Just installed Kernel 3.18-rc4 on the test system, and this time it booted OK, and without any ‘tombstones’… Further details here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1411.1/00410.html $ uname -a Linux rg6830l 3.18.0-rc4 #1 SMP PREEMPT Sun Nov 9 21:27:52 PST 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux VMware 10.0.3 – with the vmnet patch, and NVIDIA 340.58 both install and load OK. Robert … Continue reading →
I had been trying to get USB working with 3.17 and 3.18-rc kernels on my Odroid U3 for some time, and had been looking for fixes in the source code. It turned out that I was looking in the wrong place – and a clue to this was the lack of any mention of the problem on … Continue reading →
Tested the latest ‘main’ release of the NVIDIA driver – 340.58 – and it compiled/loaded with Kernel 3.18-rc3 without any patches.. Further testing not possible, as 3.18-rc3 is still not stable on my systems.. More info at: http://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/79413/en-us Robert Gadsdon. November 5, 2014. … Continue reading →
Tested Kernel 3.18-rc3 and found that it would not boot with the .config that worked OK with -rc1.. Re-created a new .config from scratch, and now my temporary test system (HP6830 laptop) boots OK, but overall performance still seems rather sluggish.. # uname -a Linux rg6830l 3.18.0-rc3 #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Nov 3 18:19:06 PST 2014 x86_64 … Continue reading →
An unusual experience with testing Kernel 3.18-rc2, as it actually failed to boot on my test system! Config was the same as the one that booted OK on -rc1, but this time the system can’t find the root disk…. [ OK ] Reached target Basic System [ *** ] (1 of 3) A start job is running … Continue reading →
Thanks to juston_li, there is a one-line fix to enable the latest NVIDIA drivers to compile with Kernel 3.18-rc1 See: https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/783364/linux/343-22-driver-incompatible-with-linux-3-18-/ The fix there is for Beta version 343.22, but I applied it to main version 340.46, as follows: In NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-340.46/kernel/nv-drm.c , at line 19, change #if defined(NV_DRM_AVAILABLE) #include <drm/drmP.h> to #if defined(NV_DRM_AVAILABLE) #include <drm/drmP.h> #include <drm/drm_gem.h> … Continue reading →
Just installed Kernel 3.18-rc1 – released earlier than originally planned – on the test system: $ uname -a Linux rg6830l 3.18.0-rc1 #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Oct 20 10:23:13 PDT 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Brief details are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1410.2/01595.html VMware 10.0.3 (with the vmnet patch..) installs and runs OK, but the latest current NVIDIA (340.46) fails to … Continue reading →
Tried the latest kernel.org 3.17 kernel with my Odroid U2, and managed to get it to boot successfully, but USB still doesn’t work, which is a show-stopper, as the Ethernet adapter is a USB-connected device.. Start with # make exynos_defconfig, and then select arch/arm/boot/dts/exynos4412-odroidu3.dtb when merging with zImage, etc… [ 0.000000] Booting Linux on physical CPU 0xa00 … Continue reading →
Just installed Kernel 3.17 ‘Final’ on the CuBox I4-Pro.. Source code from https://github.com/jmontleon/fedora-20-cubox-i_hb/tree/3.17.0.. Fedora release 20 (Heisenbug) Kernel 3.17.0 on an armv7l (ttymxc0) ……. $ uname -a Linux rgcubox 3.17.0 #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Oct 6 14:01:51 EDT 2014 armv7l armv7l armv7l GNU/Linux Robert Gadsdon. October 6, 2014. … Continue reading →
Kernel 3.17 Final has – finally – been released, and details are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1410.0/02818.html As with the last -rc, the latest NVIDIA (340.46) and VMware (10.0.3 patched) drivers install and run OK.. $ uname -a Linux rglinux-i7 3.17.0 #1 SMP PREEMPT Sun Oct 5 18:02:39 PDT 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Robert Gadsdon. October 5, 2014. … Continue reading →