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Kernel – 5.3-rc1 is Out. NVIDIA OK, VMware vmmon Fails, and a Fix.

Posted on July 21, 2019 by RGJuly 21, 2019

Tested the newly released Kernel 5.3-rc1 (brief details here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1907.2/04769.html ) The latest NVIDIA (430.34) compiles and runs OK, and (patched) VMware 15.1.0 vmnet compiles OK, but vmmon fails: ……… CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-Kk5UU0/vmmon-only/common/cpuid.o /tmp/modconfig-Kk5UU0/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c: In function ‘HostIF_SetFastClockRate’: /tmp/modconfig-Kk5UU0/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c:3406:10: error: too many arguments to function ‘force_sig’ 3406 | force_sig(SIGKILL, linuxState.fastClockThread); | ^~~~~~~~~ In file included from ./include/linux/taskstats_kern.h:12, from … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.2 Released – No Surprises..

Posted on July 7, 2019 by RGJuly 7, 2019

Kernel 5.2 is out – slightly later than usual – and brief details are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1907.0/05444.html As expected, the latest NVIDIA (430.26) and patched VMware 15.1.0 compile and run OK. Robert Gadsdon. July 7 2019.

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Dual-Boot – And Now for Something Completely Different..?

Posted on June 2, 2019 by RGJune 2, 2019

I had previously set up several dual-boot Fedora Linux/Win7 systems, but now had the challenge of doing the same for MacOS as well.. This is absolutely not the place for any discussion on the ramifications of the ‘Hackintosh’ movement, but it will suffice to use that terrible phrase ‘Google is your friend..’.. The Clover/MacOS instance was on … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.2-rc1 Released – Mostly Harmless..

Posted on May 19, 2019 by RGMay 19, 2019

Kernel 5.2-rc1 is out, and brief details are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1905.2/02345.html OK this time, with the latest NVIDIA (430.14), and with patched VMware 15.1.0. It still includes the annoying weird logic change to # make xconfig, so I will be producing an – unofficial – patch to revert this, soon. Robert Gadsdon. May 19, 2019.

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NVIDIA – Kernel 5.1 fix also works with Legacy driver 390.116

Posted on May 17, 2019 by RGMay 17, 2019

After some serious problems on my test system with plasma-workspace 5.15.x and nouveau (to be described in a separate article..) I had to contemplate moving back to the proprietary nvidia driver, but found – of course – that older cards were not supported by the ‘latest’ drivers. I did find that at least one of the older … Continue reading →

VMware – 15.1.0 released. Still broken, but Fix available

Posted on May 15, 2019 by RGMay 15, 2019

VMware 15.1.0 is out, and release notes are here: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Pro/15/rn/VMware-Workstation-151-Pro-Release-Notes.html Sadly, vmmon/vmnet install still fails (tested with Kernel 5.1.2), but a fix is already available – thanks once again to Michal Kubeček – at: https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/workstation-15.1.0 I have tested this, and VMware now runs OK, again.. Robert Gadsdon, May 15 2019.

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Kernel – 5.1 Released, OK with latest NVIDIA, and Patched VMware

Posted on May 5, 2019 by RGMay 5, 2019

Kernel 5.1 is out, and brief details are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1905.0/03532.html The latest NVIDIA driver (430.09) and patched VMware 15.0.4 both compile and run OK. One odd quirk, is that the behaviour of # make xconfig has changed, and if you have your custom configs saved out-of-tree, then the save option tries to save them back to the … Continue reading →

NVIDIA – 430.09 Released – Finally OK with Kernel 5.1..

Posted on April 23, 2019 by RGApril 23, 2019

NVIDIA driver 430.09 is out, and details are here: https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/1050666/announcements-and-news/-linux-solaris-and-freebsd-driver-430-09-beta-release-long-lived-branch-release-/ Tested with Kernel 5.1-rc6 and KF5/Plasma, and it compiles and loads/runs OK: …………. /rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-430.09/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nvidia-modeset-linux.o /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-430.09/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-kthread-q.o Building modules, stage 2. MODPOST 4 modules CC /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-430.09/kernel/nvidia-drm.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-430.09/kernel/nvidia-drm.ko CC /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-430.09/kernel/nvidia-modeset.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-430.09/kernel/nvidia-modeset.ko CC /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-430.09/kernel/nvidia-uvm.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-430.09/kernel/nvidia-uvm.ko CC /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-430.09/kernel/nvidia.mod.o LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-430.09/kernel/nvidia.ko make[2]: Leaving directory ‘/usr/src/linux-5.1-rc6’ make[1]: … Continue reading →

Kernel – 5.1-rc3 Released – NVIDIA (Patched) OK, but Must Have VMware 15.0.4 (Patched)

Posted on March 31, 2019 by RGMarch 31, 2019

Kernel 5.1-rc3 has been released, and brief details of changes since -rc2 are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1903.3/08402.html NVIDIA 418.56 with the 5.1 patch compiles and runs OK, but if you are still using VMware 15.0.3 – with the vmmon/vmnet patches – the installer may fail, with a rather vague error message: ………. make[1]: ‘postbuild’ is up to date. make[1]: … Continue reading →

KDE/Plasma – Softlink to NTFS-3G Partition – Solution..

Posted on March 26, 2019 by RGMarch 26, 2019

This is one of those not-sure-if-bug-or-feature issues.. On my dual-boot Fedora/Win7 system, I needed to access a ‘shared’ NTFS (ntfs-3g) partition. When I came to add a softlink to the NTFS partition on the Plasma Desktop, the link existed, but nothing showed on the Desktop. Other softlinks – to EXT4 partitions – displayed OK. I tested with … Continue reading →