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NVIDIA – Inconsistent Install Problems with Latest Drivers..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on February 3, 2025 by RGFebruary 3, 2025

Systems are Intel Dual-Xeon with Fedora 41 and GCC 14.2.1..  Kernel compiled from kernel.org source.. Starting with driver 550.144.03, and now with the latest driver 570.86.16 I have been experiencing odd and inconsistent problems with the usual install process.. Running ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-570.86.16.run fails with “ERROR: Unable to load the kernel module ‘nvidia-drm.ko’.” and later “-> Kernel module load … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Hacks, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion | Tagged code quality, inconsistent, install failures, manual compile workaround, nvidia | 1 Reply

Kernel – 6.14-rc1 is out – OK with latest VMware, and Fix for NVIDIA

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on February 3, 2025 by RGFebruary 3, 2025

Kernel 6.14-rc1 has been released, and details are here:  https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2502.0/00674.html After the pre-testing last week, the only change needed is a small fix for NVIDIA, as documented here: http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=3285    Thanks to Joan Bruguera, there is a patch available, which can easily be modified for application to the latest driver:  https://gist.github.com/joanbm/d0cb8790ca610fbd2c2e43f30707ce18 The latest VMware 17.6.2 patchset at … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, VMware | Tagged fix for nvidia available, kernel 6.14-rc1 released, ok with vmware 17.6.2 | Leave a reply

Kernel – Pre-6.14rc testing – VMware OK, and Simple Fix for NVIDIA..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on January 27, 2025 by RGJanuary 27, 2025

Kernel 6.14-rc1 will be released soon, and I have been testing the code changes submitted so far (February 26th) with the following results: VMware 17.6.2 – including ‘clean up’ patchset from https://github.com/64kramsystem/vmware-host-modules-fork/tree/workstation-17.6.2-sav – compiles OK, but with the usual host of ‘warnings’, which seem to be accepted as good-enough these days.. NVIDIA 550.144.03 compile fails with: ………………….. … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Hacks, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion | Tagged date parameter, kernel 6.14 - pre test, nvidia fix, nvidia-drm-drv.c, removed, vmware ok | Leave a reply

Kernel – 6.13 Released, OK with Latest Patched VMware, and NVIDIA

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on January 23, 2025 by RGJanuary 23, 2025

Kernel 6.13 is out, and the announcement is here:   https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2501.2/03405.html This compiles/runs OK with the latest (?) VMware 17.6.2 patchset (from https://github.com/64kramsystem/vmware-host-modules-fork/tree/workstation-17.6.2-sav ), and is OK with NVIDIA driver 550.142, and – sometimes – with the very latest 550.144.03, but there seem to be issues with this version (see separate article, coming soon) Robert Gadsdon.    January 22nd, … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, Performance, VMware | Tagged but issues with latest driver, kernel 6.13, ok with latest vmware patched, ok with nvidia, released | Leave a reply

NVIDIA – New Driver 550.142 – Finally Fixes Kernel 6.13 Softlink Error..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on December 17, 2024 by RGDecember 17, 2024

NVIDIA have released driver 550.142, and brief details are here:  https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/details/237853/  The ‘Release Highlights’ section is especially frugal on specifics.. The ‘softlink  / file not found’ error when compiling with Kernel 6.13 has finally been fixed (tested with 6.13-rc2): …………………… ld -r -o nvidia-modeset/nv-modeset-interface.o nvidia-modeset/nvidia-modeset-linux.o nvidia-modeset/nv-kthread-q.o MODPOST Module.symvers CC [M]  nvidia.mod.o CC [M]  .module-common.o LD [M]  nvidia.ko … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion | Tagged 550.142, fixes 6.13 softlink error, many compile warnings, nvidia, rethunk | Leave a reply

Kernel – 6.13-rc1 Released, VMware OK, NVIDIA Fails – and Fix..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on December 4, 2024 by RGDecember 4, 2024

Kernel 6.13-rc1 is out, and brief details are here:   https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2412.0/00203.html VMware 17.6.1 compiles OK, with patches from here: https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/tree/?h=vmware-workstation  There are now multiple patchsets available… NVIDIA 550.35 throws an odd error, and compile/load fails: ….. SYMLINK nvidia/nv-kernel.o LD [M] nvidia.o ld: cannot find ./nvidia/nv-kernel.o: No such file or directory make[4]: *** [/usr/src/linux-6.13-rc1/scripts/Makefile.build:387: nvidia.o] Error 1 make[3]: *** … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Hacks, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, VMware | Tagged fix available, kernel 6.13-rc1, nvidia 550.135 fails, symlink, vmware 17.6.1 ok | 3 Replies

NVIDIA – Kernel 6.11 support, and possible GTX10XX blank screens again..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on November 2, 2024 by RGNovember 2, 2024

Further testing for Kernel 6.11 support: All latest versions (as of November 2nd 2024), fail to load/run with Kernel 6.11.x, with the same error: ld -r -o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-565.57.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-modeset-interface.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-565.57.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nvidia-modeset-linux.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-565.57.01/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-kthread-q.o MODPOST /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-565.57.01/kernel/Module.symvers ERROR: modpost: “drm_fbdev_ttm_setup” [/home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-565.57.01/kernel/nvidia-drm.ko] undefined! make[3]: *** [scripts/Makefile.modpost:145: /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-565.57.01/kernel/Module.symvers] Error 1 make[2]: *** [/usr/src/linux-6.11.6/Makefile:1878: modpost] Error 2 make[1]: *** [Makefile:224: __sub-make] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Hacks, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion | Tagged blank screen again?, drm_fbdev_ttm_setup, executable quirks, kernel 6.11, nvidia, simple fix, workaround | Leave a reply

VMware – 17.6.x, Issues and Stability…

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on October 26, 2024 by RGOctober 26, 2024

Firstly – my apologies for late response to some messages – this (12-year-old) website has been experiencing some issues, and really needs to be updated/rehosted…    I am travelling, away from my main systems, and only have a laptop to test with.. I have been testing the latest VMware Workstation releases from Broadcom – 17.6 and 17.6.1 – … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Crash and Burn.., kernel, Linux, Opinion, Performance, VMware | Tagged 6.9 patchset, install hangs, ok with kernel 6.12-rc4, reverted to 17.5.2, tombstone, vmnet, vmware 17.6.x | 4 Replies

VMware Workstation – Multiple Patch Forks Since Broadcom..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on September 15, 2024 by RGSeptember 15, 2024

I would like to start by thanking Michal Kubeček for his many years of expert support of the VMware vmmon/vmnet modules for later kernel versions.. Since the Broadcom takeover of VMware, his patches have been forked multiple times, for 17.5.2 and now 17.6 support, with varying degrees of success..    I have tested most of these and – … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Hacks, Linux, Opinion, Performance, VMware | Tagged 17.6, available, broadcom, forks, patches, vmmon / vmnet, vmware | 4 Replies

Kernel – 6.11 Released, OK with latest NVIDIA, and Patched VMware..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on September 15, 2024 by RGSeptember 15, 2024

Kernel 6.11 is out, and brief details of the latest changes since -rc7 are here:   https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2409.1/09915.html The latsest NVIDIA driver 560.35.03 compiles and runs OK, and the VMware patchset from https://github.com/64kramsystem/vmware-host-modules-fork compiles OK, and loads and runs correctly.  (see separate article on the multiple forking of the original mkubecek patchset, since the Broadcom takeover..)      Note that all … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, VMware | Tagged 17.6.0, 360.35.03, 6.11 released, kernel, ok with latest nvidia, ok with patched vmware | 1 Reply

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