Just upgraded to VMware Workstation 11.0, and – as expected – it compiles and loads/runs OK with Kernel 3.17 (3.17.4) and 3.18 (3.18-rc7) without the need for any patches.. Release notes are here: https://www.vmware.com/support/ws/doc/workstation-11-release-notes.html I have not – yet – had a chance to test functionality with a Linux guest, especially with regard to shared folders.. Robert … Continue reading →
A problem that still plagued the 3.18-rc series of kernel releases now seems to affect 3.17 as well.. I have had two complete system hangs with 3.17.3 and 3.17.4 on my main system in the last two weeks, and thought at first that these were caused by KDE and/or NVIDIA hangs, but then found that I could … 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 →