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Monthly Archives: January 2013

Pi to 3.7.5, with a few Patches..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on January 28, 2013 by RGJanuary 28, 2013

Just updated the Raspberry Pi to kernel version 3.7.5, using the 3.7.1 tree created by Olipro: http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=71&t=26912 I then applied the incremental patches from kernel.org to go from 3.7.1 to 3.7.2, to 3.7.3, to 3.7.4, to 3.7.5.. I ignored the warnings after the compile, as these have occurred with previous kernel versions, and seem to be harmless.. … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Crash and Burn.., Fedora, Hacks, kernel, Linux / ARM, Raspberry Pi | Tagged 3.7.5, compile, from 3.7.1, incremental patches, kernel, raspberry pi, success | 6 Replies

3.8-rc5 Already – Works with Patched / Softlinked VMware, and ‘Old’ NVIDIA..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on January 25, 2013 by RGJanuary 25, 2013

Just installed kernel 3.8-rc5 – recently released.. This release has the same dependencies as -rc4, for VMware and NVIDIA.. For VMware, apply Tim’s vmci patch (see previous article for -rc4) and use the softlink: $ ln -s /usr/src/linux-3.8-rc5/include/generated/uapi/linux/version.h /usr/src/linux-3.8-rc5/include/linux/version.h For NVIDIA, use the ‘old’ driver 310.14, as the newer 3.7-compatible drivers still won’t compile with 3.8.. $ … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Fedora, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, VMware | Tagged kernel 3.8-rc5, nvidia 310.14, patched, softlink, success, version.h, vmware | 7 Replies

3.8-rc4 – Patch now available for VMware..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on January 23, 2013 by RGJanuary 23, 2013

Thanks to excellent work from Tim, there is now a patch available to get VMware WS 9.01 to compile with kernel 3.8-rc4. See his comment to my original article for details.. http://wp.me/p2hgFw-9H I have applied the patch, and it fixes the problem.. Robert Gadsdon.  January 23rd 2013. … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Crash and Burn.., kernel, Linux, VMware | Tagged compile, kernel 3.8-rc4, patch, success, vmware | Leave a reply

Dreamplug to 3.8-rc4..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on January 23, 2013 by RGJanuary 23, 2013

Just updated the ARM Dreamplug to kernel 3.8-rc4, with no problems.. Fedora release 18 (Spherical Cow) Kernel 3.8.0-rc4 on an armv5tel (ttyS0) ………. # uname -a Linux rgdreamplug 3.8.0-rc4 #1 Tue Jan 22 22:22:11 GMT 2013 armv5tel armv5tel armv5tel GNU/Linux Robert Gadsdon.   January 22nd, 2013 … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Dreamplug, Fedora, kernel, Linux / ARM | Tagged dreamplug, kernel 3.8-rc4, linux/arm, success, update | Leave a reply

3.8-rc4 – VMware problem, but ‘old’ NVIDIA still OK..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on January 18, 2013 by RGJanuary 18, 2013

Just installed kernel 3.8-rc4 on my test system This time, VMware (9.01) compile fails, even with the ‘softlink’ workaround for version.h.. make: Entering directory `/tmp/modconfig-rBMV5O/vmci-only’ /usr/bin/make -C /lib/modules/3.8.0-rc4/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/.   MODULEBUILDDIR= modules make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-3.8-rc4′   CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-rBMV5O/vmci-only/linux/driver.o   CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-rBMV5O/vmci-only/linux/vmciKernelIf.o /tmp/modconfig-rBMV5O/vmci-only/linux/driver.c:127:4: error: implicit declaration of function ‘__devexit_p’ [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration] /tmp/modconfig-rBMV5O/vmci-only/linux/driver.c:127:4: error: initializer element … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Crash and Burn.., kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, VMware | Tagged kernel 3.8-rc4, nvidia old driver success, problems, vmware compile fail | 5 Replies

3.8-rc2 – NVIDIA and VMware…

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on January 3, 2013 by RGJanuary 3, 2013

Just compiled 3.8-rc2 on my test system, and the situation regarding NVIDIA and VMware is similar to -rc1.. For NVIDIA, the two ‘latest’ driver versions – 310.19 and 313.09 – fail to compile, but the earlier version – 310.14 – compiles OK..    Version 310.14 does not compile with kernel 3.7, so it would appear that the changes … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Crash and Burn.., Hacks, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, VMware | Tagged 3.8-rc2, compilation, kernel, linux, nvidia, success, vmware, workarounds | 2 Replies

3.8? Best to wait for -rc2..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on January 2, 2013 by RGJanuary 2, 2013

3.8-rc1 has several ‘issues’ – especially with breakage of  Userspace…     I’m going to wait for -rc2, which will – hopefully – be a bit less ‘dangerous’! Robert Gadsdon.   January 2nd, 2013 … Continue reading →

Posted in Crash and Burn.., Hacks, kernel, Linux, Opinion | Tagged 3.8-rc1 problems, kernel, linux, wait for -rc2 | Leave a reply
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