From: Gary Thomas <gary@mlbassoc.com>
To: Nick <ndroogh@rogers.com>
Cc: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org
Subject: Re: MPC5200B and the CAN interface
Date: Sat, 08 Nov 2008 05:32:35 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <491586E3.4090709@mlbassoc.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <390471.16163.qm@web88105.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
Nick wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I am looking for information on how to use the CAN driver for the MPC5200b. I have built the kernel (2.6.27) with the MPC5200b can bus drivers and I see them being initialized on start up.
>
> [ 37.122041] can: controller area network core (rev 20071116 abi 8)
> [ 37.128687] NET: Registered protocol family 29
> [ 37.133379] can: raw protocol (rev 20071116)
> [ 37.137807] can: broadcast manager protocol (rev 20080415)
I'm pretty sure this is just the SocketCAN interface.
You still need a hardware driver (and one which is SocketCAN compatible).
I don't see such a driver for the MSCAN (the hardware on the MPC5200) in
the stock 2.6.27 tree.
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-11-08 12:41 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-11-07 20:57 MPC5200B and the CAN interface Nick
2008-11-08 12:32 ` Gary Thomas [this message]
2008-11-09 6:55 ` Robert Schwebel
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