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3.10-rc3 – NVIDIA Patches OK, Still Missing VMware vmblock Patch..

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Just installed 3.10-rc3 on the test system, and the latest NVIDIA drivers (310.51, and 319.23 beta) both compile OK with the patch mentioned in the posting on 3.10-rc2  https://rglinuxtech.com/?p=738 The – rather complex – 3.10 patch for vmnet works, but there is still no patch for vmblock, which fails to compile: /tmp/modconfig-J79ptB/vmblock-only/linux/inode.c:49:4: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer … Continue reading →

3.10-rc2 – NVIDIA Patch now Available..

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As reported by Walter Layher and Mal Haak, there is a now a patch available for the NVIDIA drivers on kernel 3.10-rc2, and it works successfully… For details and a link, see the comments below the original article:  https://rglinuxtech.com/?p=733 Update: Tested with patched drivers 310.51 (Released) and 319.17 (Beta) on kernel 3.10-rc2, and both compile OK.. Robert … Continue reading →

3.10-rc2 – No Go for VMware and NVIDIA…

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Just installed kernel 3.10-rc2, and VMware and NVIDIA fail to compile: VMware: ………………. /tmp/modconfig-i0TsV7/vmnet-only/hub.c: In function ‘VNetHubAlloc’: /tmp/modconfig-i0TsV7/vmnet-only/hub.c:366:28: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type /tmp/modconfig-i0TsV7/vmnet-only/hub.c:367:28: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type make[2]: *** [/tmp/modconfig-i0TsV7/vmnet-only/hub.o] Error 1 make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs…. make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/modconfig-i0TsV7/vmnet-only] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-3.10-rc2′ make: *** [vmnet.ko] Error 2 …………….. … Continue reading →

3.9.3 – All OK, with VMware and NVIDIA latest..

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My swap file boot failure turned out – as I suspected – to be self-inflicted, as I had somehow managed to ‘unselect’ the ”support for paging of anonymous memory (swap)” option under General setup… Once this was corrected, the 3.9.x kernel compiled – and booted – successfully.. Kernel 3.9.3 compiles the latest VMware (9.02) and NVIDIA (310.51 … Continue reading →

3.9.1 – HP6830s – Hang on Boot…

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Just updated my HP6830s laptop to kernel 3.9.1, and got a hang at boot: ……………. Mounting /boot… systemd[1]: segfault at 0 ip 00007fede1d04241 sp  00007fff8e4fdf20 error 4 in libc-2.16.so[7fede1c90000+1ad000] [FAILED] Failed to activate swap /dev/disk/by-uuid/82145a5b-0a2f-4659-9f14-8acf69aea7b4. …………….. [   OK   ] Reached target Swap. <<<  HANG  >>> Reverted to 3.9.0, and everything was OK…     No mention of this – … Continue reading →

3.9 Final – all OK..

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Just updated to 3.9.0 ‘final’ from kernel.org, and everything seems to be OK..    As with the -RCs,  VMware (9.02) and NVIDIA (310.44 and beta 319.12) all compile without problems.. # uname -a Linux rg6830l 3.9.0 #1 SMP Tue Apr 30 01:28:30 PDT 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Robert Gadsdon.  April 30, 2013.

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3.9-rc8 – 3.9 Final ‘Soon’…

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An unexpected 3.9-rc8 is out, with 3.9 expected in around a week..    This time, I’ll just wait for the ‘Final’, in a week or so.. From Linus: ”Yes, I was really hoping (and originally planning) to release 3.9 final this weekend, but we had enough issues that I just didn’t feel comfy about it. It was borderline, … Continue reading →

3.9-rc7 Released, NVIDIA and VMware OK..

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Just installed kernel 3.9-rc7 on my test system, and VMware (9.02) and the latest NVIDIA ‘stable’ (310.44) and ‘beta’ (319.12) drivers all compile without problems.. # uname -a Linux rg6830l 3.9.0-rc7 #1 SMP Mon Apr 15 09:40:44 BST 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux One additional piece of information…   I am running Fedora 18, but using the ‘official’ … Continue reading →

New NVIDIA ‘Optimus’ Driver, Compiles OK..

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Just downloaded the new NVIDIA ‘beta’ driver – 319.12 – and it compiles without problems on kernels 3.8.6 and 3.9-rc6 (as you would expect!).. More (technical!) details here: https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/539249/unix-graphics-announcements-and-news/-linux-solaris-and-freebsd-driver-319-12-beta-/ Robert Gadsdon.  April 10, 2013.

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3.9-rc6 – Still no problems with VMware and NVIDIA

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Just installed 3.9-rc6, and the latest VMware (9.02) and NVIDIA (‘stable’ 310.44 and ‘beta’ 313.30) drivers all compile OK.. There will probably be one more -rc (7) before 3.9 Final is released.. # uname -a Linux rg6830l 3.9.0-rc6 #1 SMP Mon Apr 8 12:19:21 BST 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Robert Gadsdon.   April 8, 2013.

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