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Monthly Archives: August 2021

Kernel – 5.14 is Out. OK with Latest NVIDIA, and Patched VMware. (and… Happy Birthday)

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on August 29, 2021 by RGAugust 29, 2021

Kernel 5.14 has been released, and the release notes include a subtle hint about the 30th anniversary of Linux – which I must confess I had forgotten…   I have only been using it since 1997..   Read it here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2108.3/05438.html As expected, this is OK with the latest NVIDIA driver 470.63.01, and with the latest (July 2021) patched … Continue reading →

Posted in kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, VMware | Tagged 5.14, happy birthday linux, kernel, latest nvidia ok, linux, new, vmware patched ok | 6 Replies

NVIDIA – New Driver 470.63.01 – OK with Kernel 5.14.

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on August 10, 2021 by RGAugust 10, 2021

NVIDIA have released driver 470.63.01, and (brief) details are here:  https://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/179599/en-us What the ‘Release Highlights’ don’t mention – and they never seem to – is that this is now compatible with Kernel 5.14 (tested with 5.14-rc5): ………………………………….. ld -r -o /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-470.63.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-modeset-interface .o /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-470.63.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nvidia-modeset-linux.o /ho me/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-470.63.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-kthread-q.o  MODPOST /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-470.63.01/kernel/Module.symvers  CC [M]  /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-470.63.01/kernel/nvidia-drm.mod.o  LD [M]  /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-470.63.01/kernel/nvidia-drm.ko  CC [M]  /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-470.63.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset.mod.o  LD … Continue reading →

Posted in kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion | Tagged 470.63.01, new driver, nvida, ok with kernel 5.14, tested with 5.15-rc5 | 1 Reply

Kernel – 5.14-rc4 – VMware 16.1.2 Fix Already Available..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on August 2, 2021 by RGAugust 2, 2021

Kernel 5.14-rc4 is out, and brief details are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2108.0/00269.html The most recent – patched – NVIDIA driver 470.57.02 is OK, but if you have an earlier version of the VMware 16.1.2 patchset, you may encounter an error when booting a Windows guest: “The operation on file “/home/rgadsdon/vmware/Windows_XP_Pro-SP3-2/Windows_XP_Pro-000001-cl3-s002.vmdk” failed.”  … etc … – followed by boot failure.. … Continue reading →

Posted in fix, kernel, Linux, Opinion, patches, VMware | Tagged fixed in latest patchset, kernel 5.14-rc4, operation failed, VMware 16.1.2, vmware guest boot fail | Leave a reply
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