The Linux kernel is a monolithic kernel originally developed by Linus Torvalds who still directs its development to this day. The latest stable kernel version is 3.9.1
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error : you need to load the kernel first
any ideas about this error ? i was following all the instructions step by step .
im using HP ENVY DV7 Windows 8 x64 .
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No network modules detected in mini.iso for custom kernel 3.0.0-32-server
It would be very helpful, if somebody could help me in this. :)
I am trying to update my 2.6 kernel to 3.0.0 for ubuntu-10.04 LTS. And, for update, I am using netboot_iso approach and using mini.iso ...
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how to assign modules to devices (AR8131 driver issue)
I worked with older CentOS distributions which use /etc/module.conf for assign modules with respective devices. Now I am trying Ubuntu 12.04 and I played with /etc/modules and ...
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Module Not Loaded
I am new to Linux driver development, and I just stated to do some driver programming beginning with "hello.c" on Ubuntu 12.10... but unfortunately my Makefile didn't compile the kernel code... and ...
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How to automatically uninstall older kernels so that “The volume 'boot' has only … MB disk space” does not appear?
I work with Ubuntu 13.04 ("64-bit PC (AMD64) desktop image"). On updates/upgrades, I quite often get messages of the type The volume "boot" has only 11 MB disk space. I then uninstall older kernel ...
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How to Repair Deleted Modules
Okay, so I accidentally deleted all my modules from /lib/modules. All the old ones and the current ones.
During a disk analyzer session to clean up space, I saw that /lib was taking up a TON of ...
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What is the type of my kernel, 32 bits or 64 bits?
Four commands on my pc:
$ dpkg -l |grep linux-image
Linux kernel image for version 3.4.0 on 32 bit x86 SMP
It means my Ubuntu kernel is 32 bits?
$ uname -a
Linux ny 3.4.0-030400-generic ...
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Failure to recognize internal SSD while installing 13.04
I'm trying to upgrade my Toshiba Satellite A135-S2246 laptop, running Windows 7, to Ubuntu-13.04, but my internal SSD is not recognized. From dmesg:
[ 9.100085] ata3: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps ...
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I have purged the current kernel! [duplicate]
Help - I have purged the current Kernel (linux-image-2.6.32-43-server) and cannot reinstall because the boot sector is full. How can I clear the boot sector to reinstall the kernel?
$ ls /boot
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Upgrade Ubuntu 10.04 LTS custom kernel to support DELLR720
It would be very helpful, if somebody already knows way to upgrade 10.04 LTS custom kernel to support DELLR720.
I am having hard time with setup. I used this,
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ubuntu 12.04 kernel upgrade 3.2.0-43 failed to install
I run 12.04 on my laptop, tried to upgrade from 3.2.0-41 to 3.2.0-43.
Got stuck at 62% with the cpu to 70% forever.
After like 30 minutes I quit the upgrade and retired with similar results.
Then I ...
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GPU crash on ubuntu 13.04 and kernel 3.8.2
Im kinda in a damned if you do damned if you don't situation. I upgraded my machine to 13.04. My laptop is running an Intel mobile 4 chipset. There is a known bug in kernel 3.8.0 that prevents the ...
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How to upgrade 12.04.2 kernel and HWE to raring?
As the topic states I want to upgrade my 12.04.2 to newest raring lts kernel and HWE.
Now I have:
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS
Release: 12.04
Codename: ...
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SMM BIOS module for ASUS Laptop
Is there any module exist in Linux Kernel 3.0 or above for accessing SMM BIOS of ASUS Laptops ?? Like i8k module is used for accessing SMM BIOS on Dell laptops.
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Does installing multiple kernels make my machine go faster? [closed]
Is that why Ubuntu is using every last bit on my disk to install additional kernels?
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No HDMI output when connecting display after boot
I need several servers running Ubuntu Server 10.04 LTS to bind framebuffer to HDMI when HDMI is not connected to a display from boot. Now there's only video output when it's connected to a display ...
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aptitude ugrade does not change my kernel
Sorry if the title is not very clear.
This is rather new to me.
I have ran this 10.04.4 LTS server for over a year now.
I have dutifully used aptitude update / aptitude upgrade on a regular basis ...
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How to decide on the right Nvidia driver based on the Linux Kernel version?
After trying to install the Nvidia drivers and got them working and then got them broken, I would like to check one important thing:
One of the main problems I run into was "Kernel version and Nvidia ...
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Why is kernel different [duplicate]
I have Ubuntu 12.04 installed on 2 computers one is a laptop and the other is an all in one desktop, on the laptop I have 3.2.0-43-generic-pae and on the Desktop I have 3.5.0-28 Generic. I was ...
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Kernel Panic on fresh install of 13.04
I went back to Ubuntu last night and gave my laptop a fresh install of 13.04 after alot of talk about how stable and quick it had become. It looks awesome!
It worked great for 18 hours, but now I get ...
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How to free up space in /boot when I have only one kernel installed?
Every since I upgraded from 12.10 to 13.04, Ubuntu's been complaining that /boot is full. Now, it's pulling a racket when I'm trying to install packages.
For starters, I've looked around for similar ...
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from livecd find the installed kernel version on ht hard disk
my ubuntu is not booting. the recovery mode also has a problem. when machine boots it says Ubuntu Linux 2.6.32-37 server but boot does not work. I tried using ubuntu 10.4 LTS version iso and tried to ...
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kernel panic error [duplicate]
Hey guys I need a little help..
Something has gone wrong with my laptop and now When I boot into Ubuntu I get a kernel panic error. I am even unable to boot into recovery mode.
I am trying to ...
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Cannot install VMWare tools in Ubuntu 13.04 [duplicate]
I tried to install VMWare Tools (Running VMWare Fusion 5 on a Mac host, Ubuntu 13.04 64-bit guest) and while running the configuration script, it said that the path "" was not a valid path to the ...
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Ubuntu server 13.04 virtual kernel inside virtualbox has just 16 colors
I installed ubuntu 13.04 server with virtual-kernel option inside of virtualbox to try it out. It does seem to be working faster then the regular image. But there is one problem. The terminal has just ...
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hdd turning off and on during normal use, endlessly
3.9 kernel. custom.
laptop-mode is installed. sysfsutils installed.
laptop-mode starts on startup. sysfsutils have their files configured (processor p-states and frequencies/governor).
after logging ...
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Why does compiling the Linux kernel cause Ubuntu to freeze?
I need help figuring out how compiling the Linux kernel causes Ubuntu to freeze.
I'm trying to cross-compile the Linux kernel for the ZedBoard. It is a Zynq-7000 ARM architecture. When I compile, it ...
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Can't boot Ubuntu 13.04 (two Xeons) w/out nolapic parameter
Whenever I attempt to boot, I get as far as the following messages and then it appears to freeze.
BIOS EDD facility v0.16 2004-Jun-25, 0 devices found
EDD information not available.
Based on other ...
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Unable to handle kernel paging (chrome segfault)
My computer has Ubuntu 12.04 installed,everything up-to-date. Kernel version 3.5.0-28-generic.
Since I've update the kernel sing the update-manager a week or two ago, I got 3 kernel crashes, two ...
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My computer doesn't recognize the following library: linux/config.h when compiling
I have code written in C and I have included some libraries such as linux/config.h and linux/kernel.h.
Whenever I compile the file, it gives me an error saying No such file or directory ?
Is there ...
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Removing AppArmor
I have MySQL installed in my development machine, where I just don't need any additional security measure.
I want to move MySQL Data files to another partition, which implies a lot of change in ...
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Why the installation fails for this package? it says linux-headers not found but it is there
This package is failing to get installed, but the linux-headers are installed.
root@sun-Alienware-X51:/var/tmp# uname -a
Linux sun-Alienware-X51 3.5.0-28-generic #48~precise1-Ubuntu SMP Wed Apr 24 ...
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USB to Serial in Chrubuntu - /dev/ttyUSB0 missing [closed]
The usbserial stuff has been working so well for me in Ubuntu for a number of years that I have almost forgotten how to troubleshoot it. I just installed Chrubuntu, however, and now my usbserial is ...
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Virtual mouse driver, possible problems with X11
I created virtual mouse driver according to Essential Linux Device Drivers book. After i wrote coordinates echo x y > /sys/ ... /coordinates into sysfs node, my program generates event packets through ...
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Wifi won't turn on during startup after upgrading from kernel 3.2 to 3.5, 3.8 and etc
I use an Acer 4750 laptop, which has a bcm43225 wifi chip.
In Ubuntu 12.04, each time I boot up, my laptop's wifi will automatically turn on, and the 12.04 use kernel 3.2
However, when I upgraded to ...
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Ubuntu 13 change drm_kms_helper poll param
I had ubuntu for 3 years( since version 11).
Every version I had, had the Intel Graphics bug in it's kernel - randomly freezing mouse.
I fixed this problem using "echo N> ...
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Are there any non-standard steps required to build a single module for a realtime kernel?
I am trying to build a modified driver for the PSEye camera. I am able to compile and load the module for a generic kernel without any issues. But when I use the same procedure for a linux realtime ...
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One O/S, 2 Machines
quick question, Is it possible to share my Installation on my SSD between my main PC, and my laptop for when i go away, that way everything I need is still there, and dont have to worry about syncing ...
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unmet dependencies linux-server depend on linux-image-server
on my Ubuntu server 12.04.2, LVM partition, I have this problem when I run apt-get -f install :
apt-get-f install
Reading package lists ... done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information ... ...
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linux-source-3.5.0 for ubuntu 12.04.2?
I have Ubuntu 12.04.2 with kernel 3.5.0 and need to recompile some modules, but i`m getting hard to find the correct sources. apt-get only has sources for 3.2.0? Where i can get the correct sources ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 near-fresh install: 'ps aux' gets stuck on anacron
I've just finished an install of Ubuntu 13.04 onto a brand new PC, and noticed that executing 'ps aux' in a terminal causes it to hang half-way through displaying a list of the processes:
$ ps aux
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VMware Workstation: Error, modules must be compiled… - how to fix?
when I try to launch VMWARE-WORKSTATION, I get the following error:
Before you can run VMware, several modules must be compiled and loaded
into the kernel CANCEL / INSTALL
No errors, when I ...
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How to Customize personalized ubuntu installation including nvidia drivers
I have a computer with 12 core processors, 32 GB memory and Nvidia GTX 530M graphics card.
I tried to install the gnome-desktop preceded by the server-12.10 installation. It took some attempts to ...
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Maintaining kernel modules submitted in the Software Center over kernel updates
This question is specifically for submitting a package in the Software Center.
If I wish to submit a package that contains a kernel module (*.ko) which will install in /lib/modules/ and there is a ...
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How Can I Run Ubuntu via my VM?
I'm trying to install Ubuntu 12.04 to run in VirtualBox alongside my Win7 64bit OS, without having to dual-boot. I added the 64bit Ubuntu iso to my VM, and powered it up so to proceed with the ...
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I got a General Protection Fault while transferring files
SO I was transferring files from one portable hard disk to another (I had two of them connected to the laptop and suddenly the whole thing crashed. Any idea why this could happen? Should I be worried?
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How can I get Ubuntu 13.04 to work like it did before the Kernel update to Linux Image 3.8.0.19.30?
I had successfully installed Ubuntu 13.04 from a live USB by upgrading the previous version 12.10. I dual boot Ubuntu with Windows.
After installing Linux Image 3.8.0.19.30_i386.deb I was able to ...
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Would booting 12.04 from external HDD give me problems for developing kernels for Android 4.12 and 4.2.2?
The laptop specifications are:
Lenovo z580 3.0usb
Would it give any foreseen performance problems?
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Difference between Linux Headers, Linux Images, and the Generic versions [duplicate]
I am curious to know the difference between the large number of linux kernel files that come when a kernel is installed, namely, the follows:
linux-headers-x.x.x-x
linux-headers-x.x.x-x-generic
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Is there a safe way to use an old kernel in Ubuntu 13.04?
I am using Ubuntu 13.04. Everything works well, external for vga_switcheroo switchable graphics.
Doing some research I have found that the problem is the way the kernel handles Lcd backlight. The ...
