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NVIDIA – We Have a Problem…

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After some time, NVIDIA have just released their latest driver – 319.60.  Unfortunately, it fails to compile with the latest kernel – 3.11.3: /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-319.60/kernel/os-interface.c: In function ‘os_get_system_memory_size’: /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-319.60/kernel/os-interface.c:255:21: error: ‘num_physpages’ undeclared (first use in this function) return (((NvU64)NV_NUM_PHYSPAGES * PAGE_SIZE) / RM_PAGE_SIZE); ^ /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-319.60/kernel/os-interface.c:255:21: note: each undeclared identifier is reported only once for each function it appears … Continue reading →

3.11.2 – Better now?

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I had been experiencing occasional problems with X and KDE with the previous 3.11 kernel versions, and had reverted to 3.10.12, but have just updated to 3.11.2, and it seems to be better – so far…. VMware 10 compiles and runs OK, and NVIDIA 319.49 – with the 3.11 patch – works OK.    I have seen reports … Continue reading →

3.12-rc1 – VMware OK, NVIDIA Not…

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Just installed kernel 3.12-rc1 on the test system, and VMware 10.0 compiles OK.. NVIDIA 325.15 (with the 3.11 patch) fails: /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-325.15/kernel/nv-drm.c: At top level: /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-325.15/kernel/nv-drm.c:109:15: error: ‘drm_fasync’ undeclared here (not in a function) .fasync = drm_fasync, ^ /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-325.15/kernel/nv-drm.c: In function ‘nv_alloc_os_descriptor_handle’: /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-325.15/kernel/nv-drm.c:205:9: error: void value not ignored as it ought to be ret = drm_gem_private_object_init(nvl->drm, &nv_obj->base, size); … Continue reading →

3.11.1 Released, and ‘Long Term’ 3.10.12..

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Kernel 3.11.1 has been released, and VMware 10.0 and (patched) NVIDIA 325.15 compile and run OK.. Details are here:  https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.11.1 In fact, there is a NVIDIA driver that compiles with 3.11 kernels unpatched, but it is the ‘legacy’ driver 173.14.38..   There is still no ‘current’ driver available, fully compatible with 3.11 kernels. The latest ‘long term’ kernel … Continue reading →

At Last – 3.11..

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Linux Kernel 3.11 has – finally – been released..    Just missing the 22nd anniversary of Linux, and the anniversary of the release of Windows version 3.11 (‘Windows for Workgroups’) As with the -rc versions mentioned in earlier articles, VMware 9.02 – with the 3.10 patches for vmnet and vmblock plus the additional 3.11 patch for vmblock, and … Continue reading →

22nd Anniversary Linux! – 3.11-rc7

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Kernel 3.11-rc7 was recently released, exactly 22 years after the very first version of Linux.. Unusually, the release message from Linus was not on the Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML) but on Google+ https://plus.google.com/+Linux/posts/f96weYxzEu1 As with previous -rc’s, the patched VMware 9.02 and NVIDIA 325.15 drivers compile OK..    (See earlier posts for links to the various patches..) … Continue reading →

Forget 3.10.8, Here is 3.10.9!

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Kernel 3.10.8 was released, followed very quickly by 3.10.9, which fixes some ‘networking issues’.. So, I went from 3.10.7 to 3.10.9, as this is recommended for ‘anyone who uses networking’ – in other words, just about everyone! The latest NVIDIA driver – 325.15 – compiles and runs OK, as expected, and the patched VMware 9.02 works correctly.. … Continue reading →

Kernel 3.10.7 Already!

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Hot on the heels of 3.10.6 comes 3.10.7, which includes some fixes for USB, and Radeon, and EXT4.. $ uname -a Linux rglinux 3.10.7 #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu Aug 15 11:24:19 BST 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Full details here:   https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.10.7 No problems with patched VMware 9.02, and the NVIDIA 325.15 driver.. Robert Gadsdon.   August 15, 2013

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NVIDIA 325.15 – 3.11 Patch now Available.

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There is a patch for NVIDIA driver 325.15 kernel 3.11 support, in the pastebin link in this thread, thanks to Milos_SD: https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/549532/linux/linux-3-10-solved-3-11-solved-incompatibility-in-function-lsquo-nv_i2c_del_adapter-rsquo-error/2/ Now compiles cleanly, on kernel 3.11-rc4.. Robert Gadsdon.   August 6, 2013.

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New NVIDIA Driver – OK for 3.10, not for 3.11..

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Just installed the latest NVIDIA driver – 325.15 – and it compiles cleanly with 3.10 kernels, but fails with 3.11-rc..: /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-325.15/kernel/os-interface.c: In function ‘os_get_system_memory_size’: /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-325.15/kernel/os-interface.c:244:21: error: ‘num_physpages’ undeclared (first use in this function) return (((NvU64)NV_NUM_PHYSPAGES * PAGE_SIZE) / RM_PAGE_SIZE); ^ /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-325.15/kernel/os-interface.c:244:21: note: each undeclared identifier is reported only once for each function it appears in /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-325.15/kernel/os-interface.c:245:1: warning: … Continue reading →