[Xenomai] Debian packages for testing: Xenomai 2.6.3, Linux 3.8.13, x86 and Beaglebone

[Xenomai] Debian packages for testing: Xenomai 2.6.3, Linux 3.8.13, x86 and Beaglebone

[John Morris]

I've built new Xenomai kernel packages for the Machinekit project.  As 
the subject says, they're based on Xenomai 2.6.3 and Linux 3.8.13 and 
run on the x86 architectures (mostly vanilla with the Debian config) and 
Beaglebone (Robert C Nelson's patches and config).

They are based on the upstream Debian packaging, completely different 
from my previous packages, which were based on the awful make-kpkg 
stuff.  These promise to be much more maintainable.

RTAI kernels are also included in the new packaging.

To install:

# configure the Debian archive
sudo sh -c \
     "sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keys.gnupg.net \
         --recv-key 73571BB9; \
     echo 'deb http://deb.dovetail-automata.com wheezy main' > \
         /etc/apt/sources.list.d/machinekit.list"

# update the apt database
sudo apt-get update

# install the Xenomai kernel and headers; pick the command
# applicable to your situation
#
# amd64 architecture:
apt-get install \
     linux-image-xenomai.x86-amd64 \
     linux-headers-xenomai.x86-amd64
# i386 architecture:
apt-get install \
     linux-image-xenomai.x86-i686-pae \
     linux-headers-xenomai.x86-i686-pae
# Beaglebone:
apt-get install \
     linux-image-xenomai.beaglebone-omap \
     linux-headers-xenomai.beaglebone-omap

If you have an r8168 NIC in your PC, see 
/etc/modprobe.d/r816x_blacklist.conf to enable that driver and disable 
the r8169.

The packaging lives on GitHub:

     https://github.com/zultron/kernel-rt-deb

These kernels have been running well in the Machinekit Buildbot for some 
time now, and have seen a little testing in the Machinekit community. 
The archive signatures and a few other details are new, so please be 
patient and report any hiccups.  Feedback is greatly appreciated, 
positive or negative!

	John

Re: [Xenomai] Debian packages for testing: Xenomai 2.6.3, Linux 3.8.13, x86 and Beaglebone

[Gilles Chanteperdrix]

On 07/18/2014 08:07 PM, John Morris wrote:
> I've built new Xenomai kernel packages for the Machinekit project.  As 
> the subject says, they're based on Xenomai 2.6.3 and Linux 3.8.13 and 
> run on the x86 architectures (mostly vanilla with the Debian config) and 
> Beaglebone (Robert C Nelson's patches and config).
> 
> They are based on the upstream Debian packaging, completely different 
> from my previous packages, which were based on the awful make-kpkg 
> stuff.  These promise to be much more maintainable.
> 
> RTAI kernels are also included in the new packaging.
> 
> To install:
> 
> # configure the Debian archive
> sudo sh -c \
>      "sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keys.gnupg.net \
>          --recv-key 73571BB9; \
>      echo 'deb http://deb.dovetail-automata.com wheezy main' > \
>          /etc/apt/sources.list.d/machinekit.list"

If you are interested, you can make a debian package which adds the key
to the keyring. See:
http://www.xenomai.org/debian/pool/main/x/xenomai-keyring/


-- 
                                                                Gilles.

Re: [Xenomai] Debian packages for testing: Xenomai 2.6.3, Linux 3.8.13, x86 and Beaglebone

[John Morris]

On 07/18/2014 02:26 PM, Gilles Chanteperdrix wrote:
> On 07/18/2014 08:07 PM, John Morris wrote:
>> I've built new Xenomai kernel packages for the Machinekit project.  As
>> the subject says, they're based on Xenomai 2.6.3 and Linux 3.8.13 and
>> run on the x86 architectures (mostly vanilla with the Debian config) and
>> Beaglebone (Robert C Nelson's patches and config).
>>
>> They are based on the upstream Debian packaging, completely different
>> from my previous packages, which were based on the awful make-kpkg
>> stuff.  These promise to be much more maintainable.
>>
>> RTAI kernels are also included in the new packaging.
>>
>> To install:
>>
>> # configure the Debian archive
>> sudo sh -c \
>>       "sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keys.gnupg.net \
>>           --recv-key 73571BB9; \
>>       echo 'deb http://deb.dovetail-automata.com wheezy main' > \
>>           /etc/apt/sources.list.d/machinekit.list"
>
> If you are interested, you can make a debian package which adds the key
> to the keyring. See:
> http://www.xenomai.org/debian/pool/main/x/xenomai-keyring/

Hi Gilles,

I actually did this last time around, and even copied your code.  What's 
the advantage of putting the key in a package over directly importing 
the key with the above 'apt-key' command?

	John

Re: [Xenomai] Debian packages for testing: Xenomai 2.6.3, Linux 3.8.13, x86 and Beaglebone

[Gilles Chanteperdrix]

On 07/18/2014 09:48 PM, John Morris wrote:
> On 07/18/2014 02:26 PM, Gilles Chanteperdrix wrote:
>> On 07/18/2014 08:07 PM, John Morris wrote:
>>> I've built new Xenomai kernel packages for the Machinekit project.  As
>>> the subject says, they're based on Xenomai 2.6.3 and Linux 3.8.13 and
>>> run on the x86 architectures (mostly vanilla with the Debian config) and
>>> Beaglebone (Robert C Nelson's patches and config).
>>>
>>> They are based on the upstream Debian packaging, completely different
>>> from my previous packages, which were based on the awful make-kpkg
>>> stuff.  These promise to be much more maintainable.
>>>
>>> RTAI kernels are also included in the new packaging.
>>>
>>> To install:
>>>
>>> # configure the Debian archive
>>> sudo sh -c \
>>>       "sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keys.gnupg.net \
>>>           --recv-key 73571BB9; \
>>>       echo 'deb http://deb.dovetail-automata.com wheezy main' > \
>>>           /etc/apt/sources.list.d/machinekit.list"
>>
>> If you are interested, you can make a debian package which adds the key
>> to the keyring. See:
>> http://www.xenomai.org/debian/pool/main/x/xenomai-keyring/
> 
> Hi Gilles,
> 
> I actually did this last time around, and even copied your code.  What's 
> the advantage of putting the key in a package over directly importing 
> the key with the above 'apt-key' command?

If a user wants to remove a key, he simply removes the package instead
of having to know the apt-key command (which most user never even use,
as the debian project keys are installed with such a package).

-- 
                                                                Gilles.

Re: [Xenomai] Debian packages for testing: Xenomai 2.6.3, Linux 3.8.13, x86 and Beaglebone

[John Morris]

On 07/18/2014 02:51 PM, Gilles Chanteperdrix wrote:
> On 07/18/2014 09:48 PM, John Morris wrote:
>> On 07/18/2014 02:26 PM, Gilles Chanteperdrix wrote:
>>> On 07/18/2014 08:07 PM, John Morris wrote:
>>>> I've built new Xenomai kernel packages for the Machinekit project.  As
>>>> the subject says, they're based on Xenomai 2.6.3 and Linux 3.8.13 and
>>>> run on the x86 architectures (mostly vanilla with the Debian config) and
>>>> Beaglebone (Robert C Nelson's patches and config).
>>>>
>>>> They are based on the upstream Debian packaging, completely different
>>>> from my previous packages, which were based on the awful make-kpkg
>>>> stuff.  These promise to be much more maintainable.
>>>>
>>>> RTAI kernels are also included in the new packaging.
>>>>
>>>> To install:
>>>>
>>>> # configure the Debian archive
>>>> sudo sh -c \
>>>>        "sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keys.gnupg.net \
>>>>            --recv-key 73571BB9; \
>>>>        echo 'deb http://deb.dovetail-automata.com wheezy main' > \
>>>>            /etc/apt/sources.list.d/machinekit.list"
>>>
>>> If you are interested, you can make a debian package which adds the key
>>> to the keyring. See:
>>> http://www.xenomai.org/debian/pool/main/x/xenomai-keyring/
>>
>> Hi Gilles,
>>
>> I actually did this last time around, and even copied your code.  What's
>> the advantage of putting the key in a package over directly importing
>> the key with the above 'apt-key' command?
>
> If a user wants to remove a key, he simply removes the package instead
> of having to know the apt-key command (which most user never even use,
> as the debian project keys are installed with such a package).

Updated instructions:

# install the Dovetail Automata signing key package
wget 
http://deb.dovetail-automata.com/pool/main/d/dovetail-automata-keyring/dovetail-automata-keyring_0.1-1~wheezy1_all.deb
dpkg -i dovetail-automata-keyring_0.1-1~wheezy1_all.deb

# configure the archive and update package indexes
echo 'deb http://deb.dovetail-automata.com wheezy main' > \
     /etc/apt/sources.list.d/machinekit.list"
sudo apt-get update

# install the Xenomai kernel and headers; pick the command
# applicable to your situation
#
# amd64 architecture:
apt-get install \
     linux-image-xenomai.x86-amd64 \
     linux-headers-xenomai.x86-amd64
# i386 architecture:
apt-get install \
     linux-image-xenomai.x86-i686-pae \
     linux-headers-xenomai.x86-i686-pae
# Beaglebone:
apt-get install \
     linux-image-xenomai.beaglebone-omap \
     linux-headers-xenomai.beaglebone-omap

If you have an r8168 NIC in your PC, see 
/etc/modprobe.d/r816x_blacklist.conf to enable that driver and disable 
the r8169.

	John