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How to make EDID
I read the post here and I tried to make do with what I understood from the post but here are some questions:
Where is the /lib/firmware located in for example /usr/src/linux/lib/firmware or ...
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Unable to boot using self built kernel
I built kernel 3.11.3 following the instructions here.
There were no issues in the build. The steps I followed automatically made entries in grub and copied the image to /boot too.
At boot time, when ...
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How to compile video4linux for ARM?
I would like to use a webcam using a Linux over ARM board. Through reading, I have discovered video4linux so I would like to compile it for ARM. My unique notes are:
git clone ...
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Compile the Ubuntu “Raring” Kernel with the Intel Compiler
Of course, the first question is: why I'm doing this. Just for fun! I'm learning more about Linux kernels and I have a virtual machine that I can replace in 15 minutes.
Getting to business, I don't ...
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Understanding RCU when Configuring the Linux Kernel
I am configuring the Linux kernel version 3.9.4. I am being asked questions about RCU (seen below). Specifically, what are each of these and what are the advantages and disadvantages of enabling or ...
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How do you compile your own kernel on a RHEL6 system?
In RHEL6, the kernel is 2.6.32. What is the procedure to compile your own kernel?
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User Mode Linux compile fails
I am trying to compile User Mode Linux on a 64 bit machine with defconfig and getting the following error.
arch/x86/um/user-offsets.c:1: sorry, unimplemented: code model "large" not supported yet
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mounting udev on /dev failed: No such device
I am trying to compile Linux kernel 3.2.36 with its source code on the x86_64 architecture. I followed the following set of commands under my Linux source distribution directory:
make defconfig
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How to build a custom kernel on Fedora?
I want to test an (upstream) custom kernel on Fedora.
The plan so far is:
use a recent fedora config as starting point, e.g. /boot/config-3.6.6-1.fc17.x86_64
lookup build dependencies
lookup right ...
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Can't compile kernel in gentoo
I installed gentoo by the handbook from official site.
When I got into the step 7.b. Installing the Sources,
the book says:
Code Listing 2.2: Viewing the kernel source symlink
When you take ...
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Unable to mount root fs after new kernel compile in VMware
So, I'm attempting to compile and use the 3.6.2 kernel on my Debian 6 VM (running under Windows 7 in VMware Workstation 9). I've already had several hick ups, but I am slowly getting through them but ...
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What exactly are Linux kernel headers? [duplicate]
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What does a kernel source tree contain? Is this related to Linux kernel headers?
I know that if I want to compile my own Linux kernel I need the Linux kernel headers, ...
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Error cross compiling linux kernel using buildroot
I am trying to build a kernel bt in cross compiling the kernel when I ran following command
make CROSS_COMPILE=i686-linux- ARCH=x86
I got the following error:
UCLIB_EXTRA_CFLAGS="" \
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Loading a custom library [duplicate]
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Entry point of linux kernel
I'm compiling my own linux kernel and I was wondering how I could make the kernel load a library that I made when it first boots up.
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“Modules not found” error during kernel install
I have a question regarding a kernel installation. I downloaded a new version of net-next kernel source and I performed the following steps:
make allyesconfig
make -j16
make modules_install
make ...
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How do I convert a kernel .config file from 32-bit to 64-bit?
At this page you can download a configuration file that lets you target a particular notebook architecture during the compilation of a new 32-bit Linux kernel.
I need a 64 bit version.
What do I ...
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How/why can Firefox packages work on all Linuxes?
How/why can a Firefox 64bit (or 32bit) package work on different Linux distributions since each Linux distribution has a different version for gcc, glibc, linux kernel, etc. ?
