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Monthly Archives: December 2014

More Fun with Audacity…

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on December 24, 2014 by RGDecember 24, 2014

This article relates to compilation on the latest Fedora (21) but can also apply to other Distros… The Distro-supplied version of Audacity is typically functionality-challenged, and does not allow working with some of the more up-to-date audio formats, due to US Patent law concerns.. The necessary functionality can be achieved by compiling it yourself, and this is … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Crash and Burn.., Hacks, Linux, Opinion, Performance | Tagged audacity 2.0.6, compile fail, ffmpeg, patch, success | Leave a reply

ARM – Cubox-i4Pro to Kernel 3.19-rc1..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on December 23, 2014 by RGDecember 23, 2014

Just updated the Cubox-i4Pro to 3.19-rc1, after disabling the kernel options for ‘power management’, as the current patch does not compile cleanly.. Fedora release 21 (Twenty One) Kernel 3.19.0-rc1 on an armv7l (ttymxc0) ……….. [root@rgcubox ~]# uname -a Linux rgcubox 3.19.0-rc1 #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Dec 22 15:22:15 EST 2014 armv7l armv7l armv7l GNU/Linux Details of Kernel … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, CuBox, Hacks, kernel, Linux / ARM, Opinion, Performance | Tagged arm, cubox-i4pro, kernel 3.19-rc1, linux, success | Leave a reply

Kernel 3.19-rc1 – Breaks VMware and NVIDIA..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on December 21, 2014 by RGDecember 21, 2014

Just installed Kernel 3.19-rc1 on the test system, and both VMware and NVIDIA fail to compile.. VMware (11.0) vmnet failed with: /tmp/modconfig-2fqpf2/vmnet-only/driver.c: In function ‘VNetFileOpUnlockedIoctl’: /tmp/modconfig-2fqpf2/vmnet-only/driver.c:1194:20: error: ‘struct file’ has no member named ‘f_dentry’ if (filp && filp->f_dentry) { ^ /tmp/modconfig-2fqpf2/vmnet-only/driver.c:1195:19: error: ‘struct file’ has no member named ‘f_dentry’ inode = filp->f_dentry->d_inode; ^ scripts/Makefile.build:257: recipe for target … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Crash and Burn.., Hacks, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, Performance, VMware | Tagged compile fails, kernel 3.19-rc1, nvidia 340.65, vmware 11.0 | Leave a reply

Kernel 3.18 – Another Lockup – Back to 3.16.7!

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on December 12, 2014 by RGDecember 12, 2014

Yet another ‘lockup’ – this time with 3.18..    So, as the problem also exists with 3.17.x, I have taken the unusual step of reverting to Kernel 3.16.7, for the time being! Some of the latest correspondence on the issue, here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1412.1/03302.html Robert Gadsdon.   December 12, 2014. … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Crash and Burn.., kernel, Linux, Opinion, Performance | Tagged kernel 3.18, lockup problem, ongoing, revert to 3.16.7 | 3 Replies

ARM – CuBox-i4 Pro to 3.18, and full Device Tree..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on December 11, 2014 by RGDecember 11, 2014

Updated the CuBox-i4 Pro to Kernel 3.18, and now use the complete ‘device tree’ zImage and dtb boot method: The source can be found here:  https://github.com/jmontleon/fedora-20-cubox-i_hb/tree/3.18.0 – and the u-boot boot commands are: setenv bootargs “root=/dev/mmcblk0p3 rootfstype=ext4 rootwait console=ttymxc0,115200n8 console=tty1 video=mxcfb0:dev=hdmi,1920x1080M@60,if=RGB24,bpp=32” setenv bootcmd “load mmc 0:1 0x10800000 zImage; load mmc 0:1 0x18000000 imx6q-cubox-i.dtb; bootz 0x10800000 – 0x18000000” … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Crash and Burn.., CuBox, kernel, Linux / ARM, Opinion, Performance | Tagged boot commands, cubox-i4-pro, device tree, kernel 3.18, success, uboot | Leave a reply

Kernel 3.18 – Small Changes from -rc7..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on December 8, 2014 by RGDecember 8, 2014

Installed kernel 3.18 Final, and as expected the latest NVIDIA (346.16) and VMware (11.0) drivers compile and load/run OK.     The older NVIDIA (340.58) and VMware (10.0.4 + vmnet patch) drivers should also be OK.. $ uname -a Linux rglinux-i7 3.18.0 #4 SMP PREEMPT Sun Dec 7 18:54:19 PST 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux The obscure ‘lockup’ bug … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, VMware | Tagged kernel 3.18 final, nvidia 346.16, success, vmware 11.0 | Leave a reply

ARM – Odroid U3 and Kernel 3.18-rc7 – Still Unstable..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on December 4, 2014 by RGDecember 4, 2014

I have managed to get Kernel 3.18-rc7 to boot on my Odroid U3, but it is still very unstable.. Fedora release 21 (Twenty One) Kernel 3.18.0-rc7 on an armv7l (ttySAC1) rgodroid login: $ uname -a Linux rgodroid 3.18.0-rc7 #3 SMP PREEMPT Wed Dec 3 18:41:29 EST 2014 armv7l armv7l armv7l GNU/Linux Sometimes the device will boot without … Continue reading →

Posted in arm, compilation, Crash and Burn.., kernel, Linux / ARM, Odroid, Opinion, Performance | Tagged arm, boot, fan running, kernel 3.18-rc7, linux, odroid u3, testing, unstable | Leave a reply

VMware 11 – OK with Kernel 3.17 and 3.18..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on December 2, 2014 by RGDecember 2, 2014

Just upgraded to VMware Workstation 11.0, and – as expected – it compiles and loads/runs OK with Kernel 3.17 (3.17.4) and 3.18 (3.18-rc7) without the need for any patches.. Release notes are here:  https://www.vmware.com/support/ws/doc/workstation-11-release-notes.html I have not – yet – had a chance to test functionality with a Linux guest, especially with regard to shared folders.. Robert … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, kernel, Linux, Opinion, VMware | Tagged kernel 3.17, kernel 3.18, no patch needed, success, vmware 11 | 1 Reply

Kernel 3.18-rc7 – Still No Lockup Fix..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on December 2, 2014 by RGDecember 2, 2014

Just installed Kernel 3.17-rc7, and the usual ‘latest’ drivers – NVIDIA 340.58 and 346.16, and VMware 10.0.4 with the vmnet patch – compile and load OK.. $ uname -a Linux rg6830l 3.18.0-rc7 #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Dec 1 13:52:29 PST 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Details of changes etc. are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1411.3/05016.html It seems that – despite … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Crash and Burn.., kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, VMware | Tagged kernel 3.18-rc7, nvidia 340.58 346.16, success, vmnet patch, vmware 10.0.4 | Leave a reply
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