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Fedora – YUM broken, and Fix..

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A circular fail with a recent version of YUM – yum-3.4.3-119 – leads to a whole load of the following errors: http://mirrors.ircam.fr/pub/fedora/linux/updates/20/x86_64/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno -1] repomd.xml does not match metalink for updates Trying other mirror. updates                                                            | 4.6 kB  00:00:00     http://mir01.syntis.net/fedora/linux/updates/20/x86_64/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno -1] repomd.xml does not match metalink for updates Trying other mirror. updates                                                            | 3.4 kB  00:00:00     … Continue reading →

DreamPlug to 3.13-rc4 – No Patch Needed..

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Just updated the DreamPlug to Kernel 3.13-rc4, and the compile-fix patch for -rc3 is no longer needed.. Fedora release 18 (Spherical Cow) Kernel 3.13.0-rc4 on an armv5tel (ttyS0) …………………… # uname -a Linux rgdreamplug 3.13.0-rc4 #1 PREEMPT Sun Dec 15 23:26:14 GMT 2013 armv5tel armv5tel armv5tel GNU/Linux Robert Gadsdon.   December 15, 2013. … Continue reading →

DreamPlug to 3.13-rc3 – with Untested Patch..

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Thanks to more detective work by Adam Baxter, I have found a work-in-progress patch for the compile failure on 3.13-rc.. http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ports.arm.kernel/282669 So.. I now have Kernel 3.13-rc3 running on the DreamPlug: Fedora release 18 (Spherical Cow) Kernel 3.13.0-rc3 on an armv5tel (ttyS0) ………………….. # uname -a Linux rgdreamplug 3.13.0-rc3 #2 PREEMPT Sat Dec 7 15:02:56 GMT 2013 … Continue reading →

DreamPlug to 3.12.2 – Still Needs Patch… 3.13-rc Compile Fail..

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Updated the DreamPlug to kernel 3.12.2, and the orion / mdio patch mentioned in the article for 3.12.1 is still needed.. (http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=941) I have tried to compile 3.13-rc kernels for the device, but the compilation fails: /linux-3.13-rc2/arch/arm/include/asm/memory.h: In function ‘__virt_to_phys’: ……………… /linux-3.13-rc2/arch/arm/include/asm/memory.h:244:40: error: ‘PHYS_OFFSET’ undeclared (first use in this function)…………………… make[1]: *** [arch/arm/kernel/asm-offsets.s] Error 1 make: *** … Continue reading →

Pi to 3.12.2..

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Just updated the Raspberry Pi to Kernel 3.12.2, using the latest version  from GitHub: # git clone -b rpi-3.12.y –single-branch https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux The system boots (into Pidora 19) and audit_syscall still causes a ‘tombstone’ just after the command prompt shows up, but apart from this the system seems to be running OK.. Pidora release 19 (Raspberry Pi Fedora … Continue reading →

NVIDIA – Run-Time Fix for 3.13..

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Although the latest NVIDIA drivers compile OK on kernel 3.13-rc1, they do not load/run correctly, and may only give low-res output… The same problem exists with the newest version just released – 319.76.. nvidia: Unknown symbol acpi_os_wait_events_complete (err 0) There is a fix available, in this thread from DevZone: https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/644906/331-20-on-3-13-rc1-kernel/ – but note the logic correction mentioned … Continue reading →

3.13-rc1 – Mostly Harmless?

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Just updated the test system to kernel 3.13-rc1, and VMware 10.0.1 and NVIDIA drivers 331.20 and 319.72 all compile OK.. # uname -a Linux rg6830l 3.13.0-rc1 #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Nov 22 23:48:06 GMT 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Very brief details of changes, here: http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1599956 (scroll down, to get to the ‘list’..) Update:   The NVIDIA driver … Continue reading →

DreamPlug to 3.12.1 – Still needs Orion Patch..

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Just updated the DreamPlug to Kernel 3.12.1, and found that the Ethernet/network problem from 3.12 is still there…   The not-yet-implemented orion_mdio patch is still needed..- see: http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=897 $ uname -a Linux rgdreamplug 3.12.1 #1 PREEMPT Thu Nov 21 14:32:15 GMT 2013 armv5tel armv5tel armv5tel GNU/Linux Robert Gadsdon.   November 21, 2013. … Continue reading →

Kernel 3.12.1 – NVIDIA and VMware OK..

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Just updated to Kernel 3.12.1, and VMware 10.0.1 and NVIDIA 331.20 (and 319.72) all compile OK (with the kernel.org compiled Kernel) More details here:   https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.1 FYI..  I have been running compiled kernels – from kernel.org – on all my Linux systems, since around 1998.. Robert Gadsdon.   November 21, 2013. … Continue reading →

Pidora – 19 Alpha – Revived?

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Thanks to a comment from Mace Moneta, I learned that there is an ‘alpha release’ of Pidora 19 now available: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/arm/2013-November/007021.html It was a little odd that no mention of this could be found on the Pidora website or Wiki, but hopefully these will be updated in due course.. Pidora release 19 (Raspberry Pi Fedora Remix) Kernel … Continue reading →