Updated the test system to Kernel 4.9-rc3, and the patch for NVIDIA mentioned in my article for -rc2 still works OK.. I Compiled 370.28 and 375.10 successfully.. As I could not find any patches for VMware – and the latest version 12.5.1 still fails to compile, I created a nasty hack myself.. Warning – This is not … Continue reading →
I had been constantly frustrated by the Odroid C2 meson8b-dwmac Ethernet ‘hang’ problem, which has persisted over (at least..) eight different ‘patched kernel’ versions that I have tested.. The network link hung/stopped after a short time at full (1000Mbps) speed, and also – sometimes after a bit longer – at reduced (100Mbps) speed.. The driver does show … Continue reading →
After some of the code for the C2 has been removed from various git repositories, there is a new 4.9-rc1-based tree at https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/khilman/linux-amlogic.git/?h=v4.10/integ , which now includes the ‘new’ rewritten MMC driver. To select this, choose ‘Amlogic S905/GX* SD/MMC Host Controller support (MMC_MESON_GX)‘ in the kernel config.. …… Fedora 24 (Workstation Edition) Kernel 4.9.0-rc1-c2 on an aarch64 … Continue reading →
Updated the Intel ‘Cherry Trail’ UP Board to Kernel 4.8.2: Fedora 25 (Workstation Edition) Kernel 4.8.2-up on an x86_64 (ttyS0) …… [root@rgup ~]# uname -a Linux rgup 4.8.2-up #1 SMP Sat Oct 15 13:16:45 PDT 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux ……… [root@rgup ~]# ll /dev/snd total 0 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 60 Oct 15 13:23 by-path crw-rw—- … Continue reading →
Kernel 4.9-rc1 has been released, and brief details are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1610.1/03881.html Fedora 25 (Workstation Edition) Kernel 4.9.0-rc1 on an x86_64 (ttyS0) ………….. # uname -a Linux rgtest 4.9.0-rc1 #1 SMP Sat Oct 15 13:42:12 PDT 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Latest VMware (12.5.0) compiled and ran OK.. NVIDIA drivers 367.57 and 370.28 compiled OK.. …. Building modules, … Continue reading →
I was going to update the Odroid C2 to the latest patched kernel, but then found that the meson-mmc driver had mysteriously vanished from the source tree.. This – of course – makes the kernel pretty useless… I did some research, but could not find any specific mention of the removal of this code, but then found … Continue reading →
The only missing OS component on the new UP Board (x5-Z8350) was that sound (HDMI) was not present.. After a bit of digging, I found some patches for Kernel 4.5, and a later patched kernel version that was supposed to work.. I tried the patched version of 4.7.0 from here: https://github.com/plbossart/sound/tree/byt-cht-hdmi-v4.7 but found that the compile failed: … Continue reading →
After pre-ordering one many months ago, I finally got my Next CHIP ARMv7 system in the post.. It certainly is fairly small, but seems well-constructed.. Details are at http://docs.getchip.com/chip.html#chip-hardware After connecting the UART/USB cable, as normal, the system booted into a cut-down version of Debian.. There is no hdmi, or sdcard connector, or Ethernet, but the wi-fi … Continue reading →
After some time, I decided to test the latest ‘Linux-Next’ with the 96Boards HiSilicon Hikey, and – this time – it booted successfully (headless), with networking.. Fedora 24 (Twenty Four) Kernel 4.7.0-rc5-next-20160628 on an aarch64 (ttyAMA0) ………………….. # uname -a Linux rghikey 4.7.0-rc5-next-20160628 #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Jun 28 22:34:10 EDT 2016 aarch64 aarch64 aarch64 GNU/Linux Still … Continue reading →
I have tried the latest 4.7-next patched kernel, from https://github.com/anholt/linux/tree/bcm2837-64-next After some trials, I did manage to – just – get it to boot – after falling to an ’emergency console’, but the system is very unstable, with multiple recurring MMC errors.. ….. Give root password for maintenance (or press Control-D to continue): Error getting authority: Error … Continue reading →