MPC8xx updates to 2.2.13

MPC8xx updates to 2.2.13

[Dan Malek]

I just put a tar image of 2.2.13 with the 8xx updates on
ppc.kernel.org.  I needed it for a couple of real applications....

It has a few things in it that I have yet to check into the 2.3.xx
baseline.  In particular there are a couple of 10/100 Ethernet
PHYs I want to ensure work properly.  There are also CPM port
configurations I want to complete.

I tested it on the MBX, BrightStar Engineering BSE-IP, and the
Embedded Planet RPX-CLLF.  If you are using the CLLF, there is
some additional information about booting over the 10/100 Ethernet
on the FEC that may be helpful.  Ask and I will post that in
a separate message so it doesn't get lost here.



	-- Dan

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Re: MPC8xx updates to 2.2.13

[Mark S. Mathews]

Hey Dan,

We just got done getting the 2.2.13 running on the RPX-lite.  We had to
add CONFIG_ENET_SCC2 to its config to make it work.  Thanks for the
update!

BTW: have you compiled any of these with CONFIG_MODULES turned on?  We've
tried with a couple of different kernels and generally get syntax errors
from ppc_ksyms.c and, after fixing those, we get a bunch of unresolved
symbols from kernel.o .  We didn't dig very deep on this, we were just
curious if it would work...apparently not. ;-)

I'm wondering if anyone else has played with this?

Oh well, we'll just go back to a static kernel and work from there, no big
deal.

Thanks Again,
-Mark

On Fri, 22 Oct 1999, Dan Malek wrote:

> 
> I just put a tar image of 2.2.13 with the 8xx updates on
> ppc.kernel.org.  I needed it for a couple of real applications....
> 
> It has a few things in it that I have yet to check into the 2.3.xx
> baseline.  In particular there are a couple of 10/100 Ethernet
> PHYs I want to ensure work properly.  There are also CPM port
> configurations I want to complete.
> 
> I tested it on the MBX, BrightStar Engineering BSE-IP, and the
> Embedded Planet RPX-CLLF.  If you are using the CLLF, there is
> some additional information about booting over the 10/100 Ethernet
> on the FEC that may be helpful.  Ask and I will post that in
> a separate message so it doesn't get lost here.
> 
> 
> 
> 	-- Dan
> 


Mark S. Mathews

AbsoluteValue Software     Web:    http://www.absoval.com
P.O. Box 941149            e-mail: mark@absoval.com
Maitland, FL 32794-1149    Phone:  407.644.8582
USA                        Fax:    407.539.1294


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Re: MPC8xx updates to 2.2.13

[Dan Malek]

Mark S. Mathews wrote:
> 
> Hey Dan,
> 
> We just got done getting the 2.2.13 running on the RPX-lite.  We had to
> add CONFIG_ENET_SCC2 to its config to make it work.  Thanks for the
> update!

You are welcome....but didn't 'make config' ask you which SCC
to use for the Ethernet?  You really shouldn't edit .config by
hand, as there are other files updated during the 'make config'
procedure.


> BTW: have you compiled any of these with CONFIG_MODULES turned on? 

Yes, and......

 We've
> tried with a couple of different kernels and generally get syntax errors


...I know.  I just haven't kept this up to date as I don't use
it all of the time.  I guess I will from now on.....


> Oh well, we'll just go back to a static kernel and work from there, no big
> deal.

Which is usually what I use in an embedded environment as it requires
less file system space and structure.  That is why I don't get
around to keeping the modules up to date as often as I should.



	-- Dan

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Re: MPC8xx updates to 2.2.13

[Mark S. Mathews]

On Mon, 25 Oct 1999, Dan Malek wrote:

> Mark S. Mathews wrote:
> > 
> > Hey Dan,
> > 
> > We just got done getting the 2.2.13 running on the RPX-lite.  We had to
> > add CONFIG_ENET_SCC2 to its config to make it work.  Thanks for the
> > update!
> 
> You are welcome....but didn't 'make config' ask you which SCC
> to use for the Ethernet?  You really shouldn't edit .config by
> hand, as there are other files updated during the 'make config'
> procedure.

You are so right.  When we config'd it originally, we used the defaults
from your existing config.  If you select SCC1, then it (rightly) doesn't
ask you about SCC2.  Our bad.

Thanks for the note.

-Mark

Mark S. Mathews

AbsoluteValue Software     Web:    http://www.absoval.com
P.O. Box 941149            e-mail: mark@absoval.com
Maitland, FL 32794-1149    Phone:  407.644.8582
USA                        Fax:    407.539.1294


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