From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from hawk.dcu.ie (mail.dcu.ie [136.206.1.5]) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DDB7FDE276 for ; Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:34:32 +1000 (EST) Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:34:28 +0100 Message-ID: <4891711700018E59@hawk.dcu.ie> In-Reply-To: <18997255.post@talk.nabble.com> From: "Alan Casey" Subject: Re: Linux issues on Xilinx XUPV2P board To: "wangyanlong" , linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-15" Reply-To: alan.casey5@mail.dcu.ie List-Id: Linux on Embedded PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Hi, I used version 2.6.24. Current version is 2.6.26+ but im not sure how to download previous versions from the git tree, there should be some info at http://git.xilinx.com about how to do this. Regards, Alan. >-- Original Message -- >Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 04:35:01 -0700 (PDT) >From: wangyanlong >To: linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org >Subject: Re: Linux issues on Xilinx XUPV2P board > > > >Hi Alan > I dow load the kernel from " >http://git.xilinx.com/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=3Dlinux-2.6-xlnx.git;a=3Dsumm= ary " > >Merge ../../linux-2.6 into 2.6.26-merge master commit | commitdiff | t= ree >| snapshot > >this version ,but it not work well,which version you downloaded? > >Many thanks >yanlong > > >Alan Casey wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> Yes i had a problem with using one of the Linux 2.6.26 >> kernel versions on the XUPV2P board where the VGA >> display has not driven correctly, not sure why. >> The Linux 2.6.24 kernel from git.xilinx.com works fine. >> >> Regards, >> Alan. >> >> >>>-- Original Message -- >>>Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:43:37 -0700 (PDT) >>>From: wangyanlong >>>To: linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org >>>Subject: Re: Linux issues on Xilinx XUPV2P board >>> >>> >>> >>>I meet the problem as yours . And my vga's display is not clear , hav= e >> you >>>meet this? >>> >>>Alan Casey wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I have tried running the Linux 2.6.24 and Linux 2.6.26 kernels fro= m >> >>> >>>> git.xilinx.com on the Xilinx XUPV2P board but have run into a few >>>> problems. >>>> >>>> Cross-compiler i use to compile applications was built using >>>> Crosstools >>>> and >>>> based on gcc 3.3.4. I use Xilinx EDK 7.1 for integrating hardware >>>> peripherals >>>> onto the board. >>>> >>>> The problems i've seen are: >>>> >>>> (i) gettimeofday software function returns time of 0 all the time.= >>>> >>>> (ii) The Linux 2.6.24 kernel's Xilinx Framebuffer driver and/or th= e >>>> Xilinx >>>> >>>> PLB TFT Controller IP block (plb_tft_cntlr_ref_v1_00_d) does not >>>> appear >>>> >>>> to centre the display on a VGA screen properly(vertically >>>> offset). >>>> >>>> (iii) 64-bit write/read access to peripheral integrated onto the >>>> Xilinx >>>> >>>> Virtex-II Pro FPGA either causes a system crash or only lowe= r >> part >>>> >>>> of 32-bit data to be written (i.e. lower part of 64-bit data= >>>> appears >>>> to be mirrored on the upper and lower 32-bits of the system >>>> bus). >>>> However, 32-bit write/read access to the peripheral passes a= s >> well >>>> as 64-bit write/read access to the SDRAM memory address spac= e. >>>> Peripheral interface has been verified to be IBM PLB complia= nt >>> >>>> via IBM bus functional model simulations. >>>> >>>> (iv) The Linux 2.6.26 Xilinx Framebuffer driver on the Xilinx XUP= V2P >>>> board >>>> >>>> does not appear to be working - nothing displayed to >>>> screen/console >>>> >>>> not switching to framebuffer device on bootup. >>>> >>>> Just wondering if anybody has seen these issues before and know h= ow >>>to >>>> resolve them? >>>> >>>> Any info. appreciated, >>>> Regards, >>>> Alan. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Linuxppc-embedded mailing list >>>> Linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org >>>> https://ozlabs.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxppc-embedded >>>> >>>> >>> >>>-- >>>View this message in context: >http://www.nabble.com/Linux-issues-on-Xilinx-XUPV2P-board-tp18262250p189= 95644.html >>>Sent from the linuxppc-embedded mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Linuxppc-embedded mailing list >>>Linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org >>>https://ozlabs.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxppc-embedded >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Linuxppc-embedded mailing list >> Linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org >> https://ozlabs.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxppc-embedded >> >> > >-- >View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Linux-issues-on-Xili= nx-XUPV2P-board-tp18262250p18997255.html >Sent from the linuxppc-embedded mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > >_______________________________________________ >Linuxppc-embedded mailing list >Linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org >https://ozlabs.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxppc-embedded