Can't install RPUSBDISP at kernel 4.9.80-v7+

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I am runing RPi 3B
When I try to run rp_usbdisplay/install.sh I get the message:
Sorry. Current running kernel is not supported.
Linux Augustus 4.9.80-v7+ #1098 SMP Fri Mar 9 19:11:42 GMT 2018 armv7l GNU/Linux

:~/rp_usbdisplay $ ./install.sh

Easy Robopeak/DFRobot USB Display Installer v2.0
Written and maintained by Phil @Gadgetoid Howard

Support & Issues: https://github.com/pimoroni/rp_usbdisplay

For best results, please make sure you're running
a supported kernel and that your RFRobot USB display
is plugged in.

USB display detected.

Continue installing? [y/N] y

Checking for 4.1.13+

Checking for 4.1.13-v7+

Checking for 4.1.18-v7+

Checking for 4.1.19

Checking for 4.1.19-v7+

Checking for 4.1.6+

Checking for 4.1.6-v7+

Checking for 4.1.7-v7+

Checking for 4.4.13+

Checking for 4.4.13-v7+

Checking for 4.4.21+

Checking for 4.4.21-v7+

Checking for 4.4.38+

Checking for 4.4.38-v7+

Checking for 4.4.50+

Checking for 4.4.50-v7+

Checking for 4.4.9+

Checking for 4.4.9-v7+

Checking for 4.9.24+

Checking for 4.9.24-v7+

Sorry. Current running kernel is not supported.
Linux Augustus 4.9.80-v7+ #1098 SMP Fri Mar 9 19:11:42 GMT 2018 armv7l GNU/Linux
Please see: https://github.com/pimoroni/rp_usbdisplay/tree/master/dkms
pi@Augustus:~/rp_usbdisplay $
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Linux kernel 4.9.80+ is the latest just released for the 3B+. Phil likely hasn’t had a chance to update the installer for that yet. I’m not sure if 4.9.24-v7+ is Jessie or Stretch? @gadgetoid would know though.
Release notes for Raspbian are here https://downloads.raspberrypi.org/raspbian/release_notes.txt
Images (older ones if needed) are here, http://downloads.raspberrypi.org/raspbian/images/

3

Keeping ahead of the kernel releases was proving somewhat laborious, so I switched to DKMS instead which is detailed here: https://github.com/pimoroni/rp_usbdisplay/tree/master/dkms

4

Thanks gadgetoid!
Works!!

5

Again I’m in trubbel with RPUSBDISP after update raspbian to the latest kernel (4.14.52-v7)
When I try to follow the instruktions i get the follow messages:

dkms is already the newest version (2.3-2).
raspberrypi-kernel-headers is already the newest version (1.20180817-1).

and:

pi@Augustus:~ $ sudo dpkg -i rp-usbdisplay-dkms_1.0_all.deb
dpkg: fel: cannot access archive ‘rp-usbdisplay-dkms_1.0_all.deb’: File or folder does not exist

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Looks like you’re trying to install from your home directory, rather than the folder in which rp-usbdisplay-dkms_1.0_all.deb is downloaded to. You need to download rp-usbdisplay-dkms_1.0_all.deb either via a git clone, or just save the file out of GitHub in order to install it with dpkg.

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I tried this in folder /home/pi:

pi@Augustus:~ $ sudo dpkg -i rp-usbdisplay-dkms_1.0_all.deb

dpkg-deb: error: “rp-usbdisplay-dkms_1.0_all.deb” is not a debianarchive
dpkg:error when working archive rp-usbdisplay-dkms_1.0_all.deb (–install):
underprocessen dpkg-deb --control gave errorcode 2
Error rised during handling:
rp-usbdisplay-dkms_1.0_all.deb

What am I doing wrong?

8

You’ll need to download using the “View Raw” link on GitHub, otherwise you may just be getting a webpage:

Go here, and click “View Raw”: https://github.com/pimoroni/rp_usbdisplay/blob/master/dkms/rp-usbdisplay-dkms_1.0_all.deb

I’ll add this file to releases to make it easier to grab without cloning the whole repository.

Edit: Direct link: https://github.com/pimoroni/rp_usbdisplay/releases/download/dkms-1.0/rp-usbdisplay-dkms_1.0_all.deb

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OK! WORKS!!
I get the file:
https://github.com/pimoroni/rp_usbdisplay/releases/download/dkms-1.0/rp-usbdisplay-dkms_1.0_all.deb
and installed it in folder:
/home/pi
and run:
sudo dpkg -i rp-usbdisplay-dkms_1.0_all.deb

sudo reboot

Result: OK!!!

Many Thanks!

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