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Monthly Archives: July 2017

X86_64 – ‘Apollo Lake’ SOC System, with a Gotcha..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on July 30, 2017 by RGJuly 30, 2017

After more research, I decided to get one of the Intel ‘Apollo Lake’-based SOC systems, and the one I chose was from Kodlix..     It is functionally identical with another from Beelink, and in fact the Kodlix website shows images of the Beelink version of the device..    I just preferred the Kodlix version, as the case was a … Continue reading →

Posted in Apollo Lake, Fedora, Hacks, hardware, Intel, Linux, UEFI, X86_64 | Tagged ap42, apollo lake, beelink, fedora 26 installed, grub fails, intel soc, kodlix, linux, uefi, use refind, x86_64 | Leave a reply

Kernel – 4.13-rc2 out – Still OK with Latest VMware (patched) and NVIDIA..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on July 24, 2017 by RGJuly 24, 2017

Kernel 4.13-rc2 has been released, and brief details of changes from -rc1 are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1707.2/06568.html It used to be that if things were OK with the initial -rc version of the kernel, then all subsequent -rc versions were also OK, but in recent times, this has not always been the case.. I have quickly tested this with … Continue reading →

Posted in kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, VMware | Tagged kernel 4.13-rc2, nvidia 384.47, still ok, vmnet patch, vmware 12.5.7 | 1 Reply

VMware – Fix for Kernel 4.13-rc1 and vmnet, Already..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on July 15, 2017 by RGJuly 15, 2017

Thanks to fast work by dariusd at the VMware forum, there is already a fix for the vmnet compile failure with Kernel 4.13-rc1.. The patch can be found on this thread:  https://communities.vmware.com/message/2688967 I have tested it, and vmnet now compiles OK, and VMware 12.5.7 loads/runs on Kernel 4.13-rc1.. Robert Gadsdon.   July 15, 2017. … Continue reading →

Posted in fix, kernel, Linux, VMware | Tagged kernel 4.13-rc1, patch, success, vmnet, vmware 12.4.7 | 1 Reply

Kernel – 4.13-rc1 Released Early – OK with Latest NVIDIA, Breaks VMware..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on July 15, 2017 by RGJuly 15, 2017

Kernel 4.13-rc1 is out, a day earlier than usual, and brief details are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1707.1/04719.html The latest NVIDIA driver – 384.47 – compiles and loads OK: ….. Building modules, stage 2. MODPOST 4 modules CC /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-384.47/kernel/nvidia-drm.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-384.47/kernel/nvidia-drm.ko CC /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-384.47/kernel/nvidia-modeset.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-384.47/kernel/nvidia-modeset.ko CC /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-384.47/kernel/nvidia-uvm.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-384.47/kernel/nvidia-uvm.ko CC /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-384.47/kernel/nvidia.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-384.47/kernel/nvidia.ko make[2]: Leaving directory … Continue reading →

Posted in kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, VMware | Tagged 384.47, breaks vmware 12.5.7, kernel 4.13-rc1, ok with nvidia, vmnet compile fails | Leave a reply

Kernel – 4.12 Final Released – OK with Latest VMware and NVIDIA..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on July 2, 2017 by RGJuly 2, 2017

Kernel 4.12 is out, and brief details of changes from -rc7 are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1707.0/00325.html    You can find more detailed info from the kernel git site: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/log/?h=v4.12&showmsg=1 The latest versions of VMware (12.5.7) and NVIDIA (384.47-beta and 381.22) compile and load/run OK with 4.12.. Robert Gadsdon.   July 2, 2017. … Continue reading →

Posted in kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, VMware | Tagged kernel 4.12 released, nvidia 384.47 and 381.22, ok with latest vmware and nvidia, success, vmware 12.5.7 | 1 Reply
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