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Monthly Archives: November 2012

Latest and Greatest.. 3.6.8 and 3.7-rc7..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on November 27, 2012 by RGNovember 27, 2012

Kernel 3.6.8 is just business as usual, and everything works as expected..   There might not have been a need for another -rc before 3.7 was released, but apparently there was a late rush of changes and bugfixes, so now there is 3.7-rc7..   Same caveats apply as for -rc6..   NVIDIA driver (310.19) compiles OK, and VMware 9.0.1 still … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Crash and Burn.., Hacks, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, VMware | Tagged 3.6.8, 3.7-rc7, kernel updates, nvidia, success, vmware, workaround | Leave a reply

Pi to 3.6.7.. and a Hardware Problem!

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on November 22, 2012 by RGNovember 22, 2012

The 3.6.y tree at GitHub has now been updated to 3.6.7, keeping pace with the ‘mainline’ kernel. Compiling was similar to 3.6.6, and there is still a missing header file:   CC [M]  drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_80211_rx.o In file included from drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap.h:7:0,                  from drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_80211_rx.c:8: drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_wlan.h:13:27: fatal error: hostap_common.h: No such file or directory compilation terminated. make[4]: *** [drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_80211_rx.o] Error … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Crash and Burn.., Hacks, kernel, Linux / ARM, Raspberry Pi | Tagged 3.6.7, compile, fix, hardware problem, kernel, missing header, raspberry pi, sd card slot loose, success | Leave a reply

Android VM – with VMware

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on November 19, 2012 by RGNovember 19, 2012

Now that I have several Android devices – having just taken delivery of an ‘inexpensive’ 7in tablet – I decided it would be interesting to run the OS in a VMware virtual machine.. You can get a ‘VirtualBox’ Android 4 image at http://androvm.org/blog/download/  and then convert it to a VMware VM, by opening the xxxx.ova file using … Continue reading →

Posted in Android, Crash and Burn.., Hacks, VMware | Tagged android, import, success, virtual machine, virtualbox, vmware | Leave a reply

VMware 9.0.1 – Not so Clever, After all..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on November 18, 2012 by RGNovember 18, 2012

Just updated the kernel on my test system to 3.7-rc6, and discovered – sadly – that the standard VMware (re)compile/install script – vmware-modconfig – still doesn’t find the ‘relocated’ version.h in the 3.7 series kernels. So, although the VMware new-install/update script (VMware-Workstation-Full-9.0.1-894247.x86_64.bundle, in this case), does recognise the 3.7 change, the (re)compilation script doesn’t.. # vmware-modconfig –console … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Crash and Burn.., Hacks, kernel, Linux, VMware | Tagged 9.0.1, kernel 3.7, moved, success, version.h, vmware, vmware-modconfig, workaround | 11 Replies

Pi 3.6.y Kernel – now at 3.6.6..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on November 15, 2012 by RGNovember 15, 2012

The Raspberry Pi 3.6.y kernel branch in GitHub at https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux/tree/rpi-3.6.y has now been updated to version 3.6.6, and compiles cleanly, with a couple of small gotchas.. I have the wireless drivers selected, and for some reason one of the header files is missing – /drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_common.h..   It is a simple job to just copy this file over from … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Crash and Burn.., Fedora, kernel, Linux / ARM, Raspberry Pi | Tagged 3.6.6, 3.6.y, compile, gotchas, kernel, raspberry pi, success, update | Leave a reply

NVIDIA – Clean Compile on 3.7-rc, with Latest Driver

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on November 14, 2012 by RGNovember 14, 2012

The latest NVIDIA driver – 310.19 – compiles cleanly on Kernel 3.7-rc versions, without the need for any patch or workaround. So – the latest versions of VMware (9.0.1) and NVIDIA (310.19) both compile without problems on 3.7-rc kernels. Robert Gadsdon.  November 14, 2012. … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA | Tagged clean compile, driver 310.19, kernel 3.7-rc, nvidia, success | Leave a reply

Dreamplug to -rc5 – No Problems..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on November 11, 2012 by RGNovember 11, 2012

Just updated the Dreamplug to 3.7-rc5 (just released..) and there are no surprises.. Fedora release 17 (Beefy Miracle) Kernel 3.7.0-rc5 on an armv5tel (ttyS0) …………………… $ uname -a Linux rgdreamplug 3.7.0-rc5 #1 Sun Nov 11 23:10:12 GMT 2012 armv5tel armv5tel armv5tel GNU/Linux Robert Gadsdon.. November 11th 2012. … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Dreamplug, Fedora, kernel, Linux / ARM | Tagged arm, compile, dreamplug, kernel 3.7-rc5, linux, success, update | 1 Reply

VMware W/S 9.0.1 – and a Pleasant Surprise..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on November 8, 2012 by RGNovember 8, 2012

Previous VMware ‘dot-releases’ have typically still needed patching for the very-latest kernels, but I was pleased to find that VMware Workstation 9.0.1 installed on Kernel 3.6.6 without any need for the ‘3.5 patch’ that was necessary for 9.0.0..    Even more of a surprise, was that 9.0.1 also installs with no problems on Kernel 3.7-rc4!     So… Thanks to … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Fedora, kernel, Linux, Performance, VMware | Tagged 9.0.1, clean install, kernel 3.6, kernel 3.7-rc, success, vmware, workstation | 1 Reply

Rapid Pace of Change – 3.6.6 and 3.7-rc4, Already..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on November 5, 2012 by RGNovember 5, 2012

Kernel updates are coming thick and fast, these days..    Updated my ‘main’ system to 3.6.6, with no problems, and updated the ‘test’ system to 3.7-rc4.. Same comments as before apply regarding NVIDIA and VMware compatibility, and both work fine on 3.6.6 (with the VMware 3.5 patch) and can be made to work on 3.7-rc4 (with the VMware … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Hacks, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, VMware | Tagged 3.6.6, 3.7-rc4, kernel update, nvidia, softlink, success, vmware, workaround | Leave a reply

Forget 3.6.4, Here is 3.6.5!

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on November 1, 2012 by RGNovember 1, 2012

Only recently updated to 3.6.4, and already 3.6.5 is released: $ uname -a Linux rglinux 3.6.5 #1 SMP Thu Nov 1 15:37:56 GMT 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Runs fine, with VMware Workstation 9.0 (with the 3.5 patch) and the latest NVIDIA driver – 310.14.. See all the things that have been fixed: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/ChangeLog-3.6.5 … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, VMware | Tagged 3.6.5, compilation, kernel, linux, nvidia, success, vmware | Leave a reply
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