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VMware – Workstation 14 released – with a Gotcha..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on September 27, 2017 by RGSeptember 27, 2017

VMware Workstation Pro 14.0.0 has been released – a bit earlier than expected – and it has a (potentially) nasty surprise for those with ‘older’ CPUs..   Release notes are here:  https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Pro/14.0.0/rn/workstation-14-release-notes.html I installed this on my test system without any problems, and was able to confirm that it compiles and loads/runs OK with Kernels 4.13.x, and that … Continue reading →

Posted in Fedora, hardware, Intel, kernel, Linux, Opinion, Performance, VMware | Tagged cpuid early, error with older cpus, failed to start the virtual machine, kernel, linux, ok with fedora 26, ok with kernel 4.13, vmmon 4.14 patch still works, vmware 14 released, vt-x | 18 Replies

Kernel – 4.14-rc2 Released – Includes NVIDIA/GPL Fix..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on September 24, 2017 by RGSeptember 24, 2017

Kernel 4.14-rc2 is out, and brief details of changes since -rc1 are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1709.3/00498.html This includes: John Hubbard (1): ACPI / bus: Make ACPI_HANDLE() work for non-GPL code again – which fixes the GPL problem for NVIDIA drivers, so that the latest version – 384.90 – with just the first patch found here: http://mom.hlmjr.com/2017/09/09/driver-wars-nvidia-drivers-384-69-vs-kernel-4-13/ – now compiles … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, fix, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, patches, VMware | Tagged kernel 4.14-rc2, nvidia gpl fix, one patch needed, success, vmmon patch, vmnet 4.13 patch, vmware | 2 Replies

NVIDIA – New Driver – Same Problems..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on September 21, 2017 by RGSeptember 21, 2017

NVIDIA have just released a new driver version – 384.90 – and brief details are here:  http://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/123918/en-us This version appears to be runtime bug-fixes only, and still fails to compile with Kernel 4.1.-rc1 without the patch mentioned in a previous article ( http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=2056 ), and still suffers from the GPL issue: ……… Building modules, stage 2. MODPOST … Continue reading →

Posted in Hacks, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion | Tagged 384.90, fails with kernel 4.14-rc1, gpl issues, new driver, nvidia | Leave a reply

ARM64 – 4.14-rc1 Problems..?

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on September 18, 2017 by RGSeptember 18, 2017

Kernel 4.14-rc1 has been stable on the x86_64 test system, but when I tried updating the Odroid C2 (ARM64) I saw a lot of mmc and other errors reported.. ………. [ OK ] Started File System Check on Root Device. Starting Remount Root and Kernel File Systems… mmcblk0: response CRC error sending r/w cmd command, card status … Continue reading →

Posted in aarch64, kernel, Linux / ARM, Odroid C2, Opinion, Performance | Tagged arm64, ethernet fails, kernel 4.14-rc1, mmc errors, odroid c2, read-only filesystem, reverted to 4.13.2 | 1 Reply

NVIDIA – More Details on Kernel 4.14-rc1 Problems..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on September 17, 2017 by RGSeptember 17, 2017

I have found more comprehensive info on the problems with NVIDIA driver 384.69 and Kernel 4.14-rc1 – here:  http://mom.hlmjr.com/2017/09/09/driver-wars-nvidia-drivers-384-69-vs-kernel-4-13/ The code changes needed are clearly set out, but there is no ‘legal’ solution yet, due to the unresolved GPL licence issues.. Robert Gadsdon.  September 17, 2017. … Continue reading →

Posted in Hacks, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, patches | Tagged explanation, gpl conflicts, kernel 4.14, linux, nvidia, patch | Leave a reply

VMware – Fix for Kernel 4.14-rc1..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on September 17, 2017 by RGSeptember 17, 2017

Thanks to Niol for reporting this – and thanks to mkubecek for the patch itself – there is a fix for vmmon with Kernel 4.1.-rc1.   Details are here:   https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/commit/770c7ffe611520ac96490d235399554c64e87d9f I have created this patch, and applied it to vmmon (hostif.c), and VMware 12.5.7 (with this patch, and the 4.13 vmnet patch) now runs OK on Kernel 4.14-rc1.. … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, fix, kernel, Linux, patches, VMware | Tagged hostif.c, kernel 4.14-rc1, patch, success, vmmon, vmware | Leave a reply

Kernel – 4.14-rc1 Released – Breaks VMware and NVIDIA.. GPL Errors Again..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on September 16, 2017 by RGSeptember 16, 2017

Kernel 4.14-rc1 has been released – a day early – and brief details are here:   http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1709.2/00177.html Tested with the latest NVIDIA (384.69) and VMware (12.5.7 with 4.13-patched vmnet): NVIDIA compile failed, in several places: ….. CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-384.69/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-crtc.o /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-384.69/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-crtc.c:173:6: error: ‘const struct drm_crtc_helper_funcs’ has no member named ‘enable’; did you mean ‘disable’? .enable = nvidia_crtc_enable, ^~~~~~ disable … Continue reading →

Posted in kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, VMware | Tagged compile fails, gpl errors, kernel 4.14-rc1, memory error with vm, vmmon compile fails, vmnet 4.13 patched, vmware 12.5.7, vmware 384.69 | 2 Replies

Kernel – 4.14 – No More Firmware in Tree

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on September 15, 2017 by RGSeptember 15, 2017

Kernel 4.14-rc1 will soon be out, and one change is the removal of the ‘firmware’ portion of the kernel tree..   # make firmware_install will no longer work. Apparently, this in-kernel-tree firmware has not been updated since 2013 (!) and all appropriate firmware has been supplied by the ‘linux-firmware’ distro packages for some time.. Details here:   http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1709.1/04650.html Robert … Continue reading →

Posted in Firmware, kernel, Linux | Tagged kernel 4.14, kernel firmware removed, out-of-date, supplied by distros | Leave a reply

Intel – Fix for Atom MMC/GPT warning..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on September 15, 2017 by RGSeptember 15, 2017

I had been getting a warning on boot with recent kernels on my Intel Atom-based UP system, and found a workaround..    The error flagged is – apparently – harmless, and is due to systemd not being able to recognise some mmc disk partitions at that stage of the boot process.. …… [ 5.124250] systemd-gpt-auto-generator[416]: Failed to dissect: … Continue reading →

Posted in fix, hardware, Intel Atom, kernel, Linux, Opinion, quirks, UP Board | Tagged boot time, failed to dissect, gpt, intel atom, kernel, linux, mmc, soc, warning, workaround | 2 Replies

VMware – Still waiting for 12.5.8…

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on September 11, 2017 by RGSeptember 11, 2017

Apparently there is ‘no information’ on the possible availability of an update to the 12.5.x version of VMware, to fix the well-known problems with GCC 7 etc… If you were thinking of trying the ‘technology preview’ version – which came out some months ago – then this version also has a problem with GCC 7 (tested with … Continue reading →

Posted in Fedora, kernel, Linux, Opinion, VMware | Tagged fails with gcc 7, kernel, linux, technology preview, testing, vmware, waiting for 12.5.8 | Leave a reply

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