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NVIDIA – New Driver, OK with Kernel 6.2 ..

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NVIDIA have released driver 525.78.01, and brief details are here:   https://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/198284/en-us/ Although it is not mentioned in the ‘Release Highlights’..   this version compiles OK and loads/runs with Kernel 6.2 (tested with 6.2-rc2): …………………………….. ld -r -o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-525.78.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-modeset-interface.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64 -525.78.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nvidia-modeset-linux.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-525.78.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-kthread -q.o  MODPOST /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-525.78.01/kernel/Module.symvers  CC [M]  /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-525.78.01/kernel/nvidia.mod.o  LD [M]  /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-525.78.01/kernel/nvidia.ko  CC [M]  /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-525.78.01/kernel/nvidia-uvm.mod.o  LD [M]  /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-525.78.01/kernel/nvidia-uvm.ko  CC [M] … Continue reading →

Kernel – 6.2-rc1 is out, for Xmas..

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Kernel 6.2-rc1 has been released, and details are here:   https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2212.3/00313.html As expected, VMware 17 with the latest patchset is OK, but NVIDIA 525.60.13 fails to compile.. There is a provisional NVIDIA patch for kernel 6.2-rc1 available, but this has been produced for driver 470.xx, and does not apply cleanly to 525.60.13, but I hacked it (removing the … Continue reading →

Kernel – 6.2-rc Pre-Release Tests. VMware OK, NVIDIA Fails..

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Tested the December 19th git version of 6.2-rc, and – so far – VMware 17.0 (patched) compiles/loads OK, but NVIDIA 525.60.11 fails to compile: ………. /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-525.60.11/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-drv.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-525.60.11/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-drv.c: In function ‘nv_drm_init_mode_config’: /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-525.60.11/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-drv.c:262:21: error: ‘struct drm_mode_config’ has no member named ‘fb_base’ 262 | dev->mode_config.fb_base = 0; | ^ make[2]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:252: /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-525.60.11/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-drv.o] Error 1 make[1]: *** [Makefile:2008: /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-525.60.11/kernel] Error … Continue reading →

Kernel – 6.1 Finally Released.. OK with Latest VMware, NVIDIA..

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Kernel 6.1 is now out, and brief details are here:   https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2212.1/02758.html As expected, the latest releases of NVIDIA (525.60.11) and VMware 17.0 (patched..) are OK with this kernel release..    The VMware patchset is at https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/workstation-17.0.0 Robert Gadsdon.    December 11th 2022. … Continue reading →

VMware – Workstation 17 Released. Patchset available..

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VMware have now released Workstation 17:   https://customerconnect.vmware.com/en/downloads/info/slug/desktop_end_user_computing/vmware_workstation_pro/17_0 And release notes are here:  https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Pro/17.0/rn/vmware-workstation-170-pro-release-notes/index.html Patchset is here:   https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/workstation-17.0.0 Installed on Fedora 37 dual-xeon system, with Kernel 6.0.9, and everything appears to be working correctly..  Tested with Win10 and XP clients.. Robert Gadsdon..  November 19th 2022. … Continue reading →

Kernel/Boot – Bizarre Dracut problem – Bogus Apple Modules Added, Fails – Cause Found..

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During update of the kernel to 6.0.9, on my main dual-xeon Fedora 37 system, I found the following error displayed: ……………………… dracut-install: Failed to find module ‘apple_mailbox’ dracut: FAILED: /usr/lib/dracut/dracut-install -D /var/tmp/dracut.SGbOUU/initramfs –kerneldir /lib/modules/6.0.9/ -m apple_mailbox nvme_apple pinctrl-apple-gpio macsmc macsmc-rtkit i2c-apple tps6598x apple-dart dwc3 dwc3-of-simple xhci-pci pcie-apple gpio_macsmc spi-apple spi-hid-apple spi-hid-apple-of rtc-macsmc simple-mfd-spmi spmi-apple-controller nvmem_spmi_mfd apple-dockchannel dockchannel-hid … Continue reading →

Kernel – 6.1-rc1 is out, OK with latest NVIDIA, and Patchset for VMware 16.2.4

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Kernel 6.1-rc1 has been released, and brief details are here:  https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2210.2/00359.html The latest NVIDIA driver 520.56.06 compiles OK, with a few ‘warnings’..  and there is a patchset for VMware 16.2.4 here:  https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/tmp/workstation-16.2.4-k6.1 . Note that this is a work-in-progress, but compiles/loads OK with 6.1-rc1.. There have been some issues reported with this kernel release, especially in relation … Continue reading →

NVIDIA – New Driver, OK with Kernel 6.0-rc..

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NVIDIA have released driver 515.76, and details etc. are here:  https://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/193095/en-us/ This version now compiles OK, and loads/runs, with kernel 6.0-rc (tested with 6.0-rc6) Robert Gadsdon     September 21st 2022. … Continue reading →

Kernel – 6.0-rc1 is here – No Surprises..

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After over three years of the 5.x kernel series, 6.0-rc1 has been released, and brief details are here:  https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2208.1/06638.html With the latest version of the 16.2.4 patchset (updated a few days ago..) VMware compiles and loads/runs OK..    https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/workstation-16.2.4 NVIDIA 515.65.01 – with the one-line hack mentioned in the previous article – compiles and runs OK..   (YMMV – … Continue reading →

NVIDIA – Possible Fix for 6.0?

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After more testing, I found a potential fix for the ‘Kernel 6.0-rc0’ compile problem.. In NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.65.01/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-helper.c: Around Line 30: add: #include <drm/drm_framebuffer.h> And the compile completes successfully: ……………………….. ld -r -o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.65.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-modeset-interface.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.65.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nvidia-modeset-linux.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.65.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-kthread-q.o MODPOST /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.65.01/kernel/Module.symvers CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.65.01/kernel/nvidia-drm.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.65.01/kernel/nvidia-drm.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.65.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.65.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.65.01/kernel/nvidia-peermem.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.65.01/kernel/nvidia-peermem.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.65.01/kernel/nvidia-uvm.mod.o … Continue reading →