NVIDIA – New Driver – OK with Kernel 4.0..
Just (quickly) tested the latest NVIDIA driver – 349.12 – and it compiles cleanly with Kernel 4.0-rc5.. No patches needed.. Robert Gadsdon. March 25, 2015
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ARM – DreamPlug to Kernel 4.0-rc5 – .config Example
Updated the DreamPlug to Kernel 4.0-rc5, using the standard source from kernel.org, without any problems.. Fedora release 18 (Spherical Cow) Kernel 4.0.0-rc5 on an armv5tel (ttyS0) …… ]$ uname -a Linux rgdreamplug 4.0.0-rc5 #1 Mon Mar 23 10:47:21 PDT 2015 armv5tel armv5tel armv5tel GNU/Linux In case it might be useful, I have put a copy of the … Continue reading →
ARM – Odroid to 4.0-rc5 – Eventually..
I had tried to update the Odroid U3 to Kernel 4.0-rc5 – using the patched source from https://github.com/tobiasjakobi/linux-odroid/tree/odroid-4.0.y – a few days ago, but the boot failed: hub 1-3:1.0: 3 ports detected INFO: rcu_sched detected stalls on CPUs/tasks: { 0} (detected by 1, t=4202 jiffies, g=-255, c=-256, q=2) Task dump for CPU 0: swapper/0 R running 0 … Continue reading →
ARM – Raspberry Pi and Pi2 – Trials with Later Kernels..
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 →
ARM – Odroid U3 to 4.0-rc4..
Updated the Odroid U3 to Kernel 4.0-rc4, from the patched source here: https://github.com/tobiasjakobi/linux-odroid/tree/odroid-4.0.y This time, the system booted successfully.. Fedora release 21 (Twenty One) Kernel 4.0.0-rc4 on an armv7l (ttySAC1) ……………. ]# uname -a Linux rgodroid 4.0.0-rc4 #1 SMP Wed Mar 18 23:53:05 PDT 2015 armv7l armv7l armv7l GNU/Linux Robert Gadsdon. March 19, 2015.
Continue reading →ARM – CuBox to 4.0-rc4 – Networking Fixed..
Updated the CuBox-I4Pro to Kernel 4.0-rc4 – from kernel.org, and – at last – networking works without the need for the mach-imx6q.c patch. Fedora release 22 (Twenty Two) Kernel 4.0.0-rc4 on an armv7l (ttymxc0) …………………… # uname -a Linux rgcubox 4.0.0-rc4 #1 SMP Sun Mar 15 21:55:09 EDT 2015 armv7l armv7l armv7l GNU/Linux Details of changes from … Continue reading →
ARM / x86_64 – A More Recent Cross-Compiler..
I had been using the armv7hl-mandriva-linux-gnueabi- cross-compiler, but that gcc version is a bit out-of-date now (version 4.6.1). I found a more recent version, for Fedora, here: http://rpmfind.net//linux/RPM/fedora/updates/testing/21/x86_64/g/gcc-arm-linux-gnu-4.9.2-3.fc21.x86_64.html Using yum, this will also install binutils-arm-linux-gnu-2.25-3.fc21.x86_64 and cross-gcc-common-4.9.2-3.fc21.noarch and cross-binutils-common-2.25-3.fc21.noarch, to prvide the rest of the cross-compile environment. It should be noted that this is only suitable for … Continue reading →
ARM – CuBox and DreamPlug to 4.0-rc3..
Updated the Cubox-i4Pro to Kernel 4.0-rc3, and still needed to apply the one-line patch to linux/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx6q.c, to get networking to work.. https://rglinuxtech.com/?p=1338 Fedora release 22 (Twenty Two) Kernel 4.0.0-rc3 on an armv7l (ttymxc0) ………… ]# uname -a Linux rgcubox 4.0.0-rc3 #3 SMP Mon Mar 9 20:19:45 EDT 2015 armv7l armv7l armv7l GNU/Linux The DreamPlug was OK, and … Continue reading →
Kernel 4.0-rc3 – Radeon R600 Fixed..
Installed Kernel 4.0-rc3, and the problem with the Radeon R600 driver is now fixed. Brief details of changes since -rc2 are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1503.1/00218.html As with the previous -rc versions, the patched NVIDIA (346.47) and VMware (11.1) drivers compile and load/run OK.. # uname -a Linux rg6830l 4.0.0-rc3 #1 SMP Mon Mar 9 10:57:55 PDT 2015 x86_64 x86_64 … Continue reading →
ARM – CuBox-i4Pro and DreamPlug to 4.0-rc2..
Updated the CuBox-i4Pro and DreamPlug to Kernel 4.0-rc2.. No problems with the DreamPlug, and the CuBox just needed the same small patch as for -rc1.. https://rglinuxtech.com/?p=1338 CuBox-i4Pro: Fedora release 22 (Twenty Two) Kernel 4.0.0-rc2 on an armv7l (ttymxc0) ……………. ]# uname -a Linux rgcubox 4.0.0-rc2 #1 SMP Tue Mar 3 21:35:27 EST 2015 armv7l armv7l armv7l GNU/Linux … Continue reading →