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Kernel – 5.17-rc5 Compile Fail, and Fix..

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This one fell between the cracks, and should have been fixed before -rc5 was released… ……………….. AR net/netfilter/built-in.a LD [M] net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.o CC [M] net/netfilter/xt_socket.o net/netfilter/xt_socket.c: In function ‘socket_mt_destroy’: net/netfilter/xt_socket.c:224:17: error: implicit declaration of function ‘nf_defrag_ipv6_disable’; did you mean ‘nf_defrag_ipv4_disable’? [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration] 224 | nf_defrag_ipv6_disable(par->net); | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | nf_defrag_ipv4_disable cc1: some warnings being treated as errors make[2]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:288: … Continue reading →

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 →

Kernel – 5.17 Pre-release Tests..

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Kernel 5.17-rc1 is due out soon, and so I tested the latest (Jan 16th) Github version, to see if there were any surprises.. The latest NVIDIA driver – 510.39.01 – compiled and loaded/ran OK: …………. ld -r -o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.39.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-modeset-interface.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.39.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nvidia-modeset-linux.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.39.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-kthread-q.o MODPOST /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.39.01/kernel/Module.symvers CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.39.01/kernel/nvidia-drm.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.39.01/kernel/nvidia-drm.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.39.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.39.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset.ko CC [M] … Continue reading →

NVIDIA – New Driver 495.46, OK with Kernel 5.16..

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NVIDIA have released driver version 495.46, and details are here:  https://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/184248/en-us This compiles OK with kernel 5.16 – with some ‘warnings’ – and loads/runs.   Tested with Kernel 5.16-rc5. ………………….. /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-495.46/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nvidia-modeset-linux.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-495.46/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-kthread-q.o MODPOST /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-495.46/kernel/Module.symvers CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-495.46/kernel/nvidia-drm.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-495.46/kernel/nvidia-drm.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-495.46/kernel/nvidia-modeset.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-495.46/kernel/nvidia-modeset.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-495.46/kernel/nvidia-peermem.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-495.46/kernel/nvidia-peermem.ko CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-495.46/kernel/nvidia-uvm.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-495.46/kernel/nvidia-uvm.ko … Continue reading →

VMware – 16.2.0 Released – Compiles with Kernel 5.15-rc..

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VMware have released Workstation Pro 16.2.0, and details are here: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Pro/16.2.0/rn/VMware-Workstation-1620-Pro-Release-Notes.html Compiles – with multiple warnings – with Kernel 5.15-rc5: # vmware-modconfig –console –install-all [AppLoader] GLib does not have GSettings support. Stopping vmware (via systemctl):                           [  OK  ] make: Entering directory ‘/tmp/modconfig-sAzCOh/vmmon-only’ Using kernel build system. /usr/bin/make -C /lib/modules/5.15.0-rc5/build/include/.. M=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \ MODULEBUILDDIR= modules make[1]: Entering directory … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.15. Early Test for New NTFS Support..

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As usual, the next release of Linux includes new features, but this time – with 5.15 – it now includes new NTFS read/write support in the kernel.      The code for this is from Paragon, and is already in the 5.15 codebase on git, so I decided to test it.. As this was pre-RC code, it also flagged … Continue reading →

ARM64 – Pi4 – Finally, a fix for the USB Issues..

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I had spent far too much time trying to solve the Pi4 USB conundrum ( see https://rglinuxtech.com/?p=2922 ) but did recently find that the 5.14-rc kernels enabled the USB3 hub, although USB2 still failed to function.    I then updated u-boot to the ‘latest’ version, and now everything (finally..) works as it should, again..: Updated u-boot to latest … Continue reading →

NVIDIA – Patch for Kernel 5.14-rc. Support..

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Thanks (again) to Joan Bruguera, there is a patch available for NVIDIA driver 465.31, at https://gist.github.com/joanbm/144a965c36fc1dc0d1f1b9be3438a368 I have tested this with the latest beta driver – 470.42.01 – and kernel 5.14-rc1, and it does apply OK (with some offsets): …… patching file a/kernel/common/inc/nv-time.h Hunk #2 succeeded at 215 (offset 9 lines). patching file a/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-drv.c Hunk #2 succeeded … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.14-rc1 – OK with Patched VMware, Breaks NVIDIA..

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Kernel 5.14-rc1 has been released, and brief details are here:   http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2107.1/02943.html The latest VMware 16.1.2 patch includes a fix for 5.14-rc, and compiles and runs OK (tested with 5.14-rc1).   Find it at:  https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/workstation-16.1.2 NVIDIA 470.42.01 compile failed: …………. /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-470.42.01/kernel/common/inc/nv-time.h: In function ‘nv_sleep_ms’: /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-470.42.01/kernel/common/inc/nv-time.h:217:18: error: ‘struct task_struct’ has no member named ‘state’; did you mean ‘__state’? 217 | … Continue reading →

NVIDIA – New Driver 465.31 – OK with Kernel 5.13..

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NVIDIA have released driver 465.31, and this now compiles OK with Kernel 5.13 (tested with 5.13-rc2)..   Details are here:  https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/linux-solaris-and-freebsd-driver-465-31-new-feature-branch-release/178316 ………………………………… ld -r -o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-465.31/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-modeset-interface.o /home/r gadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-465.31/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nvidia-modeset-linux.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-L inux-x86_64-465.31/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-kthread-q.o  MODPOST /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-465.31/kernel/Module.symvers  CC [M]  /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-465.31/kernel/nvidia-drm.mod.o  LD [M]  /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-465.31/kernel/nvidia-drm.ko  CC [M]  /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-465.31/kernel/nvidia-ib-peermem-stub.mod.o  LD [M]  /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-465.31/kernel/nvidia-ib-peermem-stub.ko  CC [M]  /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-465.31/kernel/nvidia-modeset.mod.o  LD [M]  /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-465.31/kernel/nvidia-modeset.ko  CC [M]  /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-465.31/kernel/nvidia-peermem.mod.o  LD [M]  /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-465.31/kernel/nvidia-peermem.ko  CC [M] … Continue reading →