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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 →

VMware – 5.8 Fix now merged with 15.5.6 Patchset..

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The fixes for Kernel 5.8 (and 5.9-rc..) support have now been incorporated in the usual VMware vmmon/vmnet 15.5.6 patchset, at: https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/workstation-15.5.6.     Thanks are due to baryonix and mkubecek .. Robert Gadsdon.   September 6th 2020. … Continue reading →

VMware – Fix for Kernel 5.8 Available..

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With thanks to huyz for the notification – there is now a patch from baryonix available for VMware 15.5.6 and Kernel 5.8..    The patch is available here:  https://github.com/baryonix/vmware-host-modules/tree/fixes-for-5.8 I have – briefly – tested this with Kernel 5.8.5, and it was successful..     As the usual # vmware and # vmware-modconfig still segfault, then vmmon/vmnet have to be … Continue reading →

NVIDIA – Early Patch for 5.9 Available..

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There is already an early NVIDIA 450.57 patch for Kernel 5.9, and thanks to Pete for the info, and Isaak I. Aleksandrov for the patch ..   This was not shown in the general list I had at https://gitlab.com/users/EULA/snippets, but the direct link is here:  https://gitlab.com/EULA/snippets/-/blob/55de41ae16851dc0fc7973901c1f71007b2a4efb/NVIDIA/450.57/kernel-5.9.patch I have tested this with the August 9th pre-release I used in … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.8 Pre Testing.. Patched VMware OK, NVIDIA Not..

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Kernel 5.8-rc1 is due out soon, and I created the latest (git) version for testing, to see what might break.   Bear in mind, that there will be changes from this version to the ‘released’ RC1.. VMware: VMware 15.5.6 – with the latest patches for vmmon and vmnet – compiles OK. NVIDIA: NVIDIA driver 440.82 with the Kernel … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.7-rc1 is Out. Patched VMware OK, and Patch Available for NVIDIA..

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Kernel 5.7-rc1 has been released, and brief details are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2004.1/04252.html There have been some reports of kernel crash on boot, so test with care..   My system (HP Z220) booted without any issues.. 5.6-patched VMware 15.5.2 compiled and ran OK, although the latest NVIDIA – 440.82 – failed to compile, but thanks to Isaak I. Aleksandrov, there … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.6-rc7 Released, No Surprises..

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Kernel 5.6-rc7 has been released, and brief details are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2003.2/08254.html As is mentioned, there may be a 5.6 ‘Final’ in a weeks time.. The latest NVIDIA  (440.64) and VMware (15.5.2) still work OK, with the appropriate ‘kernel 5.6’ patches. NVIDIA: https://gitlab.com/snippets/1945940 VMware: https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/workstation-15.5.2 Robert Gadsdon.   March 23rd, 2020. … Continue reading →