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Monthly Archives: March 2020

Kernel – 5.6 Released. Still OK with latest patched VMware and NVIDIA.

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on March 29, 2020 by RGMarch 29, 2020

Kernel 5.6 is out, and brief details are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2003.3/06474.html Compiles OK, but I am getting a spurious ‘cat: /sys/power/resume: No such file or directory‘ message after #make install.   Everything seems to be working as expected, despite this. For those who need it (digital photography/video etc..) ‘exFAT fs support’ is now available, and can be found under … Continue reading →

Posted in kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, VMware | Tagged 5.6 released, exfat support, kernel, linux, ok with latest patched nvidia vmware, staging | 4 Replies

Kernel – 5.6-rc7 Released, No Surprises..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on March 23, 2020 by RGMarch 23, 2020

Kernel 5.6-rc7 has been released, and brief details are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2003.2/08254.html As is mentioned, there may be a 5.6 ‘Final’ in a weeks time.. The latest NVIDIA  (440.64) and VMware (15.5.2) still work OK, with the appropriate ‘kernel 5.6’ patches. NVIDIA: https://gitlab.com/snippets/1945940 VMware: https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/workstation-15.5.2 Robert Gadsdon.   March 23rd, 2020. … Continue reading →

Posted in kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, patches, VMware | Tagged kernel 5.6-rc7, nvidia 440.64, ok with latest patches, vmware 15.5.2 | Leave a reply

NVIDIA – New Vulkan Driver – Still Needs Patching for Kernel 5.6.

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on March 18, 2020 by RGMarch 18, 2020

NVIDIA have released the latest Vulkan beta driver 440.66.02, and details are here:  https://developer.nvidia.com/vulkan-driver The kernel-related code seems to be unchanged from 440.64, and the Kernel 5.6 patch for that version still applies, and can be found here: https://gitlab.com/snippets/1945940 The driver then compiles OK: …………….. ld -r -o /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-440.66.02-custom/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-modeset-interface.o /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-440.66.02-custom/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nvidia-modeset-linux.o /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-440.66.02-custom/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-kthread-q.o MODPOST 4 modules CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-440.66.02-custom/kernel/nvidia-drm.mod.o … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion | Tagged 440.66.02, nvidia, patch for kernel 5.6, vulkan | Leave a reply

VMware – Updated Patches for 15.5.2.

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on March 14, 2020 by RGMarch 14, 2020

There are now updated patches available for VMware Workstation 15.5.2, at https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/workstation-15.5.2 I have applied these, and VMware 15.5.2 vmmon/vmnet now compile cleanly again, with Kernels 5.5.9 and 5.6.0-rc5. Robert Gadsdon.   March 14th 2020. … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, kernel, Linux, Opinion, VMware | Tagged clean compile, kernel 5.5.9, kernel 5.6.0-rc5, updated patches, vmnet vmmon, vmware 15.5.2 | Leave a reply

VMware – Workstation Update 15.5.2 – Compiles with Warnings, with Kernel 5.5 and 5.6-rc.

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on March 13, 2020 by RGMarch 13, 2020

VMware have released Workstation 15.5.2, and details are here: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Pro/15.5/rn/VMware-Workstation-1552-Pro-Release-Notes.html This compiles with Kernels 5.5.9 and 5.6-rc6, but with many ‘warnings’… Kernel 5.5.9 (GCC 9) examples: vmmon: ………………………. /tmp/modconfig-rt8PSu/vmmon-only/common/memtrack.o: warning: objtool: .text.__x86_indirect_thunk_rbx+0x0: unsupported intra-function call /tmp/modconfig-rt8PSu/vmmon-only/common/memtrack.o: warning: objtool: If this is a retpoline, please patch it in with alternatives and annotate it with ANNOTATE_NOSPEC_ALTERNATIVE. /tmp/modconfig-rt8PSu/vmmon-only/common/phystrack.o: warning: objtool: … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, kernel, Linux, Opinion, VMware | Tagged 15.5.2, compiles with warnings, kernel 5.5 and 5.6-rc, new version, vmware | 1 Reply
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