Kernel 6.10 is out, and brief details are here: https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2407.1/08151.html It should be noted that some build errors etc. have been flagged against this release.. NVIDIA: The latest 555.xx series of drivers compile OK, but have problems with some cards – especially the GTX1050/1070ti (not kernel-related), as mentioned in a previous article.. The latest 550.100 driver … Continue reading →
NVIDIAs latest beta driver 555.52.04 is OK on a 2023 HP Envy 17 laptop, but on my main system (HP 840 – kernel 6.9.3 – GTX 1070 Ti) it kills the HDMI signal. The console (remote login..) shows: [81362.885957] [drm:drm_new_set_master [drm]] *ERROR* [nvidia-drm] [GPU ID 0x00000800] Failed to grab modeset ownership [81362.896271] [drm:drm_new_set_master [drm]] *ERROR* [nvidia-drm] [GPU … Continue reading →
NVIDIA driver 550.90.07 is out, and compiles/loads/runs successfully with Kernel 6.10-rc – tested with 6.10-rc2. Details are here: https://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/226768/en-us/ ……………………. ld -r -o /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-550.90.07/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-modeset-interface.o /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-550.90.07/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nvidia-modeset-linux.o /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-550.90.07/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-kthread-q.o MODPOST /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-550.90.07/kernel/Module.symvers CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-550.90.07/kernel/nvidia.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-550.90.07/kernel/nvidia.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-550.90.07/kernel/nvidia-uvm.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-550.90.07/kernel/nvidia-uvm.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-550.90.07/kernel/nvidia-modeset.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-550.90.07/kernel/nvidia-modeset.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-550.90.07/kernel/nvidia-drm.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-550.90.07/kernel/nvidia-drm.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-550.90.07/kernel/nvidia-peermem.mod.o LD [M] … Continue reading →
Kernel 6.10-rc1 has been released, and brief details are here: https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2405.3/01595.html VMware 17.5.2 with the interim kernel-6.9 patchset compiles OK, but the latest NVIDIA 555.42.02 fails: …………………………… /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-555.42.02/kernel/common/inc/nv-linux.h: In function ■nv_ioremap_wc■: /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-555.42.02/kernel/common/inc/nv-linux.h:544:33: warning: suggest braces around empty body in an ■if■ statement [-Wempty-body] 544 | NV_MEMDBG_ADD(ptr, size); | ^ /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-555.42.02/kernel/common/inc/nv-linux.h: In functionnv_vmap■: /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-555.42.02/kernel/common/inc/nv-linux.h:670:51: warning: suggest braces around … Continue reading →
After the Broadcom takeover, the ‘Player’ versions of VMware are discontinued, and Workstation Pro is now ‘free for personal use’… It has been updated to version 17.5.2, but the changes are all for security patches, and overall functionality is unchanged. There has been some discussion as to whether this product is now ‘functionally stabilised’, with some commenting … Continue reading →
I have recently been involved in bug reports etc for a new problem in Fedora 40, where a recent update has effectively broken all QT applications, resulting in KDE not functioning, and even # make xconfig is broken. The Fedora bug report is here: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2272758 The problem is: # kwrite Illegal instruction (core dumped) # kate Illegal … Continue reading →
Kernel 6.9-rc1 has been released, and brief details are here: https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2403.3/00300.html As discovered in pre-rc testing last week, the latest NVIDIA driver – now 550.67 – is OK, and this now compiles successfully with GCC14.. VMware 17.5.1 (patched) vmmon compiles OK, but vmnet fails: ……………… CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-a8Fcf5/vmnet-only/smac.o CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-a8Fcf5/vmnet-only/vnetEvent.o CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-a8Fcf5/vmnet-only/vnetUserListener.o In file included … Continue reading →
Testing an early pre-release version of Kernel 6.9-rc (March 16th) and – so far – the latest NVIDIA 550.54.14 compiles OK, but (patched) VMware vmnet 17.5.1 does not: …….. CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-1kunqP/vmnet-only/smac.o CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-1kunqP/vmnet-only/vnetEvent.o CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-1kunqP/vmnet-only/vnetUserListener.o In file included from ./include/linux/spinlock.h:305, from ./include/linux/sched.h:2138, from /tmp/modconfig-1kunqP/vmnet-only/bridge.c:25: /tmp/modconfig-1kunqP/vmnet-only/bridge.c: In function ‘VNetBridgeReceiveFromVNet’: /tmp/modconfig-1kunqP/vmnet-only/vmnetInt.h:44:39: error: ‘dev_base_lock’ undeclared (first use … Continue reading →
Kernel 6.8 is out, and brief details are here: https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2403.1/01820.html As expected, the latest NVIDIA driver 550.54.14 and VMware 17.5.1 (patched) compile and load/run OK. The VMware patchset is at https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/workstation-17.5.1 If you are running GCC 14 the NVIDIA source needs to be patched – see https://rglinuxtech.com/?p=3213 Robert Gadsdon. March 10th 2024. … Continue reading →
Testing Fedora 40, which now includes GCC 14, and this breaks the NVIDIA driver 550.54.14 compile: ………………….. CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-550.54.14/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-connector.o CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-550.54.14/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-gem.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-550.54.14/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-gem.c:115:16: error: initialization of ‘int (*)(struct drm_gem_object *, struct iosys_map *)’ from incompatible pointer type ‘void * (*)(struct drm_gem_object *)’ [-Wincompatible-pointer-types] 115 | .vmap = nv_drm_gem_prime_vmap, | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-550.54.14/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-gem.c:115:16: note: (near initialization for ‘nv_drm_gem_funcs.vmap’) … Continue reading →