Monthly Archives: July 2024

KERNEL – 6.11-rc1 is out – OK with latest NVIDIA and Patched VMware..

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Kernel 6.11-rc1 has been released, and brief details are here:   https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2407.3/04272.html As confirmed by pre-tests (see previous post) NVIDIA 560.28.03 and 550.100 drivers compile OK.   There have been issues reported with 555.xx and 560.xx drivers, which I have found to fail with GTX10xxTi series cards, but 550.100 should work for all supported hardware.. The situation regarding patched … Continue reading →

Kernel – 6.11 Pre-Testing.. OK so far with Latest NVIDIA and VMware (patched)

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Tested the latest (July 21st) git version of pre-release Kernel 6.11, and this was OK with NVIDIA 555.58 and (patched) VMware 17.5.2..  (from https://github.com/nan0desu/vmware-host-modules/tree/tmp/workstation-17.5.2-k6.9-sharishth ) Obviously, there will be more potential for ‘breakages’ before -rc1 is released in a weeks time.. Robert Gadsdon   July 22nd 2024. … Continue reading →

Kernel – 6.10 Released – OK with (some) NVIDIA and VMware..

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Kernel 6.10 is out, and brief details are here:   https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2407.1/08151.html   It should be noted that some build errors etc. have been flagged against this release.. NVIDIA:     The latest 555.xx series of drivers compile OK, but have problems with some cards – especially the GTX1050/1070ti (not kernel-related), as mentioned in a previous article..  The latest 550.100 driver … Continue reading →