We need an Update on Linux Kernel 4.15 compatibility

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PaulR2

Bit poster
...Or maybe give people a big warning not to upgrade to latest kernel on your Linux VM. Most distros will be on 4.15 soon !!! (4.16 is already out). The whole point of running VMs for many people is to test new OS versions. I like the Parallels product and I have used it for years but If it can't run the OSes I need it will have to go. Very disappointed :(

If you are unsure MAKE A SNAPSHOT NOW ! before doing any OS updates for your Linux VM
 
Totally agree.

I wanted to try Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Incompatible.

Updated my Fedora to kernel 4.16. Didn't reboot.

This is an urgent problem.
 
Hi maybe it helps here are my detailed error messages trying to install parallel tools.

Hit:1 http://ftp.halifax.rwth-aachen.de/kali kali-rolling InRelease
Reading package lists...
Return code from apt-get update is 0
Sat Apr 28 21:26:49 CEST 2018
Start installation or upgrade of Guest Tools
new version of parallels tools
Installed Guest Tools were not found
Perform installation into the /usr/lib/parallels-tools directory
cat: /usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/../version: No such file or directory
make: Entering directory '/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods'
cd prl_eth/pvmnet && make
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_eth/pvmnet'
make -C /lib/modules/4.15.0-kali2-amd64/build M=/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_eth/pvmnet
make[2]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-4.15.0-kali2-amd64'
CC [M] /usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_eth/pvmnet/pvmnet.o
LD [M] /usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_eth/pvmnet/prl_eth.o
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST 1 modules
CC /usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_eth/pvmnet/prl_eth.mod.o
LD [M] /usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_eth/pvmnet/prl_eth.ko
make[2]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-4.15.0-kali2-amd64'
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_eth/pvmnet'
cd prl_tg/Toolgate/Guest/Linux/prl_tg && make
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_tg/Toolgate/Guest/Linux/prl_tg'
make -C /lib/modules/4.15.0-kali2-amd64/build SUBDIRS=/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_tg/Toolgate/Guest/Linux/prl_tg SRCROOT=/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_tg/Toolgate/Guest/Linux/prl_tg modules
make[2]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-4.15.0-kali2-amd64'
CC [M] /usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_tg/Toolgate/Guest/Linux/prl_tg/prltg.o
LD [M] /usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_tg/Toolgate/Guest/Linux/prl_tg/prl_tg.o
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST 1 modules
CC /usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_tg/Toolgate/Guest/Linux/prl_tg/prl_tg.mod.o
LD [M] /usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_tg/Toolgate/Guest/Linux/prl_tg/prl_tg.ko
make[2]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-4.15.0-kali2-amd64'
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_tg/Toolgate/Guest/Linux/prl_tg'
cp -f prl_tg/Toolgate/Guest/Linux/prl_tg/*.symvers prl_fs/SharedFolders/Guest/Linux/prl_fs ||:
cd prl_fs/SharedFolders/Guest/Linux/prl_fs && make
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_fs/SharedFolders/Guest/Linux/prl_fs'
make -C /lib/modules/4.15.0-kali2-amd64/build M=/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_fs/SharedFolders/Guest/Linux/prl_fs
make[2]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-4.15.0-kali2-amd64'
CC [M] /usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_fs/SharedFolders/Guest/Linux/prl_fs/super.o
CC [M] /usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_fs/SharedFolders/Guest/Linux/prl_fs/inode.o
CC [M] /usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_fs/SharedFolders/Guest/Linux/prl_fs/file.o
CC [M] /usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_fs/SharedFolders/Guest/Linux/prl_fs/interface.o
LD [M] /usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_fs/SharedFolders/Guest/Linux/prl_fs/prl_fs.o
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST 1 modules
CC /usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_fs/SharedFolders/Guest/Linux/prl_fs/prl_fs.mod.o
LD [M] /usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_fs/SharedFolders/Guest/Linux/prl_fs/prl_fs.ko
make[2]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-4.15.0-kali2-amd64'
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_fs/SharedFolders/Guest/Linux/prl_fs'
cd prl_fs_freeze/Snapshot/Guest/Linux/prl_freeze && make
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_fs_freeze/Snapshot/Guest/Linux/prl_freeze'
make -C /lib/modules/4.15.0-kali2-amd64/build M=/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_fs_freeze/Snapshot/Guest/Linux/prl_freeze modules
make[2]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-4.15.0-kali2-amd64'
CC [M] /usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_fs_freeze/Snapshot/Guest/Linux/prl_freeze/prl_fs_freeze.o
/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_fs_freeze/Snapshot/Guest/Linux/prl_freeze/prl_fs_freeze.c:220:71: error: macro "DEFINE_TIMER" passed 4 arguments, but takes just 2
DEFINE_TIMER(thaw_timer, thaw_timer_fn, 0, (unsigned long)&(thaw_work));
^
/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_fs_freeze/Snapshot/Guest/Linux/prl_freeze/prl_fs_freeze.c:220:1: warning: data definition has no type or storage class
DEFINE_TIMER(thaw_timer, thaw_timer_fn, 0, (unsigned long)&(thaw_work));
^~~~~~~~~~~~
/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_fs_freeze/Snapshot/Guest/Linux/prl_freeze/prl_fs_freeze.c:220:1: error: type defaults to 'int' in declaration of 'DEFINE_TIMER' [-Werror=implicit-int]
/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_fs_freeze/Snapshot/Guest/Linux/prl_freeze/prl_fs_freeze.c: In function 'schedule_thaw_work':
/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_fs_freeze/Snapshot/Guest/Linux/prl_freeze/prl_fs_freeze.c:224:21: error: 'thaw_timer' undeclared (first use in this function); did you mean 'thaw_timer_fn'?
if (timer_pending(&thaw_timer))
^~~~~~~~~~
thaw_timer_fn
/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_fs_freeze/Snapshot/Guest/Linux/prl_freeze/prl_fs_freeze.c:224:21: note: each undeclared identifier is reported only once for each function it appears in
/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_fs_freeze/Snapshot/Guest/Linux/prl_freeze/prl_fs_freeze.c: In function 'cancel_timeout':
/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_fs_freeze/Snapshot/Guest/Linux/prl_freeze/prl_fs_freeze.c:233:18: error: 'thaw_timer' undeclared (first use in this function); did you mean 'thaw_timer_fn'?
del_timer_sync(&thaw_timer);
^~~~~~~~~~
thaw_timer_fn
cc1: some warnings being treated as errors
/usr/src/linux-headers-4.15.0-kali2-common/scripts/Makefile.build:335: recipe for target '/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_fs_freeze/Snapshot/Guest/Linux/prl_freeze/prl_fs_freeze.o' failed
make[5]: *** [/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_fs_freeze/Snapshot/Guest/Linux/prl_freeze/prl_fs_freeze.o] Error 1
/usr/src/linux-headers-4.15.0-kali2-common/Makefile:1528: recipe for target '_module_/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_fs_freeze/Snapshot/Guest/Linux/prl_freeze' failed
make[4]: *** [_module_/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_fs_freeze/Snapshot/Guest/Linux/prl_freeze] Error 2
Makefile:146: recipe for target 'sub-make' failed
make[3]: *** [sub-make] Error 2
Makefile:8: recipe for target 'all' failed
make[2]: *** [all] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-4.15.0-kali2-amd64'
Makefile:20: recipe for target 'modules' failed
make[1]: *** [modules] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_fs_freeze/Snapshot/Guest/Linux/prl_freeze'
Makefile.kmods:34: recipe for target 'installme' failed
make: *** [installme] Error 2
make: Leaving directory '/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods'
Error: could not build kernel modules
Error: failed to install kernel modules
Error: failed to install Parallels Guest Tools!
Please, look at /var/log/parallels-tools-install.log file for more information.
2018-04-28T21:26:56+0200: execCmd: ./install --install [143]
2018-04-28T21:26:56+0200: Error: An error occurred when installing Parallels Tools. Please go to /var/log/parallels-tools-install.log for more information.
2018-04-28T21:27:02+0200: Exiting with code 1
 
Issues with kali update causes VM to fail. In addition to that, there is no tools for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS either. Virtualbox is free and it works! Not going to renew - im tired of this! I dont pay a lot of money to deal with issues like this
 
I'm fed up too. Parallels treats Linux like second-class citizens. New kernel comes out Parallels Tools breaks. OpenGL support isn't coming anytime soon.
 
Hello folks. Our engineering team is working diligently to develop support for Ubuntu 18.04. Although we do not have a fixed date on this yet, please be assured that this situation has been prioritized appropriately and will be resolved at the earliest. We appreciate your patience.
 
Hemnath@Parallels said:
Although we do not have a fixed date on this yet, please be assured that this situation has been prioritized appropriately...
Click to expand...

The fact that we're having this conversation in early May when 4.15 was released at the end of January and 4.16 at the start of April would seem to debunk the appropriateness of the prioritisation here.

I appreciate that it's being worked on but this situation can not keep happening.
 
VMware Fusion works with 18.04....

I suspect given VMwares wider product set and the mandatory need from customers to have support for the latest kernels/lunux distros that Fusions is included in the overall development cycle - just a thought...
 
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