Monthly Archives: September 2021

Kernel – 5.15-rc1 is released – OK with latest NVIDIA, and Latest Patched VMware 16.1.2..

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Kernel 5.15-rc1 is out, and a brief summary is here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2109.1/05136.html As mentioned in a previous article ( https://rglinuxtech.com/?p=2951 ) this now includes in-kernel read/write NTFS support.. Briefly tested with the  latest NVIDIA (470.63.01) and latest patched VMware 16.1.2, which compile and load/run successfully.. Robert Gadsdon.  September 12th 2021. … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.15. Early Test for New NTFS Support..

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As usual, the next release of Linux includes new features, but this time – with 5.15 – it now includes new NTFS read/write support in the kernel.      The code for this is from Paragon, and is already in the 5.15 codebase on git, so I decided to test it.. As this was pre-RC code, it also flagged … Continue reading →

ARM64 – Pi4 – Finally, a fix for the USB Issues..

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I had spent far too much time trying to solve the Pi4 USB conundrum ( see https://rglinuxtech.com/?p=2922 ) but did recently find that the 5.14-rc kernels enabled the USB3 hub, although USB2 still failed to function.    I then updated u-boot to the ‘latest’ version, and now everything (finally..) works as it should, again..: Updated u-boot to latest … Continue reading →