Just updated the Dreamplug to 3.7-rc5 (just released..) and there are no surprises.. Fedora release 17 (Beefy Miracle) Kernel 3.7.0-rc5 on an armv5tel (ttyS0) …………………… $ uname -a Linux rgdreamplug 3.7.0-rc5 #1 Sun Nov 11 23:10:12 GMT 2012 armv5tel armv5tel armv5tel GNU/Linux Robert Gadsdon.. November 11th 2012.
Continue reading →Previous VMware ‘dot-releases’ have typically still needed patching for the very-latest kernels, but I was pleased to find that VMware Workstation 9.0.1 installed on Kernel 3.6.6 without any need for the ‘3.5 patch’ that was necessary for 9.0.0.. Even more of a surprise, was that 9.0.1 also installs with no problems on Kernel 3.7-rc4! So… Thanks to … Continue reading →
Kernel updates are coming thick and fast, these days.. Updated my ‘main’ system to 3.6.6, with no problems, and updated the ‘test’ system to 3.7-rc4.. Same comments as before apply regarding NVIDIA and VMware compatibility, and both work fine on 3.6.6 (with the VMware 3.5 patch) and can be made to work on 3.7-rc4 (with the VMware … Continue reading →
Only recently updated to 3.6.4, and already 3.6.5 is released: $ uname -a Linux rglinux 3.6.5 #1 SMP Thu Nov 1 15:37:56 GMT 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Runs fine, with VMware Workstation 9.0 (with the 3.5 patch) and the latest NVIDIA driver – 310.14.. See all the things that have been fixed: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/ChangeLog-3.6.5
Continue reading →Just updated the Dreamplug to 3.7-rc3, and the kernel compile is now without errors.. So, finally, the ERROR: “read_current_timer” problem has been fixed.. Fedora release 17 (Beefy Miracle) Kernel 3.7.0-rc3 on an armv5tel (ttyS0) ………………… $ uname -a Linux rgdreamplug 3.7.0-rc3 #1 Mon Oct 29 08:30:44 GMT 2012 armv5tel armv5tel armv5tel GNU/Linux
Continue reading →I have updated the 3.6.1-pi kernel to version 3.6.3-pi, by applying the two incremental patches from kernel.org.. patch-3.6.1-2 and patch-3.6.2-3. $ uname -a Linux rgpi 3.6.3-pi #1 Mon Oct 22 21:02:54 BST 2012 armv6l armv6l armv6l GNU/Linux I have found a rather perverse feature of the Pi… If you want to shutdown and halt, using the # … Continue reading →
Just updated my test system to 3.7-rc2, and the same patches and ‘workarounds’ are needed for NVIDIA (driver 310.14) and VMware (9.0 with 3.5 patch) as mentioned in my earlier post, for -rc1.. # uname -a Linux rg6830l 3.7.0-rc2 #1 SMP Mon Oct 22 01:58:54 BST 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Continue reading →Just updated to kernel 3.6.3, and this works OK with the latest NVIDIA driver (310.14) and VMware W/S 9.0 (with the 3.5 patch).. $ uname -a Linux rglinux 3.6.3 #1 SMP Sun Oct 21 20:28:25 BST 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Continue reading →Updated the Dreamplug to 3.7-rc2 today, and still needed to patch ../linux-3.7-rc2/arch/arm/kernel/armksyms.c, as described in the post for 3.7-rc1.. Fedora release 17 (Beefy Miracle) Kernel 3.7.0-rc2 on an armv5tel (ttyS0) …………………. $ uname -a Linux rgdreamplug 3.7.0-rc2 #2 Sun Oct 21 14:13:41 BST 2012 armv5tel armv5tel armv5tel GNU/Linux
Continue reading →Examining the (considerable) changes in ARM support in kernel 3.7-rc1, and the first bits for support of the Raspberry Pi’s Broadcom BCM2835 CPU are there! Not usable yet, as there is very limited functionality, and the rest of the SoC (System on a Chip) features are not yet there, but it is a start, and will ensure … Continue reading →