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Kernel – 6.0 Pre-tests – VMware OK, NVIDIA Fails.

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Kernel 6.0-rc1 is due soon, and I tested with the latest (August 11) GIT version..   Of course, more changes will be incorporated before -rc1 is out, but this gives some idea how things may go… With the latest patchset, VMware 16.2.4 is OK..   (https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/workstation-16.2.4) NVIDIA 515.65.01 compile fails: ………………… CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.65.01/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-prime-fence.o CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.65.01/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-linux.o CC [M] … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.19 is Here – Finally.. Maybe 6.0 next?

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After the ‘extra’ release of -rc8, the final version 5.19 is out, and brief details are here:    https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2207.3/07437.html The latest NVIDIA driver 515.57 is – as expected – OK, but the latest VMware (16.2.4) fails to compile, and needs the usual patchset:  https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/workstation-16.2.4 Whereas the 4.x series went to 4.20 before 5.0 was released, it now seems … Continue reading →

NVIDIA – New Driver – OK with Kernel 5.19..

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NVIDIA have released driver 515.57, and details are here:  https://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/190414/en-us/ Tested with Kernel 5.19-rc4, and compiles OK (with a few GCC12 warnings..): ……………….. ld -r -o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.57/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-modeset-interface.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.57/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nvidia-modeset-linux.o /home/rga dsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.57/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-kthread-q.o  MODPOST /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.57/kernel/Module.symvers  CC [M]  /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.57/kernel/nvidia-drm.mod.o  LD [M]  /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.57/kernel/nvidia-drm.ko  CC [M]  /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.57/kernel/nvidia-modeset.mod.o  LD [M]  /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.57/kernel/nvidia-modeset.ko  CC [M]  /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.57/kernel/nvidia-peermem.mod.o  LD [M]  /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.57/kernel/nvidia-peermem.ko  CC [M]  /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.57/kernel/nvidia-uvm.mod.o  LD [M]  /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.57/kernel/nvidia-uvm.ko  CC … Continue reading →

NVIDIA – Patch for Kernel 5.19-rc1

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There is now a simple patch for kernel 5.19 NVIDIA support, at https://gist.github.com/joanbm/d630a02dde00bf087f64091d331f6dbb .   Although this is (for some reason) for a 470.xx driver, it will apply cleanly to the latest – 515.48.07 – and I have tested it successfully with Kernel 5.19-rc1.. Robert Gadsdon.   June 5th 2022.

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Kernel – 5.19-rc1 Released. OK With Patched VMware, and a Hack for NVIDIA..

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Kernel 5.19-rc1 is out, and details are here:  https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2206.0/04428.html There is a patchset for VMware 16.2.3, at https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/tmp/workstation-16.2.3-k5.19 .   I have tested this with 5.19-rc1, and VMware compiles and loads/runs OK. The latest NVIDIA driver (515.48.07) compile fails, but a hack is to edit NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.48.07/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-dma-resv-helper.h and NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.48.07/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-prime-fence.c and change nv_dma_resv_add_excl_fence to dma_resv_add_excl_fence After this, the driver compiles … Continue reading →

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 →

Kernel – 5.19 Pre-testing – Breaks NVIDIA and VMware.. Updated…

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Kernel 5.19-rc1 should be released in a weeks time, but many changes have already been submitted..    I created a 5.19-rc0 (git) version from changes up to May 29th, and the following are the test results – Update: Changes also tested OK with June 3rd git version of 5.19-rc..(note that any changes were made using logic, rather than … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.18 released – OK with latest NVIDIA, and Patched VMware..

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Kernel 5.18 is out, and brief details are here:   https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2205.2/08834.html As expected, the latest NVIDIA driver – 515.43.04 – compiles and loads/runs OK, and the 5.18-patched vmmon/vmnet for VMware 16.2.3 is OK.    The VMware patchset for 5.18 is still at https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/tmp/workstation-16.2.3-k5.18 , but the changes should eventually be applied to the standard 16.2.3 patch. Robert Gadsdon..   May … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.17 Released – Finally..

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Kernel 5.17 has now been released, after an (extra) 5.17-rc8 last week..   Brief details are here: https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2203.2/04407.html As expected, the latest VMware (16.2.3) with the latest patchset, and NVIDIA 510.54, compile and load/run OK..    VMware patchset by Michal Kubeček is at https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/workstation-16.2.3 Robert Gadsdon  March 20th, 2022.

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NVIDIA – Fix for ‘Legacy’ 390.xx and Kernel 5.17..

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I have an old HP 8760W laptop, which needs the NVIDIA ‘legacy’ 390.xx driver series, and Nouveau is (yet again) not working as it should.. From the patch for kernel 5.17 support and driver 470.94, at https://gist.github.com/joanbm/6c7b027b9436bf31ce979927e544e9d5 it seemed that the changes necessary should be simple.. In fact this patch can be used, with the following change.. … Continue reading →