Just installed Kernel 3.18-rc5 on the test system, and the latest NVIDIA drivers – 340.58 and 346.16 – and VMware 10.0.3 – with the vmnet patch – compile and load OK.. $ uname -a Linux rg6830l 3.18.0-rc5 #1 SMP PREEMPT Sun Nov 16 23:23:41 PST 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Details can be found here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1411.2/00265.html Robert … Continue reading →
Tested Kernel 3.18-rc3 and found that it would not boot with the .config that worked OK with -rc1.. Re-created a new .config from scratch, and now my temporary test system (HP6830 laptop) boots OK, but overall performance still seems rather sluggish.. # uname -a Linux rg6830l 3.18.0-rc3 #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Nov 3 18:19:06 PST 2014 x86_64 … Continue reading →
Just installed Kernel 3.15-rc2 on the test system, and the same comments apply as for -rc1: (http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=1098) $ uname -a Linux rglinux 3.15.0-rc2 #1 SMP PREEMPT Sun Apr 20 22:11:36 BST 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux The changes are – briefly – outlined here: http://lkml.iu.edu//hypermail/linux/kernel/1404.2/02536.html Robert Gadsdon.. April 20, 2014. … Continue reading →
Kernel 3.10.8 was released, followed very quickly by 3.10.9, which fixes some ‘networking issues’.. So, I went from 3.10.7 to 3.10.9, as this is recommended for ‘anyone who uses networking’ – in other words, just about everyone! The latest NVIDIA driver – 325.15 – compiles and runs OK, as expected, and the patched VMware 9.02 works correctly.. … Continue reading →
Just installed 3.10-rc3 on the test system, and the latest NVIDIA drivers (310.51, and 319.23 beta) both compile OK with the patch mentioned in the posting on 3.10-rc2 http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=738 The – rather complex – 3.10 patch for vmnet works, but there is still no patch for vmblock, which fails to compile: /tmp/modconfig-J79ptB/vmblock-only/linux/inode.c:49:4: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer … Continue reading →
Just installed kernel 3.10-rc2, and VMware and NVIDIA fail to compile: VMware: ………………. /tmp/modconfig-i0TsV7/vmnet-only/hub.c: In function ‘VNetHubAlloc’: /tmp/modconfig-i0TsV7/vmnet-only/hub.c:366:28: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type /tmp/modconfig-i0TsV7/vmnet-only/hub.c:367:28: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type make[2]: *** [/tmp/modconfig-i0TsV7/vmnet-only/hub.o] Error 1 make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs…. make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/modconfig-i0TsV7/vmnet-only] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-3.10-rc2′ make: *** [vmnet.ko] Error 2 …………….. … Continue reading →