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Kernel 3.18-rc1 – NVIDIA Fix..

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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 →

Kernel 3.18-rc1 – VMware OK, NVIDIA Not..

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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 – At Last…

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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.

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Kernel 3.17-rc7 – Unexpected..

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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 →

Kernel 3.17-rc6 – 3.17 Final Soon?

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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 →

Kernel 3.17-rc5 – Same Comments as -rc4..

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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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Kernel 3.17-rc4 – OK with (Patched) VMware, and latest NVIDIA..

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Updated to Kernel 3.17-rc4, and the vmnet-patched VMware (10.0.3) and latest NVIDIA (340.32) all compile/load OK..    See previous -rc3 article for details of the patch.. $ uname -a Linux rg6830l 3.17.0-rc4 #1 SMP PREEMPT Sun Sep 7 22:33:23 PDT 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Details of the changes are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1409.0/04463.html Robert Gadsdon.  September 8, 2014.

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Kernel 3.17-rc3 – Breaks VMNET – and a Fix..

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Just tested Kernel 3.17-rc3, and it breaks VMware (10.0.3) – vmnet: ……………. /tmp/modconfig-d0zqLW/vmnet-only/netif.c: In function ‘VNetNetIf_Create’: /tmp/modconfig-d0zqLW/vmnet-only/netif.c:152:64: error: macro “alloc_netdev” requires 4 arguments, but only 3 given     dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof *netIf, deviceName, VNetNetIfSetup);                                                                 ^ /tmp/modconfig-d0zqLW/vmnet-only/netif.c:152:10: error: ‘alloc_netdev’ undeclared (first use in this function)     dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof *netIf, deviceName, VNetNetIfSetup); …………… Thanks to Erwin Zoer (see … Continue reading →

Skype / Linux – When the Fix Becomes the Problem.. (Updated)

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I have been running a ‘fixed’ version of Skype on my Linux systems for some time (Fedora 20, x86_64), which included ‘PULSE_LATENCY_MSEC=30’ in a skype script to run the executable (skype-bin).. Recently, I have experienced garbled and ‘sped up’ sound, and this was easily demonstrated using the Skype Test Call facility.. The solution to this used to … Continue reading →

Kernel 3.17-rc1 – OK with VMware and NVIDIA..

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Just installed Kernel 3.17-rc1, and the latest VMware (10.0.3) and NVIDIA (340.32) drivers compile and load OK…    I had previously had trouble with VMware and NVIDIA’s ‘beta’ driver 343.13, so did not test this version again.. $ uname -a Linux rglinux-i7 3.17.0-rc1 #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat Aug 16 13:56:55 PDT 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Brief details … Continue reading →