ML403- XUPV2PRO : Change in URL!

2007-09-09 Thread Ameet Patil
Hi, JYFI, The following URL which provided my Linux patches for the ML403/404 boards: http://www.cs.york.ac.uk/rtslab/demos/amos/xupv2pro/ has been changed to http://www.cs.york.ac.uk/rtslab/demos/xupv2pro/ cheers, -Ameet ___ Linuxppc-embedded mail

Re: gcc -static

2007-03-13 Thread Ameet Patil
"-static" option tells gcc to generate an executable that will run by itself. All the runtime libraries (eg. glibc) are linked into the application code to form one big executable. -Ameet patel nirav wrote: > Hello all, > Can any body tell me what is the use of " - static" option for gcc > co

Re: System ACE driver - for 2.6 kernel - need help to understand xsa_thread

2006-10-26 Thread Ameet Patil
Hi Junita, Its a hack really! When I was developing/porting the SysAce driver to 2.6 I tried to maintain the code as is from the 2.4 kernel driver. In doing so I found that there is a slight difference between the two kernels. i.e. I am not sure why, but the sysace device can only handle re

Re: Inquiring about your Linux 2.6.17.1 port to XUP

2006-10-14 Thread Ameet Patil
Hi Neil, Please help yourself! Everything in http://www.cs.york.ac.uk/rtslab/demos/amos/xupv2pro/ is for public access! And yes! You are right... http://www.cs.york.ac.uk/rtslab/demos/amos/ is not for public. Do post your comments or bugs (if any) on the linux embedded ppc mailing list (lin

Re: booting 2.6 kernel on ML403

2006-10-05 Thread Ameet Patil
Pradeep, What you have pasted is only part of the messages displayed. I can't tell anything from this apart from you 'root=' option. It would be nice if you could paste the entire log of the boot messages right from 'loaded at: xxx ' to 'Kernel Rebooting in 150 seconds'. -Ameet

Re: booting 2.6 kernel on ML403

2006-10-05 Thread Ameet Patil
> that the driver for TEMAC only support Gigabit Enet, not 10/100/1000M > adapted. But because I want to use the Gigabit enet, I don't care > that. So > it's OK, at lease for 1Gbit/s. > > So I don't think Pradeep's problem is caused by Temac.

Re: booting 2.6 kernel on ML403

2006-10-04 Thread Ameet Patil
Ming Liu wrote: > Hi, > >> [ 3.093694] TCP bic registered >> [ 3.129458] NET: Registered protocol family 8 >> [ 3.181412] NET: Registered protocol family 20 >> [ 3.236744] VFS: Cannot open root device "xsa2" or unknown-block(0,0) >> [ 3.313092] Please append a correct "root=" boot option > > It loo

Re: booting 2.6 kernel on ML403

2006-10-04 Thread Ameet Patil
Pradeep Sampath wrote: > Hi Ameet, > Thanks for the instant reply. I changed root parameter to xsa as you > suggested root=/dev/xsa2. But i still get the same failure. > > [3.093694] TCP bic registered > [3.129458] NET: Registered protocol family 8 > [3.181412] NET: Registered protoc

Re: booting 2.6 kernel on ML403

2006-10-03 Thread Ameet Patil
Hi Pradeep, Pradeep Sampath wrote: > Hello Ameet/Ming! > > I am running linux kernel 2.6 on a ML403. Your posts on the list was > extremely helpful and saved a lot of time. But i have ran into a > number of issues and need your help. I have described both the scenarios. > > Problem 1: > I fo

Re: linux-2.6 system ACE driver - need help

2006-10-02 Thread Ameet Patil
size of > the sysace buffers, how many interrupts do you get per sector read? Do > you see extras or not enough? > > I heard from Ameet Patil that this driver is not tested in > poilling mode and it failed when we tried also. > Thats when we moved to interrupt

Re: ML403 patch for UBOOT

2006-10-02 Thread Ameet Patil
alayrac wrote: > Hi Ameet, > > Thanks for your reply > >> you got the URL wrong. Its http://linux.get2knowmore.com >> > I've got the right address but I've made an error in the email. > > Following your instrcutions I've succeed to run the 2.6.17.1 kernel on > my ML403 board. The process st

Re: ML403 patch for UBOOT

2006-10-02 Thread Ameet Patil
alayrac wrote: > I'm new member of this mailing list an I'm looking for some information > on UBOOT on ML403. > > stevea-mdi talk about a pacth from Ameet > (http://www.linux2knowmore.com) but I did not succeed to find this > pacth. > you got the URL wrong. Its http://linux.get2knowmore.com c

Re: linux-2.6 system ACE driver - need help

2006-09-25 Thread Ameet Patil
agnel juni wrote: > Hi Ameet > > I have posted a few messages regarding Ssytem ACE driver for Linux-2.6. > > We are working on a AMCC 440SPe based custom board. > > We applied the patch from > //http://www.cs.york.ac.uk/rtslab/demos/amos/xupv2pro/patches/linuxppc-2.6.17.1-sysace-1.2.patch > //and

SystemAce Driver.

2006-09-08 Thread Ameet Patil
Hi Sudheer, Ah! I never did the test for polled mode. There might be issue with that. Will have a look -Ameet sudheer wrote: > Hi Ameet Patil > > Ameet Patil wrote: >> Hi Sudheer, >>Frank has already answered your questions. If you have any problems >>

Re: SystemAce Driver.

2006-09-08 Thread Ameet Patil
Hi Sudheer, Ah! I never did the test for polled mode. There might be issue with that. Will have a look -Ameet sudheer wrote: > Hi Ameet Patil > > Ameet Patil wrote: >> Hi Sudheer, >>Frank has already answered your questions. If you have any problems >>

how to apply a PowerPC patch to linux 2.4 kernel and port to memec board with vertex II pro FPGA?

2006-08-11 Thread Ameet Patil
image of linux for powerpc on this board? > > > pls reply as im right now bowled out . > > Thanks, > Ujwal > > > > > On 8/11/06, *Ameet Patil* < ammubhai at gmail.com > <mailto:ammubhai at gmail.com>> wrote: > > Ujwal, &g

how to apply a PowerPC patch to linux 2.4 kernel and port to memec board with vertex II pro FPGA?

2006-08-11 Thread Ameet Patil
Ujwal, Have a look at: http://splish.ee.byu.edu/projects/LinuxFPGA/configuring.htm http://www.crhc.uiuc.edu/IMPACT/gsrc/hardwarelab/docs/kernel-HOWTO.html http://linux.get2knowmore.com/ U might get some idea. -Ameet Ujwal wrote: > > > hi all, > > im new to porting of Linux to PowerPC . Coul

SystemAce Driver.

2006-08-11 Thread Ameet Patil
Hi Sudheer, Frank has already answered your questions. If you have any problems with the SysAce patch... do let me know. I have written a small tutorial here if it helps... http://linux.get2knowmore.com -Ameet sudheer wrote: > Hello Ameet Patil > > I am looking for linux kern

XUPV2P, which kernel 2.6. device drivers are available?

2006-08-07 Thread Ameet Patil
Hi Benjamin, I had ported the ENET driver but it was a bit buggy. Could you send me your driver patch so I can test it? Thanks, -Ameet Benjamin Heyne wrote: > Hi all, > despite having problems with zlib, I'd like to know which > device drivers for the XUPV2P have already been ported > to the

cool article

2006-08-02 Thread Ameet Patil
appen to get an Ethernet mac going on the virtex2 or > virtex4 with the 2.6 kernel? > > Ed > > Ameet Patil wrote: > >> Thanks Ed! I did get a root fs up and running NOT using JFFS2 though. >> I used ext2. >> >> cheers, >> -Ameet >> >&g

XUPV2P, Kernel 2.6.17 boot problem

2006-08-01 Thread Ameet Patil
Try this if it helps! http://www.linux.get2knowmore.com/ -Ameet Benjamin Heyne wrote: > Dear all, > I am currently trying to get the 2.6.17.1 Linux kernel > running on the Xilinx Virtex. I have the 2.4 kernel up > and running - No problems there... > > But when using the 2.6 kernel (have copied

cool article

2006-07-31 Thread Ameet Patil
Thanks Ed! I did get a root fs up and running NOT using JFFS2 though. I used ext2. cheers, -Ameet Edward Bockhoefer wrote: > I found your post about the Virtex II part one at > http://www.linux.get2knowmore.com. Thanks for the info. Did you happen > to get a root fs up and running using jffs2?

System Ace Driver Hangs.

2006-07-28 Thread Ameet Patil
Hi Raja, Did you update the xparameters_ml300.h or xparameters_ml403.h file with the right defines for your specific board? If not, then you need to update the file first. This first is automatically generated by the EDK toolset. However, you might also choose to do it manually if you know

SystemAce Driver.

2006-07-24 Thread Ameet Patil
Hi Raja, I have ported the Xilinx System ACE driver to 2.6 kernel. Find the latest one here: http://www.cs.york.ac.uk/rtslab/demos/amos/xupv2pro/patches/linuxppc-2.6.17.1-sysace-1.2.patch NOTE: this patch wouldn't work if you are using the TEMAC driver. In which case use the -after-TEMAC pat

some problems on the SystemACE driver.

2006-07-16 Thread Ameet Patil
Hi Ming, I know this might be very tedious for you. But its the same for me especially when there is no need for me to do it. Anyway, could please do a fresh start: untar linux kernel, apply all the TEMAC patches and then apply my only 1 xx-after-TEMAC.patch I have updated the patch. Make sure

some problems on the SystemACE driver.

2006-07-14 Thread Ameet Patil
g operation, please forgive me because I am a novice. That's > why I would like to describe the procedure as detailed as possible. I appreciate you testing the patch. Don't worry... we will solve it. And I am not an expert either... you probably know more than me! -Ameet >

some problems on the SystemACE driver.

2006-07-14 Thread Ameet Patil
> .config. The linux version is 2.6.17.1. When you compile the kernel, > please remember to export C_INCLUDE_PATH=../driver/xilinx_edk. > Thanks for your work. > > Regards > Ming > > >> From: Ameet Patil >> To: Ming Liu >> CC: linuxppc-embed

some problems on the SystemACE driver.

2006-07-14 Thread Ameet Patil
Hi Ming, Can you send me the entire text output (in a file) of the compilation process with errors? -Ameet Ming Liu wrote: > Dear Ameet, > >> 1. Which TEMAC patch are you using? >> (http://source.mvista.com/~ank/paulus-powerpc/20060309/ppc32_xilinx_edk_temac.patch) >> >> > > There are five

some problems on the SystemACE driver.

2006-07-13 Thread Ameet Patil
definition of > `XNullHandler' > drivers/block/built-in.o(.text+0x38dc):drivers/block/xilinx_sysace/xbasic_types. > > > > c:136: first defined here > make[1]: *** [drivers/built-in.o] Error 1 > make: *** [drivers] Error 2 > > This time I only tried on linu

some problems on the SystemACE driver.

2006-07-12 Thread Ameet Patil
hoose Temac. ) So let's find out the problem together. > Also, I don't know if this is a problem from SystemACE or Temac , I > would like to invite Andrei to look at this altogether. If any > suggestion, please feel free to announce. Thanks for both your help. > Regards > Ming

some problems on the SystemACE driver.

2006-07-12 Thread Ameet Patil
Hi Ming, > I heard that you have tested this driver. Have you got this problem? > Why there are so many strange problems for me while you have tested > without problem? Yes, that is right! When I say... I have tested - "it really means I have tested". So what's the problem? It works for me but no

Kernel hangs after "Now booting the kernel".

2006-07-09 Thread Ameet Patil
Hi Ming, Check if the kernel boot options are set right? (ie. console=ttyS0,9600 root=/dev/xsa3). Sometimes the configuration is lost. If this is intact, then another thing to try is to start from the beginning: make mrproper and then make menuconfig, etc. I have not looked into TEMAC patch yet

Xilinx BSP for linux 2.6

2006-07-07 Thread Ameet Patil
Its the same link as before! I just updated the file! http://www.cs.york.ac.uk/rtslab/demos/amos/xupv2pro/patches/linuxppc-2.6.17_sysace.patch -Ameet Ming Liu wrote: > Dear Ameet, > Could you please give me a copy of your new driver for SystemACE? > Regards > Ming > > &g

Xilinx BSP for linux 2.6

2006-07-07 Thread Ameet Patil
Hi Ming, Excellent News! Don't worry... the problem you are facing could be because of missing device files in your /dev folder. Do as follows: mount the CF card onto your PC and then goto the /dev folder on your root filesystem in the card. Here run the following commands as root: # mknod -m 66

Xilinx BSP for linux 2.6

2006-07-06 Thread Ameet Patil
Hi Ming, If your Xilinx EDK generates the xparameters_ml300.h file for the ML403 board then it has been configured with the right parameters and address required by Linux. Don't look at the existing xparameters_ml403.h file in the kernel source. It has got too many parameters with address initia

Xilinx BSP for linux 2.6

2006-07-06 Thread Ameet Patil
Hi Ming, I DONOT have a ML403 with me. But does Xilinx EDK generate xparameters_ml300.h in the BSP instead of xparameters_ml403.h for the ML403 board? Anyway, for linux 2.6 theres no xilinx_ocp directory in the code tree. You need to just copy the xparameters_ml300.h file (if that is what xilinx

Xilinx SystemACE driver for 2.6

2006-07-03 Thread Ameet Patil
Grant Likely wrote: > On 6/30/06, Ameet Patil wrote: >> Here is PART I of the article: >> http://www.linux.get2knowmore.com/2006/06/30/quick-guide-linux-26-on-xilinx-virtex-ii-pro-boards-part-i/ >> >> >> >> Let me know if you get messages at boot time after

Xilinx SystemACE driver for 2.6

2006-06-30 Thread Ameet Patil
Here is PART I of the article: http://www.linux.get2knowmore.com/2006/06/30/quick-guide-linux-26-on-xilinx-virtex-ii-pro-boards-part-i/ Let me know if you get messages at boot time after following the above... PART II we be posted shortly! -Ameet Ming Liu wrote: > Hello Ameet, > >> Do you have

Xilinx SystemACE driver for 2.6

2006-06-30 Thread Ameet Patil
Hi Ming, Ming Liu wrote: > Hi friend, > I have tried your patch for SystemACE. Unfortunately, it looks that I got > some problem. I applied the patch and compile the kernel. There are some > XPAR_... parameters defination missing. So I include the xpamameters header > file( I use the xparameter

Xilinx SystemACE driver for 2.6

2006-06-29 Thread Ameet Patil
Hi Sudheer, Sorry, I ate my words there. I meant - I shall soon be posting a patch that contains my port of the SystemAce driver for 2.6 kernel. -Ameet > sudheer wrote: >> Hi Ameet, >> >> Your mail is not clear. >> >> >> Ameet Patil wrote: >>

Xilinx SystemACE driver for 2.6

2006-06-29 Thread Ameet Patil
Here is the patch containing the SysAce driver for 2.6 Linux kernel. http://www.cs.york.ac.uk/rtslab/demos/amos/xupv2pro/patches/linuxppc-2.6.17_sysace.patch Please test it and let me know in case of any issues! cheers, -Ameet Ameet Patil wrote: > Hi, >I have ported System Ace drive

Xilinx SystemACE driver for 2.6

2006-06-28 Thread Ameet Patil
Hi, I have ported System Ace driver from 2.4 to 2.6. Please post the patch soon. -Ameet

2.6 kernel on XUPV2pro / ML300 board!

2006-06-28 Thread Ameet Patil
Hi, I have a XUPV2Pro Xilinx Embedded PPC405 board which is similar in many respects to the ML3XX series. With good support in the kernel source tree, I was easily able to compile the 2.4.26 linux kernel to run on it. However, I wanted 2.6 kernel to run on it. For some reason, the Xilinx dr