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Kernel 4.0-rc6 – Maybe only -rc7 Needed?

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on March 31, 2015 by RGMarch 31, 2015

Updated the test system to Kernel 4.0-rc6, and VMware 11.1.0 (patched) and the latest NVIDIA driver – 349.12 – compile and load OK.. $ uname -a Linux rg6830l 4.0.0-rc6 #1 SMP Sun Mar 29 22:23:37 PDT 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Brief details of changes since -rc5 are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1503.3/04437.html The VMware patch info is in a … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, VMware | Tagged kernel 4.0-rc6, nvidia 349.12, success, vmware 11 patched | Leave a reply

ARM – DreamPlug Kernel Compile – Correction..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on March 29, 2015 by RGMarch 29, 2015

Thanks are due to Marcus Roeder, who pointed out an error in my DreamPlug kernel compile workflow (http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=1354).. The make LOADADDR.. command was incorrect, and would result in less system memory being available.. The correct command is: make LOADADDR=000008000 uImage – and this will result in all the memory being available: # free total used free shared … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Crash and Burn.., Dreamplug, kernel, Linux / ARM | Tagged correction, dreamplug, kernel compile, make loadaddr command incorrect | Leave a reply

ARM – Raspberry Pi and Pi2 – OK with 3.19.3..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on March 28, 2015 by RGMarch 28, 2015

After trials with earlier versions, the Pi and Pi2 updated to Kernel 3.19.3 without too much effort.. Source from here:  https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux/tree/rpi-3.19.y Pi: Pidora release 2014 (Raspberry Pi Fedora Remix) Kernel 3.19.3 on an armv6l (ttyAMA0) …….. ]# uname -a Linux rgpi 3.19.3 #1 PREEMPT Fri Mar 27 23:55:44 PDT 2015 armv6l armv6l armv6l GNU/Linux Pi2: Fedora release … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, kernel, Linux / ARM, Performance, Raspberry Pi | Tagged kernel 3.19.3, old boot binaries, pi2 memory issue solved, raspberry pi, success | Leave a reply

NVIDIA – New Driver – OK with Kernel 4.0..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on March 26, 2015 by RGMarch 26, 2015

Just (quickly) tested the latest NVIDIA driver – 349.12 – and it compiles cleanly with Kernel 4.0-rc5..    No patches needed.. Robert Gadsdon.   March 25, 2015   … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, Performance | Tagged compile ok, kernel 4.0-rc5, nvidia 349.12 | Leave a reply

ARM – DreamPlug to Kernel 4.0-rc5 – .config Example

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on March 25, 2015 by RGMarch 25, 2015

Updated the DreamPlug to Kernel 4.0-rc5, using the standard source from kernel.org, without any problems.. Fedora release 18 (Spherical Cow) Kernel 4.0.0-rc5 on an armv5tel (ttyS0) …… ]$ uname -a Linux rgdreamplug 4.0.0-rc5 #1 Mon Mar 23 10:47:21 PDT 2015 armv5tel armv5tel armv5tel GNU/Linux In case it might be useful, I have put a copy of the … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Crash and Burn.., Dreamplug, kernel, Linux / ARM, Opinion, Performance | Tagged arm, dreamplug, kernel 4.0-rc5, linux, sample kernel config, success | Leave a reply

ARM – Odroid to 4.0-rc5 – Eventually..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on March 25, 2015 by RGMarch 25, 2015

I had tried to update the Odroid U3 to Kernel 4.0-rc5 – using the patched source from https://github.com/tobiasjakobi/linux-odroid/tree/odroid-4.0.y – a few days ago, but the boot failed: hub 1-3:1.0: 3 ports detected INFO: rcu_sched detected stalls on CPUs/tasks: { 0} (detected by 1, t=4202 jiffies, g=-255, c=-256, q=2) Task dump for CPU 0: swapper/0 R running 0 … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Crash and Burn.., Hacks, kernel, Linux / ARM, Odroid | Tagged arm, failed at first, kernel 4.0-rc5, later changes, linux, odroid u3, success | 5 Replies

ARM – Raspberry Pi and Pi2 – Trials with Later Kernels..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on March 23, 2015 by RGMarch 23, 2015

I had Kernel 3.19.0 (originally from https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux/tree/rpi-3.19.y – now updated) running on my Pi (armv6) and Pi2 (armv7) with no problems (apart from the Pi2 seeming very sluggish..) but after that had a few ‘issues’.. Pi:  Kernel 3.19.1 OK, but 3.19.2 refused to boot (nothing on console) Pi2:  Kernel 3.19.1 booted and then crashed: BCM2708FB: allocated DMA … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Crash and Burn.., Hacks, kernel, Linux / ARM, Raspberry Pi | Tagged arm, armv6, armv7, git, kernel 3.19.1, kernel 3.19.2, linux, problems, raspberry pi, version 1, version 2, version control | Leave a reply

ARM – Odroid U3 to 4.0-rc4..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on March 19, 2015 by RGMarch 19, 2015

Updated the Odroid U3 to Kernel 4.0-rc4, from the patched source here: https://github.com/tobiasjakobi/linux-odroid/tree/odroid-4.0.y This time, the system booted successfully.. Fedora release 21 (Twenty One) Kernel 4.0.0-rc4 on an armv7l (ttySAC1) ……………. ]# uname -a Linux rgodroid 4.0.0-rc4 #1 SMP Wed Mar 18 23:53:05 PDT 2015 armv7l armv7l armv7l GNU/Linux Robert Gadsdon.    March 19, 2015. … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Hacks, kernel, Linux / ARM, Odroid | Tagged arm, kernel 4.0-rc4, linux, odroid u3, patched, success | 9 Replies

ARM – CuBox to 4.0-rc4 – Networking Fixed..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on March 16, 2015 by RGMarch 16, 2015

Updated the CuBox-I4Pro to Kernel 4.0-rc4 – from kernel.org, and – at last – networking works without the need for the mach-imx6q.c patch. Fedora release 22 (Twenty Two) Kernel 4.0.0-rc4 on an armv7l (ttymxc0) …………………… # uname -a Linux rgcubox 4.0.0-rc4 #1 SMP Sun Mar 15 21:55:09 EDT 2015 armv7l armv7l armv7l GNU/Linux Details of changes from … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, CuBox, kernel, Linux / ARM | Tagged arm, cubox-i4pro, kernel 4.0-rc4, linux, networking fixed, no patch necessary, success | Leave a reply

ARM – Odroid U3 test with Kernel.org 4.0-rc3 – Panic..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on March 11, 2015 by RGMarch 11, 2015

As there is no later version of the Odroid-specific 4.0 kernel source available yet, I decided to test with the standard 4.0-rc3 from kernel.org, but the U3 booted – and then Panic‘d.. ……………………….. EXT4-fs (mmcblk0p3): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. Opts: (null) VFS: Mounted root (ext4 filesystem) on device 179:3. devtmpfs: mounted Freeing unused kernel memory: … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Crash and Burn.., Hacks, Linux / ARM, Odroid, Opinion, Performance | Tagged arm, boot, dump, fail, kernel.org 4.0-rc3, linux, odroid u3, panic | Leave a reply

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