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Monthly Archives: February 2026

NVIDIA – 580.XX Driver Update, You May Not Need?

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on February 17, 2026 by RGFebruary 17, 2026

NVIDIA have released the latest version of the GTX-friendly 580.XX drivers – 580.126.18 – and details are here:  https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/details/264090/ This supposed to fix problems compiling with Kernel 6.19 – but the previous version – 580.126.09 – worked OK on my system with Kernel 6.19.0..   It is possible that this release may fix issues with Distro-supplied kernels? BTW, … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion | Tagged 580.126.18, kernel 6.19 fix, nvidia | Leave a reply

Kernel – Linux 7.0 Pre-tests – NVIDIA and VMware OK, So Far..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on February 15, 2026 by RGFebruary 15, 2026

For the upcoming Kernel 7.0, the current git version (February 15th) was tested, and the latest NVIDIA 590.48.01 and VMware 25.0 drivers compiled and loaded/ran successfully.. Of course, there will be more changes before Kernel 7.0-rc1 is released in a weeks time.. Robert Gadsdon.. February 15th 2026.. … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, VMware | Tagged git, Kernel 7.0, more changes to come, nvidia and vmware ok, pre-tests | Leave a reply

Kernel – 6.19 Finally Released – No Surprises, And Next Comes 7.0..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on February 8, 2026 by RGFebruary 8, 2026

Kernel 6.19 is out, and brief details are here:  https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2602.1/00382.html As expected, the latest versions of VMware (25.0) and NVIDIA (590.48.01) all compile and load/run OK… As with the transition from the 5.XX kernel, 6.19 is the last of the 6.XX release version, and the next will be 7.0.. I have also been testing Fedora 44, which … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, VMware | Tagged 25.0, 590.48.01, compiles with gcc 16, kernel 6.19 released, latest nvidia and vmware ok | Leave a reply
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