As the Fedora 18 Beta had been stable on my x86_64 test system, I decided to update the Pi from F17 to F18.. As there is no ‘update’ image available, the only way is to use YUM.. Instructions are on the Fedora site: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Upgrading_Fedora_using_yum#Fedora_17_-.3E_Fedora_18 I found that the rpm –import command failed with a curl error: # … Continue reading →
The 3.6.y branch of the kernel on GitHub has now been updated to 3.6.9, in step with the ‘mainline’ kernel.. To get the source, you may need to explicitly reference the rpi-3.6.y.tar.gz download, instead of the (default) rpi-3.2.7.tar.gz https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux/archive/rpi-3.6.y.tar.gz Compilation was as described in earlier posts.. Fedora release 17 (Beefy Miracle) Kernel 3.6.9-pi on an armv6l (ttyAMA0) … Continue reading →
The Raspberry Pi 3.6.y kernel branch in GitHub at https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux/tree/rpi-3.6.y has now been updated to version 3.6.6, and compiles cleanly, with a couple of small gotchas.. I have the wireless drivers selected, and for some reason one of the header files is missing – /drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_common.h.. It is a simple job to just copy this file over from … Continue reading →
Just updated the Dreamplug to 3.7-rc5 (just released..) and there are no surprises.. Fedora release 17 (Beefy Miracle) Kernel 3.7.0-rc5 on an armv5tel (ttyS0) …………………… $ uname -a Linux rgdreamplug 3.7.0-rc5 #1 Sun Nov 11 23:10:12 GMT 2012 armv5tel armv5tel armv5tel GNU/Linux Robert Gadsdon.. November 11th 2012. … Continue reading →
Previous VMware ‘dot-releases’ have typically still needed patching for the very-latest kernels, but I was pleased to find that VMware Workstation 9.0.1 installed on Kernel 3.6.6 without any need for the ‘3.5 patch’ that was necessary for 9.0.0.. Even more of a surprise, was that 9.0.1 also installs with no problems on Kernel 3.7-rc4! So… Thanks to … Continue reading →
SmartDeblur has received some exposure in the mainstream press recently, and as I do a lot of digital restoration of old slides and negatives, I wanted to get it to run on Linux, as well. Should be no problem, as the app is written in QT4.. So.. Download the source from GitHub: https://github.com/Y-Vladimir/SmartDeblur/downloads Then unpack the tarfile, … Continue reading →
I now have the Raspberry Pi running on kernel 3.6.1-pi, recently downloaded from GitHub, as per my earlier post.. Fedora release 17 (Beefy Miracle) Kernel 3.6.1-pi on an armv6l (ttyAMA0) …….. $ uname -a Linux rgpi 3.6.1-pi #4 Mon Oct 15 13:08:24 BST 2012 armv6l armv6l armv6l GNU/Linux FYI, the download link on GitHub was still pointing … Continue reading →
I had – for many years – been using a Palm Pilot (later Sony Clie) to sync calendars with JPilot on Linux, and this worked fine, especially after USB support was added, all those years ago.. I now have an Android so-called smart phone, and simply want to sync my calendar with my desktop (KDE 4.9.2).. This … Continue reading →
Just updated my main (Fedora 17, X86_64, Quad-Core Intel) system to 3.6.1 – released today – with no problems.. $ uname -a Linux rglinux 3.6.1 #1 SMP Sun Oct 7 17:18:41 BST 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Planning to update the Dreamplug (Fedora 17 ARM) next.. … Continue reading →
The problem for those of us who prefer a non-graphical login, and then found that USB and other devices would not mount successfully, has now been fixed. I had created my own workaround, some time ago, but nice to know that an ‘official’ fix is now – finally – in the pipeline.. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=806491 Pre-release RPMs available at: … Continue reading →