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New NVIDIA Driver – OK for 3.10, not for 3.11..

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Just installed the latest NVIDIA driver – 325.15 – and it compiles cleanly with 3.10 kernels, but fails with 3.11-rc..: /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-325.15/kernel/os-interface.c: In function ‘os_get_system_memory_size’: /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-325.15/kernel/os-interface.c:244:21: error: ‘num_physpages’ undeclared (first use in this function) return (((NvU64)NV_NUM_PHYSPAGES * PAGE_SIZE) / RM_PAGE_SIZE); ^ /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-325.15/kernel/os-interface.c:244:21: note: each undeclared identifier is reported only once for each function it appears in /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-325.15/kernel/os-interface.c:245:1: warning: … Continue reading →

Tried 3.10 – Back to 3.9.9, for the Time Being..

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I had tried running kernel 3.10, but encountered several problems..   The KDE desktop would ‘hang’, and the wifi connections (rt2800, using NetworkManager) refused to connect, most of the time, and kmix (sound mixer app) wouldn’t run.. I had tried all the ‘patched’ NVIDIA drivers, and found that the ‘old’ 310.51 driver compiled OK, but didn’t work correctly … Continue reading →

Kernel 3.10-rc7 – NVIDIA (patched) OK, and VMware OK, with vmblock Disabled..

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Updated the test system to kernel 3.10-rc7, and the patched NVIDIA drivers for 310.51 and 319.23 compile OK, as before. VMware 9.02 – with the vmnet patch – compiles OK, except for vmblock..   I still can’t find a patch for vmblock and kernel 3.10-rcN, but VMware can run without vmblock, so just stop it from trying to … Continue reading →

3.10-rc3 – NVIDIA Patches OK, Still Missing VMware vmblock Patch..

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Just installed 3.10-rc3 on the test system, and the latest NVIDIA drivers (310.51, and 319.23 beta) both compile OK with the patch mentioned in the posting on 3.10-rc2  https://rglinuxtech.com/?p=738 The – rather complex – 3.10 patch for vmnet works, but there is still no patch for vmblock, which fails to compile: /tmp/modconfig-J79ptB/vmblock-only/linux/inode.c:49:4: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer … Continue reading →

3.10-rc2 – NVIDIA Patch now Available..

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As reported by Walter Layher and Mal Haak, there is a now a patch available for the NVIDIA drivers on kernel 3.10-rc2, and it works successfully… For details and a link, see the comments below the original article:  https://rglinuxtech.com/?p=733 Update: Tested with patched drivers 310.51 (Released) and 319.17 (Beta) on kernel 3.10-rc2, and both compile OK.. Robert … Continue reading →

3.10-rc2 – No Go for VMware and NVIDIA…

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Just installed kernel 3.10-rc2, and VMware and NVIDIA fail to compile: VMware: ………………. /tmp/modconfig-i0TsV7/vmnet-only/hub.c: In function ‘VNetHubAlloc’: /tmp/modconfig-i0TsV7/vmnet-only/hub.c:366:28: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type /tmp/modconfig-i0TsV7/vmnet-only/hub.c:367:28: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type make[2]: *** [/tmp/modconfig-i0TsV7/vmnet-only/hub.o] Error 1 make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs…. make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/modconfig-i0TsV7/vmnet-only] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-3.10-rc2′ make: *** [vmnet.ko] Error 2 …………….. … Continue reading →

3.9 Final – all OK..

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Just updated to 3.9.0 ‘final’ from kernel.org, and everything seems to be OK..    As with the -RCs,  VMware (9.02) and NVIDIA (310.44 and beta 319.12) all compile without problems.. # uname -a Linux rg6830l 3.9.0 #1 SMP Tue Apr 30 01:28:30 PDT 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Robert Gadsdon.  April 30, 2013. … Continue reading →

New NVIDIA ‘Optimus’ Driver, Compiles OK..

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Just downloaded the new NVIDIA ‘beta’ driver – 319.12 – and it compiles without problems on kernels 3.8.6 and 3.9-rc6 (as you would expect!).. More (technical!) details here: https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/539249/unix-graphics-announcements-and-news/-linux-solaris-and-freebsd-driver-319-12-beta-/ Robert Gadsdon.  April 10, 2013. … Continue reading →

3.9-rc6 – Still no problems with VMware and NVIDIA

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Just installed 3.9-rc6, and the latest VMware (9.02) and NVIDIA (‘stable’ 310.44 and ‘beta’ 313.30) drivers all compile OK.. There will probably be one more -rc (7) before 3.9 Final is released.. # uname -a Linux rg6830l 3.9.0-rc6 #1 SMP Mon Apr 8 12:19:21 BST 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Robert Gadsdon.   April 8, 2013. … Continue reading →

Kernel 3.9-rc5 – No Problems.. ‘Final’, in ”A Few Weeks”?

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Just updated the test system to 3.9-rc5, and VMware (9.0.2) and NVIDIA (310.40 and 313.26) all (still) compile OK.. # uname -a Linux rg6830l 3.9.0-rc5 #1 SMP Tue Apr 2 08:54:24 BST 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Apparently, the released version of 3.9 will be in ”..a few weeks..”  (and that is about as specific as these … Continue reading →