmon version-mismatch error at runtime..    The simple fix … Continue reading →

KERNEL – 6.11-rc1 is out – OK with latest NVIDIA and Patched VMware..

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Kernel 6.11-rc1 has been released, and brief details are here:   https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2407.3/04272.html As confirmed by pre-tests (see previous post) NVIDIA 560.28.03 and 550.100 drivers compile OK.   There have been issues reported with 555.xx and 560.xx drivers, which I have found to fail with GTX10xxTi series cards, but 550.100 should work for all supported hardware.. The situation regarding patched … Continue reading →

Kernel – 6.11 Pre-Testing.. OK so far with Latest NVIDIA and VMware (patched)

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Tested the latest (July 21st) git version of pre-release Kernel 6.11, and this was OK with NVIDIA 555.58 and (patched) VMware 17.5.2..  (from https://github.com/nan0desu/vmware-host-modules/tree/tmp/workstation-17.5.2-k6.9-sharishth ) Obviously, there will be more potential for ‘breakages’ before -rc1 is released in a weeks time.. Robert Gadsdon   July 22nd 2024. … Continue reading →

Kernel – 6.10 Released – OK with (some) NVIDIA and VMware..

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Kernel 6.10 is out, and brief details are here:   https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2407.1/08151.html   It should be noted that some build errors etc. have been flagged against this release.. NVIDIA:     The latest 555.xx series of drivers compile OK, but have problems with some cards – especially the GTX1050/1070ti (not kernel-related), as mentioned in a previous article..  The latest 550.100 driver … Continue reading →