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Geri 
Re: NEWS on amigaone-linux.sourceforge.net
Posted on 5-Aug-2006 21:53:15
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@RacerX

The frequency multiplier is 4.5. These are the settings for DIP switches on the CPU module:

G4: On (1) Off Off Off (4)
G3: On (1) Off On On (4) Open (JP1)

Be careful when changing the CPU settings!

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Re: NEWS on amigaone-linux.sourceforge.net
Posted on 6-Aug-2006 2:57:27
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@Geri

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The frequency multiplier is 4.5. These are the settings for DIP switches on the CPU module:

G4: On (1) Off Off Off (4)
G3: On (1) Off On On (4) Open (JP1)

Be careful when changing the CPU settings!

I have a G4, so the settings for 600 MHz would be;

#1 on
#2, #3 and #4 off

Right?

You say be careful. These settings should be safe, right? Or do you just mean make sure the power is off, etc? As scarce as A1 hardware is I definately don't want to damage mine!

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Re: NEWS on amigaone-linux.sourceforge.net
Posted on 6-Aug-2006 7:26:38
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Right!

The settings are safe. But you know Murphys law?

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Re: NEWS on amigaone-linux.sourceforge.net
Posted on 7-Aug-2006 1:05:07
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@Geri

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The settings are safe. But you know Murphys law?

Yup "Anything that CAN go wrong WILL go wrong, etc..."

I just visually checked before I booted and 1 and 3 were on, 2 and 4 were off. I'll change it the next time I shut it down.

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Re: NEWS on amigaone-linux.sourceforge.net
Posted on 7-Aug-2006 18:37:45
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@Geri

Thanks for your work on the 2.6.x kernel. I downloaded it and the modules from amigaone-linux.sourceforge.net and got it to run on my A-1 XE. I have a couple of questions/requests.

1. All 4 USB ports work under OS4 but not under Linux. I have to disable ports 3/4 and front panel in U-Boot to get Linux to boot otherwise it hangs when it gets to the USB init. Why is this and is there a fix in the works?

2. I downloaded the sources per instructions on the download page as well as the config-2.4.26 file. I compiled a kernel using the config file but it does not get past the kernel decompression stage. That is, it just hangs after displaying the "uncompressing kernel" message. I performed all required steps per the docs page, including mkimage on the vmlinux.gz file.

Is there a config-2.6.8-a1 file I should be using and/or could you provide the config file you are using for the stable release? Or are the sources on the sourceforge CVS repository not the correct sources?

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Re: NEWS on amigaone-linux.sourceforge.net
Posted on 7-Aug-2006 20:15:27
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@Geri

Quote:

The frequency multiplier is 4.5. These are the settings for DIP switches on the CPU module:

G4: On (1) Off Off Off (4)
G3: On (1) Off On On (4) Open (JP1)

Be careful when changing the CPU settings!

OK, I changed the settings on the CPU card (I was originally looking at the switches near the power conector). The 'new' kernel still stops booting at exactly the same place.

Will the new CPU settings have an effect on the rest of the system? OS4 for example? Should I leave them or put them back the way they were?

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Re: NEWS on amigaone-linux.sourceforge.net
Posted on 7-Aug-2006 20:53:22
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DL wrote:
Thanks for your work on the 2.6.x kernel. I downloaded it and the modules from amigaone-linux.sourceforge.net and got it to run on my A-1 XE. I have a couple of questions/requests.

1. All 4 USB ports work under OS4 but not under Linux. I have to disable ports 3/4 and front panel in U-Boot to get Linux to boot otherwise it hangs when it gets to the USB init. Why is this and is there a fix in the works?

Strange! Some A1's seem to have a problem with the USB ports. Unfortunately I don't know what's wrong with the USB hardware. Also USB works perfectly under Linux on my A1 (with 4 ports).

Quote:
2. I downloaded the sources per instructions on the download page as well as the config-2.4.26 file. I compiled a kernel using the config file but it does not get past the kernel decompression stage. That is, it just hangs after displaying the "uncompressing kernel" message. I performed all required steps per the docs page, including mkimage on the vmlinux.gz file.


These are the sources for a plain 2.6.8 Debian kernel. I didn't commit the AmigaOne specific changes yet. I'll try to put a patch file on the amigaone-linux homepage within the next days.

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Is there a config-2.6.8-a1 file I should be using and/or could you provide the config file you are using for the stable release? Or are the sources on the sourceforge CVS repository not the correct sources?


A config file will be included in the patch file.

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Re: NEWS on amigaone-linux.sourceforge.net
Posted on 7-Aug-2006 21:02:28
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@RacerX

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OK, I changed the settings on the CPU card (I was originally looking at the switches near the power conector). The 'new' kernel still stops booting at exactly the same place.



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Will the new CPU settings have an effect on the rest of the system? OS4 for example? Should I leave them or put them back the way they were?


It just clocks down the system, which should make it more stable. But you can switch back to the old settings.

Please boot again with the 2.6.8 kernel and wait until it hangs. Then reset the system and directly go the u-boot shell. Type in "md 3f521c" and U-boot should dump the kernel log. Press Enter until you come to the end of the kernel log and hope that it shows something useful.

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Re: NEWS on amigaone-linux.sourceforge.net
Posted on 7-Aug-2006 21:09:18
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@Geri

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Strange! Some A1's seem to have a problem with the USB ports.

LyleHaze would be the one to contact on this.
MAI docs were reported inaccurate, amongst other things.
Others may have repeated the inaccurate info and compounded the issue.
Post#8 etc.
http://amigaworld.net/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=14914&forum=14

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Posted on 7-Aug-2006 21:31:38
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@number6

Please correct me, if I'm wrong, but I'm not sure, if that explains why the front USB ports work under OS4 and why they don't work under Linux.

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Posted on 7-Aug-2006 21:37:08
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@Geri

Sorry. Not my area of expertise. I just meant to refer you someone who has
done more work with USB than I, in hopes that -he- might be able to give you
some input. If not, he may well know someone who can.

Another possibility would be beta tester Kurt Grach:
http://amigaworld.net/userinfo.php?uid=1358
Both are engineers and/or have a great deal of hardware experience, but Kurt
has worked with the XEs and Micros, LyleHaze principally with the Micros.

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Re: NEWS on amigaone-linux.sourceforge.net
Posted on 7-Aug-2006 21:54:39
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@number6

Ah, okay. Thanks! I'll contact him about this issue.

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Posted on 18-Aug-2006 2:25:13
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@Geri

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It just clocks down the system, which should make it more stable. But you can switch back to the old settings.

Please boot again with the 2.6.8 kernel and wait until it hangs. Then reset the system and directly go the u-boot shell. Type in "md 3f521c" and U-boot should dump the kernel log. Press Enter until you come to the end of the kernel log and hope that it shows something useful.

If it might make it more stable, I think I'll leave it the way it is. It won't hurt anything, right?

I tried that but didn't see anything that looked like a log. I saw 3 or 4 actual words, but the rest seemed to be just random numbers.

I tried switching back to the 'old' kernel, removing anything CUPS related, and switching back to the 'new' kernel. Same end result, it just stops at a different place - after these 3 lines:

Recovering nvi editor sessions... done.
Setting up X server socket directory /tmp/.X11-unix...done.
Setting up ICE socket directory /tmp/.ICE-unix...done.

After that, just a flashing cursor.

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Posted on 20-Aug-2006 9:56:47
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@RacerX

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If it might make it more stable, I think I'll leave it the way it is. It won't hurt anything, right?


No, it won't hurt anything, but then I can't say, if it's a Linux problem or a hardware problem.

Quote:

Recovering nvi editor sessions... done.
Setting up X server socket directory /tmp/.X11-unix...done.
Setting up ICE socket directory /tmp/.ICE-unix...done.

After that, just a flashing cursor.


Just to be sure: was the cursor blinking?

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Posted on 21-Aug-2006 0:46:02
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@Geri

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Just to be sure: was the cursor blinking?

Yup. I even tried logging in blindly but it didn't seem to have any effect. The letters I typed didn't appear and the cursor kept blinking.

I'm glad I didn't try this with my main Linux partition!

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Posted on 21-Aug-2006 16:26:02
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@RacerX

Strange! Maybe another program crashed and blocked the shell. But IMHO the machine would lock up completely, if the kernel crashes.

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Posted on 21-Aug-2006 16:31:49
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@Geri

Not sure if its any help (or if its even been discussed), but I have a problem installing even the latest 2.4 kernel due to the installer locking up when it gets to loading the USB modules. It worked fine previously, but for some reason doesnt any more (after a complete wipe of my Linux install some time ago). USB is fine under OS4 and worked under Linux quite well sometime back as well.

Regards

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Posted on 22-Aug-2006 4:09:29
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@Geri

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Strange! Maybe another program crashed and blocked the shell. But IMHO the machine would lock up completely, if the kernel crashes.

Is there a file I can look at that would be the equivilant of StartupSequence on Amiga OS?

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RacerX wrote:

Is there a file I can look at that would be the equivilant of StartupSequence on Amiga OS?


Not really. Linux uses runlevels and every program that is executed on startup has its own start/stop script. You may try ksysv. It should show you all programs that are executed in a specific runlevel and in which order they are executed.

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@Geri

Quote:

Geri wrote:
@Hans
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I've tested my bttv card with the new kernel. Unfortunately overlay is still screwed up in xawtv. For non-overlay display with both xawtv and tvtime, the display is all magenta and green. It's probably got something to do with the driver as these are two separate programs.


Does overlay work with other kernels?


Thought I should just add that since downgrading to Debian Stable, xawtv now displays the correct colours again. Overlay is still messed up though.

Hans

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