Kernel 5.5 is out, and brief details of changes since -rc7 are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2001.3/02724.html This now works OK with Intel e1000e-supported Ethernet cards, and the patched version of VMware 15.5.1.   There is an interim patch for NVIDIA driver 440.44, and this gives a tombstone on # startx, on my systems, but seems to work OK, after that. … Continue reading →