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Kernel/Boot – Bizarre Dracut problem – Bogus Apple Modules Added, Fails – Cause Found..

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During update of the kernel to 6.0.9, on my main dual-xeon Fedora 37 system, I found the following error displayed: ……………………… dracut-install: Failed to find module ‘apple_mailbox’ dracut: FAILED: /usr/lib/dracut/dracut-install -D /var/tmp/dracut.SGbOUU/initramfs –kerneldir /lib/modules/6.0.9/ -m apple_mailbox nvme_apple pinctrl-apple-gpio macsmc macsmc-rtkit i2c-apple tps6598x apple-dart dwc3 dwc3-of-simple xhci-pci pcie-apple gpio_macsmc spi-apple spi-hid-apple spi-hid-apple-of rtc-macsmc simple-mfd-spmi spmi-apple-controller nvmem_spmi_mfd apple-dockchannel dockchannel-hid … Continue reading →

Kernel – Pre-4.1-rc Test with Linux-Next..

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As Kernel 4.1-rc1 is not released yet, I tested the April 24 version of linux-next, to see how VMware and NVIDIA compiles would behave.. # uname -a Linux rg6830l 4.0.0-next-20150424 #2 SMP Sun Apr 26 12:04:54 PDT 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux With this version, VMware 11.1 (with the 3.19 vmnet patch) compiled and loaded OK, but … Continue reading →

3.13 Final – And a VMware Patch You May Not Need..

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Installed 3.13 Final on my test system, and then on my main system, and encountered an odd problem with VMware (10.0.1).. On my test system, VMware had been compiling and installing/running OK on all the 3.13-rc versions, and 3.13 Final, but on my main system, vmnet failed to compile: … /tmp/modconfig-I1rVjt/vmnet-only/filter.c:206:1: error: conflicting types for ‘VNetFilterHookFn’  VNetFilterHookFn(unsigned … Continue reading →

APC – Kernel Source – Signs of Life?

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After a gap of over three months, there seems to be some activity with the APC kernel and uboot source on GitHub.. https://github.com/apc-io/apc-8750 Changes were made on December 2nd, but would appear to have been in error, for some reason, and the latest ‘commit’ is marked ‘Revert’..     The kernel version seems to have been the same, but … Continue reading →