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Monthly Archives: August 2020

ARM64 – Fedora 33 Pre-release Kernel Boot Problem – and Workaround..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on August 26, 2020 by RGAugust 26, 2020

I have been testing Fedora 33 pre-release, and on x86_64 it seems relatively stable (usual caveats…) but on arm64 systems (Odroid N2 and Pi4) I found that after compiling a new kernel (5.8.3), the system booted, but login was impossible, and screen output was missing  (uart/console was OK). Kernels compiled with Fedora 32 all booted OK, and … Continue reading →

Posted in aarch64, ARM64, boot, compilation, Crash and Burn.., Fedora, Hacks, kernel, Linux / ARM, Odroid N2, Opinion | Tagged arm64, boot problem, cross-compile, fedora 33, kernel 5.8.3, login imposssible, modules not loading, timeout, workaround, x86_64 ok | Leave a reply

Kernel – 5.9-rc2 – NVIDIA Patches, Kernel Taint, and Wait for VMware 16..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on August 24, 2020 by RGAugust 24, 2020

Kernel 5.9-rc2 is out, and brief details of changes since -rc1 are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2008.2/10710.html The patched VMware 16 prerelease versions of vmmon and vmnet compile OK, but any further tests will have to wait until the release of Workstation 16 in about a months time.. NVIDIA 450.66 can be made to (almost..) work, by applying the 5.9 … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Hacks, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, VMware | Tagged kernel 5.9-rc2 released, kernel taint with nvidia_uvm, mmu patch, nvidia 450.66 patch, until version 16 released, vmware runtime problem | 3 Replies

VMware – Kernel 5.8/5.9 Problems – To be Fixed in Workstation Pro 16?

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on August 21, 2020 by RGAugust 21, 2020

VMware have announced the release of Workstation Pro 16:  https://blogs.vmware.com/workstation/2020/08/announcing-workstation-16-and-fusion-12.html From various comments seen elsewhere, it would appear that WS 16 should include fixes for Kernel 5.8/5.9 runtime compatibility..   Actual release date is – so far – vague, but may be sometime towards the end of September.. Robert Gadsdon.   August 21st 2020. … Continue reading →

Posted in fix, kernel, Linux, Opinion, VMware | Tagged details vague, possible fix for kernel 5.8/5.9, vmware 16 announced | 1 Reply

NVIDIA – 5.9-patched 450.57 Crash, New Driver 450.66 Released..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on August 19, 2020 by RGAugust 19, 2020

There is a new driver 450.66 available, and details are here:  https://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/163238/en-us No patch – yet – and there is an issue with the old ‘GPL block’ again..  https://gitlab.com/EULA/snippets/-/commit/9c295c9b9b9453de00941a5c84cb3c9385eafe6e I had just tested the latest version of the 5.9 patch for NVIDIA driver 450.57, and it compiled OK, but loading was problem, and the mouse ‘wobbled’ all … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion | Tagged 450.57 crash, kernel 5.9 patch, new driver 450.66, nvidia | 3 Replies

Kernel – 5.9-rc1 Released – VMware Still Broken.. NVIDIA Compile Fails..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on August 16, 2020 by RGAugust 16, 2020

Kernel 5.9-rc1 is out, and brief details are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2008.2/00223.html As expected, VMware is still broken, and fails/reboots when a VM start is attempted. Vmnet, with the latest patch, compiles OK, and there is a patch for vmmon and Kernel 5.9 available, for the Workstation 16 early-release, here: https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/tmp/workstation-16 With regard to NVIDIA, the interim patch for … Continue reading →

Posted in Crash and Burn.., kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, VMware | Tagged kernel 5.9-rc1, nvidia compile fails, vmmon vmnet patches available, vmware still broken | 2 Replies

NVIDIA – Early Patch for 5.9 Available..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on August 13, 2020 by RGAugust 13, 2020

There is already an early NVIDIA 450.57 patch for Kernel 5.9, and thanks to Pete for the info, and Isaak I. Aleksandrov for the patch ..   This was not shown in the general list I had at https://gitlab.com/users/EULA/snippets, but the direct link is here:  https://gitlab.com/EULA/snippets/-/blob/55de41ae16851dc0fc7973901c1f71007b2a4efb/NVIDIA/450.57/kernel-5.9.patch I have tested this with the August 9th pre-release I used in … Continue reading →

Posted in alpha release, compilation, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, patches | 3 Replies

Kernel – 5.9-rc – Preliminary Testing – Breaks VMware and NVIDIA, and VirtualBox..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on August 10, 2020 by RGAugust 10, 2020

After all the excitement around the release of Kernel 5.8, I ran some tests on the work-in-progress git version (August 9th) of Kernel 5.9-rc1.   Obviously, there are more changes to come before RC1 is actually released.. NVIDIA 450.57 compile fails: ……………………. CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-450.57/kernel/nvidia-uvm/nv-kthread-q.o CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-450.57/kernel/nvidia-uvm/nv-kthread-q-selftest.o CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-450.57/kernel/nvidia-uvm/uvm8.o In file included from /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-450.57/kernel/nvidia-uvm/uvm8.c:31: /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-450.57/kernel/nvidia-uvm/uvm8_va_range.h: In … Continue reading →

Posted in alpha release, Hacks, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, VirtualBox, VMware | Tagged compile tests only, git version august 9th, interim tests, kernel 5-9rc, nvidia fails, vitrtualbox fails, vmmon fails | 4 Replies

VirtualBox – Latest Development Version Tests with Kernel 5.8 – Unstable..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on August 3, 2020 by RGAugust 4, 2020

I have been investigating alternatives, as VMware is currently a non-starter (literally..) with Kernel 5.8.. I installed the latest VirtualBox (6.1.97 r139689) from SVN (another blast from the past…) and managed – after some messing around – to get it to compile OK on my Fedora 32 test system with Kernel 5.8 (from kernel.org..)    I had … Continue reading →

Posted in Crash and Burn.., Fedora, Hacks, kernel, Linux, Opinion, VirtualBox, working | Tagged fedora guest ok, installs ok, Kernel 5.8, virtualbox 6.1.97r139689 | Leave a reply

Kernel – 5.8 Released – NVIDIA OK, but VMware Runtime Causes Reboot, With No Warning..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on August 2, 2020 by RGAugust 2, 2020

Kernel 5.8 is out, and details are here:   http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2008.0/00586.html The (patched) VMware 15.5.6  vmmon/vmnet modules compile OK, and the latest NVIDIA driver 450.57 compiles and runs OK. However….    I cannot upgrade my main systems, as the catastrophic VMware runtime reboot still occurs, as mentioned in previous articles: $ uname -a Linux rgz220 5.8.0 #2 SMP Sun Aug … Continue reading →

Posted in Crash and Burn.., kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, VMware | Tagged failure, Kernel 5.8, nvidia 450.57 ok, released, vmware runtime immediate reboot, vmware vmmon vmnet ok | 5 Replies
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