Monthly Archives: June 2017

VMware – 12.5.7 Released – OK with Kernel 4.12, Still Needs GUI/GCC7 Workarounds..

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VMware version 12.5.7 is out, and the release notes are here:  http://pubs.vmware.com/Release_Notes/en/workstation/12/workstation-1257-release-notes.html     As usual, not much actual detail, apart from “…some bug fixes and security updates.” This version compiles OK with Kernel 4.12 (tested with 4.12-rc6), but the runtime GUI and GCC7 workarounds mentioned in previous articles are still needed, for ‘newer’ distros, such as Fedora 26…. … Continue reading →

Fedora – Fix for Broken Kodi on Fedora 25

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More distro-specific than usual posts, but hopefully ‘useful’.. I found that Kodi on Fedora 25 would no longer play M2T/MTS files.    Frustratingly, there was no error shown, or apparent debug clue, but the program just exited without any messages, when playback of one of these file types was selected. After checking associated libraries and not getting any … Continue reading →

VMware – Clues for vmmon Kernel 4.12 fix?

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In the thread on the VMware forum ( https://communities.vmware.com/thread/565157 ) there is a link to a potential patch for Kernel 4.12 support, but you are advised to not try to execute this, as – although it compiles OK – it will cause the host system to reboot without warning as soon as a client is started..   I … Continue reading →