2010-04-22

/dev/vmmon error

When I start VMwarePlayer 2, error occur could not find /dev/vmmon.
In google, many people say "use vmware-config.pl", But mostly they do it as same as casting spell.
Also my VMware has not that perl file.
Maybe depend on user that boot VMwarePlayer and load module list.(need more debug myself)
Anyway,load vmmon.ko then ok.
1.check where is my vmmon.ko
# vmplayer
then it show vmmon.ko path.
2.load it
# sudo insmod _that_path_vmmon.ko
3.run VMwarePlayer

2010-04-09

Error when reading rootfs

Embedded linux on SD card, Hiding problems in many case as doubt.
  • sometime kernel could not boot
  • Kernel panic - not syncing: No init found, Try passing init= option to kernel".
  • sometime read SD card
  • SD card Buffer I/O error.
  • sometime dd command could not done
  • read error or write error
Please consider it before doubt your embedded linux system.
1st,that kernel panic is evidence u-boot,grub,any boot system are maybe ok.
2nd,try mkfs against rootfs partition and write rootfs all again.
3rd,change SD card writer that using write rootfs.

In my experience mostly SD card writer are problem.
Error occur while dd command, Usually SD card problem. I used many SD card even famous brand.
But how do you believe it?

There is much much illegal copy brand.

It is little help to choice with R mark or not when you purchase SD card.
It is much case in dd command error that using without R mark SD card.
By the way how weak SD card...

BCM4321 on Latitude D430

At kernel 3 find wireless hardware lspci | grep -i wireless  check using current kernel module with PCI bus address lspci -vv -s 0c:...