Monthly Archives: April 2017

Kernel – 4.11 released, Patched VMware OK, NVIDIA Still Not OK..

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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’ solution for the latest NVIDIA driver – 381.09 (see https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/1002820/linux/-patch-381-09-kernel-4-11-rc5/ ): …………….. Building modules, stage 2. MODPOST … Continue reading →

X86_64 – UP Board – Updated to 4.11-rc8 – Sound Supported..

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After a bit of a hiatus, I updated the UP Board to Kernel 4.11-rc8, and HDMI sound is now supported.. In the kernel config, under ‘ALSA for SoC audio support‘, select ‘X86 sound devices‘, and ‘HDMI audio without HDaudio on Intel Atom platforms‘ After (re)boot to 4.11-rc8: [rgadsdon@rgup ~]$ ll /dev/snd total 0 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root … Continue reading →

NVIDIA – Still no 4.11 Solution, but a ‘Good’ Patch for Old Version..

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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 you have an older card, there is a valid patch for driver 340.102 – which does not … Continue reading →

NVIDIA – New Driver, Finally OK with Kernel 4.10..

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NVIDIA have released a new ‘beta’ driver – 381.09 – and release notes etc. are here: http://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/117002/en-us The driver compiles OK with Kernel 4.10 (tested with 4.10.8) but still requires an ‘illegal’ patch for 4.11, due to ongoing code licensing issues..    There is a patch available, and details are here:   https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/1002820/linux/-patch-381-09-kernel-4-11-rc5/ Robert Gadsdon.   April 6, 2017. … Continue reading →