Hello,
On Thu, 03 Aug 2017 13:53:45 -0500 Lance Lassetter lancelassetter@gmail.com wrote:
On August 2, 2017 3:18:29 AM CDT, wwp subscript@free.fr wrote:
Hello Johnny,
On Fri, 28 Jul 2017 13:47:14 -0500 Johnny Hughes johnny@centos.org wrote:
On 07/28/2017 11:32 AM, wwp wrote:
Hello Johnny,
On Fri, 28 Jul 2017 10:33:15 -0500 Johnny Hughes
johnny@centos.org wrote:
[snip]
I've just succeeded in installing CentOS7 from the DVD! Had no
luck
using a Live CD (both dd'ed to a flash drive).
Hardware support is not complete (or not configured as-is):
- bluetooth not working
- HDMI ouput -> nothing
- dell Fn keys -> no screen light, no wifi toggle
- no suspend/hibernate
I will now try to inject more recent kernels (yours *) or extra
firmware,
see how I can find better hardware support and configuration. And compare this to what Fedora 26 provides..
(*) BTW, I installed your 4.9.39 kernel (did a yum update after configuring a repo file to get your stuff) and at boot, I
immediately
get: error: $KERNEL_NAME_HERE has invalid signature error: you need to load the kernel first
There are actually 2 kernels, one on the live DVD I just posted,
and one
in the experimental repo.
Both of those would require NO secure boot turned on, but they
both
should work fine with UEFI and secure boot off.
I could boot 4.9.39, it brings:
- Dell features like screen light control and wireless toggle key,
- dual screen support using the HDMI port,
and maybe more that I couldn't see, wow!
I am using this experimental kernel on my workstation (lenovo w541).
I
have been using it for quite a long time and have not had any major
issues.
I also use it on my secondary workstation (lenovo h50-55).
In addition to my previous reply:
- suspend works
- hibernate works
This is just great!
But it fails to configure VMWare Workstation 12.5.7 and this is a must for my pro activities on this machine.
The build of vmmon and vmnet kernel modules fail. The 12.5.7 version contain the fixes for known/recent issues related to installing VMWare WS on 4.6/4.9 kernels (API changes) and I couldn't find a tip about how to solve this yet. Probably off-topic here, but I doubt I'll get support from VMWare since it's an experimental kernel on top of CentOS7.
Regards,
What about now that you have it booted and working except for VMWare install the mainline 4.x kernel that is available? Take precautionary steps to make sure that will work, hence, back up any data and, if need be, configs.
Would that work?
It didn't. I tried to boot using kernel-ml-4.12.4-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64 but it hangs either before or right after the graphical login. No visual tip, system is not responsive until I shutdown the computer. /var/log/message is full of kernel info about failures in a loop that I cannot interpret, see:
https://paste.fedoraproject.org/paste/TogaA36LBQ3NgUsUGyVVoQ
Regards,