Category Archives: VMware

VMware 9.0.1 – Not so Clever, After all..

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Just updated the kernel on my test system to 3.7-rc6, and discovered – sadly – that the standard VMware (re)compile/install script – vmware-modconfig – still doesn’t find the ‘relocated’ version.h in the 3.7 series kernels. So, although the VMware new-install/update script (VMware-Workstation-Full-9.0.1-894247.x86_64.bundle, in this case), does recognise the 3.7 change, the (re)compilation script doesn’t.. # vmware-modconfig –console … Continue reading →

VMware W/S 9.0.1 – and a Pleasant Surprise..

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Previous VMware ‘dot-releases’ have typically still needed patching for the very-latest kernels, but I was pleased to find that VMware Workstation 9.0.1 installed on Kernel 3.6.6 without any need for the ‘3.5 patch’ that was necessary for 9.0.0..    Even more of a surprise, was that 9.0.1 also installs with no problems on Kernel 3.7-rc4!     So… Thanks to … Continue reading →

Rapid Pace of Change – 3.6.6 and 3.7-rc4, Already..

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Kernel updates are coming thick and fast, these days..    Updated my ‘main’ system to 3.6.6, with no problems, and updated the ‘test’ system to 3.7-rc4.. Same comments as before apply regarding NVIDIA and VMware compatibility, and both work fine on 3.6.6 (with the VMware 3.5 patch) and can be made to work on 3.7-rc4 (with the VMware … Continue reading →

Forget 3.6.4, Here is 3.6.5!

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Only recently updated to 3.6.4, and already 3.6.5 is released: $ uname -a Linux rglinux 3.6.5 #1 SMP Thu Nov 1 15:37:56 GMT 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Runs fine, with VMware Workstation 9.0 (with the 3.5 patch) and the latest NVIDIA driver – 310.14.. See all the things that have been fixed: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/ChangeLog-3.6.5

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Kernel 3.7-rc2 – Same fixes as for 3.7-rc1..

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Just updated my test system to 3.7-rc2, and the same patches and ‘workarounds’ are needed for NVIDIA (driver 310.14) and VMware (9.0 with 3.5 patch) as mentioned in my earlier post, for -rc1.. # uname -a Linux rg6830l 3.7.0-rc2 #1 SMP Mon Oct 22 01:58:54 BST 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

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3.7-rc1 – Problems with VMware and NVIDIA.. – and Fixes..?

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Just compiled and installed 3.7-rc1 on my test system, and ran into problems straight away.. NVIDIA (304.51) compile fails with a whole host of errors, and VMware (9.0-patched) compile fails immediately, with: vthread-3| I120: Failed version test: /usr/src/linux-3.7-rc1/linux/version.h not found. Update: There is a fix for NVIDIA, here: http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=194465    – a patch, and the removal of VM_RESERVED … Continue reading →

3.6 Unleashed…

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I had been running the later 3.6-rcs on my test system without any issues, so I have just updated my ‘main’ system to kernel version 3.6 – just released.. $ uname -a Linux rglinux 3.6.0 #1 SMP Mon Oct 1 10:31:43 BST 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux VMware 9.0 (patched) and the latest NVIDIA driver (304.51) compile, … Continue reading →