Just installed Kernel 3.18-rc4 on the test system, and this time it booted OK, and without any ‘tombstones’… Further details here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1411.1/00410.html $ uname -a Linux rg6830l 3.18.0-rc4 #1 SMP PREEMPT Sun Nov 9 21:27:52 PST 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux VMware 10.0.3 – with the vmnet patch, and NVIDIA 340.58 both install and load OK. Robert … Continue reading →
Tested the latest ‘main’ release of the NVIDIA driver – 340.58 – and it compiled/loaded with Kernel 3.18-rc3 without any patches.. Further testing not possible, as 3.18-rc3 is still not stable on my systems.. More info at: http://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/79413/en-us Robert Gadsdon. November 5, 2014.
Continue reading →Tested Kernel 3.18-rc3 and found that it would not boot with the .config that worked OK with -rc1.. Re-created a new .config from scratch, and now my temporary test system (HP6830 laptop) boots OK, but overall performance still seems rather sluggish.. # uname -a Linux rg6830l 3.18.0-rc3 #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Nov 3 18:19:06 PST 2014 x86_64 … Continue reading →
An unusual experience with testing Kernel 3.18-rc2, as it actually failed to boot on my test system! Config was the same as the one that booted OK on -rc1, but this time the system can’t find the root disk…. [ OK ] Reached target Basic System [ *** ] (1 of 3) A start job is running … Continue reading →
Thanks to juston_li, there is a one-line fix to enable the latest NVIDIA drivers to compile with Kernel 3.18-rc1 See: https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/783364/linux/343-22-driver-incompatible-with-linux-3-18-/ The fix there is for Beta version 343.22, but I applied it to main version 340.46, as follows: In NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-340.46/kernel/nv-drm.c , at line 19, change #if defined(NV_DRM_AVAILABLE) #include <drm/drmP.h> to #if defined(NV_DRM_AVAILABLE) #include <drm/drmP.h> #include <drm/drm_gem.h> … Continue reading →
Just installed Kernel 3.18-rc1 – released earlier than originally planned – on the test system: $ uname -a Linux rg6830l 3.18.0-rc1 #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Oct 20 10:23:13 PDT 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Brief details are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1410.2/01595.html VMware 10.0.3 (with the vmnet patch..) installs and runs OK, but the latest current NVIDIA (340.46) fails to … Continue reading →
Kernel 3.17 Final has – finally – been released, and details are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1410.0/02818.html As with the last -rc, the latest NVIDIA (340.46) and VMware (10.0.3 patched) drivers install and run OK.. $ uname -a Linux rglinux-i7 3.17.0 #1 SMP PREEMPT Sun Oct 5 18:02:39 PDT 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Robert Gadsdon. October 5, 2014.
Continue reading →Kernel 3.17 was due out by now, but we have another release candidate instead – rc7.. No problems with the latest VMware (10.0.3 patched) and NVIDIA (340.32) drivers, which compile and load OK.. The latest NVIDIA ‘beta’ (343.22) compiles/loads OK, but I need to test it more thoroughly with VMware, as the previous version broke the VM … Continue reading →
Installed Kernel 3.17-rc6, and – as with -rc5 – the latest VMware (10.0.3 with vmnet patch) and NVIDIA (340.32) drivers compile and install/load OK.. # uname -a Linux rg6830l 3.17.0-rc6 #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Sep 22 09:48:38 PDT 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Details are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1409.2/03201.html From the comments, it seems that the next release may … Continue reading →
Just updated the test system to Kernel 3.17-rc5, and – as with -rc4 – the vmnet-patched VMware 10.0.3 and NVIDIA 340.32 both compile/load OK.. $ uname -a Linux rg6830l 3.17.0-rc5 #1 SMP PREEMPT Sun Sep 14 23:17:13 PDT 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Details are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1409.1/05124.html Robert Gadsdon. September 15, 2014.
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