2012/5/14 Michael Schmitz <[email protected]>:
> Hi David,
>
> On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 10:33 PM, David Gálvez <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Hi, I would like to help to make those tests, although my only
>> experience with Linux is as Ubuntu user. I have a CT060 Falcon with a
>> NetUSBee and also an Ethernat and I've just installed Linux in it. I
>
> Thanks for your offer - what kernel version does your Falcon Linux
> installation currently use?
>

3.4-rc5, I've cloned Geert's tree and compiled the kernel using
atari_defcofig, then I should enable the configuration option
"Maintain a devtmpfs filesystem to mount at /dev" to make the kernel
to finish the boot process.

> My development is based on 3.4-rc3, if your Linux system is a recent
> enough one there should not be any problems with booting 3.4 kernels.
> I will send a kernel image file and a modules archive by separate
> mail.
>

OK, my installation is based on this https://wiki.debian.org/Aranym/Quick

> The kernel and modules I can provide won't come nicely packaged as in
> Ubuntu or Debian kernel image packages. You will have to extract the
> modules archive in the root of your file system, and then run 'depmod
> -a 3.4.0-rc3-atari-35598-gf7ff2b8-dirty' (all as root) before booting
> the 3.4 kernel.
>

OK, no problem, thanks for the explanation.

> Once the new kernel has booted, please try loading the EtherNAT
> drivers (called smc91x for the network and isp116x-hcd for the USB
> driver). Check the kernel message log (command 'dmesg') for any
> messages relating to the modules loading. The smc91x should load OK, I
> run into problems later on when the corresponding network interface is
> brought up. The USB one balks at the initial hardware checks on my
> Falcon.
>
> If you happen to get kernel panic messages these should be possible to
> catch with a serial nullmodem cable between your Falcon and another
> computer.
>

OK, I have the cable and I've already tested debugging this way.

> We don't have a USB driver for the NetUSBee right now - though it
> should not be too hard to pull off (I need to write a bit of ROM port
> access glue for that). I will have to send a new kernel image for that
> kind of change but most of the modules should be possible to reuse.
>
> The Ethernet part of the NetUSBee should work using the atari_ethernec
> driver in currrent kernels. The driver has been renamed to 'ne' in my
> development branch.
>
> The USB driver is named isp116x-hcd for the EtherNAT. I'll try to use
> the same driver name for the NetUSBee if that's possible (it's easy
> enough if you only have one of the two installed, but may be a bit
> difficult if you've got them both).
>
>
> Stay tuned for the kernel and modules - I'll send them off right away.
>

I'll report back here as soon as I'm done with the tests.

Thanks.
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