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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Ever since I spent some considerable time promoting HP’s IA64 Linux systems, way back in the early-2000’s, I have always wanted one for myself, and I recently managed to acquire an RX2600 1U server for a very reasonable price, and beef it up with some inexpensive parts from eBay.. The spec – at the moment – is … Continue reading →