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VMware – Updated vmnet Patch for Kernel 4.9/4.10..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on January 31, 2017 by RGJanuary 31, 2017

Thanks to Mikkel Kroman, there is a more complete patch for VMware 12.5.2  vmnet on Kernel 4.9.x and 4.10-rc’s: The change is to the get_user_pages parameter list, to now include the FOLL_WRITE parameter, and is as follows: In vmnet-only/userif.c, around line 113, change #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4, 6, 0) retval = get_user_pages(addr, 1, 1, 0, &page, NULL); … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, fix, Hacks, kernel, Linux, patches, VMware | Tagged 12.5.2, improved vmnet patch, kernel 4.10-rc, kernel 4.9.x, success, vmware | 10 Replies

NVIDIA – Kernel 4.10 Patch for 378.09..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on January 20, 2017 by RGJanuary 20, 2017

Thanks – again – to Tomas Pruzina, there is a Kernel 4.10 patch for new beta driver 378.09, and details are here: https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/988958/linux/-patch-378-09-4-10-0-rc4-patches/ I have applied this to 378.09 on Kernel 4.10-rc4, and can confirm that it now compiles OK.. ……………………….. /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-378.09-patched/kernel/nvidia/svnp01_linux.o ld -r -o /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-378.09-patched/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nv-modeset-interface.o /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-378.09-patched/kernel/nvidia-modeset/nvidia-modeset-linux.o Building modules, stage 2. MODPOST 4 modules CC /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-378.09-patched/kernel/nvidia-drm.mod.o LD … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, fix, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, patches | Tagged 378.09, compiles ok, kernel 4.10-rc4, nvidia, patch | 1 Reply

NVIDIA – Beta Driver 378.09 – Still Broken with Kernel 4.10

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on January 19, 2017 by RGJanuary 19, 2017

New beta driver 378.09 has been released, and details are here:  http://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/114232/en-us The driver compiles OK with Kernel 4.9.4, but fails to compile with 4.10-rc4, with different errors from 375.26, as some of the code base has changed.. …………………. CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-378.09/kernel/nvidia/nv-p2p.o CC [M] /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-378.09/kernel/nvidia/nv-pat.o /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-378.09/kernel/nvidia/nv-pat.c: In function ‘nvidia_cpu_callback’: /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-378.09/kernel/nvidia/nv-pat.c:213:14: error: ‘CPU_DOWN_FAILED’ undeclared (first use in this … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Crash and Burn.., kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, patches | Tagged compile fail, driver 378.09, kernel 4.10-rc4, nvidia, previous patch fails | 2 Replies

ARM64 – Odroid C2 – Patches for USB..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on January 18, 2017 by RGJanuary 18, 2017

Thanks to Heiner Kallweit for info on two USB patches for the Odroid C2, and thanks to John Youn for the patches themselves..  They can be found at http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-usb/msg151687.html and http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-usb/msg151688.html . I have applied these to Kernel 4.10-rc4 (including the Ethernet TX patch) and now USB is working, and detects/connects devices – sort of.. Plug in … Continue reading →

Posted in aarch64, ARM64, fix, Hacks, kernel, Linux / ARM, Odroid C2, Opinion, Performance | Tagged arm64, kernel, linux, odroid c2, patches, quirks, usb | 1 Reply

ARM64 – Kernel 4.10-rc4 on Odroid C2 – Ethernet Still Needs DTS Patch..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on January 17, 2017 by RGJanuary 22, 2017

Just updated the Odroid C2 to Kernel 4.10-rc4, but the Ethernet hang problem still persists..   Applied the dts Ethernet TX patch (see http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=1872 ) , and it works OK now.. There seems to be a bit of a backlog of Meson/GXBB patches, and I read that the Ethernet TX fix was supposed to be merged with -rc4, … Continue reading →

Posted in aarch64, ARM64, compilation, Ethernet, fix, kernel, Linux / ARM, Odroid C2, Opinion, Performance | Tagged aarch64, arm64, ethernet tx patch, kernel, kernel 4.10-rc4, linux, odroid c2 | Leave a reply

ARM64 – Odroid C2 – Kernel 4.10-rc Config Example..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on January 15, 2017 by RGJanuary 15, 2017

As Odroid C2 support by the ‘mainline’ kernel is – hopefully – nearing completion, I have put a sample of my Kernel config at http://pastebin.com/XWfMEWHx . The C2 is used for ‘headless’ operation, at present, and USB still does not work..    The kernel is 4.10-rc3, with the ‘Ethernet-TX’ dts patch applied.. (see http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=1872 ). Robert Gadsdon.   January … Continue reading →

Posted in aarch64, ARM64, boot, kernel, Linux / ARM, Odroid C2, Opinion, Performance | Tagged 4.10-rc3, ethernet tx patch, odroid c2, sample kernel config | 3 Replies

ARM64 – Odroid C2 – Working U-Boot..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on January 15, 2017 by RGJanuary 15, 2017

Thanks to Heiner Kallweit, there is now a functional version of U-Boot for the Odroid C2, at https://github.com/hkallweit/u-boot .. I have installed it on my C2 (eMMC) and it works fine..    Nice to have a functioning > saveenv command, at last.. U-Boot 2017.01-rc3 (Jan 14 2017 – 02:22:15 -0800) odroid-c2 DRAM: 2 GiB MMC: meson_mmc: 0, meson_mmc: … Continue reading →

Posted in aarch64, ARM64, boot, Odroid C2, U-Boot | Tagged arm64, new version, odroid c2, saveenv works, u-boot | 9 Replies

Kernel – 4.10-rc3 Released..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on January 9, 2017 by RGJanuary 14, 2017

Kernel 4.10-rc3 is out, and brief details of changes since -rc2 are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1701.1/00183.html Tested patched VMware (12.5.2) and patched NVIDIA (375.26) and both compile OK..   Same results as with -rc2.. Robert Gadsdon.    January 8, 2017. … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Hacks, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, VMware | Tagged compiles ok, kernel 4.10-rc3, patched nvidia 375.26, patched vmware 12.5.2 | Leave a reply

Kernel – 4.9.1 Released, Still Getting ‘Too Many CPUs’ Warnings, on i7..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on January 7, 2017 by RGJanuary 7, 2017

Updated the main (Intel i7) system to kernel 4.9.1, but still getting ACPI/CPU warnings on boot, which started appearing with 4.9.0: ……………. [ 0.000000] Linux version 4.9.1 (root@rglinux-i7) (gcc version 6.2.1 20160916 (Red Hat 6.2.1-2) (GCC) ) #1 SMP Fri Jan 6 11:07:16 PST 2017 …………… [ 0.000000] ACPI: PM-Timer IO Port: 0x408 [ 0.000000] ACPI: Local … Continue reading →

Posted in kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, Performance, VMware | Tagged acpi cpu warnings, hotplug, inte i7, kernel 4.9.1, nvidia 375.26 ok, patched vmware 12.5.2 ok | 4 Replies

NVIDIA – Now, a Fix for 4.10-rc Kernels..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on January 2, 2017 by RGJanuary 2, 2017

Thanks to Tomas Pruzina, there is a patch for NVIDIA driver 375.26 with 4.10-rc kernels.   Details, and the link, are here: https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/981993/linux/-patches-included-4-10-kernel-staging-/ Easiest way to get the patch is to select ‘Raw’ and just cut/paste the text.. I have tested this on kernel 4.10-rc2, and it compiles successfully (with a few warnings): ………………………….. /home/rgadsdon/kernel/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-375.26.patched/kernel/nvidia-uvm/uvm8.c: In function ‘uvm_vm_fault_sigbus’: … Continue reading →

Posted in aarch64, compilation, fix, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, Performance | Tagged compile ok, kernel 4.10, nvidia 375.26, patch | Leave a reply

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