Category Archives: kernel

Dreamplug – 3.7-rc1, After a Fix..

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I have managed to update the Dreamplug to kernel 3.7-rc1, after a simple fix, to get it to compile OK.. The original (cross)compile failed, with: ERROR: “read_current_timer” [drivers/video/udlfb.ko] undefined! ERROR: “read_current_timer” [crypto/tcrypt.ko] undefined! Fix, is to change ../linux-3.7-rc1/arch/arm/kernel/armksyms.c, at line 51, as follows: From:  /* platform dependent support */ EXPORT_SYMBOL(arm_delay_ops); To:     /* platform dependent support */ … Continue reading →

3.7-rc1 – Problems with VMware and NVIDIA.. – and Fixes..?

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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. Update: There is a fix for NVIDIA, here: http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=194465    – a patch, and the removal of VM_RESERVED … Continue reading →

Pi Updated – Kernel 3.6.1-pi…

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I now have the Raspberry Pi running on kernel 3.6.1-pi, recently downloaded from GitHub, as per my earlier post.. Fedora release 17 (Beefy Miracle) Kernel 3.6.1-pi on an armv6l (ttyAMA0) …….. $ uname -a Linux rgpi 3.6.1-pi #4 Mon Oct 15 13:08:24 BST 2012 armv6l armv6l armv6l GNU/Linux FYI, the download link on GitHub was still pointing … Continue reading →

Pi Kernel – Bump to 3.6?

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Just checked the Raspberry Pi GitHub repository, and there is a ‘3.6.y’ kernel there, now.. https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux/tree/rpi-3.6.y Will download and see if it compiles and installs, yet..   It might just be a first attempt to patch to 3.6, though… This is – of course – a welcome development, to keep the Pi kernel up-to-date..

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Dreamplug – Kernel 3.6.1

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Just updated the Dreamplug to kernel 3.6.1.. Fedora release 17 (Beefy Miracle) Kernel 3.6.1 on an armv5tel (ttyS0) $ uname -a Linux rgdreamplug 3.6.1 #1 Thu Oct 11 15:25:25 BST 2012 armv5tel armv5tel armv5tel GNU/Linux In case anyone needs it, the kernel .config I used is at http://pastebin.com/2wUCv0yA This is a test config, and contains a lot … Continue reading →

Update to 3.6.1 – No problems..

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Just updated my main (Fedora 17, X86_64, Quad-Core Intel) system to 3.6.1 – released today – with no problems.. $ uname -a Linux rglinux 3.6.1 #1 SMP Sun Oct 7 17:18:41 BST 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Planning to update the Dreamplug (Fedora 17 ARM) next..  

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3.6 Unleashed…

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I had been running the later 3.6-rcs on my test system without any issues, so I have just updated my ‘main’ system to kernel version 3.6 – just released.. $ uname -a Linux rglinux 3.6.0 #1 SMP Mon Oct 1 10:31:43 BST 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux VMware 9.0 (patched) and the latest NVIDIA driver (304.51) compile, … Continue reading →

Dreamplug – Update to -rc7..

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Just updated the Dreamplug to kernel version 3.6-rc7, and nothing broke.. Fedora release 17 (Beefy Miracle) Kernel 3.6.0-rc7 on an armv5tel (ttyS0) # uname -a Linux rgdreamplug 3.6.0-rc7 #1 Mon Sep 24 20:34:13 BST 2012 armv5tel armv5tel armv5tel GNU/Linux Sadly, this is the only ‘up-to-date’ ARM device I have, as the Raspberry Pi is on 3.2.27 – … Continue reading →

APC – The Perils of Old Code..

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The availability of additional kernel code – and functionality – is good news, but the APC kernel version is still a relative antique..   2.6.32.9 is over 2 years old, now, and the latest ‘mainstream’ Linux kernel is 3.5.4, and 3.6 will soon be released…    Assuming the focus is still on Android, then an update to Android 4.1 … Continue reading →