From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Philippe Gerum In-Reply-To: <20100828090856.24882@domain.hid> References: <20100828090856.24882@domain.hid> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 15:46:19 +0200 Message-ID: <1283003179.1709.217.camel@domain.hid> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: [Xenomai-help] Ubuntu packages List-Id: Help regarding installation and common use of Xenomai List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , To: C Robinson Cc: xenomai@xenomai.org On Sat, 2010-08-28 at 09:08 -0400, C Robinson wrote: > Hi Gilles, > > Thanks for the quick response. I saw this page earlier today, but must have missed the part in brackets, where it says the packages are necessary along with an appropriately patched and compiled kernel. > > Also, cheers for the additional tip regarding the use of the Debian packages as opposed to Ubuntu. I was using a more convoluted approach to the installation, and the one you linked to is appearing much more efficient so far (kernel currently compiling). > Sidenote: the kernel patches for 2.6.32/x86 shipped with Xenomai 2.5.4 have a serious issue, which may cause a random lockup during early boot. You may want to use one of these instead: http://download.gna.org/adeos/patches/v2.6/x86/older/adeos-ipipe-2.6.32.15-x86-2.7-02.patch http://download.gna.org/adeos/patches/v2.6/x86/older/adeos-ipipe-2.6.32.20-x86-2.7-02.patch > Best wishes, > Charles > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Gilles Chanteperdrix" [gilles.chanteperdrix@xenomai.org] > Date: 08/28/2010 05:42 AM > To: "C Robinson" > CC: xenomai@xenomai.org > Subject: Re: [Xenomai-help] Ubuntu packages > > C Robinson wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I'm seeking some clarification on a few points. The background is > > that I have some software I need to install which requires Xenomai on > > Ubuntu. Being fairly recent on the Linux scene, following the > > installation guide for Xenomai has been something of a voyage of > > exploration, as yet unfinished - and somewhat more complicated as I'm > > doing this on a bootable usb key. > > > > In any case, a colleague mentioned there was an easier way using the > > available packages in the Ubuntu repositories, i.e. the > > xenomai-runtime and associated packages. It was implied that with a > > straight-forward 'aptitude install xenomai-runtime' and voila I have > > a RTOS ready to use. Given the descriptions of these packages (and > > no mention of patching of the kernel for example), I don't think that > > this is their purpose, particularly when I tried downloading the > > xenomai examples where the second step is : > > > > make XENO= KSRC= > > > > Could someone confirm (or refute) this suspicion (that the packages > > do not provide access to a RTOS) and perhaps explain the intended use > > of the xenomai packages available on the ubuntu repositories - I've > > not seen any detailed reference as to why one would download and > > install these packages (say, in addition to having already gone > > through the long process of kernel patching + compilation + user > > space setup). > > > > Thanks for any assistance, Charles > > See: > http://www.xenomai.org/index.php/Building_Debian_packages > > Please pay attention to the version of the packages available on Ubuntu. > As far as I understood, they are outdated, so, you would probably better > use the Debian package and install them on Ubuntu. > -- Philippe.