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Kernel – 4.3-rc1 – Breaks NVIDIA and VMware..

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Updated the test system to Kernel 4.3-rc1.. $ uname -a Linux rg6830l 4.3.0-rc1 #1 SMP Sat Sep 12 19:15:35 PDT 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Brief details of changes are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1509.1/03200.html The NVIDIA gpl_only issue has been fixed in linux/kernel/workqueue.c, but the compile now fails even before that is reached: /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-355.11/kernel/nvidia/nv-procfs.c: In function ‘nv_procfs_read_registry’: /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-355.11/kernel/nvidia/nv-procfs.c:363:12: error: … Continue reading →

ARM – CuBox to 4.2 – Carefully..

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Updated the CuBox-i4Pro to Kernel 4.2 (from kernel.org) and everything went smoothly – eventually.. I had tried using the kernel config saved from 4.1, but after booting successfully, the network suddenly stopped working after a few minutes of traffic, even though eth0 etc. was still present..     I was planning to revert to 4.1.6, but then tried creating … Continue reading →

Kernel – 4.2 Final – Still Breaks NVIDIA…

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Tested the 4.2 Final kernel, and the later NVIDIA drivers still fail to install, with the same GPL-only error.. A simple patch to fix this was proposed for 4.2-rc5, some time ago, but – for some reason – has failed to make it into the ‘final’ release..’ Details of the patch are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1508.0/02260.html Maybe this will … Continue reading →

VMware – Workstation 12 Pro Released – No Patch Needed..

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Just upgraded to VMware Workstation Pro 12.0.0 on the test system, and it compiles and loads/runs OK – with no patches needed – on Kernel 4.2-rc8.. More details are here: http://pubs.vmware.com/Release_Notes/en/workstation/12pro/workstation-12-release-notes.html Robert Gadsdon.   August 25, 2015. … Continue reading →

ARM64 – DragonBoard 410c to Kernel 4.2-rc5..

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Just updated the Qualcomm DragonBoard 410c to (patched..) Kernel 4.2-rc5, from here:  https://git.linaro.org/landing-teams/working/qualcomm/kernel.git/shortlog/refs/heads/integration-linux-qcomlt This time, the boot was successful, and the mmc1 SDcard (rootfs) was recognised correctly.. Fedora release 23 (Twenty Three) Kernel 4.2.0-rc5 on an aarch64 (ttyMSM0) ……… ]# uname -a Linux rg410c 4.2.0-rc5 #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Aug 25 11:38:52 PDT 2015 aarch64 aarch64 aarch64 … Continue reading →

Kernel – 4.2-rc8 – One More Last -rc After All…

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Kernel 4.2-rc8 has been released, but does not include the ‘GPL-only’ patch for NVIDIA:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1508.3/00008.html FATAL: modpost: GPL-incompatible module nvidia.ko uses GPL-only symbol ‘flush_workqueue’ A patch was proposed (for -rc5..) but has still not been incorporated:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1508.2/02297.html Details of the patch are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1508.0/02260.html Hopefully this patch will be included with 4.2 Final, but there is a … Continue reading →

ARM – Odroid to 4.2-rc7..

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Just updated the Odroid U3 to Kernel 4.2-rc7, from here:  https://github.com/tobiasjakobi/linux-odroid/tree/odroid-4.2.y Fedora release 23 (Twenty Three) Kernel 4.2.0-rc7 on an armv7l (ttySAC1) ……………… ]# uname -a Linux rgodroid 4.2.0-rc7 #1 SMP Fri Aug 21 11:30:26 PDT 2015 armv7l armv7l armv7l GNU/Linux The workflow is as before ( https://rglinuxtech.com/?p=1297 ), with the exception that  # make exynos4412_defconfig is … Continue reading →

Kernel – 4.2-rc7 – NVIDIA/GPL Issue – Patch Proposed, Not Included Yet..

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A simple patch for the GPL-only issue with NVIDIA drivers was submitted on August 4, 2015, but has still not been included with 4.2-rc7..     http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1508.0/02260.html The patch has been put forward for 4.3, but there has been a request for it to be included with the upcoming 4.2 release.. http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1508.0/02703.html Robert Gadsdon.   August 16, 2015. … Continue reading →

Kernel – 4.2-rc6 Still Breaks NVIDIA…

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Updated the test system to Kernel 4.2-rc6, and the NVIDIA ‘GPL-Only’ problem still persists:  Building modules, stage 2.  MODPOST 2 modules FATAL: modpost: GPL-incompatible module nvidia.ko uses GPL-only symbol ‘flush_workqueue’ /usr/src/linux-4.2-rc6/scripts/Makefile.modpost:90: recipe for target ‘__modpost’ failed make[3]: *** [__modpost] Error 1 /usr/src/linux-4.2-rc6/Makefile:1389: recipe for target ‘modules’ failed make[2]: *** [modules] Error 2 make[2]: Leaving directory ‘/usr/src/linux-4.2-rc6’ Makefile:146: … Continue reading →

VMware – Fix for Kernel 4.2..?

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Thanks to craigacgomez on the VMware Forum, there is a hack to fix VMware (vmnet) with Kernel 4.2..  https://communities.vmware.com/thread/516196 I made some more changes, to make it backward-compatible, and it seems to work OK with Kernels 4.1.3 and 4.2-rc4.. I should emphasize that I am an amateur at such things, but if you want to try this, … Continue reading →