Recently attempted to update the Pi2 to Kernel 4.4-rc5, and encountered a problem.. The more recent proprietary Raspberry Pi 2 kernels have switched to using ‘DTB Overlays’ to control various components, but these are – currently – unsupported by U-Boot.. Booting the kernel with U-Boot results in mmc errors, and register dump: ……………….. timeout waiting for hardware … Continue reading →
Updated the DreamPlug, CuBox-i4Pro, and Odroid U3 to Kernel 4.1-rc4.. DreamPlug and CuBox using the standard code from kernel.org: Fedora release 18 (Spherical Cow) Kernel 4.1.0-rc4 on an armv5tel (ttyS0) …………… ]# uname -a Linux rgdreamplug 4.1.0-rc4 #1 Wed May 20 09:12:43 PDT 2015 armv5tel armv5tel armv5tel GNU/Linux Fedora release 22 (Twenty Two) Kernel 4.1.0-rc4 on an … 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 →
Tried updating the Raspberry Pi-s (Classic model B and Pi2) to Kernel 4.0, from https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux/tree/rpi-4.0.y, and my first attempt was – it seems – too soon, as the Classic Pi (armv6) failed to boot at all, and the Pi2 (armv7) only booted as far as: …………. bcm2708_dma: DMA manager at f3007000 bcm2708_gpio: bcm2708_gpio_probe 80625490 vc-mem: phys_addr:0x00000000 mem_base=0x3dc00000 … Continue reading →
After trials with earlier versions, the Pi and Pi2 updated to Kernel 3.19.3 without too much effort.. Source from here: https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux/tree/rpi-3.19.y Pi: Pidora release 2014 (Raspberry Pi Fedora Remix) Kernel 3.19.3 on an armv6l (ttyAMA0) …….. ]# uname -a Linux rgpi 3.19.3 #1 PREEMPT Fri Mar 27 23:55:44 PDT 2015 armv6l armv6l armv6l GNU/Linux Pi2: Fedora release … Continue reading →
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 3.19.2 refused to boot (nothing on console) Pi2: Kernel 3.19.1 booted and then crashed: BCM2708FB: allocated DMA … Continue reading →
Finally got the Raspberry Pi 2, and installed Fedora 21 (armv7hl) with no problems.. Temporarily used object code 3.18.7-v7+ from the repository, and then tested kernel compile options.. The system seems (so far..) to be relatively sluggish compared to my other quad-core armv7 systems.. Compiling on the Pi 2 itself seemed relatively slow, but at least it … Continue reading →
For those who have a new Raspberry Pi 2 on order – as I have – the kernel source is now available, at https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux/tree/rpi-3.18.y-rebase. To get the correct config, start with # make bcm2709_defconfig For me, one of the additional benefits is that it is ARMv7, which should support the standard up-to-date Fedora 21 distro, instead of … Continue reading →
Updated the CuBox i4-Pro and Raspberry Pi to Kernel 3.16 recently, using the kernel source from.. Raspberry Pi: https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux/tree/rpi-3.16.y CuBox i4-Pro: https://github.com/jmontleon/fedora-20-cubox-i_hb/tree/3.16.0 Fedora release 20 (Heisenbug) Kernel 3.16.0 on an armv7l (ttymxc0) …………… # uname -a Linux rgcubox 3.16.0 #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Aug 4 23:39:27 EDT 2014 armv7l armv7l armv7l GNU/Linux Pidora release 2014 (Raspberry Pi … Continue reading →
Updated the Raspberry Pi to Kernel 3.14.1, from the source at GitHub: # git clone -b rpi-3.14.y –single-branch https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux Pidora release 2014 (Raspberry Pi Fedora Remix) Kernel 3.14.1+ on an armv6l (ttyAMA0) ………… # uname -a Linux rgpi 3.14.1+ #1 PREEMPT Wed Apr 16 09:57:40 BST 2014 armv6l armv6l armv6l GNU/Linux And… updated the DreamPlug to 3.15-rc1, … Continue reading →