Just updated the Raspberry Pi to Kernel 3.14, from github: # git clone -b rpi-3.14.y –single-branch https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux Pidora release 2014 (Raspberry Pi Fedora Remix) Kernel 3.14.0+ on an armv6l (ttyAMA0) …………. # uname -a Linux rgpi 3.14.0+ #1 PREEMPT Wed Apr 2 10:49:25 BST 2014 armv6l armv6l armv6l GNU/Linux No problems encountered, so far.. Robert Gadsdon. April … Continue reading →
Just installed Kernel 3.14 on my main system, and (patched) VMware 10.0.1 and (patched) NVIDIA 334.21 install and run OK. Details of changes from -rc8 are here: http://lkml.iu.edu//hypermail/linux/kernel/1403.3/03023.html It is worth repeating the changes for 3.14 relating to VMware modules, from my original article on -rc1: VMware compile will fail with the VMware versions of vmci and … Continue reading →
Just tested Kernel 3.14-rc8, and the same comments apply as for -rc7.. Vmnet-patched VMware 10.0.1 and nv-linux.h-patched NVIDIA 334.21 all compile and load/run OK.. If all goes well, the next release should be 3.14 final.. # uname -a Linux rglinux 3.14.0-rc8 #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Mar 25 12:59:16 GMT 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Details of changes … Continue reading →
After all the ‘noise’ around recent 3.14-rc releases, things appear to have calmed down with 3.14-rc7.. Details are here: http://lkml.iu.edu//hypermail/linux/kernel/1403.2/00164.html As before, VMware 10.0.1 – with the usual patch – compiles and runs OK, and the latest NVIDIA driver 334.21 – with the nv-linux.h patch mentioned in an earlier article – compiles and loads and runs OK.. … Continue reading →
Just installed Kernel 3.14-rc6 on the X86_64 test system, and DreamPlug (armv5).. On x86_64, the latest (patched) VMware (10.0.1) and NVIDIA (334.21) drivers compile/install OK.. Details are here: http://lkml.iu.edu//hypermail/linux/kernel/1403.1/00505.html DreamPlug: Fedora release 18 (Spherical Cow) Kernel 3.14.0-rc6 on an armv5tel (ttyS0) ………… # uname -a Linux rgdreamplug 3.14.0-rc6 #1 PREEMPT Mon Mar 10 11:31:56 GMT 2014 armv5tel … Continue reading →
NVIDIA driver 334.21 is out, but still needs the nv-linux.h patch for kernel 3.14 (tested with 3.14-rc5). See previous article at http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=1035 for details of the patch.. Robert Gadsdon. March 4, 2014. … Continue reading →
Updated the test (x86_64) system and the DreamPlug (armv5) to kernel 3.14-rc5, and the same comments apply as for 3.14-rc4.. http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=1070 Fedora release 18 (Spherical Cow) Kernel 3.14.0-rc5 on an armv5tel (ttyS0) ……….. # uname -a Linux rgdreamplug 3.14.0-rc5 #1 PREEMPT Mon Mar 3 22:07:22 GMT 2014 armv5tel armv5tel armv5tel GNU/Linux Latest – patched – NVIDIA and … Continue reading →
After a lot of ‘hacking’, I managed to get the Odroid U3 to boot with Kernel 3.14-rc3, from http://git.prahal.homelinux.net/odroid.git/ , but there were persistent issues with USB, which refused to recognise any devices connected (apart from the USB memory stick (usb-storage) connection built-in to the kernel at compile time). Fedora release 20 (Heisenbug) Kernel 3.14.0-rc3 on an … Continue reading →
Updated the test system to Kernel 3.14-rc4, and the VMware 10.0.1 (patched) and NVIDIA 331.49 (patched) compile and load OK.. Details of changes are here: https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/2/23/234 Updated the Dreamplug to 3.14-rc4 as well: Fedora release 18 (Spherical Cow) Kernel 3.14.0-rc4 on an armv5tel (ttyS0) The Odroid is not (yet) supported by the standard kernel-org tree, but hopefully … Continue reading →
Updated to Kernel 3.13.4, and the latest NVIDIA driver 331.49 and (patched) VMware 10.0.1 compile and load/run OK.. Details of changes are here: https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.4 I had still been having problems with the uvcvideo driver (with a Logitech C525 webcam), since updating from kernel 3.12 to kernel 3.13 – and the problems is also in 3.14-rc3.. I … Continue reading →