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whanau
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 09, 2003 10:01 am    Post subject: Zaurus network problem reward if your advice is successful! Reply with quote

I have a big problem getting the zaurus working in gentoo

OK here goes. I have followed the guide at rualut.com
I have compiled the vanilla sources kernel with the
2.4.20 patch
the appropriate modules usbcore , usb-uhci and
usbdnet all exist in /lib/modules

the usbcore and usb-uhci modules are loaded at boot

I have emerged hotplug, and made it start at boot up.

The following script is in /etc/hotplug/usb/usbdnet

#! /bin/bash
echo "usbdnet hotplug script running"
typeset -i num
num=`ifconfig | grep usb0 | wc -l`
if [ $num -eq 0 ] ; then
echo "Loading Zaurus"
ifconfig usb0 192.168.129.1 netmask 255.255.255.255
up
route add -host 192.168.129.201 usb0
fi

When i boot with the Z on I get the following messages
in /var/log/syslog

Jan 9 04:25:52 mark kernel: hub.c: new USB device
00:1f.2-1, assigned address 2
Jan 9 04:25:52 mark kernel: usb.c: USB device 2
(vend/prod 0x4dd/0x8004) is not claimed by any active
driver.
Jan 9 04:25:52 mark kernel: hub.c: already running
port 1 disabled by hub (EMI?), re-enabling...
Jan 9 04:25:52 mark kernel: usb.c: USB disconnect on
device 00:1f.2-1 address 2
Jan 9 04:25:52 mark kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 10 for
device 02:07.0
Jan 9 04:25:52 mark kernel: PCI: Sharing IRQ 10 with
00:1f.2
Jan 9 04:25:52 mark kernel: hub.c: Cannot enable port
1 of hub 1, disabling port.
Jan 9 04:25:52 mark kernel: hub.c: Maybe the USB
cable is bad?

and this is /var/log/messages

Jan 9 04:56:19 mark kernel: hub.c: Cannot enable port
1 of hub 1, disabling port.
Jan 9 04:56:19 mark kernel: hub.c: Maybe the USB
cable is bad?

When i turn my Z on, stick it in the crade and press
sync i get the following messages in /var/log/syslog

Jan 9 04:56:19 mark kernel: hub.c: Cannot enable port
1 of hub 1, disabling port.
Jan 9 04:56:19 mark kernel: hub.c: Maybe the USB
cable is bad?

However I know the cable ain't bad cause I was able to ping the z under debian
Suffice it to say usb0 does not appear in ifconfig
and lsmod shows the hotplug isn't loading the usbdnet
module like it should.

Any ideas? Perhaps I could just get details about somebodies modules.autoload file, what services you load at boot,
your /lib/modules/*/modules.usbmap file, and your
hotplug configuration, it might be easier

Thanks heaps for your help, ive been tearing my hair
out over this!

AND i am not shitting about the reward. If your post is the most helpful a big 20 is heading to your paypal account
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 09, 2003 11:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi there!

First thing: can you please post without using line feeds yourself? The forum does a pretty good job at word wrapping and I had to kinda squint to see what was going on :)

Right, start off slow, check the basics. Is the USB cable damaged, I know you could use it in deb, but is it damaged now?

Is "Assign IRQ to USB devices" Enabled in your BIOS? Does this page help you at all? What about this one?

What happens when you manually instal usbdnet and invoke hotplug, any joy? How old is your Z? (i.e. ROM version?) Perhaps this program may help you. Also, this page may help you.
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 10, 2003 12:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

perhaps try starting again with this link.
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uxbod
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 10, 2003 12:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It seems like January is the Zaurus month :) I too am having a problem with getting the Zaurus to connect to Gentoo. I have got a bit further in that I have had one good sync before the unit locked up. I am getting very intermittent ping response (see output)

slider root # lsmod
Module Size Used by Tainted: P
NVdriver 1066912 10 (autoclean)
usb-uhci 24428 0 (unused)
ehci-hcd 15752 0 (unused)
emu10k1 71560 0
ac97_codec 10536 0 [emu10k1]
usbdnet 15748 0
usbcore 65984 1 [usb-uhci ehci-hcd usbdnet]
sr_mod 14424 0 (unused)
sg 29132 0 (unused)
slider root # ping 192.168.129.201
PING 192.168.129.201 (192.168.129.201): 56 octets data
64 octets from 192.168.129.201: icmp_seq=0 ttl=255 time=2004.3 ms
wrong data byte #0 should be 0x69 but was 0x6767 d 1e 3e 24 ec d 0
8 9 a b c d e f 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1a 1b 1c 1d 1e 1f 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 2a 2b 2c 2d 2e 2f
64 octets from 192.168.129.201: icmp_seq=1 ttl=255 time=1007.9 ms
wrong data byte #0 should be 0x69 but was 0x6868 d 1e 3e 19 e2 d 0
8 9 a b c d e f 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1a 1b 1c 1d 1e 1f 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 2a 2b 2c 2d 2e 2f
64 octets from 192.168.129.201: icmp_seq=2 ttl=255 time=8.9 ms

--- 192.168.129.201 ping statistics ---
11 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 72% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max = 8.9/1007.0/2004.3 ms
slider root #

As you can see all the necessary modules are loaded. I am starting to give up hope now and seriously considering whether to buy a WLAN card and base station. Do you think this would be a better route instead of trying to get it to sync via USB?
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 21, 2003 8:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I Didn't have any trouble at all setting up my zaurus, though, mind you, I haven't tried hotplug yet (too lazy, ./zaurus.up does the job for me).

Code:

grim root # lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by    Tainted: PF
[...snip...]
usbdnet                13224   1
usb-uhci               21540   0  (unused)
[...snip...]

grim root # cat zaurus.up
#!/bin/bash
#Setting up the usb-net connection to the Zaurus.

ifconfig usb0 192.168.129.1 netmask 255.255.255.255 pointopoint 192.168.129.201

grim root #
grim root # cat /etc/modules.autoload
[...BIGsnip...]
#USB Stuff
usb-uhci
usbdnet

grim root #


GL HF ;)

P.S. I'm running Gentoo 1.2, kernel 2.4.19-crypto-r7, gcc 2.95.3 on an athlon xp 2000+ on a MSI MoBo with nv graphics. D.S.
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 25, 2003 1:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm not sure whether this is applicable to gentoo or not since I haven't installed gentoo yet... (waiting for 1.4!) but I believe usbdnet is now superceded by usbnet, which is in the kernel. And the zaurus works with the usbnet module after applying the latest usbnet patches (2.4.20/21pre) -- i've tested on redhat-8.1beta.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 27, 2003 12:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The simple ifconfig works a treat :) What package do you use for syncronisation?
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