> -----Original Message----- > From: Oliver Hartkopp [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 22 August 2011 18:14 > To: Ansell, John > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Socketcan-users] Need help starting socketCAN > > On 22.08.2011 14:22, Ansell, John wrote: > > > Hi guys, > > Hi John, > > i'll try to enhance the answer from Rene a bit ;-) > > > probes are successful and the CAN drivers are being loaded. > > Then you should see the CAN netdevices also in /proc/net/dev
I have /sys/class/net/can0/ and .../can1/ but nothing in /proc/net/dev I also have /proc/net/can. Will there be a clue in the dmesg log? > There are no CAN files created in /dev/xxx as the CAN devices use the > network driver model like ethernet cards. OK, thanks. > > As Rene wrote, you need a 'recent' 'ip' from the iproute2 package: > > http://git.kernel.org/?p=network/iproute2/iproute2.git;a=summary Was really hoping you guys wouldn't say that, I was hoping I could do it all from userland :( I've been trying to get a version of iproute2 to build but it fails to build the misc folder at the moment. :( OK, will keep going! > > In our setup we disabled the 'ip' tool in busybox and compiled the 'ip' > from iproute2 ... Ah, but there's a difference - you know what you're doing :) > > > > I dont see a CAN device in /dev should I? > > > That's correct that you don't see things in /dev/xxx .-) Cool, at least I don't have devices where they shouldn't be. Now to get them where they should be! > > Regards, > Oliver _______________________________________________ Socketcan-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/socketcan-users
