Just updated the DreamPlug to Kernel 3.13-rc4, and the compile-fix patch for -rc3 is no longer needed.. Fedora release 18 (Spherical Cow) Kernel 3.13.0-rc4 on an armv5tel (ttyS0) …………………… # uname -a Linux rgdreamplug 3.13.0-rc4 #1 PREEMPT Sun Dec 15 23:26:14 GMT 2013 armv5tel armv5tel armv5tel GNU/Linux Robert Gadsdon. December 15, 2013. … Continue reading →
Thanks to more detective work by Adam Baxter, I have found a work-in-progress patch for the compile failure on 3.13-rc.. http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ports.arm.kernel/282669 So.. I now have Kernel 3.13-rc3 running on the DreamPlug: Fedora release 18 (Spherical Cow) Kernel 3.13.0-rc3 on an armv5tel (ttyS0) ………………….. # uname -a Linux rgdreamplug 3.13.0-rc3 #2 PREEMPT Sat Dec 7 15:02:56 GMT 2013 … Continue reading →
Updated the DreamPlug to kernel 3.12.2, and the orion / mdio patch mentioned in the article for 3.12.1 is still needed.. (http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=941) I have tried to compile 3.13-rc kernels for the device, but the compilation fails: /linux-3.13-rc2/arch/arm/include/asm/memory.h: In function ‘__virt_to_phys’: ……………… /linux-3.13-rc2/arch/arm/include/asm/memory.h:244:40: error: ‘PHYS_OFFSET’ undeclared (first use in this function)…………………… make[1]: *** [arch/arm/kernel/asm-offsets.s] Error 1 make: *** … Continue reading →
Just updated the DreamPlug to Kernel 3.12.1, and found that the Ethernet/network problem from 3.12 is still there… The not-yet-implemented orion_mdio patch is still needed..- see: http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=897 $ uname -a Linux rgdreamplug 3.12.1 #1 PREEMPT Thu Nov 21 14:32:15 GMT 2013 armv5tel armv5tel armv5tel GNU/Linux Robert Gadsdon. November 21, 2013. … Continue reading →
Just updated the DreamPlug to kernel 3.12, and – as predicted by Adam Baxter in a recent comment – the ‘mdio/ethernet’ patch was not included.. Details of the patch are in an earlier article: http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=897 With the patch, everything seems to be OK.. I still get occasional ‘hangs’ when running yum/rpm, but that has been a problem … Continue reading →
I updated the DreamPlug to kernel 3.12-rc7, but found that the network problem from 3.12-rc6 was still there, so applied the ‘Ethernet patch’ mentioned in my earlier article – http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=897, and it works OK, now. # uname -a Linux rgdreamplug 3.12.0-rc7 #1 PREEMPT Mon Oct 28 10:07:38 GMT 2013 armv5tel armv5tel armv5tel GNU/Linux Robert Gadsdon. October 28, … Continue reading →
Soon after updating the DreamPlug to 3.12-rc6, I noticed that the Ethernet connection kept dropping, even though the # route command still showed it as OK.. I found a patch for the problem, and it works – for me.. http://www.spinics.net/lists/arm-kernel/msg281285.html Be aware…. this patch is still being tested, and may be changed before it is ‘officially’ released, … Continue reading →
After a lot of ‘frantic testing’, and help from the linux-arm-kernel mailing list, I now have 3.12-rc6 running on the DreamPlug, using the new/improved ‘device tree’.. Fedora release 18 (Spherical Cow) Kernel 3.12.0-rc6 on an armv5tel (ttyS0) …………………. # uname -a Linux rgdreamplug 3.12.0-rc6 #1 PREEMPT Mon Oct 21 13:29:27 BST 2013 armv5tel armv5tel armv5tel GNU/Linux My … Continue reading →
I have just updated the DreamPlug to kernel 3.11.5, without any problems, but also tried 3.12-rc5, with – as usual – no success.. My DreamPlug – presumably one of the earlier models – is actually a ‘GuruPlug Reference Board‘ inside: # cat /proc/cpuinfo processor : 0 model name : Feroceon 88FR131 rev 1 (v5l) BogoMIPS : 1191.11 … Continue reading →
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 →