Category Archives: VMware

Kernel – 4.1-rc1 – OK with VMware, not with NVIDIA..

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I should have known that 4.1-rc1 would show up just after I published my linux-next article, and here it is..  ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/testing/linux-4.1-rc1.tar.xz $ uname -a Linux rg6830l 4.1.0-rc1 #1 SMP Sun Apr 26 18:56:05 PDT 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Brief details are here:   http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1504.3/01263.html As with linux-next from April 24, the (patched) VMware 11.1.0 compiled and loaded … Continue reading →

Kernel – Pre-4.1-rc Test with Linux-Next..

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As Kernel 4.1-rc1 is not released yet, I tested the April 24 version of linux-next, to see how VMware and NVIDIA compiles would behave.. # uname -a Linux rg6830l 4.0.0-next-20150424 #2 SMP Sun Apr 26 12:04:54 PDT 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux With this version, VMware 11.1 (with the 3.19 vmnet patch) compiled and loaded OK, but … Continue reading →

Kernel 4.0 ‘Final’ – OK with latest NVIDIA, and Patched VMware..

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Updated to Kernel 4.0 (from kernel.org), and the latest NVIDIA driver (346.59) and ‘patched’ VMware 11.1 both compile and install/run OK.. $ uname -a Linux rglinux-i7 4.0.0 #1 SMP Sun Apr 12 17:26:04 PDT 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Brief details of changes since -rc7 are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1504.1/03200.html Robert Gadsdon.    April 12, 2015.

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Kernel 4.0-rc7 – Final Next?

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Updated the test system to Kernel 4.0-rc7, and – as with -r6 – the patched* VMware 11.1 and NVIDIA 349.12 compiled and loaded OK.. $ uname -a Linux rg6830l 4.0.0-rc7 #1 SMP Mon Apr 6 18:25:10 PDT 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Brief details of changes since -rc6 are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1504.0/03029.html If all goes well, 4.0 ‘final’ … Continue reading →

Kernel 4.0-rc6 – Maybe only -rc7 Needed?

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Updated the test system to Kernel 4.0-rc6, and VMware 11.1.0 (patched) and the latest NVIDIA driver – 349.12 – compile and load OK.. $ uname -a Linux rg6830l 4.0.0-rc6 #1 SMP Sun Mar 29 22:23:37 PDT 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Brief details of changes since -rc5 are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1503.3/04437.html The VMware patch info is in a … Continue reading →

Kernel 4.0-rc3 – Radeon R600 Fixed..

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Installed Kernel 4.0-rc3, and the problem with the Radeon R600 driver is now fixed.   Brief details of changes since -rc2 are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1503.1/00218.html As with the previous -rc versions, the patched NVIDIA (346.47) and VMware (11.1) drivers compile and load/run OK.. # uname -a Linux rg6830l 4.0.0-rc3 #1 SMP Mon Mar 9 10:57:55 PDT 2015 x86_64 x86_64 … Continue reading →

Kernel 4.0-rc2 – R600 Radeon Still Broken..

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Installed Kernel 4.0-rc2 on the test system, and details of changes from -rc1 are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1503.0/01963.html Radeon on the HP6830 laptop is still broken: [drm r600_ring_test [radeon]] *ERROR* radeon: ring 0 test failed (scratch(0x8504)=0xFFFFFFFF) radeon 0000:01:00.0: disabling GPU acceleration << HANG >> Same comments apply as for -rc1 – the patched NVIDIA 346.47 driver and VMware 11.1 … Continue reading →

Kernel – Welcome to Linux 4.0? VMware (Patched) OK, NVIDIA Fix Available..

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Just tested Kernel 4.0-rc1 – announced here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1502.2/04059.html As you will see – not much actual detail on what has changed, and I have already run into a couple of ‘issues’… The Radeon drm driver on my laptop refuses to load, and the boot hangs immediately with drm r600_ring_test [radeon] *ERROR* radeon: ring 0 test failed (scratch(0x8504)=0xFFFFFFFF) … Continue reading →

VMware – 11.1 Released – Still Broken with Kernel 3.19..

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Just updated the test system to VMware Workstation 11.1, and – unfortunately – this is still incompatible with Kernel 3.19.. The only good news is..  The vmnet patch for 11.0 still applies, and fixes the problem..  https://rglinuxtech.com/?p=1281 The release notes (for what it’s worth!) are here:  https://www.vmware.com/support/ws/doc/workstation-111-release-notes.html As you can see – quite a lot of ‘known … Continue reading →

3.19 Final – NVIDIA and (Patched) VMware OK..

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Updated the test system to Kernel 3.19 ‘final’, and – as expected – the latest NVIDIA (346.35) and VMware 11.0 (with the vmnet patch..) compile and boot/load OK.. Quite a lot of changes from -rc7, and some reverted..  More details here : http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1502.1/00199.html $ uname -a Linux rg6830l 3.19.0 #1 SMP Mon Feb 9 14:53:53 PST 2015 … Continue reading →