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Kernel 3.14-rc6 – ‘Final’ May be Delayed..

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Just installed Kernel 3.14-rc6 on the X86_64 test system, and DreamPlug (armv5).. On x86_64, the latest (patched) VMware (10.0.1) and NVIDIA (334.21) drivers compile/install OK.. Details are here: http://lkml.iu.edu//hypermail/linux/kernel/1403.1/00505.html DreamPlug: Fedora release 18 (Spherical Cow) Kernel 3.14.0-rc6 on an armv5tel (ttyS0) ………… # uname -a Linux rgdreamplug 3.14.0-rc6 #1 PREEMPT Mon Mar 10 11:31:56 GMT 2014 armv5tel … Continue reading →

Kernel 3.14-rc5 Released.. ARM (armv5) and x86_64 updated

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Updated the test (x86_64) system and the DreamPlug (armv5) to kernel 3.14-rc5, and the same comments apply as for 3.14-rc4..  https://rglinuxtech.com/?p=1070 Fedora release 18 (Spherical Cow) Kernel 3.14.0-rc5 on an armv5tel (ttyS0) ……….. # uname -a Linux rgdreamplug 3.14.0-rc5 #1 PREEMPT Mon Mar 3 22:07:22 GMT 2014 armv5tel armv5tel armv5tel GNU/Linux Latest – patched – NVIDIA and … Continue reading →

Kernel 3.14-rc4 – X86_64 and ARM (Dreamplug) Updates..

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Updated the test system to Kernel 3.14-rc4, and the VMware 10.0.1 (patched) and NVIDIA 331.49 (patched) compile and load OK.. Details of changes are here:  https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/2/23/234 Updated the Dreamplug to 3.14-rc4 as well: Fedora release 18 (Spherical Cow) Kernel 3.14.0-rc4 on an armv5tel (ttyS0) The Odroid is not (yet) supported by the standard kernel-org tree, but hopefully … Continue reading →

Kernel 3.13.4 – And Workaround for UVCVIDEO problem..

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Updated to Kernel 3.13.4, and the latest NVIDIA driver 331.49 and (patched) VMware 10.0.1 compile and load/run OK.. Details of changes are here:  https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.4 I had still been having problems with the uvcvideo driver (with a Logitech C525 webcam), since updating from kernel 3.12 to kernel 3.13 – and the problems is also in 3.14-rc3..   I … Continue reading →

Kernel 3.14-rc1 – VMware OK, NVIDIA Fail..

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Just updated the test system to Kernel 3.14-rc1, and did the usual tests with the latest VMware (10.0.1) and NVIDIA (331.38). VMware compile failed with the VMware version of vmci, but this can be fixed by selecting the kernel.org versions of these modules, from the standard 3.14-rc1 source tree.   The vmci module can be found under ‘Misc … Continue reading →

Kernel 3.13 in Linux VMware Guest – Shared Folders Problem

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Setting up a test system for the usb/uvcvideo tests, I have found another kernel 3.13 issue – this time with Linux as a VMware guest.. The shared folders – which work OK with 3.12, do not work with 3.13. Normally shared folders are found under /mnt/hgfs, but with 3.13 the hgfs directory is corrupted in some odd … Continue reading →

3.13 Final – And a VMware Patch You May Not Need..

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Installed 3.13 Final on my test system, and then on my main system, and encountered an odd problem with VMware (10.0.1).. On my test system, VMware had been compiling and installing/running OK on all the 3.13-rc versions, and 3.13 Final, but on my main system, vmnet failed to compile: … /tmp/modconfig-I1rVjt/vmnet-only/filter.c:206:1: error: conflicting types for ‘VNetFilterHookFn’  VNetFilterHookFn(unsigned … Continue reading →

3.13-rc8 – Waiting for 3.13 Final..

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3.13-rc8 is out, and 3.13 Final should be out in about a weeks time – or so.. Changes are here:  http://www.mail-archive.com/linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org/msg568052.html Same comments apply for VMware and NVIDIA drivers on x86_64 as for -rc7, and the DreamPlug (armv5tel) still gives the usual batch of mvsdio f1090000.mvsdio: unhandled interrupt status=0x0810 en=0x0100 pio=0 errors on boot, but otherwise runs … Continue reading →

3.12.7 – First ‘Stable’ of the New Year..

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After some time, and ‘the holidays’, Kernel 3.12.7 has been released, and – as usual – the latest NVIDIA and VMware versions compile and run OK.. This time, the changelog is quite long:  https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.7 On my main system, I had been running into very infrequent (once every two/three weeks) X ‘freezes’ with NVIDIA driver 331.20, but have … Continue reading →

Kernel 3.13-rc7 – First For 2014..

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Updated the test system to Kernel 3.13-rc7, and VMware 10.0.1 and (patched) NVIDIA 319.76 and 331.20 compile and install OK..   Details of the NVIDIA runtime patch were in an earlier article: https://rglinuxtech.com/?p=948 Details of changes are here: http://www.mail-archive.com/linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org/msg563675.html According to the announcement, there may be a 3.13-rc8 release, before 3.13 Final.. Robert Gadsdon.   January 5, 2014.

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