I have been using Webmin for at least the past 20+ years (!) and ran up against the SHA1 error on the Webmin RPMs when upgrading to Fedora 38, which did not permit it to be added/updated any more.. # rpm -q webmin error: Verifying a signature using certificate XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX (Jamie Cameron <jcameron@webmin.com>): Key XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX invalid: not … Continue reading →
NVIDIA have release driver version 535.86.05, and details are here: https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/linux-solaris-and-freebsd-driver-535-86-05-production-branch-release/260231 I have tested this with the latest kernel – 6.5-rc3 – and it now compiles and loads/runs OK. I was unable to test it with VMware, as there is still no solution for the compile fail with 6.5-rc: ……………………….. LD [M] /tmp/modconfig-Dj3fJq/vmmon-only/vmmon.o MODPOST /tmp/modconfig-Dj3fJq/vmmon-only/Module.symvers ERROR: modpost: … Continue reading →
I had managed to get Fedora running on my Rock Pi N10 some considerable time ago, but still was frustrated by the – apparent – lack of support for NVME, despite the slot for one in the chassis, and u-boot commands included.. I had posted this question to the RADXA Forum, but did not get a useful … Continue reading →
Usual caveat.. Not all changes are yet in place, and any code changes are suggestions/hacks only – not a expert recommendation! Testing an interim release (April 29th) of Kernel 6.4-rc, and NVIDIA 530.41.03 fails to compile: LD [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia-modeset.o CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm.o CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-drv.o /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-drv.c: In function ‘nv_drm_update_drm_driver_features’: /home/rgadsdon/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-530.41.03/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-drv.c:1439:18: error: ‘struct drm_driver’ has no member named … Continue reading →
Testing Fedora 38, and found a problem with some ‘legacy’ RPMs.. Fedora 38 now strictly enforces SHA256 for all RPMs and older/third-party ones still using SHA1 now throw an error: # rpm -q webmin error: rpmdbNextIterator: skipping h# 2316 Header V4 DSA/SHA1 Signature, key ID 11f63c51: BAD Header SHA1 digest: OK package webmin is not installed But…: … Continue reading →
Fedora 38 (beta..) has GCC 13, and this causes an error when compiling the kernel with ‘gcc_plugins‘ selected: …………………. CC scripts/mod/devicetable-offsets.s cc1: error: cannot load plugin ./scripts/gcc-plugins/randomize_layout_plugin.so: ./scripts/gcc-plugins/randomize_layout_plugin.so: undefined symbol: tree_code_type make[1]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:252: scripts/mod/empty.o] Error 1 make[1]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs…. cc1: error: cannot load plugin ./scripts/gcc-plugins/randomize_layout_plugin.so: ./scripts/gcc-plugins/randomize_layout_plugin.so: undefined symbol: tree_code_type make[1]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:114: scripts/mod/devicetable-offsets.s] … Continue reading →
During update of the kernel to 6.0.9, on my main dual-xeon Fedora 37 system, I found the following error displayed: ……………………… dracut-install: Failed to find module ‘apple_mailbox’ dracut: FAILED: /usr/lib/dracut/dracut-install -D /var/tmp/dracut.SGbOUU/initramfs –kerneldir /lib/modules/6.0.9/ -m apple_mailbox nvme_apple pinctrl-apple-gpio macsmc macsmc-rtkit i2c-apple tps6598x apple-dart dwc3 dwc3-of-simple xhci-pci pcie-apple gpio_macsmc spi-apple spi-hid-apple spi-hid-apple-of rtc-macsmc simple-mfd-spmi spmi-apple-controller nvmem_spmi_mfd apple-dockchannel dockchannel-hid … Continue reading →
Kernel 5.19-rc1 is out, and details are here: https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2206.0/04428.html There is a patchset for VMware 16.2.3, at https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/tree/tmp/workstation-16.2.3-k5.19 . I have tested this with 5.19-rc1, and VMware compiles and loads/runs OK. The latest NVIDIA driver (515.48.07) compile fails, but a hack is to edit NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.48.07/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-dma-resv-helper.h and NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.48.07/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-prime-fence.c and change nv_dma_resv_add_excl_fence to dma_resv_add_excl_fence After this, the driver compiles … Continue reading →
After some delay, I finally had a ‘good’ cooling solution for my 8GB Pi4, and resumed testing.. The last Kernel version I had running on it was 5.9-rc4, and everything seemed to be working OK (including 8GB of memory recognised). I then updated to 5.11.18, and found that none of the USB ports worked: # dmesg |grep … Continue reading →
I have been carrying out some preliminary tests to see how feasible it is to compile the Linux Kernel, and NVIDIA drivers, and VMware, using the ‘alternative’ to GCC – CLANG.. The kernel compile is relatively easy, and well documented: # make CC=clang HOSTCC=clang -j8 (for a 4-core system) The compile seems to be slower than GCC, … Continue reading →