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VMware – Kernel 5.8 is a Serious Problem?

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on July 19, 2020 by RGJuly 19, 2020

Since the release of Kernel 5.8-rc1, any attempt I made to run a VMware client on that host system has failed catastrophically. ( see http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=2753 ) and the problem still persists, with 5.8-rc6. I had posted brief details of the issue on the VMware forum some weeks ago, but there has been no useful response. https://communities.vmware.com/thread/638457 I … Continue reading →

Posted in Crash and Burn.., kernel, Linux, Opinion, VirtualBox, VMware | Tagged incompatible, Kernel 5.8, no solution yet, problem, virtualbox, vmware | 2 Replies

VMware – 12.5.8 Released – Still Incompatible..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on November 17, 2017 by RGNovember 17, 2017

There has been a new release of Workstation 12.5 – 12.5.8 – and the – rather vague – release notes are here:  https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Pro/12.0/rn/workstation-1258-release-notes.html I tested this with a ‘clean’ install on my cash-and-burn system, and basically, it suffers from the same compatibility problems as 12.5.7.    GCC7, Fedora 26/27, and Kernel 14.x all cause it to fail. # … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Crash and Burn.., Fedora, gcc, Hacks, kernel, Linux, Opinion, VMware | Tagged 12.5.8 released, fedora 26/27, gcc7, incompatible, kernel 14.0.0, same problems as 12.5.7, vmware | 1 Reply

NVIDIA – Incompatible with Fedora 23 Xorg – and a Workaround..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on November 4, 2015 by RGNovember 5, 2015

Just updated to Fedora 23, and the NVIDIA driver would not load/run.. (tested with the latest – 358.09 and 352.55) ================ WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING ================ This server has a video driver ABI version of 20.0 that this driver does not officially support. Please check http://www.nvidia.com/ for driver updates or downgrade to an X server with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Crash and Burn.., Fedora, Hacks, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion | Tagged dnf, downgrade, fedora 23, incompatible, nvidia, workaround, xorg abi | 13 Replies
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