The fixes for Kernel 5.8 (and 5.9-rc..) support have now been incorporated in the usual VMware vmmon/vmnet 15.5.6 patchset, at: https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/workstation-15.5.6. Thanks are due to baryonix and mkubecek .. Robert Gadsdon. September 6th 2020. … Continue reading →
Updated to Kernel 5.8-rc3, and the reboot problem with VMware 15.5.6 still persists. Tested with Fedora ‘Rawhide’ kernel 5.8.0-0.rc2.20200625git8be3a53e18e0.1.fc33.x86_64, with same failure. Details posted to VMware VMTN some days ago, but no response so far.. As another data point, even tested with old VMware 14.1.7 and Kernel 5.8-rc2, and the same problem occurred. Robert Gadsdon. July 1st, … Continue reading →
VMware have just released another update – Workstation 15.5.6, and details are here: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Pro/15.5/rn/VMware-Workstation-1556-Pro-Release-Notes.html . This time, there are some Linux Client-related fixes included.. This fails to compile with Kernel 5.7, but there is a fix available (tested with 5.7.2), at: https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/workstation-15.5.6 Robert Gadsdon. June 10th 2020. … Continue reading →