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NVIDIA – Fix for Kernel 4.15, but GPL Problem – Yet Again..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on November 28, 2017 by RGNovember 28, 2017

Thanks to milhouse, there is a set of two patches available for NVIDIA 384.98 and (legacy) 340.104 with Kernel 4.15-rc1, and details are here:   https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/1026911/linux/4-15-rc1-patches-for-384-98-and-340-104/ The first patch fixes the compile problems, but the load fails with yet another case of GPL incompatibility: ……………….  Building modules, stage 2. MODPOST 4 modules FATAL: modpost: GPL-incompatible module nvidia-drm.ko uses … Continue reading →

Posted in Hacks, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA | Tagged gpl issue, kernel 4.25, nvidia 384.98, patches | Leave a reply

VMware – Fix for Kernel 4.15-rc1..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on November 27, 2017 by RGNovember 27, 2017

Thanks – again – to mkubecek, there is now a fix for VMware 14.0.0 and Kernel 4.15 – and details are here:   https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/commit/562121d7bc06 The fix involves changes to vmmon-only/linux/driver.c and vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c, and a new file: vmmon-only/include/compat_timer.h .    I have tested this on 4.15-rc1, and now vmmon compiles, and vmware loads/runs, correctly. Robert Gadsdon.  November 27, 2017. … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, fix, kernel, Linux, VMware | Tagged fix, kernel 4.15-rc1, success, vmmon, vmware 14.0.0 | Leave a reply

Kernel – 4.15-rc1 is Out – Breaks VMware and NVIDIA…

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on November 26, 2017 by RGNovember 26, 2017

Kernel 4.15-rc1 has been released, and brief details are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1711.3/00971.html With VMware 14.0.0 – plus the 4.14 vmmon patch – vmmon breaks again: ……………………… /tmp/modconfig-hOVOTM/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c: In function ‘LinuxDriverInitTSCkHz’: /tmp/modconfig-hOVOTM/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:254:22: error: assignment from incompatible pointer type [-Werror=incompatible-pointer-types] tscTimer.function = LinuxDriverEstimateTSCkHzDeferred; ^ /tmp/modconfig-hOVOTM/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:256:12: error: ‘struct timer_list’ has no member named ‘data’ tscTimer.data = 0; ^ /tmp/modconfig-hOVOTM/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c: In function … Continue reading →

Posted in kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, VMware | Tagged compile fails, kernel 4.15-rc1, nvidia 387.34, released, vmware 14 | 2 Replies

IA64 – An Exercise in Nostalgia..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on November 21, 2017 by RGNovember 21, 2017

Ever since I spent some considerable time promoting HP’s IA64 Linux systems, way back in the early-2000’s, I have always wanted one for myself, and I recently managed to acquire an RX2600 1U server for a very reasonable price, and beef it up with some inexpensive parts from eBay.. The spec – at the moment – is … Continue reading →

Posted in Fedora, Hacks, hardware, IA64, Intel, Itanium, kernel, Linux, Opinion, quirks, RX2600 | Tagged boot, fedora, hp, ia64, itanium, kernel 4.14.1, rx2600, success, webmin | 4 Replies

VMware – 12.5.8 Released – Still Incompatible..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on November 17, 2017 by RGNovember 17, 2017

There has been a new release of Workstation 12.5 – 12.5.8 – and the – rather vague – release notes are here:  https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Pro/12.0/rn/workstation-1258-release-notes.html I tested this with a ‘clean’ install on my cash-and-burn system, and basically, it suffers from the same compatibility problems as 12.5.7.    GCC7, Fedora 26/27, and Kernel 14.x all cause it to fail. # … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Crash and Burn.., Fedora, gcc, Hacks, kernel, Linux, Opinion, VMware | Tagged 12.5.8 released, fedora 26/27, gcc7, incompatible, kernel 14.0.0, same problems as 12.5.7, vmware | 1 Reply

Fedora – 26-27 DNF Upgrade Woes, and a Workaround..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on November 15, 2017 by RGNovember 25, 2017

After upgrading four Fedora systems (x86_64) from release 26 to 27, using # dnf system-upgrade download –refresh –releasever=27 –allowerasing –nogpgcheck –best -y, two of these worked OK, but two failed – with a sudden reboot, back to F26 – and no (apparent) error displayed, after # dnf system-upgrade reboot had rebooted the system, and the upgrade process … Continue reading →

Posted in boot, Fedora, fix, Hacks, Linux, Opinion, quirks, success | Tagged 27 upgrade, dnf system-upgrade, fail, fedora, fix, reboot, workaround | 4 Replies

Kernel – 4.14 Released – OK with Latest NVIDIA and – Patched – VMware

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on November 12, 2017 by RGNovember 12, 2017

Kernel 4.14 is now out, and brief details – including updates from -rc8 – are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1711.1/03305.html As expected, the latest NVIDIA drivers (384.98 and 387.22) are OK with this release, and VMware 14.0.0 – with the vmmon patch ( see http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=2090 ) – is OK as well.. Robert Gadsdon.  November 12, 2017. … Continue reading →

Posted in kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, VMware | Tagged 14.0.0, 384.98, 387.22, kernel 4.14, nvidia, released, vmmon patch, vmware | Leave a reply

NVIDIA – 4.14 Kernel Fix Submitted for AMD / GPL Issue..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on November 9, 2017 by RGNovember 9, 2017

Just in time for 4.14 ‘Final’, a patch has been submitted to fix the NVIDIA / AMD ‘Secure Memory Encryption’ GPL issue..   (See previous article http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=2070 for more info) Details are here:   https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/87df26175e67c26ccdd3a002fbbb8cde78e28a19 Robert Gadsdon.   November 9, 2017. … Continue reading →

Posted in AMD, fix, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA | Tagged amd, fix submitted, gpl issue, kernel 4.14 final, nvidia, secure memory encryption | Leave a reply

NVIDIA – 4.14 Kernel Fix Submitted for AMD / GPL Issue..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on November 9, 2017 by RGNovember 9, 2017

Just in time for 4.14 ‘Final’, a patch has been submitted to fix the NVIDIA / AMD ‘Secure Memory Encryption’ GPL issue..   (See previous article http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=2070 for more info) Details are here:   https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/87df26175e67c26ccdd3a002fbbb8cde78e28a19 Robert Gadsdon.   November 9, 2017. … Continue reading →

Posted in AMD, fix, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA | Tagged amd, fix submitted, gpl issue, kernel 4.14 final, nvidia, secure memory encryption | Leave a reply

Kernel – 4.14-rc8 Released, After All..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on November 6, 2017 by RGNovember 6, 2017

Kernel 4.14-rc8 is out, and brief details of changes since -rc7 are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1711.0/03395.html This might have been 4.14 ‘final’ but there were still too many changes to warrant that..    Th 4.14 ‘final’ release may be slightly delayed, as it would now clash with the US ‘Thanksgiving’ holiday.. The latest NVIDIA drivers (384.98 and 387.22 beta) both … Continue reading →

Posted in kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, VMware | Tagged 14.0.0, 384.98, 387.22, final release may be delayed, kernel 4.14-rc8, nvidia, ok, vmmon patch, vmware | 2 Replies

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