Updated the Dreamplug to 3.11.3, and – although # make uImage… still works, decided to try the ‘new/improved’ Device Tree option, as this is the way of the future – apparently.. I found that the obvious config option of ‘Marvell Dreamplug…..’ etc didn’t work, and I would assume this is due to this being an earlier Dreamplug, … Continue reading →
Thanks to information received from Mace Moneta, I can confirm that the ‘missing files’ problem I experienced with Raspberry Pi GIT downloads was due to the fact that I was using the ‘Download ZIP‘ option, which – it seems – is defective! The solution is to use the # git clone……. command, as follows: # git clone … Continue reading →
Updated the Raspberry Pi to kernel 3.11.1, using the code from GitHub: https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux/tree/rpi-3.11.y For some odd reason, then same files are still missing, as for 3.11 – ~/linux/drivers/net/ethernet/Kconfig and ~/linux/net/mac80211/chan.c, so just copy these across from the 3.10 tree.. # uname -a Linux rgpi 3.11.1-pi #1 PREEMPT Sat Sep 21 11:13:01 BST 2013 armv6l armv6l armv6l GNU/Linux … Continue reading →
Updated the Dreamplug to kernel 3.11.1, using the ARM /Marvell Kirkwood ‘Marvell GuruPlug Reference Board (Flattened Device Tree)’ kernel config option, as – for some reason – the ‘Marvell Dreamplug (Flattened Device Tree)’ option did not boot.. # uname -a Linux rgdreamplug 3.11.1 #4 Wed Sep 18 02:13:54 BST 2013 armv5tel armv5tel armv5tel GNU/Linux I then tried … Continue reading →
Just updated the Raspberry Pi to kernel 3.11, using the source code available (linux-rpi-3.11.y) on GitHub, with a couple of minor hacks.. As seems to often be the case, there were a couple of source/config files missing: drivers/net/ethernet/Kconfig is missing, so.. just copy one from the older 3.10.x tree.. make[2]: *** No rule to make target `net/mac80211/chan.o’, … Continue reading →
Well… This was supposed to be an article on Linux on the Zealz GK802… Sadly, that is not going to happen. The device I received in July 2013 died after only 20 minutes, and after a tortuous exchange of emails I managed to get a replacement sent, after I returned the faulty one. This took (literally) months, … Continue reading →
Just updated the Dreamplug to Kernel 3.11-rc3.. Although the device is (relatively) old now, it does have the enormous benefit of being (almost**) fully supported by the mainstream Linux Kernel.. ** The only ‘unsupported’ item is the Libertas wifi in Access Point (UAP) mode, but it is supported in ‘client’ mode…. The original patch to enable AP … Continue reading →
Just downloaded the ‘latest’ (July 26/27) version of linux-rpi-3.10.y from github: https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux/archive/rpi-3.10.y.zip This version – finally – has some of the Pi-specific Broadcom code fixed for 3.10, and the only necessary change to get it to compile cleanly is as follows: Compile Fail: CC fs/ext4/mballoc.o CC fs/ext4/block_validity.o make[2]: *** No rule to make target `fs/ext4/move_extent.o’, … Continue reading →
Just updated the Dreamplug to kernel 3.10.2, and everything went smoothly… It looks as if Fedora 18 is the last version for this architecture (armv5tel), as Fedora 19 and beyond will only be produced for armv7l, and the Raspberry Pi remix – Pidora – is only for armv6l.. Fedora release 18 (Spherical Cow) Kernel 3.10.2 on an … Continue reading →
Updated the Raspberry Pi to kernel 3.9.9, and everything seems to work OK.. Pidora 18 (Raspberry Pi Fedora Remix) Kernel 3.9.9-pi on an armv6l (ttyAMA0) I have been using the ‘official’ Fedora ARM repository for updates, but now it seems that Fedora 18 is the last version that will support the armv5tel version.. Fedora 19 and beyond … Continue reading →