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Kernel – 5.4-rc2 is Out. No Change from rc1, so far?

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on October 7, 2019 by RGOctober 7, 2019

Kernel 5.4-rc2 has been released, and brief details are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1910.0/07213.html The odd behaviour of VMware and NVIDIA compiles still occurs, but there are patches submitted (see comments under -rc1 article http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=2614 for more details).   So far, I have not seen a fix for the NVIDIA compile failure. Robert Gadsdon.  October 7th 2019.   … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, quirks, VMware | Tagged compile quirks, kernel 5.4-rc2 released, patches submitted, same as rc1 | 1 Reply

Fedora – Fix for Broken rpmbuild in Fedora 31.

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on September 6, 2019 by RGSeptember 6, 2019

Testing Fedora 31 – which is still work-in-progress, of course.. Tried to use # rpmbuild –rebuild to create a missing RPM from a F30 source RPM, and found the following error: ………….. Illegal char ‘)’ (0x29) in: Obsoletes:………. I found a reference to this error in the buglist, but it had been flagged as ‘rawhide’, and closed, … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Crash and Burn.., Fedora, Hacks, Linux, Opinion, quirks | Tagged fedora 31, fix, illegal char, pre release, rpmbuild bug, workaround | Leave a reply

ARM – Odroid C2 – Updated..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on August 19, 2019 by RGAugust 19, 2019

When the Odroid C2 was first released way back in 2016, I spent ages trying to get it to function correctly with a mainstream kernel, and tested innumerable development versions of U-Boot, including functionality that was working OK at that time, but that – for some reason – then failed to be included in the ‘mainstream’ U-Boot.. … Continue reading →

Posted in aarch64, Fedora, fix, grub, Hacks, Linux, Odroid C2, Opinion, quirks, U-Boot | Tagged fedora 30, odroid c2, opensuse, working u-boot with grub | Leave a reply

Kernel – 5.1 Released, OK with latest NVIDIA, and Patched VMware

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on May 5, 2019 by RGMay 5, 2019

Kernel 5.1 is out, and brief details are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1905.0/03532.html The latest NVIDIA driver (430.09) and patched VMware 15.0.4 both compile and run OK. One odd quirk, is that the behaviour of # make xconfig has changed, and if you have your custom configs saved out-of-tree, then the save option tries to save them back to the … Continue reading →

Posted in kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, quirks, VMware | Tagged kernel 5.1, latest nvidia ok, make xconfig quirk, patched vmware ok, released | 5 Replies

KDE/Plasma – Softlink to NTFS-3G Partition – Solution..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on March 26, 2019 by RGMarch 26, 2019

This is one of those not-sure-if-bug-or-feature issues..   On my dual-boot Fedora/Win7 system, I needed to access a ‘shared’ NTFS (ntfs-3g) partition.   When I came to add a softlink to the NTFS partition on the Plasma Desktop, the link existed, but nothing showed on the Desktop.    Other softlinks – to EXT4 partitions – displayed OK.   I tested with … Continue reading →

Posted in Fedora, KDE, Linux, Opinion, Plasma Desktop, quirks | Tagged faile sto display on desktop, kde plasma, softlink to ntfs-3g partion, solution, use link to location(url) | Leave a reply

New Install – Dual-Boot, Serial Console, Intel Ethernet Issues – Fixed..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on February 18, 2019 by RGFebruary 18, 2019

Setting up an old HP8000 desktop small-form-factor system as a crash-and-burn test system, with dual-boot Fedora 29 and Windows 7, on separate drives. First slight gotcha with the Fedora install: The installation utility shows the two disks, the first of which has Windows 7 (sda) and the second – additional – was for the Fedora Linux install … Continue reading →

Posted in Crash and Burn.., dual-boot, Ethernet, Fedora, fix, fixed, grub, Hacks, hardware, Intel, kernel, Linux, linux install, Opinion, quirks, Win 7 | Tagged dual-boot, fedora, fixed, intel ethernet, linux, new install, serial console port, win7 | Leave a reply

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 – Possible Clues to Failure?

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

OPINION/SPECULATION: After more tests, I am still encountering the odd behaviour of VMware (14.1.2 with vmmon patch) and Kernel 4.18-rc1, but did notice one possible clue.. Looking at the # systemctl status vmware.service output, it includes the following: Jun 18 01:02:03 rgtest vmware[5663]: Blocking file system[FAILED] I think this should not be there, as VMBlock has been … Continue reading →

Posted in FUSE, kernel, Linux, Opinion, quirks, VMware | Tagged blocking file system error, fuse, kernel 4.18, possible cause, speculation, vmware | 5 Replies

Fedora – F28 Annoyances, and Workarounds..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on June 1, 2018 by RGJune 1, 2018

Running Fedora 28 on the test system, I have encountered the following issues with various applications, and found substitute rpm workarounds..  Usually, these can be installed by downloading them ,and then using # rpm -Uvh……… –force.. Grub-customizer still crashes, but the F27 version works ( grub-customizer-5.0.6-6.fc27.x86_64 ) Wine crashes with some windows apps, and the workaround is … Continue reading →

Posted in Fedora, fix, gcc, Hacks, Linux, Opinion, Performance, quirks | Tagged application problems, fedora 28, grub-customizer, handbrake, wine, workarounds | Leave a reply

Linux – Dual-Boot Nasty Hack..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on March 14, 2018 by RGMarch 14, 2018

I am setting up an HP Z820 as – primarily – a video creating/editing/restoring system, but I need to be able to boot into Windows 7 Pro (for Vegas Pro, AviSynth, Prodrenalin, Mercalli, etc. etc..) and Linux (Fedora)..   I had set up dual-boot systems before, and I am still using Windows 7 Pro SP1, but this time … Continue reading →

Posted in boot, dual-boot, Fedora, fix, grub, Hacks, Linux, Opinion, quirks, UEFI, Win 7 | Tagged dual-boot, fedora entry missing, fix, grub2, hack, linux, substitute, success, uefi, windows 7, z820 | Leave a reply

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