Just checked the Raspberry Pi GitHub repository, and there is a ‘3.6.y’ kernel there, now.. https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux/tree/rpi-3.6.y Will download and see if it compiles and installs, yet.. It might just be a first attempt to patch to 3.6, though… This is – of course – a welcome development, to keep the Pi kernel up-to-date.. … Continue reading →
Well, the ‘Turbo’ Pi overclocking might be great for playing games (Quake 3, anyone?) but regular apps don’t like it. After applying the Turbo 1GHz overclock, I immediately had problems with yum / rpm segfaulting when run, so reverted to the standard 700MHz again, and all is well.. Maybe a little less overclock, might be more stable? … Continue reading →
The recent announcement regarding ‘overclocking’ the Raspberry Pi was too good to ignore: http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/2008 So, as most Pi stuff seems to be Debian-centric these days, this is how I did it for Fedora… This method should also work for any other distro.. You will need to compile and install the latest version of the Pi 3.2.27 kernel … Continue reading →
I have just updated the Raspberry Pi to kernel 3.2.29, from the latest Pi kernel 3.2.27 at https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux, plus the two incremental patches from ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/incr/ The system is OK, and USB seems to be more stable than before, even after plugging in USB1.1 devices.. Fedora release 17 (Beefy Miracle) Kernel 3.2.29-pi on an armv6l (ttyAMA0) ………. usb … Continue reading →
I had got tired of trying all the so-called ‘recommendations’ for fixing USB hub connectivity on the Raspberry Pi – including some from people who did not actually own one.. And yes, I do have the correct voltage power supply etc. etc… So – I was happy to see that there was -at least – a potential … Continue reading →
The Raspberry Pi repository on GitHub now has kernel 3.2.27 available, so I updated that with the 3.2.27-28 incremental patch, from ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/incr/ Now, the Pi is running Fedora 17 with kernel 3.2.28.. Fedora release 17 (Beefy Miracle) Kernel 3.2.28 on an armv6l (ttyAMA0) rgpi login: xxxx Password: Last login: Thu Jan 1 01:01:03 on ttyAMA0 [xxxx@rgpi ~]# … Continue reading →
In preparation for the (final!) arrival of the APC, I have been setting up a suitable serial console connection, via USB to a UART, and have tested it on the Raspberry Pi.. After remembering (from years ago..) that you have to connect TX to RX – and vice-versa – the serial console worked without a problem, but … Continue reading →
Updated the Raspberry Pi to kernel version 3.2.24, by applying the incremental 3.2.23-3.2.24 patch from kernel.org, and everything seems to be working OK, so far.. rgpi ~]$ uname -a Linux rgpi 3.2.24 #1 Fri Jul 27 18:12:11 BST 2012 armv6l armv6l armv6l GNU/Linux … Continue reading →
Just updated the Raspberry Pi to kernel 3.2.23, from ‘bootc‘.. rgpi ~]$ uname -a Linux rgpi 3.2.23 #1 Tue Jul 17 16:05:42 BST 2012 armv6l armv6l armv6l GNU/Linux … Continue reading →
I was becoming a little concerned that the Raspberry Pi kernel was getting left behind – at 3.1.9+ (now an EOL – End Of Life – version). So, I found the 3.2.21 source produced by bootc, at https://github.com/bootc/linux/tree/rpi-3.2.21 Compiled OK, using the ARM cross-compilation toolchain, and now running with Fedora 17: rgpi ~]$ uname -a Linux rgpi … Continue reading →