Category Archives: VMware

Kernel – 5.9-rc5 – Patched VMware Still OK, NVIDIA still ‘Tainted’..

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Kernel 5.9-rc5 is out, and brief details are here:   http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2009.1/06650.html The patched vmmon/vmnet for VMware 15.5.6 still work OK, and the workaround for the runtime segfault etc. is in a previous article, here: http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=2819 .    Note that the 5.8/5.9 fix is now incorporated in the usual 15.5.6 patchset, here:  https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/workstation-15.5.6 NVIDIA with the partial 5.8/5.9 patches still … Continue reading →

VMware – 5.8 Fix now merged with 15.5.6 Patchset..

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The fixes for Kernel 5.8 (and 5.9-rc..) support have now been incorporated in the usual VMware vmmon/vmnet 15.5.6 patchset, at: https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/workstation-15.5.6.     Thanks are due to baryonix and mkubecek .. Robert Gadsdon.   September 6th 2020. … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.9-rc4 Released. VMware 5.8 patch works. NVIDIA Still Tainted..

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Kernel 5.9-rc4 is out, and details are here:   http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2009.0/06783.html The new VMware  ‘kernel 5.8’ patchset ( http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=2819 ) works with 5.9-rc4, but nvidia-drm from driver 450.66 still shows as ‘tainted’.    It is possible to get a graphical screen by just using the nvidia.ko module by itself.. Robert Gadsdon.   September 6th 2020. … Continue reading →

VMware – Fix for Kernel 5.8 Available..

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With thanks to huyz for the notification – there is now a patch from baryonix available for VMware 15.5.6 and Kernel 5.8..    The patch is available here:  https://github.com/baryonix/vmware-host-modules/tree/fixes-for-5.8 I have – briefly – tested this with Kernel 5.8.5, and it was successful..     As the usual # vmware and # vmware-modconfig still segfault, then vmmon/vmnet have to be … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.9-rc2 – NVIDIA Patches, Kernel Taint, and Wait for VMware 16..

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Kernel 5.9-rc2 is out, and brief details of changes since -rc1 are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2008.2/10710.html The patched VMware 16 prerelease versions of vmmon and vmnet compile OK, but any further tests will have to wait until the release of Workstation 16 in about a months time.. NVIDIA 450.66 can be made to (almost..) work, by applying the 5.9 … Continue reading →

VMware – Kernel 5.8/5.9 Problems – To be Fixed in Workstation Pro 16?

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VMware have announced the release of Workstation Pro 16:  https://blogs.vmware.com/workstation/2020/08/announcing-workstation-16-and-fusion-12.html From various comments seen elsewhere, it would appear that WS 16 should include fixes for Kernel 5.8/5.9 runtime compatibility..   Actual release date is – so far – vague, but may be sometime towards the end of September.. Robert Gadsdon.   August 21st 2020. … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.9-rc1 Released – VMware Still Broken.. NVIDIA Compile Fails..

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Kernel 5.9-rc1 is out, and brief details are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2008.2/00223.html As expected, VMware is still broken, and fails/reboots when a VM start is attempted. Vmnet, with the latest patch, compiles OK, and there is a patch for vmmon and Kernel 5.9 available, for the Workstation 16 early-release, here: https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/tmp/workstation-16 With regard to NVIDIA, the interim patch for … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.9-rc – Preliminary Testing – Breaks VMware and NVIDIA, and VirtualBox..

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After all the excitement around the release of Kernel 5.8, I ran some tests on the work-in-progress git version (August 9th) of Kernel 5.9-rc1.   Obviously, there are more changes to come before RC1 is actually released.. NVIDIA 450.57 compile fails: ……………………. CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-450.57/kernel/nvidia-uvm/nv-kthread-q.o CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-450.57/kernel/nvidia-uvm/nv-kthread-q-selftest.o CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-450.57/kernel/nvidia-uvm/uvm8.o In file included from /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-450.57/kernel/nvidia-uvm/uvm8.c:31: /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-450.57/kernel/nvidia-uvm/uvm8_va_range.h: In … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.8 Released – NVIDIA OK, but VMware Runtime Causes Reboot, With No Warning..

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Kernel 5.8 is out, and details are here:   http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2008.0/00586.html The (patched) VMware 15.5.6  vmmon/vmnet modules compile OK, and the latest NVIDIA driver 450.57 compiles and runs OK. However….    I cannot upgrade my main systems, as the catastrophic VMware runtime reboot still occurs, as mentioned in previous articles: $ uname -a Linux rgz220 5.8.0 #2 SMP Sun Aug … Continue reading →

VMware – Kernel 5.8 is a Serious Problem?

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Since the release of Kernel 5.8-rc1, any attempt I made to run a VMware client on that host system has failed catastrophically. ( see http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=2753 ) and the problem still persists, with 5.8-rc6. I had posted brief details of the issue on the VMware forum some weeks ago, but there has been no useful response. https://communities.vmware.com/thread/638457 I … Continue reading →