I had managed to get Fedora running on my Rock Pi N10 some considerable time ago, but still was frustrated by the – apparent – lack of support for NVME, despite the slot for one in the chassis, and u-boot commands included.. I had posted this question to the RADXA Forum, but did not get a useful … Continue reading →
Kernel 6.4 is out, and brief details are here: https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2306.3/00796.html As expected, the latest NVIDIA – 535.54.03 – Compiles and runs OK. Details/downloads are here: https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/linux-solaris-and-freebsd-driver-535-54-03-production-branch-release/256689 The patched VMware 17.0.2 is OK as well, and the patchset can be found at https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/workstation-17.0.2 Robert Gadsdon.. June 25th 2023. Note: Twitter API change broke the WP to Twitter WordPress … Continue reading →
Kernel 6.4-rc1 has been released, and brief details are here: https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2305.0/05799.html As expected, VMware 17.0.2 with the appropriate patchset is OK, and there is a patch for NVIDIA available here: https://gist.github.com/joanbm/77f0650d45747b9a4dc8e330ade2bf5c This is for version 470.xx but can easily be modified for 530.41.03.. I have done this, and the resulting code compiles OK, and runs correctly (tested … Continue reading →
Usual caveat.. Not all changes are yet in place, and any code changes are suggestions/hacks only – not a expert recommendation! Testing an interim release (April 29th) of Kernel 6.4-rc, and NVIDIA 530.41.03 fails to compile: LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia-modeset.o CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm.o CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-drv.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-drv.c: In function ‘nv_drm_update_drm_driver_features’: /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-drv.c:1439:18: error: ‘struct drm_driver’ has no member named … Continue reading →
VMware have just updated VMware Workstation Pro to version 17.0.2, and details are here: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Pro/17.0.2/rn/vmware-workstation-1702-pro-release-notes/index.html Apart from the usual bugfixes, this also resolves some ‘critical’ security issues: https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0008.html I have tested this (Fedora 38, Kernel 6.3.0) and the current 17.0.1 patchset for vmmon/vmnet still applies successfully.. I am sure there will be a specific 17.0.2 set soon.. … Continue reading →
Kernel 6.3 is out, and brief details are here: https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2304.2/07909.html As expected, NVIDIA driver 530.41.03 and (patched) VMware 17.0.1 compile and run OK.. VMware patchset is at https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/workstation-17.0.1 Robert Gadsdon. April 23rd, 2023. … Continue reading →
NVIDIA have released driver 530.41.03, and details etc. are here: https://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/200481/en-us/ I have tested this with Kernel 6.3-rc3, and it compiles/loads/runs OK.. ………………………… ld -r -o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-modeset-interface.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux -x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nvidia-modeset-linux.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia-mode set/nv-kthread-q.o MODPOST /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/Module.symvers CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia-uvm.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia-uvm.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia-modeset.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia-modeset.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia-drm.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia-drm.ko … Continue reading →
Issues have been found with new Kernel 6.3-rc1, and details are here: https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2303.0/04622.html and patch info is here: https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2303.0/05801.html I have not encountered any of the problems mentioned (Intel x86_64 on an HP Prodesk 400 G4 system) but can confirm that the patch (correctly formatted, from the Linux Kernel newsgroup..) applies cleanly.. Robert Gadsdon. March 6th 2023.. … Continue reading →
Kernel 6.3-rc1 is out, and details are here: https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2303.0/04362.html The latest (patched) VMware 17.0.1 is OK, but NVIDIA 530.30.02 fails to compile: ………………………………… /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.30.02/kernel/nvidia/nv-mmap.c: In function ‘nvidia_mmap_numa’: /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.30.02/kernel/nvidia/nv-mmap.c:461:19: error: assignment of read-only member ‘vm_flags’ 461 | vma->vm_flags |= VM_MIXEDMAP; | ^~ /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.30.02/kernel/nvidia/nv-mmap.c: In function ‘nvidia_mmap_helper’: /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.30.02/kernel/nvidia/nv-mmap.c:606:23: error: assignment of read-only member ‘vm_flags’ 606 | vma->vm_flags |= VM_IO … Continue reading →
Fedora 38 (beta..) has GCC 13, and this causes an error when compiling the kernel with ‘gcc_plugins‘ selected: …………………. CC scripts/mod/devicetable-offsets.s cc1: error: cannot load plugin ./scripts/gcc-plugins/randomize_layout_plugin.so: ./scripts/gcc-plugins/randomize_layout_plugin.so: undefined symbol: tree_code_type make[1]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:252: scripts/mod/empty.o] Error 1 make[1]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs…. cc1: error: cannot load plugin ./scripts/gcc-plugins/randomize_layout_plugin.so: ./scripts/gcc-plugins/randomize_layout_plugin.so: undefined symbol: tree_code_type make[1]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:114: scripts/mod/devicetable-offsets.s] … Continue reading →