Tag Archives: Linux

Android 4.0 for x86 – Install Android 4.0 using KVM in your Linux

Posted on July 18, 2013 by daveti

Thanks to the project Android-x86, now Android 4.0 is able to run in our PC stably. Just installed Android 4.0 in my Fedora 18 Linux using KVM – it is stable and cool! This post shares some key points for … Continue reading →

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relay – linux kernel relay filesystem

Posted on June 29, 2013 by daveti

Relay (Relay filesystem) is a mechanisim used to transfer the data from the kernel space to the user space within the Linux OS. The advantage of relay comparing with other means like debugfs or proc is its ability to handle … Continue reading →

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Linux kernel linked list

Posted on April 3, 2013 by daveti

This post gives a sample file used to play with Linux kernel linked list <linux/list.h>, as well as a makefile used to build this kernel module. lsmod, insmod, rmmod and dmesg are needed. The reference is the book “Operating System … Continue reading →

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Linux kernel compiling, updating and kernel module compiling, loading and removing

Posted on March 28, 2013 by daveti

Brief intro to Linux kernel compiling and updating, as well as Linux kernel module compiling, loading and removing. The Linux kernel we are playing with is 3.8.4. 1. Linux kernel compiling and updating Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install wget sudo apt-get … Continue reading →

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Linux File System / Data Recovery

Posted on March 13, 2013 by daveti

Recently encountered a kernel panic issue caused by ‘fsck -y’ and reboot, which caused the partition table missing. Tried some tools to recovery the file system as well as the data. Generally, we should never run into data recovery as … Continue reading →

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webcam on Linux (Fedora) – issues with Skype

Posted on March 9, 2013 by daveti

Install a webcam on Linux is kind of tricky. The problem is almost none of the manufacturer would provide the Linux driver when delivering their products. And again, the power of open source community would be the hero again. There … Continue reading →

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Nvidia, sucks – issues related with the official GPU driver and CUDA on Linux (Fedora 18)

Posted on March 2, 2013 by daveti

Nvidia, you SUCK! If you are planning to install the latest official GPU driver for your latest Linux, which means most probably you wanna try CUDA, then please BE WARE! I had installed the 310.xx version of Nvidia Linux driver, … Continue reading →

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time measurement for function call

Posted on October 28, 2010 by daveti

Episode usage of ‘gettimeofday()’ and ‘times()‘ On Unix/Linux machine to measure the time consumption for certain function call, ‘gettimeofday’/’times’ would be 2 major ways. Better than ‘gettimeofday’, ‘times’ could provide detailed time info for user, system, child… 1. gettimeofday() #include … Continue reading →

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