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[wish-info] Compatable with 2.4.27?
Mark Theodore Tomczak
2006-01-20 17:00:03 UTC
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Greetings!

I am wondering if anyone has successfully compiled and used x10dev
(version 1) with the 2.4.27 Linux build? I'm attempting to do so
(specifically, Debian-linux 2.4.27-2-386), and the source code appears to
build and install correctly. But whenever I attempt to send data to
/dev/x10/(anything), I receive a "device not found" error. What might I
have missed---or more generally, what might cause a "Device not found"
error?

Thank you for any help you can provide on this issue!

Sincerely,
Mark
Scott Hiles
2006-01-20 22:01:46 UTC
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Mark,

What transceiver are you using?

The message you are getting is usually received whenever you try to access
the driver but without having the daemon running. If you are using the
CM11A or the PowerLink serial, you need to have the daemon running that
connects to the serial stack.

If you are using the PowerLinc USB, it is very likely that the problem is
due to some change in the USB stack. The USB stack in the 2.4 series was
being modified so often that I had to go to the 2.X series of the driver to
get away from the constant kernel changes.

I haven't compiled the drivers or tested them with 2.4.27.

Scott
-----Original Message-----
Mark Theodore Tomczak
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 12:00 PM
Subject: [wish-info] Compatable with 2.4.27?
Greetings!
I am wondering if anyone has successfully compiled and used
x10dev (version 1) with the 2.4.27 Linux build? I'm
attempting to do so (specifically, Debian-linux
2.4.27-2-386), and the source code appears to build and
install correctly. But whenever I attempt to send data to
/dev/x10/(anything), I receive a "device not found" error.
What might I have missed---or more generally, what might
cause a "Device not found"
error?
Thank you for any help you can provide on this issue!
Sincerely,
Mark
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Mark T. Tomczak
2006-01-21 16:55:41 UTC
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Scott,

I'm currently using the PowerLinc USB transceiver, so I suspect it's
the stack issue. This is probably a good time to try upgrading to 2.6
anyway ;)

Is there a daemon involved with the PowerLinc USB transceiver at all?
I'll look into that before building a new kernel if that might be the
issue.

I'm also seeing a lack of /dev/x10/log preventing me from x10logd (my
mistake if that's the wrong name for the logger daemon; I'm currently
away from my workstation). What part of the build process generates /
dev/x10/log?

Thank you for the help!

-Mark
Post by Scott Hiles
Mark,
What transceiver are you using?
The message you are getting is usually received whenever you try to access
the driver but without having the daemon running. If you are using the
CM11A or the PowerLink serial, you need to have the daemon running that
connects to the serial stack.
If you are using the PowerLinc USB, it is very likely that the
problem is
due to some change in the USB stack. The USB stack in the 2.4
series was
being modified so often that I had to go to the 2.X series of the driver to
get away from the constant kernel changes.
I haven't compiled the drivers or tested them with 2.4.27.
Scott
-----Original Message-----
Mark Theodore Tomczak
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 12:00 PM
Subject: [wish-info] Compatable with 2.4.27?
Greetings!
I am wondering if anyone has successfully compiled and used
x10dev (version 1) with the 2.4.27 Linux build? I'm
attempting to do so (specifically, Debian-linux
2.4.27-2-386), and the source code appears to build and
install correctly. But whenever I attempt to send data to
/dev/x10/(anything), I receive a "device not found" error.
What might I have missed---or more generally, what might
cause a "Device not found"
error?
Thank you for any help you can provide on this issue!
Sincerely,
Mark
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Scott Hiles
2006-01-21 17:02:19 UTC
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/dev/x10/log only shows you the transactions on the line. Look in
/var/log/messages for what is going on with the driver.

For the PowerLink USB, there is no userspace driver to be installed.
Everything is in the device driver.

Upgrading your system to kernel 2.6 is going to be quite a task because you
have a lot of things you have to do to the system to get it to support the
2.6 kernel. So, this would be my path of last resort. Did you try building
the 2.x series on your system? If they fixed the issue with multi-byte USB
communications in the kernel in the 2.4 kernel the drivers should work. It
doesn't hurt to try this path, but your chance of success is slim.

I don't really have any other advice for you. If you do upgrade to the 2.6
kernel you will find that the drivers are much more stable for the USB
system.

Scott
-----Original Message-----
Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006 11:56 AM
To: Scott Hiles
Subject: Re: [wish-info] Compatable with 2.4.27?
Scott,
I'm currently using the PowerLinc USB transceiver, so I
suspect it's the stack issue. This is probably a good time to
try upgrading to 2.6 anyway ;)
Is there a daemon involved with the PowerLinc USB transceiver
at all?
I'll look into that before building a new kernel if that
might be the issue.
I'm also seeing a lack of /dev/x10/log preventing me from
x10logd (my mistake if that's the wrong name for the logger
daemon; I'm currently away from my workstation). What part of
the build process generates / dev/x10/log?
Thank you for the help!
-Mark
Post by Scott Hiles
Mark,
What transceiver are you using?
The message you are getting is usually received whenever you try to
access the driver but without having the daemon running.
If you are
Post by Scott Hiles
using the CM11A or the PowerLink serial, you need to have
the daemon
Post by Scott Hiles
running that connects to the serial stack.
If you are using the PowerLinc USB, it is very likely that
the problem
Post by Scott Hiles
is due to some change in the USB stack. The USB stack in the 2.4
series was being modified so often that I had to go to the
2.X series
Post by Scott Hiles
of the driver to get away from the constant kernel changes.
I haven't compiled the drivers or tested them with 2.4.27.
Scott
-----Original Message-----
Theodore Tomczak
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 12:00 PM
Subject: [wish-info] Compatable with 2.4.27?
Greetings!
I am wondering if anyone has successfully compiled and used x10dev
(version 1) with the 2.4.27 Linux build? I'm attempting to do so
(specifically, Debian-linux 2.4.27-2-386), and the source code
appears to build and install correctly. But whenever I attempt to
send data to /dev/x10/(anything), I receive a "device not found"
error.
What might I have missed---or more generally, what might cause a
"Device not found"
error?
Thank you for any help you can provide on this issue!
Sincerely,
Mark
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