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VMware – Workstation 16 ‘Tech Preview’ Available, and Patch..

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VMware now have their ‘Tech Preview’ 20H2 available, which will later – presumably – become Workstation 16:  https://blogs.vmware.com/workstation/2020/05/directx-11-now-with-workstation-tp20h2.html If you want to test this, you will need to uninstall any previous version of VMware (or the installer segfaults..) and – thanks to Michal Kubeček – there is already a vmmon/vmnet patch available, at https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/tmp/workstation-16 I have tested … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.7-rc1 is Out. Patched VMware OK, and Patch Available for NVIDIA..

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Kernel 5.7-rc1 has been released, and brief details are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2004.1/04252.html There have been some reports of kernel crash on boot, so test with care..   My system (HP Z220) booted without any issues.. 5.6-patched VMware 15.5.2 compiled and ran OK, although the latest NVIDIA – 440.82 – failed to compile, but thanks to Isaak I. Aleksandrov, there … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.7-rc1 Pre-release Testing – OK so far..

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Just installed kernel 5.7-rc1 pre-release (April 8th) from git: $ uname -a Linux rgz220 5.7.0-rc1pre2 #1 SMP Wed Apr 8 12:45:43 PDT 2020 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Tested with latest NVIDIA driver  – 440.82 and latest 5.6-patched VMware – 15.5.2 – at both compile and load/run OK: $ lsmod |grep nv nvidia_drm      53248     4 nvidia_modeset  1105920   10 … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.6 Released. Still OK with latest patched VMware and NVIDIA.

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Kernel 5.6 is out, and brief details are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2003.3/06474.html Compiles OK, but I am getting a spurious ‘cat: /sys/power/resume: No such file or directory‘ message after #make install.   Everything seems to be working as expected, despite this. For those who need it (digital photography/video etc..) ‘exFAT fs support’ is now available, and can be found under … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.6-rc7 Released, No Surprises..

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Kernel 5.6-rc7 has been released, and brief details are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2003.2/08254.html As is mentioned, there may be a 5.6 ‘Final’ in a weeks time.. The latest NVIDIA  (440.64) and VMware (15.5.2) still work OK, with the appropriate ‘kernel 5.6’ patches. NVIDIA: https://gitlab.com/snippets/1945940 VMware: https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/workstation-15.5.2 Robert Gadsdon.   March 23rd, 2020. … Continue reading →

VMware – Updated Patches for 15.5.2.

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There are now updated patches available for VMware Workstation 15.5.2, at https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/workstation-15.5.2 I have applied these, and VMware 15.5.2 vmmon/vmnet now compile cleanly again, with Kernels 5.5.9 and 5.6.0-rc5. Robert Gadsdon.   March 14th 2020. … Continue reading →

VMware – Workstation Update 15.5.2 – Compiles with Warnings, with Kernel 5.5 and 5.6-rc.

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VMware have released Workstation 15.5.2, and details are here: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Pro/15.5/rn/VMware-Workstation-1552-Pro-Release-Notes.html This compiles with Kernels 5.5.9 and 5.6-rc6, but with many ‘warnings’… Kernel 5.5.9 (GCC 9) examples: vmmon: ………………………. /tmp/modconfig-rt8PSu/vmmon-only/common/memtrack.o: warning: objtool: .text.__x86_indirect_thunk_rbx+0x0: unsupported intra-function call /tmp/modconfig-rt8PSu/vmmon-only/common/memtrack.o: warning: objtool: If this is a retpoline, please patch it in with alternatives and annotate it with ANNOTATE_NOSPEC_ALTERNATIVE. /tmp/modconfig-rt8PSu/vmmon-only/common/phystrack.o: warning: objtool: … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.6-rc3 – OK with Patched VMware, not with Patched NVIDIA..

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Kernel 5.6-rc3 is out, and brief details are here:   http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2002.2/08977.html The changes include: Arnd Bergmann (4): ASoC: atmel: fix atmel_ssc_set_audio link failure y2038: remove ktime to/from timespec/timeval conversion y2038: remove unused time32 interfaces y2038: hide timeval/timespec/itimerval/itimerspec types – and the Y2038-related ..time.. changes break the latest 5.6-patched NVIDIA 440-59: ……………….. /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-440.59-custom/kernel/common/inc/nv-time.h: In function ‘nv_gettimeofday’: /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-440.59-custom/kernel/common/inc/nv-time.h:40:10: error: ‘struct … Continue reading →

GCC – Fun with GCC 10, and the Kernel, NVIDIA, VMware..

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I have updated some test systems (x86_64 and aarch64) to pre-beta Fedora 32, which now includes GCC 10: $ gcc –version gcc (GCC) 10.0.1 20200216 (Red Hat 10.0.1-0.8) There have been a couple of problems with kernel compilation, but in each case there was already a patch/workaround available.. https://www.spinics.net/linux/fedora/fedora-arm/msg13193.html and https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/1/29/494 The most serious problem was a … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.6-rc1 Released – No Surprises?

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Kernel 5.6-rc1 is out, and brief details are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2002.1/00576.html After the pre-release testing mentioned in my previous article, patched VMware 15.5.1 and patched/hacked NVIDIA 440.59 both compiled and ran, but with the same NVIDIA # startx tombstone, as previously mentioned.   I had already created a patched NVIDIA runtime, to make things easier: # ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-440.59-k56.run -s –install-libglvnd … Continue reading →