From: Zach W. <zw...@su...> - 2004-03-17 17:25:55
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Hi all, I am pleased to announce the immediate availability of the latest in the -gum series of kernel patches for the Gumstix platform. With this release, I am happy to say that I was able to resolve the remaining issues with the USB drivers, and I have multiple reports of usbnet working fully on the Gumstix. Success at long last. The current patches to apply to your linux-2.6.4-gnalm0 based trees can be downloaded from the following URL: http://gumstix.superlucidity.net/downloads/kernel/patches/linux-2.6.4-gnalm0-gum3.patch In addition, this release marks the beginning of regular binary releases of the default gumstix kernel. For those of you that want to try out these kernels before taking the effort to build one from the freshest patches, this provides a viable alternative. The following URL will allow you to download the uImage file for this initial release: http://gumstix.superlucidity.net/downloads/kernel/images/linux-2.6.4-gnalm0-gum3.uImage Last and probably the most significant, I wrote four brief HOWTO documents for the Gumstix last night (with lots of helpful input from 'jacques' and 'philwil' on IRC), in order for everyone to have a set of authoritative documents for the entire procedures I myself am also using to do my work. Expect them to be updated as often as necessary. It is my intention that these documents can help provide the community with a "standard operating procedure" so we can collectively work to eliminate many of the possible sources of bugs that crop up. Certainly, I will be somewhat reluctant to investigate bugs in my patches that have not been reproducing using the steps that these documents outline. In logical order, here they are for your amusement and enjoyment: HOWTO: Building Your Gumstix Toolchain (uClibc) http://gumstix.superlucidity.net/downloads/tools/docs/howto-uclibc-tools.txt HOWTO: Building Your Gumstix Kernel http://gumstix.superlucidity.net/downloads/kernel/docs/howto-build-kernel.txt HOWTO: Loading Your Gumstix Kernel http://gumstix.superlucidity.net/downloads/kernel/docs/howto-load-kernel.txt HOWTO: USB Networking on the Gumstix http://gumstix.superlucidity.net/downloads/kernel/docs/howto-usbnet.txt This last HOWTO includes a section on getting your Gumstix connected to the Internet, written entirely by Dwanye "Jacques" Fontenot, that I have not yet tested (but I can believe him when he says it works). When I get around to it, I'll be providing my own "Example 2" as indicated. It also provides some initial steps for debugging USB; any reports of abnormal behavior should be reported (in depth) so either the software can be fixed or its caveats documented. Meanwhile, share and enjoy! Cheers, Zach Welch Superlucidity Services |
From: Rich G. <ri...@te...> - 2004-03-17 18:31:30
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Hi All, This product appears to offer a path to connecting wifi to the Gumstix via serial. http://www.digi.com/products/embeddeddeviceservers/digiconnectwime.jsp Look at the Product Data Sheet for more detail. What does anyone else thing? |
From: Zach W. <zw...@su...> - 2004-03-17 21:05:33
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Rich Gibson wrote: This product appears to offer a path to connecting wifi to the Gumstix via > serial. > > http://www.digi.com/products/embeddeddeviceservers/digiconnectwime.jsp > > Look at the Product Data Sheet for more detail. > > What does anyone else thing? I think it seems an odd choice for the gumstik. Very "heavy"; there's got to be a better component, something as small as the upcoming bluetooth module. But it would probably work fine after you integrated (or wrote) the drivers for it. I'd keep looking. Cheers, Zach |
From: Jay <jay...@ma...> - 2004-03-20 07:06:56
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Thanks for that link Rich.... There's another product that seems to do the same thing: www.dpactech.com/wireless_dsp.asp I've wondered just exactly what USB print servers do-- maybe it would be possible to buy an off the shelf WiFi print server with a USB host port, and plug the gumstix in like it was a printer... if the print server is transparent, and just makes the printer look like a local USB device, maybe it will do the same thing for the gumstix-- and at better thruput than you get via a serial-WiFi connection. Just a thought, probably the print server is not transparent... On Mar 17, 2004, at 10:32 AM, Rich Gibson wrote: > Hi All, > > This product appears to offer a path to connecting wifi to the Gumstix > via > serial. > > http://www.digi.com/products/embeddeddeviceservers/digiconnectwime.jsp > > Look at the Product Data Sheet for more detail. > > What does anyone else thing? > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials > Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of > GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system > administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click > _______________________________________________ > gumstix-users mailing list > gum...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gumstix-users > |
From: Johann K. <kle...@ea...> - 2004-03-20 16:07:22
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Along these lines, the best solution I've seen is from Ambicom. http://www.ambicom.com/products/wp-kit/wp-kit.html Plug one of these into your USB port on your computer, the other into the Waysmall and they should be connected via usb->bluetooth. The great thing is you can have up to 30 (I do believe) talking to your PC. Their compatibility chart worries me some though, because it means they don't literally translate the USB signals - that or those printers that aren't 100% compatible don't conform to the USB specs tottally. Kudos. Johann -----Original Message----- From: gum...@li... [mailto:gum...@li...] On Behalf Of Jay Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2004 2:07 AM To: gum...@li... Subject: Re: [Gumstix-users] Wifi from serial? Thanks for that link Rich.... There's another product that seems to do the same thing: www.dpactech.com/wireless_dsp.asp I've wondered just exactly what USB print servers do-- maybe it would be possible to buy an off the shelf WiFi print server with a USB host port, and plug the gumstix in like it was a printer... if the print server is transparent, and just makes the printer look like a local USB device, maybe it will do the same thing for the gumstix-- and at better thruput than you get via a serial-WiFi connection. Just a thought, probably the print server is not transparent... On Mar 17, 2004, at 10:32 AM, Rich Gibson wrote: > Hi All, > > This product appears to offer a path to connecting wifi to the Gumstix > via > serial. > > http://www.digi.com/products/embeddeddeviceservers/digiconnectwime.jsp > > Look at the Product Data Sheet for more detail. > > What does anyone else thing? > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials > Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of > GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system > administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click > _______________________________________________ > gumstix-users mailing list gum...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gumstix-users > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click _______________________________________________ gumstix-users mailing list gum...@li... https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gumstix-users |
From: Steve H. <vu...@ds...> - 2004-03-20 21:36:47
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I doubt it will work. The host side has a driver that makes it look like a printer. Even worse, it may only support the USB printer class. Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Johann Klemmack" <kle...@ea...> To: <gum...@li...> Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2004 8:07 AM Subject: [real_mail] RE: [Gumstix-users] Wifi from serial? > Along these lines, the best solution I've seen is from Ambicom. > http://www.ambicom.com/products/wp-kit/wp-kit.html > > Plug one of these into your USB port on your computer, the other into > the Waysmall and they should be connected via usb->bluetooth. The great > thing is you can have up to 30 (I do believe) talking to your PC. Their > compatibility chart worries me some though, because it means they don't > literally translate the USB signals - that or those printers that aren't > 100% compatible don't conform to the USB specs tottally. > > Kudos. > > Johann |
From: Timothy M. S. <ts...@k-...> - 2004-03-17 20:37:38
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Zach Welch wrote: > Last and probably the most significant, I wrote four brief HOWTO > documents for the Gumstix last night (with lots of helpful input from > 'jacques' and 'philwil' on IRC), in order for everyone to have a set of > authoritative documents for the entire procedures I myself am also > using to do my work. Expect them to be updated as often as necessary. Really appreciate these - getting some experience with the toolchain will be a good start & confidence-builder for me (completely new to embedded work) while audio output options are explored. Many thanks, Tim |
From: Zach W. <zw...@su...> - 2004-03-17 20:59:59
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Timothy M. Shead wrote: > Really appreciate these - getting some experience with the toolchain > will be a good start & confidence-builder for me (completely new to > embedded work) while audio output options are explored. You're quite welcome. Jacques and I started with ARM/Linux years and years ago, when building a toolchain could not be distilled into quite as easy a recipe. We both know how much these kinds of documents can mean to developers wanting to learn the fundamentals. I, for one, do not want to live in an ivory tower, alone with my expert knowledge. Instead I want to see others gain this knowledge too. We have nothing to lose and everything to gain. You see: if we keep running, ya'll will never catch up anyway; we will learn more from teaching you our tricks than you can possibly absorb from the lessons themselves. When you try to know everything we know, we also win because your direction and focus build momentum behind our activities, increasing our works' net pace. (After all, we all must share our mutually derived works under the GPL.) Isn't open source cool? Perhaps it's time for one of my haiku: Fork it all; you see, in truth, divided we stand, united by law. Profound or profane? Ah, but you gotta love its subjective reality. Cheers, Zach "Catch Me If You Can" Welch Superlucidity Services |
From: Timothy M. S. <ts...@k-...> - 2004-03-18 06:17:32
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Could someone confirm for me that the correct uClibc configuration for gumstix is: Target Architecture (arm) Target Processor Type (Intel Xscale) Target Processor Endianness (Little Endian) Target CPU has a memory management unit (Yes) Many thanks! Tim |
From: <dw...@ac...> - 2004-03-18 06:23:34
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yes, this is correct. Dwayne > Could someone confirm for me that the correct uClibc configuration for > gumstix is: > > Target Architecture (arm) > Target Processor Type (Intel Xscale) > Target Processor Endianness (Little Endian) > Target CPU has a memory management unit (Yes) > > Many thanks! > Tim |
From: Phil W. <ph...@uc...> - 2004-03-18 07:11:40
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HI Tim, THis looks good to me regards Phil Wilshire Timothy M. Shead wrote: > Could someone confirm for me that the correct uClibc configuration for > gumstix is: > > Target Architecture (arm) > Target Processor Type (Intel Xscale) > Target Processor Endianness (Little Endian) > Target CPU has a memory management unit (Yes) > > Many thanks! > Tim > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials > Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of > GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system > administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click > _______________________________________________ > gumstix-users mailing list > gum...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gumstix-users > |
From: Timothy M. S. <ts...@k-...> - 2004-03-18 23:17:18
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Thanks for the ongoing help, folks. I'm to the point of building mkimage, but I don't know where to obtain "u-boot-1.0.0-gumstik.patch". Something obvious I'm overlooking? Cheers, Tim |
From: Zach W. <zw...@su...> - 2004-03-19 01:50:59
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Timothy M. Shead wrote: > Thanks for the ongoing help, folks. I'm to the point of building > mkimage, but I don't know where to obtain > "u-boot-1.0.0-gumstik.patch". Something obvious I'm overlooking? I knew this would bite me. While that presently serves an abstract reference to the patch included in the 0.5.1 released on the sourceforge site (diff-u-boot-1.0.0-gum), this reference reflects my intention to clean up that patch and release it. I'll be soldering up my jtag connectivity this weekend when I find some spare time, and I'll release a new u-boot patch soon after that. I have a terrible habit for forward referencing things as a way of reminding myself to do them; for example, I wrote the HOWTOs in reverse order, referencing its antecedents as if they already existed. (Dwayne even asked to see one after such a reference.) You may catch other such flubs slipping into my technical writing. Cheers, Zach |