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Kernel – 5.9 Final – NVIDIA Still ‘Tainted’..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on October 11, 2020 by RGOctober 11, 2020

Kernel 5.9 has finally been released, and brief details are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2010.1/02900.html The latest NVIDIA drivers still fail to install completely, with nvidia-uvm ‘tainted’: [ 710.097439] NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 455.28 Wed Sep 30 01:05:16 UTC 2020 [ 710.099400] nvidia_uvm: module uses symbols from proprietary module nvidia, inheriting taint. [ 710.099488] nvidia_uvm: Unknown symbol … Continue reading →

Posted in kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, VMware | Tagged kernel 5.9 final, nvidia still tainted, released, vmware 16 ok | 5 Replies

Kernel – 5.8 Released – NVIDIA OK, but VMware Runtime Causes Reboot, With No Warning..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on August 2, 2020 by RGAugust 2, 2020

Kernel 5.8 is out, and details are here:   http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2008.0/00586.html The (patched) VMware 15.5.6  vmmon/vmnet modules compile OK, and the latest NVIDIA driver 450.57 compiles and runs OK. However….    I cannot upgrade my main systems, as the catastrophic VMware runtime reboot still occurs, as mentioned in previous articles: $ uname -a Linux rgz220 5.8.0 #2 SMP Sun Aug … Continue reading →

Posted in Crash and Burn.., kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, VMware | Tagged failure, Kernel 5.8, nvidia 450.57 ok, released, vmware runtime immediate reboot, vmware vmmon vmnet ok | 5 Replies

VMware – Version 15.5 is Out – Compiles with Kernel 5.3..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on September 20, 2019 by RGSeptember 20, 2019

VMware have released Workstation version 15.5.0, and the release notes can be found here:  https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Pro/15.5/rn/VMware-Workstation-155-Pro-Release-Notes.html The real surprise is that this actually compiles ( although not very cleanly) with Kernel 5.3 (tested with 5.3.0, and GCC 9.2.1, on Fedora 30).. …………………. /tmp/modconfig-rtOtwQ/vmnet-only/vnetEvent.o: warning: objtool: If this is a retpoline, please patch it in with alternatives and annotate … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, kernel, Linux, Opinion, retpoline, VMware | Tagged compiles with kernel 5.3.0, released, vmware 15.5.0 | 2 Replies

Kernel – 5.1 Released, OK with latest NVIDIA, and Patched VMware

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on May 5, 2019 by RGMay 5, 2019

Kernel 5.1 is out, and brief details are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1905.0/03532.html The latest NVIDIA driver (430.09) and patched VMware 15.0.4 both compile and run OK. One odd quirk, is that the behaviour of # make xconfig has changed, and if you have your custom configs saved out-of-tree, then the save option tries to save them back to the … Continue reading →

Posted in kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, quirks, VMware | Tagged kernel 5.1, latest nvidia ok, make xconfig quirk, patched vmware ok, released | 5 Replies

Kernel – 5.0 – Finally..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on March 3, 2019 by RGMarch 3, 2019

Kernel 5.0 has been – finally – released, and brief details are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1903.0/01288.html As expected, the latest NVIDIA driver (tested with 418.43) compiles and loads OK, and VMware 15.0.2 – with the 5.0 patch – also works OK. Robert Gadsdon.  March 3, 2019. … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, VMware | Tagged details, kernel 5.0, nvidia 418.43 ok, patched vmware 15.0.2 ok, released | Leave a reply

Kernel – 4.19-rc1 – OK with VMware, breaks NVIDIA – and Possible Fix..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on August 27, 2018 by RGAugust 27, 2018

Kernel 4.19-rc1 has been released, and very brief details of changes are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1808.3/01014.html VMware 14.1.3 compiles/loads OK, but NVIDIA (396.54) compile failed: …………………. /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-396.54/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-encoder.c:219:11: error: implicit declaration of function ‘drm_mode_connector_attach_encoder’; did you mean ‘drm_connector_attach_encoder’? [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration] ret = drm_mode_connector_attach_encoder(connector, encoder); ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ drm_connector_attach_encoder cc1: some warnings being treated as errors ……………….. – and a similar error with nvidia-drm-connector.c … Continue reading →

Posted in DisplayLink, Hacks, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, VMware | Tagged 4.19-rc1, displaylink 4.2 compile fail, drm_mode_connector_attach_encoder, kernel, nvidia 396.54 compile fail, possible fix, released, vmware 14.1.3 ok | 6 Replies

Kernel – 4.18 Finally Released – OK with latest NVIDIA, and Patched VMware

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on August 12, 2018 by RGAugust 12, 2018

Kernel 4.18 has finally arrived, and details of changes since -rc8 are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1808.1/02806.html As expected, after changes in -rc7, the latest NVIDIA and (patched) VMware all compile/load OK..    Tested with VMware 14.1.2 with the vmmon patch, and NVIDIA 390.77 and 396.51. Coincidentally, I can also confirm that 4.18 boots OK on HP PA-RISC (HP9000/785-C3700) – but … Continue reading →

Posted in HPPA, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, PA-RISC, patches, VMware | Tagged 14.1.2, 390.77, 396.51, kernel 4.18 final, nvidia ok, released, vmmon patched, vmware | Leave a reply

Kernel – 4.18-rc1 released – Breaks NVIDIA, Fix Available.. Not OK with VMware

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on June 17, 2018 by RGJune 17, 2018

Kernel 4.18-rc1 has been released – earlier than expected, but Linus is in Japan, where it was already Sunday.. Brief details are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1806.2/00125.html Tested with VMware 14.1.2, and vmmon/vmnet compile OK, but NVIDIA fails: …………………………. CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-390.67/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-drv.o In file included from /usr/src/linux-4.18-rc1/include/drm/drmP.h:82, from /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-390.67/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-priv.h:30, from /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-390.67/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-drv.c:25: /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-390.67/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-drv.c:637:23: error: ‘DRM_CONTROL_ALLOW’ undeclared here (not in a function); … Continue reading →

Posted in fix, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, patches, VMware | Tagged 390.67, breaks nvidia, fix available, kernel 4.18-rc1, ok with vmware, released | 2 Replies

Kernel – 4.17-rc3 Released – Still OK with Latest NVIDIA and VMware..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on April 29, 2018 by RGApril 29, 2018

Kernel 4.17-rc3 is out, and brief details of changes from -rc2 are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1804.3/05507.html Tested with NVIDIA 396.18 and VMware 14.1.1 (vmmon and vmnet), and all still compile OK.. Robert Gadsdon.   April 29, 2018. … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, VMware | Tagged compile ok, kernel, kernel 4.17-rc3, latest, linux, nvidia 396.18, released, vmware 14.1.1 | 2 Replies

Kernel – 4.16-rc3 Released, and Still no NVIDIA Fix?

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on February 26, 2018 by RGFebruary 26, 2018

Kernel 4.16-rc3 is out, and brief details of post-rc2 changes are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1802.3/00500.html I still cannot find any solution proposed for the ‘Unknown symbol swiotlb_map_sg_attrs‘ error with the latest NVIDIA drivers, despite posting brief details on the Developers Forum over a week ago.. Robert Gadsdon.   February 26, 2018. … Continue reading →

Posted in kernel, Linux, NVIDIA | Tagged 4.16-rc3, kernel, linux, no fix yet, nvidia, released, swiotlb_map_sg_attrs | 2 Replies

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