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Monthly Archives: December 2019

NVIDIA – Another Kernel 5.5 Patch

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on December 24, 2019 by RGDecember 24, 2019

There is another (modified?) patch available for the latest NVIDIA driver and Kernel 5.5-rc ( see the NVIDIA Forum article at https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/1068332/linux/nvidia-driver-does-not-build-on-linux-v5-5-release-candidate-kernel/ ). I have applied this to driver 440.44 on Kernel 5.5-rc3, and it compiles OK, and loads/runs without the ‘tombstone’ that I experienced with previous versions. Robert Gadsdon.  December 24th 2019. … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, patches | Tagged compiles ok, nvidia 440-44, patch for kernel 5.5, runs, testing | Leave a reply

Kernel – 5.5-rc1 is Out. Breaks NVIDIA, but e1000e Finally Fixed?

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on December 8, 2019 by RGDecember 8, 2019

Kernel 5.5-rc1 has been released, and brief details are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1912.1/00242.html From limited tests so far, the Intel e1000e driver now seems to be working for all Intel NICs that use it, on my various systems. Patched VMware W/S 15.5.1 compiles OK, but NVIDIA 440.36 fails: ………… In file included from /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-440.36/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-drv.c:30: /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-440.36/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-connector.h:30:10: fatal error: drm/drmP.h: No … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Intel, kernel, Linux, Network, NVIDIA, Opinion, VMware | Tagged breaks nvidia 440.36, drmP.h removed, intel e1000e ok, kernel 5.5-rc1, patched vmware 15.5.1 ok | 10 Replies
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