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ARM / x86_64 – A More Recent Cross-Compiler..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on March 10, 2015 by RGMarch 10, 2015

I had been using the armv7hl-mandriva-linux-gnueabi- cross-compiler, but that gcc version is a bit out-of-date now (version 4.6.1).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 →

Posted in compilation, Fedora, kernel, Linux, Linux / ARM | Tagged arm, cross-compiler, gcc, gcc 4.9.2, gnueabi, linux, success, x86_64 | Leave a reply

ARM – CuBox and DreamPlug to 4.0-rc3..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on March 10, 2015 by RGMarch 10, 2015

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..  http://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 →

Posted in compilation, CuBox, Dreamplug, Hacks, kernel, Linux / ARM | Tagged arm, cubox patch, cubox-i4pro, dreamplug, kernel 4.0-rc3, linux, success | Leave a reply

Kernel 4.0-rc3 – Radeon R600 Fixed..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on March 10, 2015 by RGMarch 10, 2015

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 →

Posted in compilation, Hacks, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, VMware | Tagged kernel 4.0-rc3, nvidia 346.47 patched, radeon r600 fixed, success, vmware 11.1 patched | Leave a reply

ARM – CuBox-i4Pro and DreamPlug to 4.0-rc2..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on March 6, 2015 by RGMarch 6, 2015

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.. http://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 →

Posted in compilation, CuBox, Dreamplug, kernel, Linux / ARM, Performance | Tagged arm, cubox-i4pro, dreamplug, kernel 4.0-rc2, linux, patch, success | Leave a reply

Kernel 4.0-rc2 – R600 Radeon Still Broken..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on March 4, 2015 by RGMarch 4, 2015

Installed Kernel 4.0-rc2 on the test system, and details of changes from -rc1 are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1503.0/01963.html Radeon on the HP6830 laptop is still broken: [drm r600_ring_test [radeon]] *ERROR* radeon: ring 0 test failed (scratch(0x8504)=0xFFFFFFFF) radeon 0000:01:00.0: disabling GPU acceleration << HANG >> Same comments apply as for -rc1 – the patched NVIDIA 346.47 driver and VMware 11.1 … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Hacks, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, VMware | Tagged kernel 4.0-rc2, nvidia 346.47 patched, radeon boot hang, ring 0 test failed, success, use framebuffer, vmware 11.1 patched | Leave a reply

ARM – DreamPlug to Kernel 4.0-rc1..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on March 3, 2015 by RGMarch 29, 2015

Now that the DreamPlug has a stable power supply (see previous post..) I decided to live dangerously and update the u-boot version and install a modern ‘device tree’ plus kernel.. It has been mentioned many times before that the u-boot update for a DreamPlug is fraught, and can result in a ‘brick’..   There should be a way … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Crash and Burn.., Dreamplug, Fedora, Hacks, kernel, Linux / ARM, Opinion, Performance, U-Boot | Tagged arm, device tree, dreamplug, kernel 4.0-rc1, linux, success, u-boot, update, warning | 8 Replies

ARM – DreamPlug Power Fault – and ‘Fix’..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on March 3, 2015 by RGMarch 3, 2015

I finally got my old DreamPlug working again, but found that the power would fail intermittently..    After checking for software faults, I tracked the problem down to the power supply cable ‘clip-on’ connector..   The problem was caused by the internal connection between the two external pins and the internal slide-on metal tabs being loose, and causing … Continue reading →

Posted in Crash and Burn.., Dreamplug, Hacks, Opinion, Performance | Tagged dreamplug, fix, loose connector, power supply, problem, success | Leave a reply

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