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VMware – Patch for Kernel 5.19-pre..

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There is a patchset available for Kernel 5.19-pre, at https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/tmp/workstation-16.2.3-k5.19 I have tested this with the May 29 git version of 5.19-pre, and it compiles and loads/runs OK: …………………… # vmware-modconfig –console –install-all [AppLoader] GLib does not have GSettings support. Stopping vmware (via systemctl): [ OK ] make: Entering directory ‘/tmp/modconfig-11XrFY/vmmon-only’ Using kernel build system. /usr/bin/make -C … Continue reading →

NVIDIA – Patch for 495.44, Kernel 5.16-rc1 Support..

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Thanks to Gerd, there is now a patch for NVIDIA driver 495.44 and Kernel 5.16-rc1, which can be found under the comments on my previous article:  https://rglinuxtech.com/?p=2974 Of course, take care to cut/paste in text mode, as html will ruin the formatting etc.. I have applied this, and 495.44 now appears to compile/load/run OK, with kernel 5.16-rc1.. … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.15 is Out – With Built-in NTFS..

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Kernel 5.15 has been released, and brief details are here:   http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2110.3/07730.html As expected, this is OK with the latest NVIDIA (495.44) and VMware 6.2.0 – with the patchset from https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/workstation-16.2.0 The kernel now includes fully-functional drivers for NTFS, as mentioned in a previous (pre-release) article:  https://rglinuxtech.com/?p=2951 My fstab entry for this (for user id 1000, and mountpoint … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.14-rc4 – VMware 16.1.2 Fix Already Available..

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Kernel 5.14-rc4 is out, and brief details are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2108.0/00269.html The most recent – patched – NVIDIA driver 470.57.02 is OK, but if you have an earlier version of the VMware 16.1.2 patchset, you may encounter an error when booting a Windows guest: “The operation on file “/home/rgadsdon/vmware/Windows_XP_Pro-SP3-2/Windows_XP_Pro-000001-cl3-s002.vmdk” failed.”  … etc … – followed by boot failure.. … Continue reading →

ARM64 – Pi 4 USB Problems – And a Messy Fix..

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After some delay, I finally had a ‘good’ cooling solution for my 8GB Pi4, and resumed testing.. The last Kernel version I had running on it was 5.9-rc4, and everything seemed to be working OK (including 8GB of memory recognised). I then updated to 5.11.18, and found that none of the USB ports worked: # dmesg |grep … Continue reading →

NVIDIA – Patch for Kernel 5.13 Support..

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There is now a patch for NVIDIA 465.27 with Kernel 5.13-rc.. at: https://gist.github.com/joanbm/4a9d392e6f2d45c93ef434bda78174e5  – click on ‘Raw’ to download the source.. Thanks (again) to Joan Bruguera for the patch, and Willy Frissen for the notification.. I have tested this with Kernel 5.13-rc1, and the driver now compiles OK, and loads/runs.. Robert Gadsdon.   May 10th 2021. … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.10-rc3 – VMware Still Fails, NVIDIA Still ‘Tainted’..

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Kernel 5.10-rc3 is out, and details of recent changes are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2011.1/00301.html VMware 16 – patched – still compiles and loads OK, but runtime VM start fails: “VMware Workstation unrecoverable error: (vcpu-0) vcpu-0:ASSERT vmcore/lock/vmm/semaphore.c:93 A log file is available………… ” console: ………………….. [ 753.491367] /dev/vmmon[17591]: PTSC: initialized at 3492067000 Hz using TSC, TSCs are synchronized. [ 756.351107] … Continue reading →

NVIDIA – An Acceptable ‘Taint’ Workaround for Kernel 5.9..

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Thanks to mbod, there is a simple kernel patch to restore the Kernel 5.8 ‘inherited taint’ behaviour to Kernel 5.9, and the detail is in this thread:  https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/opencl-not-working-with-kernel-5-9/156941/6 I have applied this to Kernel 5.9.0, and NVIDIA driver 455.28 now installs and loads/runs OK.    Until a proper fix is available, this will – of course – need … Continue reading →

Kernel – Fix for 5.9-rc6 Compile Fail..

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A fix has now been produced, for the dax compile fail with 5.9-rc6: Reported: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2009.2/07060.html Fix: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=88b67edd7247466bc47f01e1dc539b0d0d4b931e I have tested this, and the kernel now compiles OK, and loads/runs as expected.. Robert Gadsdon.   September 21st 2020. … Continue reading →

VMware – Workstation 16.0.0 Released – OK with Kernel 5.8, and 5.9-rc..

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VMware have now released Workstation Pro 16.0.0, and details are here:  https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Pro/16/rn/VMware-Workstation-16-Pro-Release-Notes.html This version now works correctly – and compiles, with multiple warnings – on Kernel 5.8 (tested with 5.8.9) and also on Kernel 5.9-rc5. To fix the messy compile – and thanks again to Michal Kubeček – there is a patchset for vmmon/vmware available, here:  https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/workstation-16.0.0 … Continue reading →