Just updated the test system to 3.9-rc1, and with the usual softlink*, and (3.8-patched) VMware 9.01, and NVIDIA 310.32, everything compiled OK. * # ln -s /usr/src/linux-3.9-rc1/include/generated/uapi/linux/version.h /usr/src/linux-3.9-rc1/include/linux/version.h $ uname -a Linux rg6830l 3.9.0-rc1 #1 SMP Mon Mar 4 11:13:53 GMT 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Robert Gadsdon. March 4th, 2013. … Continue reading →
Just updated the Dreamplug to kernel 3.9-rc1, using the .config from 3.8-rc, and (re)checking that all the required hardware components (especially bluetooth) are selected, without any problems.. Fedora release 18 (Spherical Cow) Kernel 3.9.0-rc1 on an armv5tel (ttyS0) …………………. $ uname -a Linux rgdreamplug 3.9.0-rc1 #1 Mon Mar 4 12:28:58 GMT 2013 armv5tel armv5tel armv5tel GNU/Linux Robert … Continue reading →
Recently updated my main system to 3.8.1, without any fuss.. As before, the (patched) VMware 9.01 works fine, and the latest NVIDIA ‘stable’ driver 310.32 compiles OK, too.. Don’t forget to include the obligatory softlink, before compiling VMware! ln -s /usr/src/linux-3.8.1/include/generated/uapi/linux/version.h /usr/src/linux-3.8.1/include/linux/version.h There is a later version of the 3.7 branch available – 3.7.10, but this is … Continue reading →
Just updated the Raspberry Pi from (hacked!)3.8.0 to 3.8.1, by applying the 3.8.0-1 patch at ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/patch-3.8.1.bz2 Note that this first incremental patch is in the ‘main’ kernel directory. Only the subsequent ones (3.8.1-2, etc..) will be in the /incr subdirectory.. The patch applied cleanly, and all seems to be working OK: Fedora release 18 (Spherical Cow) Kernel … Continue reading →
I have – after some messy hacking – managed to get the Raspberry Pi updated to kernel 3.8.0.. The starting point was the 3.7.1 Pi code, at https://github.com/Olipro/linux-RPi. The kernel.org patch for 3.8.0 assumes the code base is 3.7.0, so I had to ‘revert’ the 3.7.1 patch. The ‘incremental’ patches at kernel.org start with the 3.7.1 – … Continue reading →
Just updated my main system to kernel 3.8, which has just been released.. For VMware (9.0.1) apply the patch already described in a previous article for the 3.8-rc series, plus the version.h softlink: # ln -s /usr/src/linux-3.8/include/generated/uapi/linux/version.h /usr/src/linux-3.8/include/linux/version.h The latest ‘stable’ NVIDIA driver – 310.32 – compiles OK, with this kernel version.. $ uname -a Linux rglinux … Continue reading →
This site has now been re-hosted, and all should be working correctly! The design has changed, and you can comment by clicking on the ‘speech bubble’ at the top right of each article.. Back to the important stuff! I have just updated my main system to 3.7.8, after 3.7.7.. Just FYI, 3.7.7 included quite a lot of … Continue reading →
Just updated the Raspberry Pi to kernel 3.7.7 – incrementally.. See previous posts for details on how this is done.. Fedora release 18 (Spherical Cow) Kernel 3.7.7-pi on an armv6l (ttyAMA0) …………….. ]$ uname -a Linux rgpi 3.7.7-pi #1 Tue Feb 12 17:17:08 GMT 2013 armv6l armv6l armv6l GNU/Linux Robert Gadsdon. February 12th 2013. … Continue reading →
Just updated the Raspberry Pi from 3.7.5 to 3.7.6, using the incremental patch patch-3.7.5-6.bz2, from ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/incr/.. # ln -s linux-3.7.5-pi a # ln -s linux-3.7.5-pi b # bzip2 -cd patch-3.7.5-6.bz2 | patch -p0 # mv linux-3.7.5-pi linux-3.7.6-pi # rm -f a # rm -f b ………………………….. (compile / install) ………………………… $ uname -a Linux rgpi 3.7.6-pi #1 … Continue reading →
Just installed 3.8-rc6 on my test system, and – as for the previous -rc version – the softlink + vmci patch works for VMware 9.0.1. The good news is that the latest ‘stable’ NVIDIA driver – 310.32 – now compiles OK with this kernel version.. $ uname -a Linux rg6830l 3.8.0-rc6 #1 SMP Fri Feb 1 11:39:56 … Continue reading →