Just installed Kernel 3.17-rc1, and the latest VMware (10.0.3) and NVIDIA (340.32) drivers compile and load OK… I had previously had trouble with VMware and NVIDIA’s ‘beta’ driver 343.13, so did not test this version again.. $ uname -a Linux rglinux-i7 3.17.0-rc1 #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat Aug 16 13:56:55 PDT 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Brief details … Continue reading →
Just installed Kernel 3.16 (Final), and – as expected – the latest VMware (10.0.3) and NVIDIA (340.24) drivers compile, install, and run OK.. More details of changes since -rc7 are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1408.0/00797.html $ uname -a Linux rglinux-i7 3.16.0 #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Aug 4 10:07:04 PDT 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Robert Gadsdon. August 4, 2014.
Continue reading →Just installed Kernel 3.16-rc6 on the test system, and – as expected – the latest VMware (10.0.3) and NVIDIA (340.24) compile and install OK… # uname -a Linux rglinux-i7 3.16.0-rc6 #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Jul 21 13:56:19 PDT 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Brief description of all the changes is here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1407.2/03637.html Robert Gadsdon.. July 22, 2014.
Continue reading →Installed Kernel 3.16-rc4 on the test system, and VMware (10.0.3) and NVIDIA (340.17) both install/run OK.. The VMware update is – according to the Release Notes – just a security fix for OpenSSL.. https://www.vmware.com/support/ws10/doc/workstation-1003-release-notes.html Kernel changes for -rc4 are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1407.0/03694.html # uname -a Linux rglinux-i7 3.16.0-rc4 #1 SMP PREEMPT Sun Jul 6 15:50:25 PDT 2014 x86_64 … Continue reading →
Just installed Kernel 3.16-r3 on the test system, and the latest VMware (10.0.2) and NVIDIA (340.17) install and load/run OK.. Brief details of changes are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1406.3/03892.html #uname -a Linux rglinux-i7 3.16.0-rc3 #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Jun 30 09:33:45 PDT 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Robert Gadsdon… June 30, 2014
Continue reading →Just installed Kernel 3.16-rc1 on the test system, and the latest VMware (10.0.2) and NVIDIA (340.17) compile and load OK… # uname -a Linux rg6830l 3.16.0-rc1 #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Jun 16 09:57:01 BST 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Brief details are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1406.2/00001.html Robert Gadsdon. June 16, 2014..
Continue reading →Just updated the test system to Kernel 3.15 ‘Final’, and – as with the -rc series, the latest VMware (10.0.2) and NVIDIA (337.25) drivers compile and load OK, without the need for any patches.. # uname -a Linux rg6830l 3.15.0 #1 SMP PREEMPT Sun Jun 8 22:54:45 BST 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Brief details of changes … Continue reading →
Just updated the test system to Kernel 3.15-rc8, and the same comments apply as for -rc7.. The latest VMware (10.0.2) and NVIDIA (337.25) drivers compile and load OK.. # uname -a Linux rg6830l 3.15.0-rc8 #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Jun 2 11:18:18 BST 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Brief details are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1406.0/00262.html Robert Gadsdon. June 2, 2014.
Continue reading →Installed Kernel 3.15-rc6 on the test system, and VMware 10.0.2, and NVIDIA (337.19 and 331.79) all compile and load OK.. Brief details are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1405.2/03755.html $ uname -a Linux rg6830l 3.15.0-rc6 #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu May 22 12:05:07 BST 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux There will be – at least – one more -rc release, and possibly … Continue reading →
Just installed Kernel 3.15-rc5 on the test system, and the latest VMware (10.0.2) and NVIDIA (337.19) drivers install and run OK.. $ uname -a Linux rglinux 3.15.0-rc5 #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri May 9 22:58:39 BST 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Summary of changes is here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1405.1/01308.html This has been released earlier than originally planned, as Linus is … Continue reading →