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 →
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 →
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 →