Archive for the ‘Kernel’ Category
December 29th, 2012 by bmwiedemann
In my last post I explored the various liveCD creation methods out there, and I really wanted to try one of the others for openSUSE.
Thus I did so today in less than two hours.
I used Debian’s liveCD as basis and replaced the userspace with an openSUSE-11.4-GNOME-liveCD one (later ones likely do not work as systemd is not compatible with old 2.6.32 kernels).
And it worked like a charm. If you want to try it yourself, you need openSUSE and an empty directory with 5GB free space. Then you do as root:
zypper -n in clicfs squashfs cdrkit-cdrtools-compat
wget -O Makefile http://lsmod.de/bootcd/Makefile.aufslive.11.4
make
This will take a while to download the two isos and then at least another 3 minutes for the processing.
If that seems too hard for you, you can just download the finished iso and try it with qemu-kvm -m 1000 -cdrom xxx.iso
Do not let the debian logo in the bootloader confuse you. Just press enter there.
When running in KVM from RAM, this boots up in 18 seconds, while the original iso took 33 (measured from pressing enter in bootloader to the time the CPU load goes down). However, with physical media the difference will be less pronounced. Some of the difference comes from the faster gzip decompression. Unfortunately debian’s kernel does not support squashfs-xz, so I could not try that.
I hope in the future, we will have aufs patches in our normal openSUSE kernels and add an aufs-live mode to kiwi. That would help with the problems we hit with clicfs when memory runs out (and it can not be freed by deleting files either).
Tags: LiveCD
Posted in Base System, Distribution, Factory, Kernel | 1 Comment »
May 31st, 2012 by Bruno Friedmann
AMD/ATI Catalyst 12.4 / fglrx 8.961 (build 5 revised) rpms are available
Quick Résumé about 12.4
The first version available in repository from April 30th has trouble with any kernel never than 3.3
Sebastian Siebert has create a patch for kernel 3.4+, I google translate quickly his blog article here.
AMD catalyst control center and fgl_glxgears
May 30th 2012
WARNING! Who use AMD Catalyst 12.4 driver from the AMD installer will inevitably have problems with kernel 3.4.0 and higher (eg from the Tumbleweed repo).
Because the driver is designed, at least up to kernel 3.3.x on openSUSE only.
Here are some examples of errors when compiling a kernel module fglrx:
error: 'cpu_possible_map' undeclared (first use in this function) ...
error: implicit declaration of function '__save_init_fpu'
Or when you load the fglrx kernel module:
A FATAL: Error inserting fglrx (/ lib/modules/3.4.0-25-desktop/extra/fglrx.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
The output of dmesg: fglrx: Unknown symbol old_rsp (err 0)
I now have an updated makerpm-amd script and replaced the older packaging from script to a newer.
At this point, I say thank you for the helpful feedback and also to the AMD community that their minds have assembled to investigate the problem and make it to the world.
The packaging script I maintain, need no extra time. The kernel patches for the compiler error I’ve already entered for this month in the AMD installer. In the next AMD Catalyst we will not need this patch anymore. Since the patch will be included in the source fglrx from AMD for the next version.
Small warning for stormy times: AMD plans to graphics chips R6xx/R7xx not lead to the main branch.
The graphics card series Radeon HD 2000, 3000 and 4000 are affected (Phoronix has reported). The last supported version is expected to be AMD Catalyst 12.7. However, AMD has turned in and stored in a separate branch of this, it weiterzupflegen there. It means that no new feature added, but only fix bugs. openSUSE 11.4 and 12.1 is still supported and maintained. The chances are good that the driver to get there will also run on an X-Server 1.12.
The next openSUSE version 12.2 in July, will should use the X-server 1.10, so that the driver theoretically run on this version of openSUSE. For this I’ll create a separate makerpm-amd script, that this legacy continues as usual drivers to install on openSUSE 11.4 and 12.1 (possibly 12.2) and will also provide the necessary kernel patches. AMD believes that these chipsets will already extensive support from the free Radeon driver. So it is time to order a new graphics card in order to continue the beta drivers from AMD Catalyst testing on openSUSE. A new graphics card was already planned last October. So I will finally keep your hardware donation for the new graphics card.
See more at Sebastian’s blog.
Don’t be shy, you can leave there the result of test in english too 😀
or ask in forums, irc and ping freespacer.
See below what to do in case of troubles.
The rpms version 8.961 are available from Thursday May 31
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Tags: 11.3, 11.4, 12.1, 12.2, amd, ATI, fglrx, Kernel, xorg
Posted in Base System, GNOME, KDE, Kernel, X.org | Comments Off on AMD/ATI fglrx 8.961 Catalyst 12.4 (build 5) rpms available for openSUSE 12.2, 12.1, 11.4, 11.3 & Tumbleweed
March 30th, 2012 by Bruno Friedmann
AMD/ATI Catalyst 12.3 / fglrx 8.951 rpms are available
Quick Résumé about 12.3
AMD rename their installer, So Sebastian did the same for his script.
I will just copy/google translate/paste here the comment made by Sebastian Siebert on his blog :
amd ccc and fgl_glgears running
The packaging script was updated because I have a compile error when building a kernel module fglrx in the kernel 3.2.8+ and 3.3+. Due to the very tight time window, the patches could no longer be incorporated into AMD Catalyst 12.3. Only in the upcoming AMD Catalyst 12.4, the patches from me for openSUSE will be available. AMD Catalyst 12.5 they will be officially included for all other distributions. Yes, with the makerpm-amd script made for you, I can despatch on very simple, convenient and quick patches or missing useful extensions via the script packaging update. Who need to wait months.
Driver support now AMD Radeon HD 7950, HD 7970, HD 7990
See more at Sebastian’s blog.
Don’t be shy, you can leave there the result of test in english too 😀
or ask in forums, irc and ping freespacer.
See below what to do in case of troubles.
The rpms version 8.951 are available from Friday March 30th.
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Posted in Base System, Distribution, GNOME, KDE, Kernel, X.org, XFCE | 2 Comments »
January 27th, 2012 by Bruno Friedmann
AMD/ATI Catalyst 12.1 / fglrx 8.930 rpm are available
Sorry I missed in December the annoucement release for the 8.920, but from what I’ve seen. zypper up do the job for you 🙂
Quick Résumé about 12.1
AMD rename their installer, So Sebastian did the same for his script.
I will just copy/google translate/paste here the comment made by Sebastian Siebert on his blog :
With this version AMD Catalyst Gnome 3.2 issues (flickering and screen cracks) are finally resolved.
According to AMD, the notebook with the PowerXpress technology (Intel-/AMD-Grafikkarte – discrete GPU) should work again.
I would be grateful if someone could test this functionality for me and give me feedback. Thank you.
See more at Sebastian’s blog. Don’t be shy, you can leave there the result of test in english too 😀
See below what to do in case of troubles.
The rpms version 8.930 are available from Friday January 27th
My advise is to firstly remove any existing version with zypper rm, then just zypper in the new version, even if 8.930 are the first version I’ve seen making its upgrade correctly.
As usual, I let the last 2 previous versions in the repository, just in case you need it.
Catalyst 8.930 fglrx 12.1 in action
Tested on a fresh 12.1 + updates with a stock kde 4.7.2
Factory rpms are not available actually, I’ve not be able to build a new building machine for it.
Anyways, factory and 12.2 should keep their effort on debuging and testing widely the free radeon driver.
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Tags: 11.3, 11.4, 12.1, amd, ATI, fglrx, Kernel, xorg
Posted in GNOME, KDE, Kernel, X.org | Comments Off on ATI/AMD fglrx 8.930 Catalyst 12.1 rpm available for openSUSE 11.3, 11.4, 12.1
November 21st, 2011 by Bruno Friedmann
AMD/ATI Catalyst 11.11 / fglrx 8.911 rpm are available
Call the 911 to rescue your gfx!
Quick Résumé about 11.11
Several of you has all kind of non feature (mostly called bugs) with Gnome3.2 and kde4 etc…
I will just copy/google translate/paste here the comment made by Sebastian Siebert on his blog
Okay, now that was a long night for me was.  I’ve researched intensively since yesterday evening after the problem of GNOME 3.2 and the XvBA hardware acceleration on openSUSE 12.1. Here, a blog reader has pointed out that the direct installation of the AMD Catalyst could solve the problem. However, I think the direct installation of anything since like AMD will move the existing files, and thus endangering the integrity of files. But I had to start somewhere and so did the RPM package and direct install AMD compared. I could detect no difference in principle, except that some files were installed in a different directory, where they had really nothing to be related. I could at first make any sense why the RPM installation failed. To me a very banal story is remembered. A specific search path ld.so.conf could possibly be kicked out in openSUSE 12.1. I have my current openSUSE 11.4 /etc/ld.so.conf compared with that of openSUSE 12.1 and lo and behold some search paths were removed. I have the necessary path to /usr/X11R6/lib/ or created and /usr/X11R6/lib64 in /etc/ld.so.conf.d/fglrx.conf for the fglrx driver, and lo and behold “vainfo” tells me that everything is in order. Now comes the interesting question: Is the problem fixed with GNOME 3.2 now? The answer: YES!  So, dear people, you invite the makerpm-ati-down script with the updated packaging script installs the driver as usual and have fun with the new openSUSE 12.1 and the AMD Catalyst driver.
All rpms are updated now
The 8.911 version are available from saturday November 19th
My advise is to firstly remove any existing version with zypper rm, then just zypper in the new version
Factory rpms are not available actually, Factory 12.2 has just change it’s version number in /etc/SuSE-release and thus is not detected for the moment.
The next version should see 12.2 supported (December). Anyway you have to debug radeon on factory please!
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Tags: 1, 11.11, 11.3, 11.4, 12., amd, ATI, fglrx, openSUSE, xorg
Posted in Base System, GNOME, KDE, Kernel | 10 Comments »
November 5th, 2011 by Bruno Friedmann
superseeded by //lizards.opensuse.org/?p=8224
The AMD/ATI Catalyst 11.10 / fglrx 8.902 is now available
Importants informations are contained is this post, so carefully read it!
linux.ioda.net is replaced by geeko.ioda.net
I decide to re-organize the openSUSE stuff on my servers, and then I create a dedicated host geeko.ioda.net for that. I firstly link all old links as alias or setup redirection to the new host.
So if you can’t change the old address immediately don’t worry until December 31st.
Like before the server is fully accessible by ipv4 & ipv6, powered by openSUSE distribution.
Server layout
Rsync services
For those of you who need to sync the repository (ATI or GIT) you can now proceed with rsync.
rsync://geeko.ioda.net/ati/ for amd/ati repository and rsync://geeko.ioda.net/git/ for the artwork/marketing stuff
Example for a mirror of fglrx for openSUSE 12.1
rsync -av -P --no-checksum --no-o --no-g --delete -h rsync://geeko.ioda.net/ati/openSUSE_12.1/ /Your_Best_Path_Storage/mirror/ati/openSUSE_12.1/
We need you!
Even if today I already change the main ATI wiki page there will have a lot of stuff outside which contain the old server address. If you can fix them each time you saw that error, it will help any potential users to get the right informations.
About the wiki, the page need also your love and contribution, look at the wiki team remark in the header. So if you feel comfortable with wiki syntax, your help in fixing SDB/ATI will be really appreciate.
– Are you a virtuose on the forums, please pick and paste those informations there!
– Are you a social network addict, please forward as much as you can!
– Are you a designer/artist, I need something great to the home page of geeko.ioda.net, contact me, let a comment
You are brave, and knows how to fix your computer? There a beta one click installer available (feedback welcome)
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Tags: 11.2, 11.3, 11.4, amd, ATI, fglrx, Kernel, xorg
Posted in Distribution, Factory, GNOME, KDE, Kernel, X.org | 17 Comments »
July 14th, 2011 by Michal Marek
A long awaited feature of the openSUSE update stack is finally here!
Since some time, it has been possible to tell libzypp to not delete old
kernels on update:
multiversion = provides:multiversion(kernel)
in /etc/zypp/zypp.conf. That way, you don’t have to worry that a
brand new -rc kernel from Factory makes your system unbootable. This however
solves one problem and brings another one – you have to manually delete the
old kernel so that your /boot partition does not fill up. openSUSE 12.1 will
provide a solution to this, you will be able to tell what kernels you want to
keep after an update, other kernels will be deleted. The configuration is the
same file, /etc/zypp/zypp.conf:
## Comma separated list of kernel packages to keep installed in parallel, if the
## above multiversion variable is set. Packages can be specified as
## 2.6.32.12-0.7 - Exact version to keep
## latest - Keep kernel with the highest version number
## latest-N - Keep kernel with the Nth highest version number
## running - Keep the running kernel
## oldest - Keep kernel with the lowest version number (the GA kernel)
## oldest+N - Keep kernel with the Nth lowest version number
##
## Default: Do not delete any kernels if multiversion = provides:multiversion(kernel) is set
multiversion.kernels = latest,running
If you configure this and the above multiversion variable, then after each
kernel update, during a subsequent reboot, a script will compare the list of
installed kernels with the multiversion.kernels setting and delete those that
are no longer needed. Examples:
- Keep the latest kernel and the running one if it differs. This is similar to
no enabling the multiversion feature at all, except that the old kernel is
removed after reboot and not immediatelly after installation. BTW, you
probably always want to include “running”:
multiversion.kernels = latest,running
- Keep last two kernels and the running one:
multiversion.kernels = latest,latest-1,running
- Keep the latest kernel, the running and a my test kernel with a fancy
patch:
multiversion.kernels = latest,running,3.0.rc7-test
If you want to try it, it’s all in Factory already. Check if these packages are
recent enough and uncomment the two variables in zypp.conf:
$ rpm -q --changelog kernel-desktop mkinitrd libzypp | grep -B2 312018
* Fri Jun 17 2011 mmarek@suse.cz
- rpm/post.sh: Touch /boot/do_purge_kernels on package install
(fate#312018).
--
- Add purge-kernels script to automatically delete old kernel packages
on boot, based on configuration in /etc/zypp/zypp.conf, variable
multiversion_kernels (fate#312018).
--
* Tue Jun 21 2011 dmacvicar@suse.de
- Add configuration template for automatic kernel
purge (feature#312018) to zypp.conf
$ grep ^multiversion /etc/zypp/zypp.conf
multiversion = provides:multiversion(kernel)
multiversion.kernels = latest,running
Happy updating!
Tags: Kernel, kernel update, openSUSE 12.1
Posted in Kernel, openSUSE 11.2 | 10 Comments »
June 17th, 2011 by Bruno Friedmann
New version of catalyst 11.6 / fglrx 8.861 available
Please refer to my previous article where all the installation procedure is explained.
- Quick résumé :
- There’s no full changelog about them, but Catalyst 11.6 installer (pdf)
- Get the cheat-sheet 11.6 version
- Kernel supported up to 3.0x version
- Should be the latest version supporting 11.2
- Wrong (to my point of view) create an xorg.conf file which is unneeded if you work with /etc/xorg.conf.d/50-device.conf and have driver "fglrx" inside
Warning
Some instabilities could happen. In case of crash like no keyboard, mouse, and blackscreen on reboot. Try to shutdown properly your computer with the shutdown poweroff button (or remote ssh). On reboot, just add 3 at the end of grub line to restart in console mode.
Then with yast or zypper you can always remove the actual version and try the previous version available in the repos.
All credits to Sebastian Siebert (freespacer) : 11.6 article (German)
What about tumbleweed, factory?
Users have reported that version 8.861 of catalyst 11.6 compile correctly under Tumbleweed with 2.6.39 kernel and the driver is ready for kernel 3.0x, so until xorg change too much and then AMD support for the new version, installing the 11.4 version should work
For factory, I’ve build a repository (see previous article) that can be used, and fglrx build.
The new package are called SUSE121 & no more SUSEFACTORY.
Stats Numbers ?
| Month |
Unique IP |
Number of visits |
Pages |
Hits |
Bandwidth |
|
Jan 2011 |
2355 |
6411 |
19688 |
35263 |
16.63 GB |
|
Feb 2011 |
2906 |
7719 |
26383 |
41142 |
22.37 GB |
|
Mar 2011 |
8055 |
21157 |
228494 |
258613 |
59.13 GB
|
|
Apr 2011 |
10592 |
29129 |
418281 |
437416 |
76.87 GB
|
|
May 2011 |
12511 |
36816 |
608350 |
626901 |
104.91 GB
|
All proudly served by openSUSE powered server! zypper dup from 11.2 to 11.4 in 45minutes last month
Tags: 11.2, 11.3, 11.4, 12.1, amd, ATI, Factory, fglrx, radeon, x-org
Posted in Base System, Distribution, Factory, Kernel, lizards.openSUSE.org, openSUSE 11.2, X.org | 10 Comments »
May 14th, 2011 by Bruno Friedmann
New version of catalyst 11.5 / fglrx 8.850 available
Please refer to my previous article where all the installation procedure is explained.
At least after a wrong 11.4 version, and a first buggy 11.5 catalyst version, the new one is finally build and ready to install from the repo. Like for 11.3 I’ve clean up all previous version which are not xpic, so everybody can easily know which drivers he has to install.
I’ve resigned all rpm with my key. And the tests made show them working.
Warning
Some instabilities have been reported. In case of crash like no keyboard, mouse, and blackscreen on reboot. Try to shutdown properly your computer with the shutdown poweroff button. On reboot, just add 3 at the end of grub line to restart in console mode.
Then with yast or zypper you can always try the previous version.
All credits to Sebastian Siebert (freespacer) : 11.5 article
What about tumbleweed, factory?
Users have reported that version 8.850 of catalyst 11.5 compile correctly under Tumbleweed with 2.6.38 kernel and the driver is ready for kernel 2.6.39, so until xorg change too much and then AMD support for the new version, installing the 11.4 version should work
For factory, I’ve build a repository (see previous article) that can be used, and fglrx build
Numbers ?
| Month |
Unique IP |
Number of visits |
Pages |
Hits |
Bandwidth |
|
Jan 2011 |
2355 |
6411 |
19688 |
35263 |
16.63 GB |
|
Feb 2011 |
2906 |
7719 |
26383 |
41142 |
22.37 GB |
|
Mar 2011 |
8055 |
21157 |
228494 |
258613 |
59.13 GB
|
|
Apr 2011 |
10592 |
29129 |
418281 |
437416 |
76.87 GB
|
All served by openSUSE powered server!
Tags: 11.2, 11.3, 11.4, amd, ATI, Factory, fglrx, radeon, xorg
Posted in Base System, Distribution, Factory, Kernel, lizards.openSUSE.org, openSUSE 11.2, X.org | 2 Comments »
