Category Archives: VMware

VMware – 14.1.2 Released – Fixes Annoying Bug..

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VMware 14.1.2 has been released, and details are here:  https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Pro/14/rn/workstation-1412-release-notes.html This version fixes the annoying ‘window resizing’ bug, which caused the guest to suddenly flip from fullscreen to windowed, and then attempted to resize the window. As with 14.1.1, this version is OK with the latest Linux kernels (tested with 14.6.10 and 14.7-rc6). Robert Gadsdon.   May 22, … Continue reading →

Kernel – 4.17-rc6 Out – Includes GCC8 Compile Fixes..

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Kernel 4.17-rc6 has been released, and details of changes since -rc5 are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1805.2/03965.html This version is still OK with the latest VMware (14.1.1) and NVIDIA (396.24) drivers, but also includes fixes for repeated GCC8 / objtool warnings at compile time: ………………. Josh Poimboeuf (5): ………. objtool: Support GCC 8’s cold subfunctions objtool: Support GCC 8 switch … Continue reading →

Kernel – 4.17-rc6 Out – Includes GCC8 Compile Fixes..

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Kernel 4.17-rc6 has been released, and details of changes since -rc5 are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1805.2/03965.html This version is still OK with the latest VMware (14.1.1) and NVIDIA (396.24) drivers, but also includes fixes for repeated GCC8 / objtool warnings at compile time: ………………. Josh Poimboeuf (5): ………. objtool: Support GCC 8’s cold subfunctions objtool: Support GCC 8 switch … Continue reading →

VMware – Patch, If You Need Better ‘Meltdown/Spectre’ Protection..

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Thanks – again – to Michal Kubeček, who  has pointed out that there is still a vulnerability in some VMware (vmmon) code, that is not mitigated by Kernel/Compiler retpoline fixes, as it is written in assembler..   ( See comment on previous article – https://rglinuxtech.com/?p=2277 ) He has provided an appropriate fix for this, at https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/player-14.1.1 Robert Gadsdon.   … Continue reading →

Kernel – 4.17-rc3 Released – Still OK with Latest NVIDIA and VMware..

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Kernel 4.17-rc3 is out, and brief details of changes from -rc2 are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1804.3/05507.html Tested with NVIDIA 396.18 and VMware 14.1.1 (vmmon and vmnet), and all still compile OK.. Robert Gadsdon.   April 29, 2018.

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Kernel – 4.17-rc1 Out – OK with Latest NVIDIA and VMware..

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Kernel 4.17-rc1 has been released, and brief details are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1804.1/06654.html With the latest code-on-git milestone reached, there is speculation that a version bump to 5.x might be a possibility – but not just yet! The latest NVIDIA driver (396.18) and VMware (14.1.1 – vmmon and vmnet) all compile OK.. Robert Gadsdon.   April 15, 2018

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Kernel – 4.17-rc1 Out – OK with Latest NVIDIA and VMware..

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Kernel 4.17-rc1 has been released, and brief details are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1804.1/06654.html With the latest code-on-git milestone reached, there is speculation that a version bump to 5.x might be a possibility – but not just yet! The latest NVIDIA driver (396.18) and VMware (14.1.1 – vmmon and vmnet) all compile OK.. Robert Gadsdon.   April 15, 2018

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Kernel – Interim Changes for 4.17 – OK So Far..

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Testing the changes submitted to date for Kernel 4.17-rc1, which is – of course – not due out just yet..   Kernel version obtained from https://github.com/torvalds/linux today – April 8. Latest VMware – 14.1.1 – vmnet/vmmon compile OK, and so does the latest NVIDIA – 390.48, with the 4.16 patch.. More changes to come, but all is good … Continue reading →

Kernel – 4.16 Released – OK with Latest VMware, and (patched) NVIDIA..

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Kernel version 4.16 is out, and brief details of changes since -rc7 are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1804.0/00174.html $ uname -a Linux rglx 4.16.0 #1 SMP Sun Apr 1 15:20:00 PDT 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux This release is OK with VMware 14.1.1, and with NVIDIA 384.130/390.48 with the swiotlb-removing patch.. ( see https://rglinuxtech.com/?p=2227 ). Hopefully NVIDIA will get round … Continue reading →

Kernel – 4.16-rc1 – OK with VMware 14.1.1, Breaks NVIDIA?..

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Kernel 4.16-rc1 is out, and brief details are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1802.1/02325.html VMware 14.1.1 is OK, and NVIDIA 384.111 and 390.25 both compile OK, but then fail to load/run: ………… modprobe: ERROR: could not insert ‘nvidia’: Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg) dmesg: [ 2142.352238] nvidia: Unknown symbol swiotlb_map_sg_attrs (err 0) Comparing kernel 4.15.x compiled source … Continue reading →