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VMware – Workstation 16 ‘Tech Preview’ Available, and Patch..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on May 25, 2020 by RGMay 25, 2020

VMware now have their ‘Tech Preview’ 20H2 available, which will later – presumably – become Workstation 16:  https://blogs.vmware.com/workstation/2020/05/directx-11-now-with-workstation-tp20h2.html If you want to test this, you will need to uninstall any previous version of VMware (or the installer segfaults..) and – thanks to Michal Kubeček – there is already a vmmon/vmnet patch available, at https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/tmp/workstation-16 I have tested … Continue reading →

Posted in Intel, kernel, Linux, Opinion, VMware | Tagged 20h2, kernel 5.7-rc7, patch available, test preview, vmware 16 | Leave a reply

Kernel – 5.7-rc1 is Out. Patched VMware OK, and Patch Available for NVIDIA..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on April 12, 2020 by RGApril 12, 2020

Kernel 5.7-rc1 has been released, and brief details are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2004.1/04252.html There have been some reports of kernel crash on boot, so test with care..   My system (HP Z220) booted without any issues.. 5.6-patched VMware 15.5.2 compiled and ran OK, although the latest NVIDIA – 440.82 – failed to compile, but thanks to Isaak I. Aleksandrov, there … Continue reading →

Posted in fixed, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, patches, VMware | Tagged fixed, kernel 5.7-rc1 released, nvidia 440.82 compile fail, patch available, patched vmware 15.5.2 ok | Leave a reply

NVIDIA – Fix for Kernel 5.0..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on January 21, 2019 by RGJanuary 21, 2019

Thanks to Isaak I. Aleksandrov, there is a fix available for the latest NVIDIA driver and Kernel 5.0. See comment under previous article for details, and link to patch: http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=2476 I have applied the patch to driver 415.27, and it now compiles OK, with Kernel 5.0-rc3: ……………………….. 86_64-415.27-50/kernel/nvidia/nv-memdbg.o /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-415.27-50/kernel/nvidia/nv-ibmnpu.o /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-415.27-50/kernel/nvidia/nv-report-err.o /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-415.27-50/kernel/nvidia/nv-rsync.o /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-415.27-50/kernel/nvidia/nv-msi.o /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-415.27-50/kernel/nvidia/nv_uvm_interface.o /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-415.27-50/kernel/nvidia/nvlink_linux.o /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-415.27-50/kernel/nvidia/linux_nvswitch.o ld -r … Continue reading →

Posted in Fedora, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, patches | Tagged kernel 5.0-rc3, nvidia 415.27, patch available, success | 1 Reply

NVIDIA – Patch Available for 415.18 – Works OK with Kernel 4.20.

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on November 22, 2018 by RGNovember 22, 2018

Thanks to loqs, there is now a viable patch for NVIDIA and Kernel 4.20. I applied the patch to driver 415.18, and tested with Kernel 4.20-rc3, and the driver compiles cleanly, now: ……………………… ld -r -o /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-415.18-420/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-modeset-interface.o /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-415.18-420/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nvidia-modeset-linux.o Building modules, stage 2. MODPOST 4 modules CC /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-415.18-420/kernel/nvidia-drm.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-415.18-420/kernel/nvidia-drm.ko CC /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-415.18-420/kernel/nvidia-modeset.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-415.18-420/kernel/nvidia-modeset.ko CC /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-415.18-420/kernel/nvidia-uvm.mod.o … Continue reading →

Posted in fix, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, patches, success | Tagged kernel 4.20-rc3, nvidia 415.18, patch available, success, tested | Leave a reply

Fedora – Fix For Annoying F27 KDE/Dolphin QT Bug..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on June 27, 2018 by RGJune 27, 2018

The latest version of QT5 on Fedora 27 – qt5-qtbase-5.9.6-1.fc27.x86_64 – produces a very annoying display problem in KDE’s Dolphin file manager, where the window does not resize/reformat correctly, leaving large blank areas at each side: This has been identified as a QT5 bug/regression, and a patch is available, at https://codereview.qt-project.org/#/c/233482/ I have applied this, and Dolphin … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Fedora, fix, KDE, Linux, Opinion, patches, Performance | Tagged 5.9.6, display problem, dolphin, fedora 27, fix, kde, patch available, qt5 bug | Leave a reply

VMware – Later 4.6-rc breaks vmmon and vmnet..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on April 23, 2016 by RGApril 23, 2016

Thanks to Justin Palermo, there is a patch for VMware 12 vmmon and vmnet problems he identified with the later Kernel 4.6-rcs.       See comments on my earlier 4.6-rc1 article for details:  http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=1679 I have applied the patch to VMware 12.1.0, on Kernel 4.6-rc4, and VMware now compiles and runs OK.. Robert Gadsdon.   April 22, 2016. … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Crash and Burn.., fix, kernel, Linux, success, VMware | Tagged breaks vmmon and vmnet, kernel 4.6-rc4, patch available, success, vmware 12 | Leave a reply

3.10-rc2 – NVIDIA Patch now Available..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on May 27, 2013 by RGMay 27, 2013

As reported by Walter Layher and Mal Haak, there is a now a patch available for the NVIDIA drivers on kernel 3.10-rc2, and it works successfully… For details and a link, see the comments below the original article:  http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=733 Update: Tested with patched drivers 310.51 (Released) and 319.17 (Beta) on kernel 3.10-rc2, and both compile OK.. Robert … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Crash and Burn.., kernel, Linux, NVIDIA | Tagged 310.51, 319.17, compile, kernel 3.10-rc2, nvidia, patch available, success | Leave a reply
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