I had Kernel 3.19.0 (originally from https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux/tree/rpi-3.19.y – now updated) running on my Pi (armv6) and Pi2 (armv7) with no problems (apart from the Pi2 seeming very sluggish..) but after that had a few ‘issues’.. Pi: Kernel 3.19.1 OK, but … Continue reading
Thanks to invaluable information from Mace Moneta, I have now been able to find the location of the (recent) release of Pidora 20 — now, for some reason, known as ‘Pidora 2014‘.. For details and links, see the comments section … Continue reading
Just updated to Kernel 3.12.5, and quickly reverted to 3.12.4.. Update: the problem turned out to be a badly-timed coincidental update to MariaDB (5.5.34).. Reverting to the previous version (5.5.33a) fixed the problem.. Now running 3.12.5.. With 3.12.5, Avahi mDNS … Continue reading
Opinion: I started out with Linux in 1997, and at that time Mosaic was looking a bit old-hat, and Netscape Navigator was the app that had the most use (along with GIMP). After moving – over the years – to … Continue reading
I had tried running kernel 3.10, but encountered several problems.. The KDE desktop would ‘hang’, and the wifi connections (rt2800, using NetworkManager) refused to connect, most of the time, and kmix (sound mixer app) wouldn’t run.. I had tried all … Continue reading
Just installed kernel 3.8-rc4 on my test system This time, VMware (9.01) compile fails, even with the ‘softlink’ workaround for version.h.. make: Entering directory `/tmp/modconfig-rBMV5O/vmci-only’ /usr/bin/make -C /lib/modules/3.8.0-rc4/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. MODULEBUILDDIR= modules make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-3.8-rc4′ CC [M] … Continue reading
Just compiled and installed 3.7-rc1 on my test system, and ran into problems straight away.. NVIDIA (304.51) compile fails with a whole host of errors, and VMware (9.0-patched) compile fails immediately, with: vthread-3| I120: Failed version test: /usr/src/linux-3.7-rc1/linux/version.h not found. … Continue reading
I had – for many years – been using a Palm Pilot (later Sony Clie) to sync calendars with JPilot on Linux, and this worked fine, especially after USB support was added, all those years ago.. I now have an … Continue reading
I had been frustrated for years with the dire support for connecting mobile phones (cellphones..) on Linux. Bluetooth support to phones was patchy, to say the least, and has been completely re-written for KDE, but still has very limited functionality.. … Continue reading
I had got tired of trying all the so-called ‘recommendations’ for fixing USB hub connectivity on the Raspberry Pi – including some from people who did not actually own one.. And yes, I do have the correct voltage power supply … Continue reading