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Kernel – 5.12-rc1 is Out. OK with Patched VMware, NVIDIA fails..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on February 28, 2021 by RGFebruary 28, 2021

Kernel 5.12-rc1 has been released, and brief details are here:   http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2102.3/03831.html Patched VMware 16.1.0 compiles and loads OK, but latest NVIDIA (460.56) compile fails: ………………………. /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-460.56/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-drv.c: In function ‘nv_drm_update_drm_driver_features’: /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-460.56/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-drv.c:822:38: error: ‘drm_gem_dumb_destroy’ undeclared (first use in this function); did you mean ‘drm_mode_destroy’? 822 | nv_drm_driver.dumb_destroy = drm_gem_dumb_destroy;                                 | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | drm_mode_destroy /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-460.56/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-drv.c:822:38: note: each undeclared identifier … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, VMware | Tagged drm_gem_dumb_destroy, kernel 5.12-rc1, nvidia 460.56 compile fail, patched vmware 16.1.0 ok, released | 1 Reply

Kernel – 5.10-rc1 Out – Fix for NVIDIA, Problem with VMware..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on October 26, 2020 by RGOctober 26, 2020

Kernel 5.10-rc1 is finally released, and brief details are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2010.3/00552.html Thanks to Joan Bruguera, there is a work-in-progress fix for NVIDIA 455.28, here:  https://gist.github.com/joanbm/beaccedd729589df98332d70a1754e9a (and thanks to Willy Frissen for the notification..) ld -r -o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-455.28/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-modeset-interface.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-455.28/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nvidia-modeset-linux.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-455.28/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-kthread-q.o MODPOST /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-455.28/kernel/Module.symvers CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-455.28/kernel/nvidia-drm.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-455.28/kernel/nvidia-drm.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-455.28/kernel/nvidia-modeset.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-455.28/kernel/nvidia-modeset.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-455.28/kernel/nvidia-uvm.mod.o LD … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, fix, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, VMware | Tagged kernel 5.10-rc1 released, nvidia 455.28 patch available, vmware patch available, vmware runtime problem, waiting for connection | Leave a reply

Kernel – 5.9-rc6 – Rare Compile Fail!

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on September 20, 2020 by RGSeptember 20, 2020

Kernel 5.9-rc6 has been released, and brief details are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2009.2/05870.html In a very rare occurrence, the kernel compile actually fails: …………………………….. CALL scripts/checksyscalls.sh CALL scripts/atomic/check-atomics.sh DESCEND objtool CHK include/generated/compile.h CC drivers/dax/super.o drivers/dax/super.c:325:6: error: redefinition of ‘dax_supported’ 325 | bool dax_supported(struct dax_device *dax_dev, struct block_device *bdev, | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~ In file included from drivers/dax/super.c:16: ./include/linux/dax.h:162:20: note: previous definition … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Hacks, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, VMware | Tagged inherited taint, kernel 5.9-rc6, nvidia 450.66 455.23.04, nvidia-uvm, patched, rare compile fail, revert dax patch, vmware 16 ok, workaround | 1 Reply

VMware – Workstation 16.0.0 Released – OK with Kernel 5.8, and 5.9-rc..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on September 16, 2020 by RGSeptember 16, 2020

VMware have now released Workstation Pro 16.0.0, and details are here:  https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Pro/16/rn/VMware-Workstation-16-Pro-Release-Notes.html This version now works correctly – and compiles, with multiple warnings – on Kernel 5.8 (tested with 5.8.9) and also on Kernel 5.9-rc5. To fix the messy compile – and thanks again to Michal Kubeček – there is a patchset for vmmon/vmware available, here:  https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/workstation-16.0.0 … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, fixed, kernel, Linux, Opinion, patches, VMware | Tagged ok with 5.9-rc, ok with kernel 5.8, patchset available, vmware 16 released | 3 Replies

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

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on September 6, 2020 by RGSeptember 6, 2020

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 →

Posted in compilation, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, VMware | Tagged kernel 5.9-rc4, nvidia-drm still tainted, vmware 5.8 patches work | 3 Replies

ARM64 – Fedora 33 Pre-release Kernel Boot Problem – and Workaround..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on August 26, 2020 by RGAugust 26, 2020

I have been testing Fedora 33 pre-release, and on x86_64 it seems relatively stable (usual caveats…) but on arm64 systems (Odroid N2 and Pi4) I found that after compiling a new kernel (5.8.3), the system booted, but login was impossible, and screen output was missing  (uart/console was OK). Kernels compiled with Fedora 32 all booted OK, and … Continue reading →

Posted in aarch64, ARM64, boot, compilation, Crash and Burn.., Fedora, Hacks, kernel, Linux / ARM, Odroid N2, Opinion | Tagged arm64, boot problem, cross-compile, fedora 33, kernel 5.8.3, login imposssible, modules not loading, timeout, workaround, x86_64 ok | Leave a reply

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

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on August 24, 2020 by RGAugust 24, 2020

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 →

Posted in compilation, Hacks, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, VMware | Tagged kernel 5.9-rc2 released, kernel taint with nvidia_uvm, mmu patch, nvidia 450.66 patch, until version 16 released, vmware runtime problem | 3 Replies

NVIDIA – 5.9-patched 450.57 Crash, New Driver 450.66 Released..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on August 19, 2020 by RGAugust 19, 2020

There is a new driver 450.66 available, and details are here:  https://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/163238/en-us No patch – yet – and there is an issue with the old ‘GPL block’ again..  https://gitlab.com/EULA/snippets/-/commit/9c295c9b9b9453de00941a5c84cb3c9385eafe6e I had just tested the latest version of the 5.9 patch for NVIDIA driver 450.57, and it compiled OK, but loading was problem, and the mouse ‘wobbled’ all … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion | Tagged 450.57 crash, kernel 5.9 patch, new driver 450.66, nvidia | 3 Replies

NVIDIA – Early Patch for 5.9 Available..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on August 13, 2020 by RGAugust 13, 2020

There is already an early NVIDIA 450.57 patch for Kernel 5.9, and thanks to Pete for the info, and Isaak I. Aleksandrov for the patch ..   This was not shown in the general list I had at https://gitlab.com/users/EULA/snippets, but the direct link is here:  https://gitlab.com/EULA/snippets/-/blob/55de41ae16851dc0fc7973901c1f71007b2a4efb/NVIDIA/450.57/kernel-5.9.patch I have tested this with the August 9th pre-release I used in … Continue reading →

Posted in alpha release, compilation, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, patches | 3 Replies

ARM64 – 8GB Pi4 – Fun with Fedora..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on July 18, 2020 by RGJuly 18, 2020

My 8GB Raspbery Pi 4 finally arrived, and I was looking forward to trying Fedora 32 and KDE/Plasma on it, and comparing it to the Odroid N2 from a few months back.. ( http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=2689 ) The Fedora 32 aarch64 install is supposed to support the Pi 4 now, but the resulting sdcard image failed to boot, with … Continue reading →

Posted in aarch64, compilation, Crash and Burn.., Fedora, Hacks, KDE, kernel, Linux / ARM, new install, Raspberry Pi 4 | Tagged 8gb, aarch64, fedora 32, fedora install, hybrid, kde/plasma too slow, opensuse efi substitute, opensuse u-boot, raspberry pi 4, success | Leave a reply

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