I recently updated my Gentoo Linux system to kernel version 2.6.10, and the msp430-jtag tool ceased to work. I wondered if my install was correct, but I reviewed the install script, and all seemed well. Chris Liechti was kind enough to respond to some queries, and sees no errors in that part of my install script. As a check, I used the same script to install the whole toolchain on a system running kernel 2.4.28, which had never had any msp430 stuff on it before, and the jtag tools work flawlessly on it. A complete re-install on the 2.6 system with the same script produces a broken msp430-jtag. My install uses _parjtag.so, which runs through ppdev.
Since there are other reports that bit-banging interfaces on the parallel port fail under 2.6, and some outstanding kernel bugs relating to this in the kernel Bugzilla, it looks likely that the problems lie in the kernel, and will eventually be fixed. In the meantime, if anyone has the parallel-port tools running under kernel 2.6, I'd be very grateful if you can tell me how you did it. If not, be cautious upgrading your kernel if these tools are necessary to you. -- Rick Jenkins <[email protected]> Hartman Technica http://www.hartmantech.com Phone +1 (403) 230-1987 voice & fax 221 35 Avenue. N.E., Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2E 2K5
