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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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
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 … Continue reading
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} … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading