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Kernel – 4.20-rc1 Released – OK with VMware, not with NVIDIA, and possible fix?

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Kernel 4.20-rc1 is out, and brief details are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1811.0/02531.html VMware 15.0 installs OK, but the latest NVIDIA fails.. (410.73 with the pm patch, if needed): …………………… /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-410.73-custom/kernel/nvidia/linux_nvswitch.c:1582:5: error: implicit declaration of function ‘time_to_tm’; did you mean ‘time64_to_tm’? [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration] time_to_tm(time_nsec / NVSWITCH_NSEC_PER_SEC, 0, &t); ^~~~~~~~~~ time64_to_tm ………………… I made the change to linux_nvswitch.c, and then: ………………………. /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-410.73-custom/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-gem-nvkms-memory.c:348:11: … Continue reading →

NVIDIA – 410.xx Runtime Segfault – Solved..

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Solved:    After more investigation, reinstalling the Xorg driver fixed the problem..  # dnf reinstall xorg-x11-server-Xorg After successfully patching the NVIDIA 410.73 driver (see previous article), I encountered another problem at runtime, after # startx : ………………………………. [ 145.489] (II) Initializing extension GLX [ 145.489] (II) AIGLX: Screen 0 is not DRI2 capable [ 145.489] (EE) AIGLX: reverting … Continue reading →

NVIDIA – 410.73 PM Gotcha, for Some..

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I just encountered a problem installing the latest NVIDIA driver 410.73 on my ‘Main’ system, having successfully tested it on my ‘Test’ system: …………………… MODPOST 4 modules WARNING: “nv_pmops_suspend” [/home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-410.73/kernel/nvidia.ko] undefined! WARNING: “nv_pmops_resume” [/home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-410.73/kernel/nvidia.ko] undefined! WARNING: “nv_pmops_thaw” [/home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-410.73/kernel/nvidia.ko] undefined! WARNING: “nv_pmops_poweroff” [/home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-410.73/kernel/nvidia.ko] undefined! WARNING: “nv_pmops_restore” [/home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-410.73/kernel/nvidia.ko] undefined! WARNING: “nv_pmops_freeze” [/home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-410.73/kernel/nvidia.ko] undefined! ………………….. It appears that NVIDIA now … Continue reading →

Kernel – 4.19 Released – OK with latest NVIDIA and VMware..

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Apologies for the late arrival of this article, due to extended trip overseas, and hardware failure on return!   RG. Kernel 4.19 is out, and brief details are here:   http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1810.2/05220.html  The info here is worth reading, as it includes more on the Linus kernel handover – and ‘hand-back’.. It is worth mentioning that some issues have already been … Continue reading →

VMware – Workstation 15 Released – OK with Kernel 4.19..

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VMware Workstation Pro 15.0.0 has been released, and details are here:  https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Pro/15/rn/workstation-15-release-notes.html As expected, this compiles/loads/runs OK with Kernel 4.19 (tested with 4.19-rc5).     The UI seems – IMHO – to have a slightly retro look, but this is probably supposed to look more ‘Windows10’-like.. Robert Gadsdon.   September 27, 2018.

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Kernel – New Home for Release Candidates..

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Updated Sept 24, to give specific location (from 4.19-rc5 release) In case you had previously been accessing the work-in-progress -rc version of the Kernel at https://github.com/torvalds/linux, then – after 4.19-rc4 – it can be found here:  https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/log/ To get the latest source: # git clone -b master –single-branch https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git Tarballs can be found here (under ‘Download‘): https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/ … Continue reading →

NVIDIA – New 4XX Driver, OK with Kernel 4.19..

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NVIDIA have version-bumped their driver, and new driver 410.57 is now available, and details are here:  https://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/138279/en-us Tested with Kernel 4.19-rc4, and this version compiles/loads OK, without any need for a patch.. …………………… ld -r -o /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-410.57/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-modeset-interface.o /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-410.57/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nvidia-modeset-linux.o Building modules, stage 2. MODPOST 4 modules CC /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-410.57/kernel/nvidia-drm.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-410.57/kernel/nvidia-drm.ko CC /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-410.57/kernel/nvidia-modeset.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-410.57/kernel/nvidia-modeset.ko CC /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-410.57/kernel/nvidia-uvm.mod.o … Continue reading →

Kernel – 4.19-rc2 – OK with Latest VMware, and Patched NVIDIA

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Kernel 4.19-rc2 is out, and details of changes from -rc1 are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1809.0/00713.html As with -rc1, the latest VMware (14.1.3) compiles/loads OK, and the latest NVIDIA (396.54 and 390.87) with the patch mentioned in a previous article ( https://rglinuxtech.com/?p=2391 ) compiles and loads OK.    The patch is applicable to both versions.. Robert Gadsdon.    September 2, 2018.

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NVIDIA – 396.54 Patched for Kernel 4.19-rc1 – OK for Some?

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Thanks to Tomas Pruzina for more info on this problem…    I have now tested NVIDIA 396.54 – patched with the changes mentioned in my previous article – and it runs OK on my system (Fedora 28, KDE/Plasma).    I created a patched runtime version of the installer, and then (as root) installed it as usual: # ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-396.54-419.run -s … Continue reading →

Kernel – 4.19-rc1 – OK with VMware, breaks NVIDIA – and Possible Fix..

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Kernel 4.19-rc1 has been released, and very brief details of changes are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1808.3/01014.html VMware 14.1.3 compiles/loads OK, but NVIDIA (396.54) compile failed: …………………. /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-396.54/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-encoder.c:219:11: error: implicit declaration of function ‘drm_mode_connector_attach_encoder’; did you mean ‘drm_connector_attach_encoder’? [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration] ret = drm_mode_connector_attach_encoder(connector, encoder); ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ drm_connector_attach_encoder cc1: some warnings being treated as errors ……………….. – and a similar error with nvidia-drm-connector.c … Continue reading →