Re: [Gumstix-users] Latest build with good USBNet and MMC

[Darren Gibbs <tsquank@ya...>]

On Jan 9, 2005, at 6:07 AM, Florian Loitsch wrote:
> I've hacked the [usbnet patch] formatting, so
> it works (if anybody here could tell me how to quote text on wiki I  
> would be
> grateful. didn't really search though). I also added a link to an  
> external
> page (as I'm still not able to load files up to the wiki).

Thanks!

I came across this link with XP instructions:

http://www.davehylands.com/linux/gumstix/usbnet/

I found this incredibly useful as a quick reference... you might want  
to link to it from the Tutorial page:

http://www.gumstix.org/tikiwiki/tiki-view_forum_thread.php? 
forumId=3&comments_parentId=101

thanks again for the help,

darren

Re: [Gumstix-users] Latest build with good USBNet and MMC

[Darren Gibbs <tsquank@ya...>]

On Jan 9, 2005, at 1:21 AM, Dave Hylands wrote:
> I discovered that the gumstix will continue to try to connect to a
> dhcp server even after boot. It can take upto a minute or so though.
> Originally, I wasn't patient enough.

Ah ha... yes, I left it running when I went to bed last night and it 
looks like it did finally connect!

Thanks for all the help... I apologize for spamming the list a bit with 
the saga of my gumstix bringup.  I'll try to be more self-reliant in 
future.

peace,

darren

Re: [Gumstix-users] Latest build with good USBNet and MMC

[Florian Loitsch <gumstix@fl...>]

On Sunday 09 January 2005 07:47, Darren Gibbs wrote:
> > The next step would be to assign a fix IP to your gumstix. Browse the
> > mailing-list archive for
> > instructions (although I'll probably add them to the tutorial-page.
> > but only
> > tomorrow. it's 7.30am here).
>
> That would be cool to know how to do...
going to do it now.

> p.s. I was looking at the usbnet patch on the Tutorial page... it
> appears that the formatting got wonked and I didn't see the link for
> the mentioned attached file.  I tried to disentangle it but I don't
> know patch file syntax well enough.
I screwed up there. thanks for pointing it out. I've hacked the formatting, so 
it works (if anybody here could tell me how to quote text on wiki I would be 
grateful. didn't really search though). I also added a link to an external 
page (as I'm still not able to load files up to the wiki).

mfg,
// florian
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Re: [Gumstix-users] Latest build with good USBNet and MMC

[Dave Hylands <dhylands@gm...>]

Hi Darren,

On Sat, 8 Jan 2005 23:46:23 -0800, Darren Gibbs <tsquank@...> wrote:
> 
> On Jan 8, 2005, at 10:28 PM, Florian Loitsch wrote:
> > The cleanest solution is of course a dhcp-server. You should find
> > instructions
> > for you distribution on the net (has the advantage of not needing to
> > change
> > the gumstix. which also means, that reflashing the gumstix won't
> > destroy your changes).
> 
> I couldn't get YaST to see the usb0 interface, so I followed Ben's 10
> steps to USBNet (but skipping the IP forwarding/masq setup which
> doesn't seem necessary since I'm only wanting to talk to the gumstix
> from the host, so I just turned off the firewall).  The setup worked,
> but I have a chicken/egg situation in which the gumstix only looks for
> a dhcp server while it's booting, but I can't ifconfig usb0 on the
> Linux host until the gumstix has booted and caused the Linux host to
> bring up usb0. Over the serial link I can coax the gumstix to look for
> a DHCP server by doing ifup usb0.  Is there some way to keep the
> gumstix looking for a DHCP server after boot, or is there something
> else going on here I don't yet understand.

I discovered that the gumstix will continue to try to connect to a
dhcp server even after boot. It can take upto a minute or so though.
Originally, I wasn't patient enough.

I'm not sure if that helps or not (I'm using Windows XP so I have
different issues).

-- 
Dave Hylands
Vancouver, BC, Canada
http://www.DaveHylands.com/

Re: [Gumstix-users] Latest build with good USBNet and MMC

[Darren Gibbs <tsquank@ya...>]

On Jan 8, 2005, at 10:28 PM, Florian Loitsch wrote:
> The cleanest solution is of course a dhcp-server. You should find 
> instructions
> for you distribution on the net (has the advantage of not needing to 
> change
> the gumstix. which also means, that reflashing the gumstix won't 
> destroy your changes).

I couldn't get YaST to see the usb0 interface, so I followed Ben's 10 
steps to USBNet (but skipping the IP forwarding/masq setup which 
doesn't seem necessary since I'm only wanting to talk to the gumstix 
from the host, so I just turned off the firewall).  The setup worked, 
but I have a chicken/egg situation in which the gumstix only looks for 
a dhcp server while it's booting, but I can't ifconfig usb0 on the 
Linux host until the gumstix has booted and caused the Linux host to 
bring up usb0. Over the serial link I can coax the gumstix to look for 
a DHCP server by doing ifup usb0.  Is there some way to keep the 
gumstix looking for a DHCP server after boot, or is there something 
else going on here I don't yet understand.

Re: [Gumstix-users] Latest build with good USBNet and MMC

[Darren Gibbs <tsquank@ya...>]

On Jan 8, 2005, at 10:28 PM, Florian Loitsch wrote:

> On Sunday 09 January 2005 06:57, Darren Gibbs wrote:
> shouldn't be that hard. the four lines on the tutorial-page allow you 
> to log
> into you gumstix, but they need the serial port.

Yes, that worked fine.  I just didn't see a way to do things this way 
once I switched to using the Audiostix.

> The next step would be to assign a fix IP to your gumstix. Browse the 
> mailing-list archive for
> instructions (although I'll probably add them to the tutorial-page. 
> but only
> tomorrow. it's 7.30am here).

That would be cool to know how to do...

> The cleanest solution is of course a dhcp-server. You should find 
> instructions
> for you distribution on the net (has the advantage of not needing to 
> change
> the gumstix. which also means, that reflashing the gumstix won't 
> destroy your
> changes).

Maybe I can get YaST to do the right thing with a little help from the 
manual.

Thanks for the assistance!

darren

p.s. I was looking at the usbnet patch on the Tutorial page... it 
appears that the formatting got wonked and I didn't see the link for 
the mentioned attached file.  I tried to disentangle it but I don't 
know patch file syntax well enough.

Re: [Gumstix-users] Latest build with good USBNet and MMC

[Florian Loitsch <gumstix@fl...>]

On Sunday 09 January 2005 06:57, Darren Gibbs wrote:
> I downloaded the 1.0release fs image from sourceforge and re-flashed
> the gumstix, and now USBNet works with the 2.6.10 kernel on my laptop.
> Er, I guess I can't say it "works", but usb0 comes up on both the
> gumstix and the Linux host.
well, that's good news:)
> I was excited until I started reading in 
> detail the steps to get the network link all the way up.  Perhaps I'm
> being a baby about this (or need a few days off) but is there a simpler
> process that a non-networking-expert can follow?  Though it would be
> nice, I don't need full-on networking, right now I just need a way to
> get a gumstix command line from the host when using the Audiostix.  Has
> anyone tried this with the "tweener" board?
shouldn't be that hard. the four lines on the tutorial-page allow you to log 
into you gumstix, but they need the serial port. The next step would be to 
assign a fix IP to your gumstix. Browse the mailing-list archive for 
instructions (although I'll probably add them to the tutorial-page. but only 
tomorrow. it's 7.30am here).
The cleanest solution is of course a dhcp-server. You should find instructions 
for you distribution on the net (has the advantage of not needing to change 
the gumstix. which also means, that reflashing the gumstix won't destroy your 
changes).
mfg,
// florian
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Re: [Gumstix-users] sshd and scp on the gumstix?

[Craig R Hughes <craig@gu...>]

Sean Luke wrote:

SL> Or, heck, rshd and rcp.  We'd like to be able to log into the gumstix over a
SL> network.  Any clues as to how to do so?

Out of the box, the gumstix is running an sshd/scpd -- username/password of 
root/gumstix should work, if the 'stix has an IP address.  It doesn't include a 
ssh/scp *client* though on the 'stix, though I think a recent update of dropbear 
added that -- I'll look into it.

SL> Also, any clues about how to set up networking over client USB to a remote
SL> Linux box?

Make sure the remote linux box has either kernel 2.6.10 on it, or else (2.6.8 or 
2.6.9) with patches to the drivers/usb tree to support recognition of PXA 
RNDIS/CDC gadgets.  This patch was finally folded in with 2.6.10, but it's like 
a 3 line patch if you want to roll it into an earlier kernel.

SL> Last, has anyone gotten PAN working stably on the gumstix?

Yes, I have.  However, lots of other people have seen its flakiness persist even 
after the fix I made.  Then, last week, I had a gumstix bluetooth HCI link drop 
while I was testing something else.  First time I've seen that happen since 
r234; I've got a little post-it note on that gumstix so I can go back to it and 
try to reproduce/debug the problem.  But I checked /proc/tty/drivers/PXA Serial 
when the HCI link went down, and oddly it was reporting neither overflow errors 
nor framing or parity errors, so I'm not sure how the HCI link could have 
broken.  But as I said, now that I've got a 'stix which reproduces the problem 
(or maybe it's just the room I was in at the time, which I've also made a note 
of), I'll have a much better chance of debugging than when it just wouldn't fail 
for me.

C

Re: [Gumstix-users] Latest build with good USBNet and MMC

[Darren Gibbs <tsquank@ya...>]

I downloaded the 1.0release fs image from sourceforge and re-flashed 
the gumstix, and now USBNet works with the 2.6.10 kernel on my laptop.  
Er, I guess I can't say it "works", but usb0 comes up on both the 
gumstix and the Linux host. I was excited until I started reading in 
detail the steps to get the network link all the way up.  Perhaps I'm 
being a baby about this (or need a few days off) but is there a simpler 
process that a non-networking-expert can follow?  Though it would be 
nice, I don't need full-on networking, right now I just need a way to 
get a gumstix command line from the host when using the Audiostix.  Has 
anyone tried this with the "tweener" board?