Just upgraded to VMware Workstation 10.0.2, and no patches are needed… Tested with (Host) Kernels 3.14.1 and 3.15-rc2.. Details are here: https://www.vmware.com/support/ws10/doc/workstation-1002-release-notes.html Robert Gadsdon. April 21, 2014..
Continue reading →Just installed Kernel 3.15-rc2 on the test system, and the same comments apply as for -rc1: (https://rglinuxtech.com/?p=1098) $ uname -a Linux rglinux 3.15.0-rc2 #1 SMP PREEMPT Sun Apr 20 22:11:36 BST 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux The changes are – briefly – outlined here: http://lkml.iu.edu//hypermail/linux/kernel/1404.2/02536.html Robert Gadsdon.. April 20, 2014.
Continue reading →Updated the Raspberry Pi to Kernel 3.14.1, from the source at GitHub: # git clone -b rpi-3.14.y –single-branch https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux Pidora release 2014 (Raspberry Pi Fedora Remix) Kernel 3.14.1+ on an armv6l (ttyAMA0) ………… # uname -a Linux rgpi 3.14.1+ #1 PREEMPT Wed Apr 16 09:57:40 BST 2014 armv6l armv6l armv6l GNU/Linux And… updated the DreamPlug to 3.15-rc1, … Continue reading →
Just install Kernel 3.15-rc1 on the test system, and VMware 10.0.1 (with the vmnet patch, if you need it) and the latest NVIDIA driver – 337.12 – compile and load and run OK… $ uname -a Linux rg6830l 3.15.0-rc1 #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Apr 14 09:20:22 BST 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux One slight quirk that I … Continue reading →
Just installed the latest NVIDIA driver – 337.12 – and it does compile, and run, OK with Kernel 3.14, without the need for any patches.. Robert Gadsdon. April 11, 2014.
Continue reading →Just updated the Raspberry Pi to Kernel 3.14, from github: # git clone -b rpi-3.14.y –single-branch https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux Pidora release 2014 (Raspberry Pi Fedora Remix) Kernel 3.14.0+ on an armv6l (ttyAMA0) …………. # uname -a Linux rgpi 3.14.0+ #1 PREEMPT Wed Apr 2 10:49:25 BST 2014 armv6l armv6l armv6l GNU/Linux No problems encountered, so far.. Robert Gadsdon. April … Continue reading →
Just installed Kernel 3.14 on my main system, and (patched) VMware 10.0.1 and (patched) NVIDIA 334.21 install and run OK. Details of changes from -rc8 are here: http://lkml.iu.edu//hypermail/linux/kernel/1403.3/03023.html It is worth repeating the changes for 3.14 relating to VMware modules, from my original article on -rc1: VMware compile will fail with the VMware versions of vmci and … Continue reading →
Just tested Kernel 3.14-rc8, and the same comments apply as for -rc7.. Vmnet-patched VMware 10.0.1 and nv-linux.h-patched NVIDIA 334.21 all compile and load/run OK.. If all goes well, the next release should be 3.14 final.. # uname -a Linux rglinux 3.14.0-rc8 #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Mar 25 12:59:16 GMT 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Details of changes … Continue reading →
After all the ‘noise’ around recent 3.14-rc releases, things appear to have calmed down with 3.14-rc7.. Details are here: http://lkml.iu.edu//hypermail/linux/kernel/1403.2/00164.html As before, VMware 10.0.1 – with the usual patch – compiles and runs OK, and the latest NVIDIA driver 334.21 – with the nv-linux.h patch mentioned in an earlier article – compiles and loads and runs OK.. … Continue reading →
Just installed Kernel 3.14-rc6 on the X86_64 test system, and DreamPlug (armv5).. On x86_64, the latest (patched) VMware (10.0.1) and NVIDIA (334.21) drivers compile/install OK.. Details are here: http://lkml.iu.edu//hypermail/linux/kernel/1403.1/00505.html DreamPlug: Fedora release 18 (Spherical Cow) Kernel 3.14.0-rc6 on an armv5tel (ttyS0) ………… # uname -a Linux rgdreamplug 3.14.0-rc6 #1 PREEMPT Mon Mar 10 11:31:56 GMT 2014 armv5tel … Continue reading →