↓
 

Adventures With Linux ™

Linux Technologies and Fun Times..

  • Home
  • About the Author…
  • Copyright and Trademarks..

Monthly Archives: September 2019

Kernel – 5.4-rc1 Released – Odd Quirks with Kernel Symbols

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on September 30, 2019 by RGSeptember 30, 2019

Kernel 5.4-rc1 is out – a day later than usual, and brief details are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1909.3/04895.html My tests with VMware and NVIDIA revealed some odd errors/warning relating to kernel symbols.. With the latest NVIDIA (435.21) I got the following: # make make[1]: Entering directory ‘/usr/src/linux-5.4-rc1’ The Module.symvers file is missing, or does not contain any symbols exported … Continue reading →

Posted in Crash and Burn.., Fedora, Hacks, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, patches, VMware | Tagged kernel 5.4-rc1 out, module symvers warnings, nvidia 435.21 fails, patched vmware 15.5 ok | 5 Replies

VMware – Version 15.5 is Out – Compiles with Kernel 5.3..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on September 20, 2019 by RGSeptember 20, 2019

VMware have released Workstation version 15.5.0, and the release notes can be found here:  https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Pro/15.5/rn/VMware-Workstation-155-Pro-Release-Notes.html The real surprise is that this actually compiles ( although not very cleanly) with Kernel 5.3 (tested with 5.3.0, and GCC 9.2.1, on Fedora 30).. …………………. /tmp/modconfig-rtOtwQ/vmnet-only/vnetEvent.o: warning: objtool: If this is a retpoline, please patch it in with alternatives and annotate … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, kernel, Linux, Opinion, retpoline, VMware | Tagged compiles with kernel 5.3.0, released, vmware 15.5.0 | 2 Replies

Kernel – 5.3 Finally Here – OK with Latest NVIDIA, and Patched VMware

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on September 15, 2019 by RGSeptember 15, 2019

Kernel 5.3 has been released, and brief details are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1909.1/05539.html Tested with VMware 15.1.0 (patched, as usual..) and NVIDIA 435.21, and both compile/run OK.. Robert Gadsdon.   September 15th 2019. … Continue reading →

Posted in kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, VMware | Tagged kernel 5.3 released, latest nvidia, nvidia 435.21, ok, patched vmware, vmware 15.1.0 | Leave a reply

ARM – Original Hikey Updated and Fixed – with Gotchas..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on September 9, 2019 by RGSeptember 9, 2019

After successfully updating and re-configuring the Odroid C2 to use Fedora uefi/grub2 to boot, I decided to try to do the same to the even-older Hikey SOC. This already booted using fastboot with an older version of grub, with manual configuration, but I wanted to use the standard (Fedora) boot process. I had read that there was … Continue reading →

Posted in aarch64, arm, Fedora, fix, Hacks, Hikey, kernel, Linux, Opinion, UEFI | Tagged 6220, aarch64, arm64, boot, configuration, fedora, gotchas, grub, hikey, soc, uefi, workarounds | Leave a reply

Fedora – Fix for Broken rpmbuild in Fedora 31.

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on September 6, 2019 by RGSeptember 6, 2019

Testing Fedora 31 – which is still work-in-progress, of course.. Tried to use # rpmbuild –rebuild to create a missing RPM from a F30 source RPM, and found the following error: ………….. Illegal char ‘)’ (0x29) in: Obsoletes:………. I found a reference to this error in the buglist, but it had been flagged as ‘rawhide’, and closed, … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Crash and Burn.., Fedora, Hacks, Linux, Opinion, quirks | Tagged fedora 31, fix, illegal char, pre release, rpmbuild bug, workaround | Leave a reply
Original content © Robert Gadsdon 2013
↑