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Kernel – 4.14-rc1 Released – Breaks VMware and NVIDIA.. GPL Errors Again..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on September 16, 2017 by RGSeptember 16, 2017

Kernel 4.14-rc1 has been released – a day early – and brief details are here:   http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1709.2/00177.html Tested with the latest NVIDIA (384.69) and VMware (12.5.7 with 4.13-patched vmnet): NVIDIA compile failed, in several places: ….. CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-384.69/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-crtc.o /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-384.69/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-crtc.c:173:6: error: ‘const struct drm_crtc_helper_funcs’ has no member named ‘enable’; did you mean ‘disable’? .enable = nvidia_crtc_enable, ^~~~~~ disable … Continue reading →

Posted in kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, VMware | Tagged compile fails, gpl errors, kernel 4.14-rc1, memory error with vm, vmmon compile fails, vmnet 4.13 patched, vmware 12.5.7, vmware 384.69 | 2 Replies

Kernel – 4.13 Final Released – Still OK with latest NVIDIA, and Patched VMware..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on September 3, 2017 by RGSeptember 3, 2017

Kernel 4.13 has been released, and is OK with the latest NVIDIA drivers (tested with 384.69) and VMware 12.5.7 (with the vmnet patch – see http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=2012 ) Brief details of changes since -rc7 are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1709.0/01021.html The VMware workarounds for Fedora 26 / GCC7  etc. are needed, as there is still no update from them.. Robert Gadsdon.  … Continue reading →

Posted in kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, patches, VMware | Tagged 384.69, kernel, kernel 4.13 released, linux, ok with latest nvidia, vmnet patch, vmware 12.5.7 | Leave a reply

Kernel – 4.13-rc2 out – Still OK with Latest VMware (patched) and NVIDIA..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on July 24, 2017 by RGJuly 24, 2017

Kernel 4.13-rc2 has been released, and brief details of changes from -rc1 are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1707.2/06568.html It used to be that if things were OK with the initial -rc version of the kernel, then all subsequent -rc versions were also OK, but in recent times, this has not always been the case.. I have quickly tested this with … Continue reading →

Posted in kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, VMware | Tagged kernel 4.13-rc2, nvidia 384.47, still ok, vmnet patch, vmware 12.5.7 | 1 Reply

Kernel – 4.12 Final Released – OK with Latest VMware and NVIDIA..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on July 2, 2017 by RGJuly 2, 2017

Kernel 4.12 is out, and brief details of changes from -rc7 are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1707.0/00325.html    You can find more detailed info from the kernel git site: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/log/?h=v4.12&showmsg=1 The latest versions of VMware (12.5.7) and NVIDIA (384.47-beta and 381.22) compile and load/run OK with 4.12.. Robert Gadsdon.   July 2, 2017. … Continue reading →

Posted in kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, VMware | Tagged kernel 4.12 released, nvidia 384.47 and 381.22, ok with latest vmware and nvidia, success, vmware 12.5.7 | 1 Reply

VMware – 12.5.7 Released – OK with Kernel 4.12, Still Needs GUI/GCC7 Workarounds..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on June 22, 2017 by RGJune 22, 2017

VMware version 12.5.7 is out, and the release notes are here:  http://pubs.vmware.com/Release_Notes/en/workstation/12/workstation-1257-release-notes.html     As usual, not much actual detail, apart from “…some bug fixes and security updates.” This version compiles OK with Kernel 4.12 (tested with 4.12-rc6), but the runtime GUI and GCC7 workarounds mentioned in previous articles are still needed, for ‘newer’ distros, such as Fedora 26…. … Continue reading →

Posted in Fedora, kernel, Linux, VMware | Tagged gcc7 workaround, gui workaround, ok with kernel 4.12, vmware 12.5.7 | 4 Replies
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