VMware – New Release 26H1 – OK with Latest Kernels..

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Broadcom have now released version 26H1 of VMware Workstation Pro, and details are here:  https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/desktop-hypervisors/workstation-pro/26H1/release-notes/vmware-workstation-pro-26h1-release-notes.html As expected, this works OK with the latest Kernel versions, and has been tested with Kernel 7.1 (kernel.org).. Robert Gadsdon.  June 16th 2026. (Thanks to Markus Kossmann for the information.)

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Kernel – 7.1 Released – OK with latest NVIDIA and VMware..

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Kernel 7.1 is out, and changelog details are here:  https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v7.x/ChangeLog-7.1 After earlier testing, it is confirmed that the latest NVIDIA (610.43.02) and VMware (25H2) both compile and load/run OK.. Robert Gadsdon.  June 15th 2026..

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NVIDIA – Driver 595.71.05 – OK with Kernel 7.1

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The latest NVIDIA driver 595.71.05 has been released, and details are here:  https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/details/267223/ This version fixes the compile problem with Kernel 7.1 (tested with 7.1-rc2): …………………….. ld -r -o nvidia-modeset/nv-modeset-interface.o nvidia-modeset/nvidia-modeset-linux.o nvidia-modeset/nv-kthread-q.o MODPOST Module.symvers CC [M] nvidia.mod.o CC [M] .module-common.o LD [M] nvidia.ko CC [M] nvidia-uvm.mod.o LD [M] nvidia-uvm.ko CC [M] nvidia-modeset.mod.o LD [M] nvidia-modeset.ko CC [M] … Continue reading →

Kernel – 7.1-rc1 Released – No Surprises.. VMware OK, Fix for NVIDIA..

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Kernel 7.1-rc1 is out, and brief details are here:  https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2604.3/03000.html As with the pre-tests in the previous post, VMware is OK, and NVIDIA has a simple fix.. – see https://rglinuxtech.com/?p=3460 Robert Gadsdon.   April 27th 2026  

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Kernel – 7.1-rc Pre-test – VMware OK, NVIDIA Fails, and Fix..

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Kernel 7.1-rc1 will be out soon, and I tested the latest GIT code to see if there are any issues… VMware installs without any problems: # vmware-modconfig –console –install-all [AppLoader] GLib does not have GSettings support. Stopping vmware (via systemctl): [ OK ] Starting vmware (via systemctl): [ OK ] root@rgenvy17:/home/rgadsdon# vmware –version VMware Workstation 25.0.1 25219725 … Continue reading →

Normal Service Has Been Resumed..

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Apologies for the recent outages and service failures..   The old website was being overwhelmed by ‘traffic’ of an extreme spam nature.. Now re-hosted on a more up-to-date platform, with – hopefully – better protection and performance… Robert Gadsdon.   April 23rd 2026

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Kernel – 7.0 Released, still OK with Latest NVIDIA and VMware..

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Linux kernel 7.0 is out, and brief details are here:  https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2604.1/07399.html As with the RC tests, the latest version of NVIDIA (595.58.03) and VMware (25.0.1) are OK with this release.. Robert Gadsdon.   April 17th 2026. (Apologies for the website being unavailable for the last week – ongoing technical issues are still being worked on..)

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KERNEL – New Version – 7.0-rc1 – OK with latest NVIDIA and VMware..

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The Linux Kernel is now on Version 7, and the brief details of 7.0-rc1 are here: https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2602.2/07107.html As with the pre-test last week, the latest NVIDIA 590.48.01 and VMware 25.0 drivers compiled and loaded/ran successfully.. Robert Gadsdon.  February 22nd 2026.

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NVIDIA – 580.XX Driver Update, You May Not Need?

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NVIDIA have released the latest version of the GTX-friendly 580.XX drivers – 580.126.18 – and details are here:  https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/details/264090/ This supposed to fix problems compiling with Kernel 6.19 – but the previous version – 580.126.09 – worked OK on my system with Kernel 6.19.0..   It is possible that this release may fix issues with Distro-supplied kernels? BTW, … Continue reading →

Kernel – Linux 7.0 Pre-tests – NVIDIA and VMware OK, So Far..

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For the upcoming Kernel 7.0, the current git version (February 15th) was tested, and the latest NVIDIA 590.48.01 and VMware 25.0 drivers compiled and loaded/ran successfully.. Of course, there will be more changes before Kernel 7.0-rc1 is released in a weeks time.. Robert Gadsdon.. February 15th 2026..

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