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Monthly Archives: October 2016

Kernel – 4.9-rc3 – NVIDIA Patch still works, and Fix for VMware 12.5.1?

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on October 30, 2016 by RGOctober 30, 2016

Updated the test system to Kernel 4.9-rc3, and the patch for NVIDIA mentioned in my article for -rc2 still works OK..     I Compiled 370.28 and 375.10 successfully.. As I could not find any patches for VMware – and the latest version 12.5.1 still fails to compile, I created a nasty hack myself.. Warning – This is not … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Crash and Burn.., fix, Hacks, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, VMware | Tagged compile, hack, kernel 4.9-rc3, linux, nvidia 370.28 375.10, patch, success, vmware 12.5.1 | 37 Replies

Kernel – 4.9-rc2 Breaks VMware and NVIDIA – Patch for NVIDIA..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on October 24, 2016 by RGOctober 24, 2016

Updated the test system to Kernel 4.9-rc2, and both VMware (12.5.0) and NVIDIA (370.28 and 375.10) failed to compile.. Fedora 25 (Workstation Edition) Kernel 4.9.0-rc2 on an x86_64 (ttyS0) ………….. # uname -a Linux rgtest 4.9.0-rc2 #1 SMP Sun Oct 23 20:33:10 PDT 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux NVIDIA compile fail: ………….. /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-370.28/kernel/nvidia/os-mlock.c:120:55: error: passing argument 5 … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Crash and Burn.., Hacks, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, VMware | Tagged fix for nvidia, get_user_pages changed, kernel 4.9-rc2, nvidia compile fail, vmware compile fail | 4 Replies

ARM64 – Odroid C2 – Hack to Fix Ethernet Hangs..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on October 22, 2016 by RGOctober 22, 2016

I had been constantly frustrated by the Odroid C2 meson8b-dwmac Ethernet ‘hang’ problem, which has persisted over (at least..) eight different ‘patched kernel’ versions that I have tested..    The network link hung/stopped after a short time at full (1000Mbps) speed, and also – sometimes after a bit longer – at reduced (100Mbps) speed.. The driver does show … Continue reading →

Posted in aarch64, ARM64, Crash and Burn.., Fedora, fix, Hacks, kernel, Linux / ARM, Network, Odroid C2, Opinion, Performance | Tagged ethernet hang, flow control, kernel, linux, meson8b-dwmac, network, odroid c2, reduce speed, workaround | Leave a reply

ARM64 – Odroid C2 – New MMC Driver, Ethernet / USB Still Broken..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on October 20, 2016 by RGOctober 20, 2016

After some of the code for the C2 has been removed from various git repositories, there is a new 4.9-rc1-based tree at https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/khilman/linux-amlogic.git/?h=v4.10/integ , which now includes the ‘new’ rewritten MMC driver. To select this, choose ‘Amlogic S905/GX* SD/MMC Host Controller support (MMC_MESON_GX)‘ in the kernel config.. …… Fedora 24 (Workstation Edition) Kernel 4.9.0-rc1-c2 on an aarch64 … Continue reading →

Posted in aarch64, ARM64, Crash and Burn.., Hacks, kernel, Linux / ARM, Network, Opinion, Performance | Tagged arm, arm64, boots ok, ethernet still hangs, kernel, kernel 4.9-rc1 patched, linux, new mmc driver, no usb, odroid c2 | Leave a reply

X86_64 – UP Board – Updated to 4.8, With Sound..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on October 16, 2016 by RGOctober 16, 2016

Updated the Intel ‘Cherry Trail’ UP Board to Kernel 4.8.2: Fedora 25 (Workstation Edition) Kernel 4.8.2-up on an x86_64 (ttyS0) …… [root@rgup ~]# uname -a Linux rgup 4.8.2-up #1 SMP Sat Oct 15 13:16:45 PDT 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux ……… [root@rgup ~]# ll /dev/snd total 0 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 60 Oct 15 13:23 by-path crw-rw—- … Continue reading →

Posted in Cherry Trail, compilation, Hacks, Intel Atom, kernel, Linux, UP Board | Tagged atom, cherry trail, hdmi sound, intel, kernel, linux, patched kernel 4.8, up board, x86_64 | Leave a reply

Kernel – 4.9-rc1 released – OK with Latest VMware, and NVIDIA 370.28/367.57

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on October 15, 2016 by RGOctober 16, 2016

Kernel 4.9-rc1 has been released, and brief details are here: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1610.1/03881.html Fedora 25 (Workstation Edition) Kernel 4.9.0-rc1 on an x86_64 (ttyS0) ………….. # uname -a Linux rgtest 4.9.0-rc1 #1 SMP Sat Oct 15 13:42:12 PDT 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Latest VMware (12.5.0) compiled and ran OK.. NVIDIA drivers 367.57 and  370.28 compiled OK.. …. Building modules, … Continue reading →

Posted in kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Performance, VMware | Tagged kernel, kernel 4.9-rc1 released, linux, nvidia 367.44 fail, nvidia 370.28 ok, vmware 12.5.0 ok | Leave a reply

ARM64 – Multiple Meson MMC Mystery..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on October 15, 2016 by RGOctober 15, 2016

I was going to update the Odroid C2 to the latest patched kernel, but then found that the meson-mmc driver had mysteriously vanished from the source tree..     This – of course – makes the kernel pretty useless…    I did some research, but could not find any specific mention of the removal of this code, but then found … Continue reading →

Posted in aarch64, ARM64, compilation, kernel, Linux / ARM, Odroid C2, Opinion | Tagged arm64, joint licensing, kernel, linux, meson-mmc driver code missing, new version written, odroid c2 | Leave a reply

Kernel – 4.8 Final – OK with Latest VMware and NVIDIA..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on October 3, 2016 by RGOctober 3, 2016

Kernel 4.8 is out, and is – unusually – OK with the latest versions of VMware (12.5.0) and NVIDIA (370.28), without any patches.. Robert Gadsdon.   October 2, 2016. PS..  Apologies for the delay in responding to comments – I should get an email alert for each (non-spam) one, and for some reason this is not happening..  RG … Continue reading →

Posted in kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, VMware | Tagged 4.8 final, kernel 4.8.0, nvidia 370.28, ok with nvidia and vmware, vmware 12.5.0 | 1 Reply
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