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== Overview ==
 
== Overview ==
The current release is based on a generic Ubuntu kernel 3.16.0 with a few modifications made by CompuLab.
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The latest release is based on a generic Ubuntu kernel 3.19.0 with a few modifications made by CompuLab.
  
Download the [http://www.fit-pc2.com/download/fitlet/Linux/mint/17/fitlet_kernel_3.16_2015-12-01.zip kernel package] for fitlet and ensure the integrity of the file:
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Download the [http://www.fit-pc2.com/download/fitlet/Linux/mint/17/fitlet_kernel_3.19_2015-12-16.zip kernel package] for fitlet and ensure the integrity of the file:
  $ md5sum fitlet_kernel_3.16_2015-12-01.zip
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  $ md5sum fitlet_kernel_3.19_2015-12-16.zip
  17049909f6fd818d488d14cfe4987f20 fitlet_kernel_3.16_2015-12-01.zip
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  36773afc407e11307aaef25d72e06774 fitlet_kernel_3.19_2015-12-16.zip
 
The downloaded archive includes the following:
 
The downloaded archive includes the following:
* linux_3.16.0.orig.tar.gz - mainline Linux 3.16.0 sources
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* linux_3.19.0.orig.tar.gz - mainline Linux 3.16.0 sources
* linux_3.16.0-51.69.diff - Ubuntu patch
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* linux_3.19.0-39.44.diff - Ubuntu patch
* compulab.3.16.0-fitlet.diff - CompuLab patch
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* compulab.3.19.0-fitlet.diff - CompuLab patch
* config-3.16.0-51-compulab.fitlet - CompuLab config file
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* config-3.19.0-39-compulab.fitlet - CompuLab config file
 
* Resulting .deb files are also included
 
* Resulting .deb files are also included
  

Revision as of 11:36, 17 December 2015

Overview

The latest release is based on a generic Ubuntu kernel 3.19.0 with a few modifications made by CompuLab.

Download the kernel package for fitlet and ensure the integrity of the file:

$ md5sum fitlet_kernel_3.19_2015-12-16.zip
36773afc407e11307aaef25d72e06774  fitlet_kernel_3.19_2015-12-16.zip

The downloaded archive includes the following:

  • linux_3.19.0.orig.tar.gz - mainline Linux 3.16.0 sources
  • linux_3.19.0-39.44.diff - Ubuntu patch
  • compulab.3.19.0-fitlet.diff - CompuLab patch
  • config-3.19.0-39-compulab.fitlet - CompuLab config file
  • Resulting .deb files are also included

Installation

Unzip the downloaded archive and install the kernel image and header files

$ unzip fitlet_kernel_3.16_2015-12-01.zip
$ sudo dpkg -i fitlet_kernel_3.16_2015-12-01/linux-*.deb

Development

The kernel can be recompiled with necessary changes as described on Kernel development for x86 modules