Updated to Kernel 3.17-rc4, and the vmnet-patched VMware (10.0.3) and latest NVIDIA (340.32) all compile/load OK.. See previous -rc3 article for details of the patch.. $ uname -a Linux rg6830l 3.17.0-rc4 #1 SMP PREEMPT Sun Sep 7 22:33:23 PDT 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Details of the changes are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1409.0/04463.html Robert Gadsdon. September 8, 2014. … Continue reading →
Just tested Kernel 3.17-rc3, and it breaks VMware (10.0.3) – vmnet: ……………. /tmp/modconfig-d0zqLW/vmnet-only/netif.c: In function ‘VNetNetIf_Create’: /tmp/modconfig-d0zqLW/vmnet-only/netif.c:152:64: error: macro “alloc_netdev” requires 4 arguments, but only 3 given dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof *netIf, deviceName, VNetNetIfSetup); ^ /tmp/modconfig-d0zqLW/vmnet-only/netif.c:152:10: error: ‘alloc_netdev’ undeclared (first use in this function) dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof *netIf, deviceName, VNetNetIfSetup); …………… Thanks to Erwin Zoer (see … Continue reading →
Just updated the CuBox to kernel 3.17-rc1, but still used the previous ‘combined zImage plus DTB’ method, which works OK.. Kernel source here: # git clone -b 3.17-rc1 –single-branch https://github.com/jmontleon/fedora-20-cubox-i4pro Fedora release 20 (Heisenbug) Kernel 3.17.0-rc1 on an armv7l (ttymxc0) ……………. # uname -a Linux rgcubox 3.17.0-rc1 #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Aug 19 13:48:28 EDT 2014 armv7l … Continue reading →
I have been running a ‘fixed’ version of Skype on my Linux systems for some time (Fedora 20, x86_64), which included ‘PULSE_LATENCY_MSEC=30’ in a skype script to run the executable (skype-bin).. Recently, I have experienced garbled and ‘sped up’ sound, and this was easily demonstrated using the Skype Test Call facility.. The solution to this used to … Continue reading →
Just installed Kernel 3.17-rc1, and the latest VMware (10.0.3) and NVIDIA (340.32) drivers compile and load OK… I had previously had trouble with VMware and NVIDIA’s ‘beta’ driver 343.13, so did not test this version again.. $ uname -a Linux rglinux-i7 3.17.0-rc1 #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat Aug 16 13:56:55 PDT 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Brief details … Continue reading →
Updated the CuBox i4-Pro and Raspberry Pi to Kernel 3.16 recently, using the kernel source from.. Raspberry Pi: https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux/tree/rpi-3.16.y CuBox i4-Pro: https://github.com/jmontleon/fedora-20-cubox-i_hb/tree/3.16.0 Fedora release 20 (Heisenbug) Kernel 3.16.0 on an armv7l (ttymxc0) …………… # uname -a Linux rgcubox 3.16.0 #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Aug 4 23:39:27 EDT 2014 armv7l armv7l armv7l GNU/Linux Pidora release 2014 (Raspberry Pi … Continue reading →
Just installed Kernel 3.16 (Final), and – as expected – the latest VMware (10.0.3) and NVIDIA (340.24) drivers compile, install, and run OK.. More details of changes since -rc7 are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1408.0/00797.html $ uname -a Linux rglinux-i7 3.16.0 #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Aug 4 10:07:04 PDT 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Robert Gadsdon. August 4, 2014. … Continue reading →
Just updated the CuBox i4-Pro to kernel 3.16-rc7, from the source code available here: https://github.com/jmontleon/fedora-20-cubox-i_hb/tree/3.16-rc7 $ uname -a Linux rgcubox 3.16.0-rc7 #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed Jul 30 11:31:19 EDT 2014 armv7l armv7l armv7l GNU/Linux I had originally used an old ‘spare’ micro-SD card (Class 4, 16GB) but had noticed sluggish performance and random filesystem errors, eventually leading … Continue reading →
Just installed Kernel 3.16-rc6 on the test system, and – as expected – the latest VMware (10.0.3) and NVIDIA (340.24) compile and install OK… # uname -a Linux rglinux-i7 3.16.0-rc6 #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Jul 21 13:56:19 PDT 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Brief description of all the changes is here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1407.2/03637.html Robert Gadsdon.. July 22, 2014. … Continue reading →
Installed Kernel 3.16-rc4 on the test system, and VMware (10.0.3) and NVIDIA (340.17) both install/run OK.. The VMware update is – according to the Release Notes – just a security fix for OpenSSL.. https://www.vmware.com/support/ws10/doc/workstation-1003-release-notes.html Kernel changes for -rc4 are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1407.0/03694.html # uname -a Linux rglinux-i7 3.16.0-rc4 #1 SMP PREEMPT Sun Jul 6 15:50:25 PDT 2014 x86_64 … Continue reading →