Kernel 4.13-rc6 is out, and brief details of changes are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1708.2/03592.html As the message mentions, if all goes well, then 4.13 Final should be out in about two weeks time from now.. The release is still OK with the latest NVIDIA (tested with 384.59) and (patched) VMware 12.5.7. Unfortunately, there is still no 12.5.8 release with … Continue reading →
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 →
Thanks to fast work by dariusd at the VMware forum, there is already a fix for the vmnet compile failure with Kernel 4.13-rc1.. The patch can be found on this thread: https://communities.vmware.com/message/2688967 I have tested it, and vmnet now compiles OK, and VMware 12.5.7 loads/runs on Kernel 4.13-rc1.. Robert Gadsdon. July 15, 2017. … Continue reading →
Kernel 4.13-rc1 is out, a day earlier than usual, and brief details are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1707.1/04719.html The latest NVIDIA driver – 384.47 – compiles and loads OK: ….. Building modules, stage 2. MODPOST 4 modules CC /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-384.47/kernel/nvidia-drm.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-384.47/kernel/nvidia-drm.ko CC /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-384.47/kernel/nvidia-modeset.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-384.47/kernel/nvidia-modeset.ko CC /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-384.47/kernel/nvidia-uvm.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-384.47/kernel/nvidia-uvm.ko CC /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-384.47/kernel/nvidia.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-384.47/kernel/nvidia.ko make[2]: Leaving directory … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
After further research, I have found a simple solution for the VMware 12.5.6 runtime, with Fedora 26, thanks to comments by ronengi and others on the Archlinux site ( https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/vmware-patch/ ). This made sense, as the vmware-installer graphical interface still ran OK, despite the runtime vmware not doing so.. # cp -r /usr/lib/vmware-installer/2.1.0/lib/lib/libexpat.so.0 /usr/lib/vmware/lib # cd /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libz.so.1 … Continue reading →
I had been testing VMware 12.5.6 – unsuccessfully – with Kernel 4.12-rc2, but on reverting to Kernel 4.11.3, I found that the vmware runtime workaround for Fedora 26 / GCC 7 ( see https://rglinuxtech.com/?p=1939 ) no longer worked, and produced the same result as before the modifications – no execution, and a return to the command prompt.. … Continue reading →
VMware version 12.5.6 is out, and (brief) details are here: http://pubs.vmware.com/Release_Notes/en/workstation/12/workstation-1256-release-notes.html In the release notes, it would be helpful if a bit more detail than just ” Bug fixes and security updates ” were given… This version now works OK with Kernel 4.11 without any patches (tested with 4.11.1), but still fails (vmmon) with 4.12 (tested with … Continue reading →
Kernel 4.11.1 has been released, and the changelog is here: https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.11.1 This does include the licence ‘revert’ for refcount.c, and so the latest NVIDIA drivers now compile/load OK.. ………………………. Building modules, stage 2. MODPOST 4 modules CC /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-381.22/kernel/nvidia-drm.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-381.22/kernel/nvidia-drm.ko CC /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-381.22/kernel/nvidia-modeset.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-381.22/kernel/nvidia-modeset.ko CC /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-381.22/kernel/nvidia-uvm.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-381.22/kernel/nvidia-uvm.ko CC /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-381.22/kernel/nvidia.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-381.22/kernel/nvidia.ko make[2]: … Continue reading →