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 →
Kernel 4.17-rc1 has been released, and brief details are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1804.1/06654.html With the latest code-on-git milestone reached, there is speculation that a version bump to 5.x might be a possibility – but not just yet! The latest NVIDIA driver (396.18) and VMware (14.1.1 – vmmon and vmnet) all compile OK.. Robert Gadsdon. April 15, 2018 … Continue reading →
Kernel 4.17-rc1 has been released, and brief details are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1804.1/06654.html With the latest code-on-git milestone reached, there is speculation that a version bump to 5.x might be a possibility – but not just yet! The latest NVIDIA driver (396.18) and VMware (14.1.1 – vmmon and vmnet) all compile OK.. Robert Gadsdon. April 15, 2018 … Continue reading →
Kernel 4.15 is – finally – released, and an overview of changes since -rc9 is here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1801.3/02794.html The latest NVIDIA drivers – 384.111 and 390.12 – compile and load OK, and VMware 14.1.1 is also OK. It is worth mentioning that , although the final release was delayed due to more work on PTI mitigation etc, this … Continue reading →
As expected, there is a new release of VMware – 14.1.1 – and brief details are here: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Pro/14/rn/workstation-1411-release-notes.html This version compiles and loads OK with the latest 4.15-rc kernel – tested with 4.15-rc7, and no longer needs the vmmon series of patches. Robert Gadsdon. January 10, 2018. … Continue reading →