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Fedora 17 keeps using fedora 16 kernel
I did run preupgrade to upgrade my Fedora 16(x64) to Fedora 17. And it seemed to work fine. So I got the new gimp 2.8, gcc 4.7.0 and so on. But the system keeps using the old kernel from fc16. Uname ...
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How to find out which driver files belong to a certain hardware device like a printer?
On a certain machine I installed a Dell 2355dn Laser MFP printer, now how can I find out what files on the hard drive are used as drivers to access the printer.
I assume they must be under ...
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Having troubles decrypting iPhone Root FS, iBoot, and Kernel
I recently used both VFDecrypt to decrypt the iOS 5.1 Root FS and XPwnTool to decrypt both the iOS 5.1 Kernel and iBoot. However, when I try to mount either one of the three I get "No mountable file ...
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GNU/Linux: sleep-like mode
I'm using GNU/Linux on my netbook and I have my own Apache server, I want to make it won't stop when I'm making my netbook sleep.
Is this possible to still run processes when computer is in ...
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Is the NT kernel preemptible? [closed]
I tried searching on the internet but found no recent information. Someone said the NT kernel is preemptible, except for the exec. Is it the same today?
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VMware tools patching - Kernel 2.6.37+ (Slackware 13.37) Graphics Drivers Not Working
Good day,
I am using Slackware 13.1 in VMware Fusion 3 (latest) on my OSX10.6 laptop.
I recently upgraded my Slackware 13.1 machine which is directly installed on a spare PC to Slackware 13.37, no ...
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How do I pick the right kernel arguments to boot from the FILES on a linux LiveCD USB?
I think I've been through just about every post on this site about this and can't find anyone who will shed light on all those mysterious arguments that get passed to the linux kernel by grub! What I ...
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Building Android: kernel and platform files
From this question I understand the function of kernel in Android OS: The functions of a kernel. However when a specific device is considered, there is also a "platform" to build. My question is: What ...
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Ubuntu alternate install CD kernel modules
I'm using Ubuntu alternate install CD to customize the installation process. I have a hardware that uses Realtak 8188CE chipset for wireless network. If I boot into a LiveCD environment I can connect ...
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kernel modules missing
I'm not sure what happened, but I upgrade my ubuntu system to 12.04 and now something is hosed, I can't boot into my 3.2.0-24-generic kernel, all it does is load up to the login screen and then I ...
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Installing Linux
I have downloaded Kernel 3.3.4 for Linux. I need to actually get the OS. What is the most current version of Linux that uses this kernel and where can I get it from?
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Is it true that if I have 4GB RAM - Red Hat automatically installs a PAE kernel?
And if so, is there a way to "downgrade" to the regular kernel?
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What do kernel updates usually bring and how do they benefit end-user appliances? [closed]
As I understand, kernel updates that I usually hear are of the linux operating system. What do they bring to the table?
And how often is this important/tangible in end user appliances?
Say you are a ...
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How to boot linux kernel without bootloader?
By default to boot image bzImage of linux kernel you need to use bootloader. If you try to boot direct image it will give error.
Booting from Hard Disk...
Direct booting from floppy is no longer ...
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Autologin as root or as any other user in Linux in console mode
my system requires to run automatically at start up. so, i did write a simple module and registered it inside /inittab. it automatically runs at start up but the problem is when i turn on the computer ...
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Why is there an extra HDD under /dev being added in my Linux Kernel?
I have created a Linux kernel and for some reason an extra drive is always added at bootup.
My hard drive is listed as /dev/sdb. /dev/sda is created too, and it is 8 MB in size. I can't find ...
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System Hangs with blinking Capslock
I have Ubuntu 11.04 installed with Linux Kernel 2.6.38-8-generic.
My Laptop often hangs with Capslock button continiously blinking. I am unable to do anything. Mouse Keyboard also freezes !
Is it ...
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which process is using a linux kernel module?
I am trying to run this command:
# rmmod nvidia
But I get:
ERROR: Module nvidia is in use
How can I know which process(es) is/are using the nvidia module?
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Why can't I load a new kernel in? What went wrong?
grub still cannot load my new kernel, I did the following to install my new kernel:
I extracted my new kernel source in /usr/src/linux-2.6.31.6.
Added the rt patch patch-2.6.31.6-rt19 to it using:
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Two Kernel Panics in two weeks, what's wrong? [closed]
I've had two kernel panics in two weeks on my Macbook.
Any idea what's wrong?
Here's my report:
Interval Since Last Panic Report: 386578 sec
Panics Since Last Report: 2
Anonymous UUID: ...
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dual booting with custom kernels
so I am trying to dual boot mint and arch linux, so I installed mint and then I installed arch skipping the boot loader. Then I compiled a kernel in mint and ran update-grup. Everything went well up ...
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What does the messsage "Adding *k swap on …' mean?
I have the following message in the syslog on some machines:
Adding 8385920k swap on /dev/sda3. Priority:-112957 extents:1 across:8385920k
What does it mean? Is it a problem? And why is this ...
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Boot Gentoo Linux off SD Card on MacBook Pro
I'm trying to boot off an SD card on a MacBook Pro 5,4. I can get into GRUB and boot the kernel but I get a panic when it tries to find the root file system.
For some reason, no matter what option I ...
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What happens if a linux kernel argument is passed twice with different values? [closed]
As the question states, what if I pass
kernel /vmlinuz audit=1 audit=0
Will auditing enabled or disabled? Or will the kernel just freak out? Or is it undefined and will depend on the build of the ...
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How do I disable the “lp” kernel module permanently
How do I disable autoload of the lp kernel module?
What I've tried so far:
Try to disabel the module via blacklist
echo "blacklist lp">>/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
echo "blacklist ...
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How to unload a Windows driver?
I'm looking for a cmd-line solution to stop a Windows driver that I had installed manually.
The installing procedure was the following:
sc create MyDrv type= kernel start= demand binPath= ...
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How can grub pass any custom variable into system enviroment?
I want to identify which menu entry has been lauched in rc scripts.
So is it possible to pass any variable into my system via kernel argument?
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“64-bit mode not compiled in” error while compiling Linux kernel
I am building 2.6.18 from CentOS source code.
I'm at the last step to the build process in their instructions but seem to be getting an error that I can't understand.
Instructions I'm following:
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How many characters are in one line?
Hy guys.
I got a noob question, tried to look on the internet without success.
Look the following notice:
Linux kernel exceeds 15 million lines of code
Now, how many characters are in one line ? I ...
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Error message - kexts installed improperly
I have just gotten an error message for every single kext file there is.
The error message goes something along the lines of:
The system extension "file path" was installed improperly and cannot ...
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Where's windows kernel file?
What computer file contains windows kernel?
is it seen in task manager process list?
if not, why?
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unable to compile a kernel module
I tried to compile my first loadable kernel module and failed :(
Here is the error:
r@ubuntu:/$ sudo make -C /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build/ M=`pwd`
[sudo] password for r:
make: Entering directory ...
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Where do I look for Linux kernel module documentation?
Where do I look for Linux kernel module documentation?
For example, I've tried googling the module iwlagn, but I cannot find anything that tells me about available options. Where do I look?
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Linux 3.1.5 `arch_align_stack'
I'm compiling a custom Linux 3.1.5 kernel with grsecurity but I get an error at the end of sudo make:
MODPOST vmlinux.o
WARNING: modpost: Found 4919 section mismatch(es).
To see full details build ...
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What is and how to increase the maximum number of usb devices?
I'm wondering what is the maximum number of USB devices the Linux kernel can manage?
Does this depend on the root-Hub or something else, too?
Is there a way to increase this maximum number?
I need ...
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How can a linux kernel be so small?
An ordinary stable 3* kernel is about 70 mb now.
But there are little linux distributions of 30-10 mb with software and other stuff running out of the box.
How can the linux kernel be so small in ...
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Linux equivalent to Mac OS X's fs_usage
Is there a Linux equivalent to the Mac OS X command fs_usage? According to the man page it does the following: "report system calls and page faults related to filesystem activity in real-time".
I ...
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How to keep Linux running after hard drive removal?
I am working on an embedded Linux device with a USB hard drive. There is a swap file on this drive. The hard drive may be powered down at any moment before being powered back on few seconds later. ...
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Can't boot in to arch linux - '/sbin/init: Bad Exec Format' followed by kernel panic
I dual boot Windows 7 & Arch Linux. Arch was stable for a while, but then it stopped booting into Arch, saying '/sbin/init: bad exec format'. This is followed by a kernel panic.
I'm not really ...
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Tips for configure and recompile kernel of Virtual Machine
I am running 3 Virtual Machines under KVM in Ubuntu 11.10. I have read some info on how to optimize the kernel of the Host for Virtualization, that's ok for me, but I need to compile a custom kernel ...
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The functions of a kernel
Because of the popularity of Android, many people wonder about what a kernel is. When people install custom optimized kernels, as improvement or change in performance is not directly noticeable, they ...
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VMWare doesn't work on Fedora 15 after a kernel update via yum
The VMWare software installed on my Fedora 15 machine suddenly doesn't work, which, I think, may be bacause of a kernel update via yum.
So I tried to boot from 2 previous kernel versions in the ...
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Linux notebook hangs if there's an app actively using external USB disk right before going into sleep mode
I have this notebook and an external USB SATA drive hooked up to it. I run Arch Linux, and when I put the laptop into sleep mode, then resume its work, after a while I'll get a blank screen that ...
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Installing an older kernel on current distro
I'm currently running Mint 11 with kernel 2.6.38. However, I have hardware that requires an older kernel (2.6.18 or earlier).
Is it possible to compile and install an older kernel for use in my ...
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Kernel can not boot after upgrade on Fedora OS 15
I am using Fedora 15, and want to upgrade to version 16. I follow the official link Upgrading Fedora using yum - FedoraProject to upgrade my OS by the following command:
yum update kernel* ...
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Restricting memory area for linux kernel [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Restricting memory area for linux kernel
I am running ltib linux on P1022RDK (P1022 Core) platform. I have 512 MB = 0x20000000 memory. I want my linux kernel to use ...
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Is possible to lower power consumption at new Kernel 3.2?
I'm currently using Kernel 3.2, but i'm don't like it's high power consumption. Is there any way to lower it. I'm currently using Arch. But i'm not afraid of gentoo where almost everything gets ...
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Where is config kernel file in ubuntu10.10?
I am trying to follow these instructions http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/ath9k_htc
and it is telling me to edit my kernel config. I don't know where it is.
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Unlocking My CPU's 64-bit Goodness
I'm expanding my RAID array (Linux software RAID) and have run into what appears to be a hard limit of 16TB on the XFS file system. Poking around on Google seems to indicate that this is a result of ...
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Host computer freezes on kernel loading message. How do I find out why?
My computer freezes on the kernel loading message pretty much everytime the computer has been left off for too long (not sure how long, because its not 100% reproductible.)
reseting will mostly go ...
