Everything about UNIX kernels: development, configuration, compilation, design, etc.
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Patching linux kernel fails?
From what I understand, I can easily upgrade my kernel by applying patches to it, opposed to recompiling the kernel every time. I'm trying to go from kernel 3.2.51 to 3.2.54 by applying all the ...
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cc1 not in the PATH
I 'm trying to configure kernel via make menuconfig [Angstrom distribution] on BeagleBoard-xM, but I get these errors:
make: Warning: File `/usr/src/linux-2.6.32.61/arch/arm/Makefile' has ...
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Why does MemTotal in /proc/meminfo change?
I monitor value from /proc/meminfo file, namely the MemTotal: number. It changes if a ram module breaks, roughly by size of the memory module - this is obvious.
I know the definition for the field ...
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NFS: failed to create MNT RPC client status = -101
I am trying for network file system (NFS) booting between two systems.
I am using dhcp server to assign IP-address for client. And my kernel and root file system are present in server. My client is ...
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How to install kernel sources
I 'm running Angstrom distribution (console only) on BeagleBoard-xM. Image was build on Narcissus, with Bootloader Files (x-load/u-boot/scripts) added.
I noticed that usr/src directory is empty. I ...
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Finding and reloading driver from kernel
I am using Crunchbang 64 bit O.S. with a ASUS N150 wireless adapter. Everytime I close my laptop and it enters sleep mode, when I "wake it up" I am unable to connect back using the wireless adapter, I ...
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Questions about behaviour of running LiveCD Linux after unmounting a CD-ROM
Could anyone explain what happens in system after unplugging CD-ROM during working with LiveCD session?
Suppose that I'm using Ubuntu LiveCD and suddenly by accident the CD-ROM disconnect for a ...
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I want to understand Buildroot - the 3 compression config options (kernel, initramfs & rootfs)
I'm using buildroot to generate my images and for sure there is the option of compression with the help of different methods (LZO, LZMA, gzip, ...).
So far i found these 3 compression options in ...
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Card Reader UB6520 on Parabola GNU/Linux
I'm trying to make work the SD card reader UB6250 on Parabola GNU/Linux. Could you help me please?
After inserting the SD card, I get the following dmesg:
[65408.273667] usb 2-5: new high-speed USB ...
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Ubuntu Kernel Compilation?
I'm trying to compile and install kernel 3.13.1 on ubuntu 13.10 using following commands:
sudo apt-get install gcc
sudo apt-get install libncurses5-dev
cd Downloads/
sudo tar -xvf ...
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how to create a character device driver for panda board gpio LEDS in linux [closed]
can you please explain the character device driver for panda board gpio LEDs in linux kernel
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Linux Booting with USB File System [closed]
I'm trying to boot a Linux system stored in a USB drive that I got by following the Linux from Scratch manual.
I finished all but the booting part, the problem is that when the kernel tries to to ...
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Updating a driver quirk in kernel
Os : Debian 6
Kernel Version : 2.6.32
I have been recently working with Linux application and now we have some little hard-disk issues where my motherboard doesn't support AHCI through bios.
On ...
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sysrq-trigger doesn't accept parameter 'g'
I'm trying to debug the kernel. But I couldn't trigger kgdb with echo g > /proc/sysrq-trigger, it just prints help message.
I have enabled kernel debugging, kgdb over serial, frame pointer etc.
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Human readable dmesg time stamps on OpenWRT
The output of dmesg shows the number of second+milliseconds since the system start.
[ 10.470000] ohci_hcd: USB 1.1 'Open' Host Controller (OHCI) Driver
[ 14.610000] device eth0 entered ...
