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Monthly Archives: January 2020

NVIDIA – Beta Driver 440.48.02 – Compiles OK with Kernel 5.5..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on January 27, 2020 by RGJanuary 27, 2020

NVIDIA have a Beta driver available, and this compiles OK with kernel 5.5.   Available from link here:  https://developer.nvidia.com/vulkan-driver I have installed this and – interestingly – it still gives a ‘tombstone’ at # startx, but appears to run OK despite that ?: [60044.039448] ————[ cut here ]———— [60044.043355] refcount_t: underflow; use-after-free. [60044.047445] WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 45401 … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion | Tagged 440.48.02, beta driver, compiles with kernel 5.5, nvidia, tombstone at startx | Leave a reply

Kernel – 5.5 released, OK with Patched VMware, and e1000e issues fixed.

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on January 26, 2020 by RGJanuary 26, 2020

Kernel 5.5 is out, and brief details of changes since -rc7 are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2001.3/02724.html This now works OK with Intel e1000e-supported Ethernet cards, and the patched version of VMware 15.5.1.   There is an interim patch for NVIDIA driver 440.44, and this gives a tombstone on # startx, on my systems, but seems to work OK, after that. … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethernet, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, VMware | Tagged kernel 5.5, new release, nvidia 440.44 interim patch, vmware 15.5.1 patched | Leave a reply

Ethernet – If you Can’t Wait for 5.4.14, an Unofficial e1000e Patch for 5.4.13..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on January 20, 2020 by RGJanuary 20, 2020

As there is (so far) no sign of an update to the 5.4.x kernel series, I have uploaded a _very unofficial_ patch I had already created for 5.4.13, and I have tested this, and so far it seems to work OK..    It is based on an ‘earlier’ e1000e patch version found on linux/netdev.. https://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg623693.html,  and thanks are … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Crash and Burn.., Ethernet, fix, Hacks, Intel, kernel, Linux, Network, Opinion, patches | Tagged disconnect bug, e1000e, fix, kernel 5.4.13, unofficial patch, use at own risk | Leave a reply

Kernel – 5.5-rc7 – Finally, a Fix for Intel e1000e..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on January 19, 2020 by RGJanuary 19, 2020

Kernel 5.5-rc7 is out, and brief details are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2001.2/04928.html This includes e1000e: Revert “e1000e: Make watchdog use delayed work”, and I have tested this, and it appears to have – finally – fixed the problem. Hopefully this will be back-ported to the next release of the 5.4 x kernel..! Robert Gadsdon.   January 20th, 2020. … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethernet, fix, Intel, kernel, Linux, Network | Tagged finally fixed, intel e1000e, kernel 5.5-rc7, ok, tested | Leave a reply

Ethernet – e1000e – The Saga Continues..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on January 13, 2020 by RGJanuary 13, 2020

After more testing, it appears that there is still a problem with the Intel e1000e driver and some – but not all – supported NICs.. I have several ex-HP systems that have Intel NICs, and some have more than one.   The HP Z820 has two (different models..): $ lspci |grep Eth 00:19.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82579LM … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethernet, Fedora, hardware, Intel, kernel, Linux, Network, Opinion, some systems ok | Tagged constant up/down, e1000e, ethernet, intel, problems, revert patch, some nics ok, workaround | Leave a reply
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