Updated the DreamPlug and CuBox-i4 Pro to Kernel 4.1-rc3, from kernel.org.. Fedora release 18 (Spherical Cow) Kernel 4.1.0-rc3 on an armv5tel (ttyS0) …………… # uname -a Linux rgdreamplug 4.1.0-rc3 #2 Mon May 11 15:04:52 PDT 2015 armv5tel armv5tel armv5tel GNU/Linux Fedora release 22 (Twenty Two) Kernel 4.1.0-rc3 on an armv7l (ttymxc0) ……………. # uname -a Linux rgcubox … Continue reading →
Updated the Odroid U3 to Kernel 4.1-rc2, from https://github.com/tobiasjakobi/linux-odroid/tree/odroid-4.1.y Apart from the SELinux shenanigans (see previous post..) there were no problems.. Fedora release 22 (Twenty Two) Kernel 4.1.0-rc2 on an armv7l (ttySAC1) ….. ]# uname -a Linux rgodroid 4.1.0-rc2 #1 SMP Wed May 6 11:44:37 PDT 2015 armv7l armv7l armv7l GNU/Linux I had updated to Fedora 22 … Continue reading →
I updated the CuBox-i4-Pro (Fedora 22) to Kernel 4.1-rc2, but the (re)boot process was very sluggish, with several key commands failing: ….. systemd[1]: Unit dbus.service entered failed state ….. [FAILED] Failed to start Login Service. ….. [FAILED] Failed to start Modem Manager. ….. [FAILED] Failed to start Avahi mDNS/DNS-SD Stack. ….. [FAILED] Failed to start Network Manager. … Continue reading →
Updated the CuBox-i4Pro to kernel 4.1-rc1 from kernel.org.. Fedora release 22 (Twenty Two) Kernel 4.1.0-rc1 on an armv7l (ttymxc0) ………. # uname -a Linux rgcubox 4.1.0-rc1 #1 SMP Sun Apr 26 23:15:50 EDT 2015 armv7l armv7l armv7l GNU/Linux I did try to do the same with the DreamPlug, but for some reason it would not boot… More … Continue reading →
Finally managed to get the Raspberry Pi2 (armv7) to boot Kernel 4.0, by re-creating the kernel config from scratch, with # make bcm2709_defconfig Fedora release 21 (Twenty One) Kernel 4.0.0-v7 on an armv7l (ttyAMA0) ………… ]# uname -a Linux rgpi2 4.0.0-v7 #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed Apr 15 17:12:00 PDT 2015 armv7l armv7l armv7l GNU/Linux The ‘classic’ Pi … Continue reading →
Updated the DreamPlug and CuBox-i4Pro to kernel 4.0 from kernel.org: Fedora release 18 (Spherical Cow) Kernel 4.0.0 on an armv5tel (ttyS0) ……… # uname -a Linux rgdreamplug 4.0.0 #1 Sun Apr 12 22:53:28 PDT 2015 armv5tel armv5tel armv5tel GNU/Linux Fedora release 22 (Twenty Two) Kernel 4.0.0 on an armv7l (ttymxc0) ……… ]# uname -a Linux rgcubox 4.0.0 … Continue reading →
Updated to Kernel 4.0 (from kernel.org), and the latest NVIDIA driver (346.59) and ‘patched’ VMware 11.1 both compile and install/run OK.. $ uname -a Linux rglinux-i7 4.0.0 #1 SMP Sun Apr 12 17:26:04 PDT 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Brief details of changes since -rc7 are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1504.1/03200.html Robert Gadsdon. April 12, 2015. … Continue reading →
NVIDIA have a new ‘long lived branch’ driver – 346.59, and – as expected – it installs/loads OK with kernel 4.0-rc7 Brief details here: http://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/83686/en-us Robert Gadsdon. April 7, 2015. … Continue reading →
Updated the test system to Kernel 4.0-rc7, and – as with -r6 – the patched* VMware 11.1 and NVIDIA 349.12 compiled and loaded OK.. $ uname -a Linux rg6830l 4.0.0-rc7 #1 SMP Mon Apr 6 18:25:10 PDT 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Brief details of changes since -rc6 are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1504.0/03029.html If all goes well, 4.0 ‘final’ … Continue reading →
Updated the DreamPlug and CuBox-i4Pro to Kernel 4.0-rc6 from kernel.org https://www.kernel.org/ Fedora release 18 (Spherical Cow) Kernel 4.0.0-rc6 on an armv5tel (ttyS0) ……… # uname -a Linux rgdreamplug 4.0.0-rc6 #1 Sun Mar 29 22:11:02 PDT 2015 armv5tel armv5tel armv5tel GNU/Linux Fedora release 22 (Twenty Two) Kernel 4.0.0-rc6 on an armv7l (ttymxc0) ……. # uname -a Linux rgcubox … Continue reading →