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Kernel – 5.9-rc6 – Rare Compile Fail!

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Kernel 5.9-rc6 has been released, and brief details are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2009.2/05870.html In a very rare occurrence, the kernel compile actually fails: …………………………….. CALL scripts/checksyscalls.sh CALL scripts/atomic/check-atomics.sh DESCEND objtool CHK include/generated/compile.h CC drivers/dax/super.o drivers/dax/super.c:325:6: error: redefinition of ‘dax_supported’ 325 | bool dax_supported(struct dax_device *dax_dev, struct block_device *bdev, | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~ In file included from drivers/dax/super.c:16: ./include/linux/dax.h:162:20: note: previous definition … Continue reading →

Kernel – 4.19-rc2 – OK with Latest VMware, and Patched NVIDIA

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Kernel 4.19-rc2 is out, and details of changes from -rc1 are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1809.0/00713.html As with -rc1, the latest VMware (14.1.3) compiles/loads OK, and the latest NVIDIA (396.54 and 390.87) with the patch mentioned in a previous article ( http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=2391 ) compiles and loads OK.    The patch is applicable to both versions.. Robert Gadsdon.    September 2, 2018. … Continue reading →

ARM64 – Pi3 Still Very Unstable..

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I have tried the latest 4.7-next patched kernel, from https://github.com/anholt/linux/tree/bcm2837-64-next After some trials, I did manage to – just – get it to boot – after falling to an ’emergency console’, but the system is very unstable, with multiple recurring MMC errors.. ….. Give root password for maintenance (or press Control-D to continue): Error getting authority: Error … Continue reading →

ARM64 – DragonBoard 410c to Kernel 4.2-rc5..

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Just updated the Qualcomm DragonBoard 410c to (patched..) Kernel 4.2-rc5, from here:  https://git.linaro.org/landing-teams/working/qualcomm/kernel.git/shortlog/refs/heads/integration-linux-qcomlt This time, the boot was successful, and the mmc1 SDcard (rootfs) was recognised correctly.. Fedora release 23 (Twenty Three) Kernel 4.2.0-rc5 on an aarch64 (ttyMSM0) ……… ]# uname -a Linux rg410c 4.2.0-rc5 #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Aug 25 11:38:52 PDT 2015 aarch64 aarch64 aarch64 … Continue reading →

ARM – Odroid U3 to 4.0-rc4..

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Updated the Odroid U3 to Kernel 4.0-rc4, from the patched source here: https://github.com/tobiasjakobi/linux-odroid/tree/odroid-4.0.y This time, the system booted successfully.. Fedora release 21 (Twenty One) Kernel 4.0.0-rc4 on an armv7l (ttySAC1) ……………. ]# uname -a Linux rgodroid 4.0.0-rc4 #1 SMP Wed Mar 18 23:53:05 PDT 2015 armv7l armv7l armv7l GNU/Linux Robert Gadsdon.    March 19, 2015. … Continue reading →

ARM – Kernel 3.19 for Odroid U3 – With Fan Control..

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Updated the Odroid U3 to (patched) Kernel 3.19, from https://github.com/tobiasjakobi/linux-odroid/tree/odroid-3.19.y Thanks to work by tobiasjakobi, this now includes the preliminary patches – updated for 3.19 – for fan control on the Odroid U3, originally posted by Lukasz Majewski at http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-samsung-soc/msg42259.html So, (on a Fedora 21 system) you can now control the fan, as follows: # echo “0” … Continue reading →

ARM – Odroid U3 to 3.19-rc7 – Fan ‘Fixed’?

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Updated the Odroid U3 to Kernel 3.19-rc7, from https://github.com/tobiasjakobi/linux-odroid/tree/odroid-3.19.y Had to ‘refresh’ the config, by # make exynos4412_odroid_defconfig, and then (re)enable selinux etc… One feature is that the CPU fan no longer runs constantly, but I need to do more tests, to see if it is now capable of running at all..    The temperature is OK, at … Continue reading →

Kernel 3.14 is Here..

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Just installed Kernel 3.14 on my main system, and (patched) VMware 10.0.1 and (patched) NVIDIA 334.21 install and run OK. Details of changes from -rc8 are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu//hypermail/linux/kernel/1403.3/03023.html It is worth repeating the changes for 3.14 relating to VMware modules, from my original article on -rc1: VMware compile will fail with the VMware versions of vmci and … Continue reading →

Kernel 3.14-rc6 – ‘Final’ May be Delayed..

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Just installed Kernel 3.14-rc6 on the X86_64 test system, and DreamPlug (armv5).. On x86_64, the latest (patched) VMware (10.0.1) and NVIDIA (334.21) drivers compile/install OK.. Details are here: http://lkml.iu.edu//hypermail/linux/kernel/1403.1/00505.html DreamPlug: Fedora release 18 (Spherical Cow) Kernel 3.14.0-rc6 on an armv5tel (ttyS0) ………… # uname -a Linux rgdreamplug 3.14.0-rc6 #1 PREEMPT Mon Mar 10 11:31:56 GMT 2014 armv5tel … Continue reading →

Kernel 3.8.1 – and 3.7.10 is EOL..

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Recently updated my main system to 3.8.1, without any fuss..   As before, the (patched) VMware 9.01 works fine, and the latest NVIDIA ‘stable’ driver 310.32 compiles OK, too..    Don’t forget to include the obligatory softlink, before compiling VMware! ln -s /usr/src/linux-3.8.1/include/generated/uapi/linux/version.h /usr/src/linux-3.8.1/include/linux/version.h There is a later version of the 3.7 branch available – 3.7.10, but this is … Continue reading →