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zebbedi
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 Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 2:24 pm Post subject: P5AD2 Configuration HOWTO |
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Firstly, i tried to get all this working with gentoo-dev-sources but
didnt have much luck. Im not an expert when it comes to patching the kernel
so if someone else can get this working with gentoo-dev-sources id be
grateful. The best kernel that i did find was Alan Cox's ac-sources as it
already includes the IT821X IDE support patch.
NOTE: Alot of the stuff here is experimental.
Install the ac kernel
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# emerge ac-sources
# cd /usr/src
# rm linux
# ln -s linux-2.6.10-ac12 linux
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IT821X controller
Alan Cox's IT821X works perfectly as a built in module. Make sure you enable
it by doing the following:
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# cd /usr/src/linux
# make menuconfig
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In your config, make sure you have the following:
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Device Drivers --->
ATA/ATAPI/MFM/RLL support --->
<*> IT821X IDE support
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Gigabit Lan
Most posts on the net refer to version 7.09 of the lan driver. I couldnt
get this to compile properly and kept getting errors in dmesg. There is
however a newer version which works perfectly. To install it do the
following:
Goto http://www.syskonnect.de/syskonnect/support/driver/zip/linux/ and
grab the latest package. At time of writing this was install-8_13.tar.bz2
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# tar xfvj install-8_13.tar.bz2
# cd DriverInstall
# ./install.sh
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At the menu enter (3) to generate a patch. It should automatically find your kernel so just hit ENTER twice to generate the patch
To actually apply the patch follow the instructions. eg:
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#cd /usr/src/linux
# cat /home/zebbedi/P5AD2/tmp/DriverInstall/sk98lin_v8.13.1.3_2.6.10_patch | patch -p1
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Enable the driver by running
Make sure you have the following in your config
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Device Drivers --->
Networking support --->
Ethernet (1000 Mbit) --->
<*> Marvell Yukon Chipset / SysKonnect SK-98xx Support
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Sound Driver
The P5AD2 has a built in C-Media CMI9880 sound card. This took a long time, but eventually i got it working. You MUST
disable ALSA in your 2.6 kernel though! Its not up to date enough, and we need to use the latest ALSA drivers instead.
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# cd /usr/src/linux
# make menuconfig
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Make sure you disable both ALSA and OSS in your kernel config. Its also very important to keep sound card support as a MODULE. If you dont, the alsa-driver package wont install.
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Goto:
Device Drivers --->
Sound --->
<M> Sound card support
< > Advanced Linux Sound Architecture <-- DISABLE!
< > Open Sound System (DEPRECATED) <-- DISABLE!
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Exit and Compile your kernel
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make && make modules_install
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Install your new kernel, edit grub/lilo and REBOOT. This is VERY IMPORTANT. If you dont reboot and setup sound support to be a module, the drivers wont build later on.
Edit '/etc/portage/package.keywords' and add the following:
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media-sound/alsa-headers ~x86
media-libs/alsa-lib ~x86
media-sound/alsa-utils ~x86
media-sound/alsa-driver ~x86
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Emerge the latest ALSA packages
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# emerge alsa-headers alsa-lib alsa-utils alsa-driver
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Run 'alsaconf'
Select your 'azx' card from the list and allow alsaconf to fix your modules files.
Make alsa load by default on boot
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#rc-update add alsasound default
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Reboot and enjoy a working system. |
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