**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Sat Jul 29 02:59:56 2006 Jul 29 08:28:42 hi, when i try to compile i2c, i get a bunch of kernel source errors cross-compiling and native... has anyone compiled this successfully? Jul 29 13:21:01 hello Jul 29 13:30:58 03oleo * r3673 10optware/trunk/ (3 files in 2 dirs): ficy: restructure .mk and uclibc readline patch Jul 29 13:35:07 03oleo * r3674 10optware/trunk/make/screen.mk: screen: LIBC_STYLE check instead of wl500g Jul 29 13:43:01 oleo: Jul 29 13:43:04 checking for RENDER... configure: error: Package requirements (render >= 0.9) were not met. Jul 29 13:43:04 Consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable if you Jul 29 13:43:04 installed software in a non-standard prefix. Jul 29 13:43:04 Alternatively you may set the RENDER_CFLAGS and RENDER_LIBS environment variables Jul 29 13:43:04 to avoid the need to call pkg-config. See the pkg-config man page for Jul 29 13:43:06 more details. Jul 29 13:43:08 make[2]: *** [/home/slug/optware/ddwrt/builds/xrender/.configured] Error 1 Jul 29 13:43:10 Hey does anyone know a good Linux IRC client? Jul 29 13:43:13 that allows for scripting too Jul 29 13:43:18 I want to run it on DebianSlug Jul 29 13:43:51 oleo: Jul 29 13:43:54 SDL_fbvideo.c: In function `FB_VideoInit': Jul 29 13:43:55 SDL_fbvideo.c:408: error: `PAGE_SIZE' undeclared (first use in this function) Jul 29 13:43:55 SDL_fbvideo.c:408: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once Jul 29 13:43:55 SDL_fbvideo.c:408: error: for each function it appears in.) Jul 29 13:43:55 make[4]: *** [SDL_fbvideo.lo] Error 1 Jul 29 13:43:55 make[4]: Leaving directory `/home/slug/optware/ddwrt/builds/sdl/src/video/fbcon' Jul 29 20:23:07 Hardware question: Anyone with a serial cable hanging of the NSLU2 connector has issues with booting? I modified 2 slugs to bring a connector to the back of the slug and quite often the slug will not boot: the slug is stuck in redboot (orange led), but if I press enter in minicom then it boots normally. Is it just me? Jul 29 20:28:09 IvanZ, yes, this is known Jul 29 20:29:28 it happens to me too Jul 29 20:31:01 are you using usb phone cables? Jul 29 20:31:02 jacques: Cheers, it's not an issue I saw mentioned on the nslu2-linux website, I really thought I did something wrong... Jul 29 20:31:33 someone explained why it happens to me once, but I don't recall right now :-\ Jul 29 20:31:38 jacques: No normal cables from the PCB to a 1.8mm stereo jack (I think) Jul 29 20:32:50 where is your level convertor ? Jul 29 20:33:31 in a USB<->mobile phone cable I hacked (it's all very coarse, I'm affraid) Jul 29 20:34:42 (pl2303 based) Jul 29 20:35:46 I just re-read your message above - are you saying the slug will no boot when powered on while serial cable is connected to the slug but not the PC? Jul 29 20:36:09 or that slug will not boot even when serial cable is connected to PC Jul 29 20:36:11 ? Jul 29 20:36:38 what I have seen is slugs with serial mods not booting when the serial cable is not connected to the PC Jul 29 20:38:01 jacques: That's the weird thing: I _think_ if I have all the cables connected, it's _usually_ ok. After having soldered my connector and 5cm of cables hanging of the PCB serial socket, booting is a matter of luck. That's when I have to plug in my USB cable, launch minicom and press enter. Jul 29 20:39:10 What I mean is that I don't think I ever had problems with an unmodified slug. Jul 29 20:39:36 ok, then it sounds like we are talking about the same thing Jul 29 20:40:09 but I'm afraid I can't be of much help as I haven't solved it Jul 29 20:41:14 i saw a + appear in minicom when the slug is turned on, maybe what it needs is a microcontroller sending back a return character after the + is sent out? Jul 29 20:41:59 that or a redboot version that won't allow a user prompt and starts booting the kernel straight away Jul 29 20:42:01 no, the + is just sent by the bootloader (redboot) to say "hi, I have been powered on" Jul 29 20:42:19 I think this it an electrical problem rather than a software one Jul 29 20:42:21 Might be a termination problem on the lines. Try jumpering the RX line to ground when you don't have anything plugged into the serial connector. Jul 29 20:42:35 yeah what mwester said Jul 29 20:42:43 hi mwester Jul 29 20:42:49 'allo Jul 29 20:43:34 I must run some errands and get food - back later Jul 29 20:43:44 jacques: cheers Jul 29 20:50:12 mwester: that's going to be easy enough to check. I drilled a hole under the power connector and use a 2.5mm stereo jack/socket. I'll make myself a jack which shorts RX to the ground when I don't use the serial cable. Jul 29 20:51:15 That should do it, I think. Jul 29 20:55:22 Has anyone else got really excited about the dlink g600 only to find out that you can only buy revision B these days? Sorry, maybe i should get out more ;) Jul 29 20:57:02 Took me a long time to find a RevA, but I did finally get one -- on a business trip. Jul 29 20:58:53 is there anything else that's arm based, has minipci, gobs of flash and ram... in the same price range as the g600? Jul 29 21:01:50 I've not seen one. Frankly, it seems to me that the RevA G600 is overkill for what it does. It almost seems that as a product, the RevA was a "proof of concept", sold at minimal margin, until they could get the RevB out. (the RevB has much more modest specs in terms of memory and flash AFAIK) Jul 29 21:02:22 mwester: revb is not even arm based Jul 29 21:02:35 Yeah, its MIPS, I think Jul 29 21:03:32 but revA with a bt878 frame grabber would've made a pretty cool surveillance cam webserver Jul 29 21:06:40 For the boot problem, I'll check RX to ground (should boot) RX high (maybe that's what's happening with a bit of cable attached), see if I can improve the boot success rate and put a page on the wiki if that can help anyone else Jul 29 21:09:09 That would be great! If it works, you might also test with a low-value resistor instead of just connecting direct to the high or ground; a small bit of insurance... (1000 ohms would be the value I would suspect should keep any spurious signals from appearing while limiting the amount of current that might flow in event of a short) Jul 29 21:11:05 you're right... I'll have to do it at work on monday, though. But at least, that'll settle the question (I hope). Jul 29 21:12:52 there are so many other questions I'd like to ask, I hope you guys are here all night! :-) Jul 29 21:27:08 on the gumstix (also arm+strataflash based) you can get to the strataflash protection registers (unique number) through /proc/cpuinfo. Not sure what kernel patch they used for that but is there any way to get at the strataflash registers on the slug? I think you can use the mtd utils, but in the mtd utils available in openslug (2.7), flash_otp_dump and flash_otp_info aren't compiled in. Jul 29 21:50:04 03marceln * r3675 10optware/trunk/ (4 files in 2 dirs): SVN Update: $Header$ -> $Id$ Jul 29 21:55:32 03marceln * r3676 10optware/trunk/Makefile: Removed local changes Jul 29 22:00:17 hm, question ... has anyone else had libiconv compile hang on them at iconv.c? Jul 29 22:00:24 (native) Jul 29 23:48:03 afs2, you mean the compile hangs? are you sure it's hanging and not thrashing? Jul 30 01:27:48 jacques, im pretty sure the compile is just hanging... Jul 30 01:28:58 afs2, what does 'top' show when it hangs? Jul 30 01:29:22 do you have strace installed? you could attach to the hanging process and see what it's doing Jul 30 01:30:34 do you have swap? Jul 30 02:49:46 jbot, test Jul 30 02:49:49 Test Passed! **** ENDING LOGGING AT Sun Jul 30 02:59:56 2006