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Monthly Archives: December 2022

Kernel – 6.2-rc1 is out, for Xmas..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on December 26, 2022 by RGDecember 26, 2022

Kernel 6.2-rc1 has been released, and details are here:   https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2212.3/00313.html As expected, VMware 17 with the latest patchset is OK, but NVIDIA 525.60.13 fails to compile.. There is a provisional NVIDIA patch for kernel 6.2-rc1 available, but this has been produced for driver 470.xx, and does not apply cleanly to 525.60.13, but I hacked it (removing the … Continue reading →

Posted in fix, Hacks, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, patches, VMware | Tagged hacked patch available, kernel 67.2-rc1 released, nvidia 525.60.13 fails, vmware 17 patchset ok | Leave a reply

Kernel – 6.2-rc Pre-Release Tests. VMware OK, NVIDIA Fails..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on December 20, 2022 by RGDecember 20, 2022

Tested the December 19th git version of 6.2-rc, and – so far – VMware 17.0 (patched) compiles/loads OK, but NVIDIA 525.60.11 fails to compile: ………. /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-525.60.11/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-drv.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-525.60.11/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-drv.c: In function ‘nv_drm_init_mode_config’: /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-525.60.11/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-drv.c:262:21: error: ‘struct drm_mode_config’ has no member named ‘fb_base’ 262 | dev->mode_config.fb_base = 0; | ^ make[2]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:252: /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-525.60.11/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-drv.o] Error 1 make[1]: *** [Makefile:2008: /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-525.60.11/kernel] Error … Continue reading →

Posted in kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, VMware | Tagged fb_base removed, kernel 6.2-rc0, nvidia 525.60.11 fails, pre-testing, vmware 17 patyched ok | 6 Replies

Kernel – 6.1 Finally Released.. OK with Latest VMware, NVIDIA..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on December 11, 2022 by RGDecember 11, 2022

Kernel 6.1 is now out, and brief details are here:   https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2212.1/02758.html As expected, the latest releases of NVIDIA (525.60.11) and VMware 17.0 (patched..) are OK with this kernel release..    The VMware patchset is at https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/workstation-17.0.0 Robert Gadsdon.    December 11th 2022. … Continue reading →

Posted in kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, VMware | Tagged kernel 6.1, nvidia 525.60.11 ok, released, vmware 17.0 patched ok | Leave a reply
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