Monthly Archives: October 2012

3.7-rc1 – Problems with VMware and NVIDIA.. – and Fixes..?

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Just compiled and installed 3.7-rc1 on my test system, and ran into problems straight away.. NVIDIA (304.51) compile fails with a whole host of errors, and VMware (9.0-patched) compile fails immediately, with: vthread-3| I120: Failed version test: /usr/src/linux-3.7-rc1/linux/version.h not found. Update: There is a fix for NVIDIA, here: http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=194465    – a patch, and the removal of VM_RESERVED … Continue reading →

Pi Updated – Kernel 3.6.1-pi…

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I now have the Raspberry Pi running on kernel 3.6.1-pi, recently downloaded from GitHub, as per my earlier post.. Fedora release 17 (Beefy Miracle) Kernel 3.6.1-pi on an armv6l (ttyAMA0) …….. $ uname -a Linux rgpi 3.6.1-pi #4 Mon Oct 15 13:08:24 BST 2012 armv6l armv6l armv6l GNU/Linux FYI, the download link on GitHub was still pointing … Continue reading →

Pi Kernel – Bump to 3.6?

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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 →

Android – KDE – Problems with Calendars..

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I had – for many years – been using a Palm Pilot (later Sony Clie) to sync calendars with JPilot on Linux, and this worked fine, especially after USB support was added, all those years ago.. I now have an Android so-called smart phone, and simply want to sync my calendar with my desktop (KDE 4.9.2)..   This … Continue reading →

Dreamplug – Kernel 3.6.1

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Just updated the Dreamplug to kernel 3.6.1.. Fedora release 17 (Beefy Miracle) Kernel 3.6.1 on an armv5tel (ttyS0) $ uname -a Linux rgdreamplug 3.6.1 #1 Thu Oct 11 15:25:25 BST 2012 armv5tel armv5tel armv5tel GNU/Linux In case anyone needs it, the kernel .config I used is at http://pastebin.com/2wUCv0yA This is a test config, and contains a lot … Continue reading →

This _is_ the ‘Droid I’m looking For..

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After problems with my old Samsung Galaxy Ace – mostly due to the cripplingly small amount of phone memory in the device – I finally decided to ‘upgrade’.    Budgets are tight, but I – for better or worse – have come to rely on my ‘droid for so many things.. So, after some research, and not being … Continue reading →

Update to 3.6.1 – No problems..

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Just updated my main (Fedora 17, X86_64, Quad-Core Intel) system to 3.6.1 – released today – with no problems.. $ uname -a Linux rglinux 3.6.1 #1 SMP Sun Oct 7 17:18:41 BST 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Planning to update the Dreamplug (Fedora 17 ARM) next..   … Continue reading →

Linux and Android – Not Talking to Each Other?

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I had been frustrated for years with the dire support for connecting mobile phones (cellphones..) on Linux.    Bluetooth support to phones was patchy, to say the least, and has been completely re-written for KDE, but still has very limited functionality..    I can (just about) connect to my Samsung Android phone, but can only transfer files to the … Continue reading →