[patch] Support for kernel 5.17 (Parallels Tools 17.1.2.51548)

[MathewM1]

Looks like 17.1.3 fixes the kernel modules for Linux v5.17.
v5.18 was released this week, has anyone tried that yet?

 

[Mark Fine]

Looks like 17.1.3 fixes the kernel modules for Linux v5.17.
v5.18 was released this week, has anyone tried that yet?

Actually... no, it may have fixed it for the ARM version, but not the Intel version because the change to pvmnet.c was never implemented. ARM doesn't use pvmnet for some reason. Clearly they never tested 17.1.3 on Intel.

What's worse is that the gui version of the installer appears to upgrade you to 17.1.3's tools, but it doesn't - it may be using the one left over by 17.1.2 instead of using what's on the new virtual CD. So it keeps asking to upgrade every time you reboot. If you mount the virtual CD and run the textual version of the installer, it fails on the pvmnet.c error. So the pvmnet.c part of the patch still needs to be applied for Intel versions.

I think I should start sending Parallels a bill for professional debugging and I don't come cheap.

 

[TonL]

Does anyone have patch for Linux 5.18?

 

[MitchellH3]

Does anyone have patch for Linux 5.18?

https://github.com/wegank/nixos-con...56e/hardware/parallels-unfree/prl-tools.patch
Works for me on 5.18.

 

[Mark Fine]

https://github.com/wegank/nixos-con...56e/hardware/parallels-unfree/prl-tools.patch
Works for me on 5.18.

That patch won't work for Intel-based Macs. Doesn't include the part required for prl_eth, which isn't used on ARM.

 

[TonL]

https://github.com/wegank/nixos-con...56e/hardware/parallels-unfree/prl-tools.patch
Works for me on 5.18.

Works great on ARM Macs. Thanks for the help!

 

[Asish]

https://github.com/wegank/nixos-con...56e/hardware/parallels-unfree/prl-tools.patch
Works for me on 5.18.

Hello, Thanks for sharing the solution with our customers.

 

[Mark Fine]

I've applied it on top of the previous 5.17.x patch... works fine on an intel based mac.

Turns out it's not just Intel. Red Hat-based kernels require the prl_eth fix.

 

[NicolasF3]

Anyone to explain how to apply it please ?

 

[Mark Fine]

Anyone to explain how to apply it please ?

I am absolutely certain if you search this forum you will find out how to do it.

 

[PlayF]

Hello,

Once again, the time has come when a new kernel has been released and yet the official latest tools do not yet support it, so here is a patch that addresses the compatibility with kernels 5.17+. It is a very small patch that reflects a change for `PDE_DATA()` being renamed to `pde_data()` in kernels 5.17.

P.S. As always, I am writing this message from a VM running on the kernel and patched guest tools, so it works for me, but you mileage may vary. I do not have M1, so this patch has been tested only on Intel-based Macs. It should not be hard to patch M1's version accordingly.

How i can use that patch in my M1? can you write instruction,please?

 

[AntonioA12]

Hello.
First of all, thanks to everyone working to fix this issue.

After unpacking kmod dir, editing the corresponding files according to the patch posted by MitchellH3, and zipping again to get prl_mod.tar.gz, I can't install Parallels Tools.

Could someone upload the patched prl_mod.tar.gz file for kernel 5.18.8, like AngeloC did for 5.17.6?

I tried to install Parallels tools on Fedora 16 (5.18.8-200.fc36.aarch64) hosted on a MacBook Air (M1 chip, macOS Monterey 12.4) running Parallels Desktop (17.1.4.51567).

Please, don't waste your time if you have nothing else to say that if I search this forum I will find out how to do it.

Thanks.