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Kernel – 4.6-rc6 – Still OK with (Patched) VMware and NVIDIA..

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Kernel 4.6-rc6 has been released, and details of changes since -rc5 are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1605.0/00190.html It seems that there will be (at least..) an rc7, before ‘Final’.. Tested with patched VMware 12.1.0 (vmnet and vmmon) and patched NVIDIA (364.19) and both still compile OK..   See my previous article http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=1709 for more info.. Robert Gadsdon.    May 2, 2016.   … Continue reading →

Kernel – 4.6-rc5 – OK with (Patched) VMware, and (Patched) NVIDIA..

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Kernel 4.6-rc5 is out, and brief details of changes from -rc4 are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1604.3/00178.html Kernel 4.6 seems to have a habit of continuing later-rc breakages with VMware and NVIDIA, compared to previous kernel releases.. The VMware 12 fix for 4.6-rc4 (see http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=1706 ) still works OK with 4.6-rc5, but even the latest NVIDIA driver – 364.19 breaks … Continue reading →