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Kernel – 4.2-rc1 – and rc2 – and -rc3 – Breaks Nvidia and VMware..

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Update:   Same results with 4.2-rc3..    (RG  July 19) Update:   Kernel 4.2-rc2 fails with VMware (vmnet) and NVIDIA in the same ways..     (RG July 14) Updated to kernel 4.2-rc1 on the test system: # uname -a Linux rg6830l 4.2.0-rc1 #1 SMP Sun Jul 5 18:36:06 PDT 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Brief details are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1507.0/02156.html VMware 11.1.2 … Continue reading →

VMware – 11.1.2 Released, No Patch Needed..

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Just updated VMware to the latest version 11.1.2 on the test system, and it compiles/loads OK with Kernel 4.1-rc8.. Release notes are here:  https://www.vmware.com/support/ws/doc/workstation-1112-release-notes.html. At last, there is no need for the venerable vmnet patch (required since Kernel 3.19 was released..).. Robert Gadsdon.  June 18, 2015. … Continue reading →