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ARM – Raspberry Pi and Pi2 – Trials with Later Kernels..

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I had Kernel 3.19.0 (originally from https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux/tree/rpi-3.19.y – now updated) running on my Pi (armv6) and Pi2 (armv7) with no problems (apart from the Pi2 seeming very sluggish..) but after that had a few ‘issues’.. Pi:  Kernel 3.19.1 OK, but 3.19.2 refused to boot (nothing on console) Pi2:  Kernel 3.19.1 booted and then crashed: BCM2708FB: allocated DMA … Continue reading →

APC – Extra Ammunition… Another ARMv6 Compiler Toolchain..

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As my APCs are being held to ransom, until I get an invoice for UK customs duty and taxes (by post!!) and am then able to pay it (online?)..  I decided to add another flavour of cross-compiler to the ones I already have installed. This one comes from the self-contained OpenELEC environment which is used to create … Continue reading →