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Kernel – 4.18-rc6 – OK with Latest NVIDIA, and Patched VMware..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on July 22, 2018 by RGJuly 22, 2018

Kernel 4.18-rc6 has been released, and details of changes since -rc5 are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1807.2/06572.html The latest NVIDIA drivers ( 390.77 and 396.45 ) compile/load OK, as does vmmon-patched VMware 14.1.2 (see http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=2322 ). Robert Gadsdon.  July 22. 2018. … Continue reading →

Posted in kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, patches, VMware | Tagged 390.77, 396.45, kernel 4.18-rc6, ok with lates nvidia, vmmon patch, vmware 14.1.2 | 2 Replies

Kernel – 4.18-rc2 is Out – Includes fix for VMware Runtime, OK with Latest Patched VMware and NVIDIA.

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on June 24, 2018 by RGJune 24, 2018

Kernel 4.18-rc2 has been released, and brief details of changes from -rc1 are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1806.3/00112.html This includes the cmdline fix, which enables the VMware runtimes to execute correctly.   The VMware 14.1.2 vmmon patch is still required (see http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=2322 ) NVIDIA 390.67 compiles OK, with the nvidia-drm-drv.c patch (see http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=2315 ) Robert Gadsdon.  June 24, 2018. … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, fix, Hacks, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, patches, Performance, quirks, VMware | Tagged 390.67, 4.18-rc2 out, includes cmdline fix, kernel, nvidia-drm-drv.c patch, vmmon patch, vmware runtime | Leave a reply

VMware – Odd Behaviour with Kernel 4.18-rc1, and a Workaround?

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on June 18, 2018 by RGJune 18, 2018

VMware 14.1.2 worked OK with Kernel 4.17, on my Fedora 28 test system, but after updating to 4.18-rc1 the following occurred: Modules (vmmon/vmnet) compiled OK, but – after further testing – appeared to have a runtime problem..    I applied the vmmon patches from Michal Kubeček, at https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/commit/3f2a6c720f68 and this also compiled cleanly. When I ran # vmware-modconfig … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Fedora, fix, Hacks, kernel, Linux, Opinion, patches, VMware | Tagged kernel 4.18-rc1, runtime problems, userland, vmmon patch, vmware 14.1.2, workaround | 5 Replies

Kernel – 4.14 Released – OK with Latest NVIDIA and – Patched – VMware

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on November 12, 2017 by RGNovember 12, 2017

Kernel 4.14 is now out, and brief details – including updates from -rc8 – are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1711.1/03305.html As expected, the latest NVIDIA drivers (384.98 and 387.22) are OK with this release, and VMware 14.0.0 – with the vmmon patch ( see http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=2090 ) – is OK as well.. Robert Gadsdon.  November 12, 2017. … Continue reading →

Posted in kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, VMware | Tagged 14.0.0, 384.98, 387.22, kernel 4.14, nvidia, released, vmmon patch, vmware | Leave a reply

Kernel – 4.14-rc8 Released, After All..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on November 6, 2017 by RGNovember 6, 2017

Kernel 4.14-rc8 is out, and brief details of changes since -rc7 are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1711.0/03395.html This might have been 4.14 ‘final’ but there were still too many changes to warrant that..    Th 4.14 ‘final’ release may be slightly delayed, as it would now clash with the US ‘Thanksgiving’ holiday.. The latest NVIDIA drivers (384.98 and 387.22 beta) both … Continue reading →

Posted in kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, VMware | Tagged 14.0.0, 384.98, 387.22, final release may be delayed, kernel 4.14-rc8, nvidia, ok, vmmon patch, vmware | 2 Replies

VMware – Potential Fix for W/S 14 Performance/Memory Issues..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on October 23, 2017 by RGOctober 23, 2017

I had found that although VMware 14.0.0 installed OK with Kernel 4.13, the runtime performance was rather ‘sluggish’, and others have reported more serious memory issues… There is a patch that may help with this – and thanks to Roke for reporting this, and to mkubecek for the actual patch.. Details are in this posting, on the … Continue reading →

Posted in fix, Hacks, kernel, Linux, Opinion, patches, Performance, VMware | Tagged improvement, kernel 4.13, performance and memory issues, vmmon patch, vmware 14 | 6 Replies

VMware – Potential Fix for W/S 14 Performance/Memory Issues..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on October 23, 2017 by RGOctober 23, 2017

I had found that although VMware 14.0.0 installed OK with Kernel 4.13, the runtime performance was rather ‘sluggish’, and others have reported more serious memory issues… There is a patch that may help with this – and thanks to Roke for reporting this, and to mkubecek for the actual patch.. Details are in this posting, on the … Continue reading →

Posted in fix, Hacks, kernel, Linux, Opinion, patches, Performance, VMware | Tagged improvement, kernel 4.13, performance and memory issues, vmmon patch, vmware 14 | Leave a reply

Kernel – 4.14-rc2 Released – Includes NVIDIA/GPL Fix..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on September 24, 2017 by RGSeptember 24, 2017

Kernel 4.14-rc2 is out, and brief details of changes since -rc1 are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1709.3/00498.html This includes: John Hubbard (1): ACPI / bus: Make ACPI_HANDLE() work for non-GPL code again – which fixes the GPL problem for NVIDIA drivers, so that the latest version – 384.90 – with just the first patch found here: http://mom.hlmjr.com/2017/09/09/driver-wars-nvidia-drivers-384-69-vs-kernel-4-13/ – now compiles … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, fix, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, patches, VMware | Tagged kernel 4.14-rc2, nvidia gpl fix, one patch needed, success, vmmon patch, vmnet 4.13 patch, vmware | 2 Replies

Kernel – 4.6 Final – OK with Patched VMware and NVIDIA..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on May 16, 2016 by RGMay 16, 2016

Installed Kernel 4.6 Final on the test system, and the patched versions of VMware 12.1.0 (vmnet and vmmon patched) and NVIDIA driver 364.19 all compile OK..     Details of changes since -rc7 are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1605.1/05030.html , and VMware / NVIDIA patch details are in a previous article – http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=1709 $ uname -a Linux rgtest 4.6.0 #1 SMP Mon … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, VMware | Tagged kernel 4.6 final, patched nvidia and vmware ok, vmmon patch, vmnet patch | 4 Replies

VMware W/S 9.0 – patched – with kernel 3.5.3..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on August 26, 2012 by RGAugust 26, 2012

Tested the vmmon patch for the new 9.0 version of VMware Workstation with 3.5.x linux kernels, and everything works fine. Now running kernel 3.5.3 with VMware 9.0 (patched..).. … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Fedora, Hacks, kernel, Linux, Performance, VMware | Tagged kernel 3.5.3, success, vmmon patch, vmware 9.0 | 1 Reply
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