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Re: [Linux-gpib-general] PCMCIA GPIB help with linux-gpib-4.3.0
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From: Mitchell C. <mo....@gm...> - 2020-04-09 03:24:30
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Thanks for the updates, this works for me now. On Wed, Apr 8, 2020 at 8:01 AM dave penkler <dpe...@gm...> wrote: > There was an issue with the previous tip since the option was not being > passed down to the individual module compilation steps. > The SVN has been updated accordingly. Please check the INSTALL files in > both the user and kernel directories regarding PCMCIA support and let > know if you have any issues. > You can see the changes here > <https://sourceforge.net/p/linux-gpib/code/1873/>. > Thanks, > -Dave > > On Wed, 8 Apr 2020 at 10:28, Roel Jordans <r.j...@sc...> wrote: > >> Hi Mitchell, >> >> Then probably a make clean before your new make should have helped. >> Since there were no changes to the files themselves (except for the >> Makefile) make typically will assume that the old build result is still >> valid. >> >> Cheers, >> Roel >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Mitchell Clement <mo....@gm...> >> To: dave penkler <dpe...@gm...> >> Cc: lin...@li... >> Subject: Re: [Linux-gpib-general] PCMCIA GPIB help with linux-gpib- >> 4.3.0 >> Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2020 13:18:16 -0700 >> >> Dave, >> >> Thanks for the tip. I changed the Makefile per your instructions, but >> that didn't seem to work. As a workaround, I went into the drive >> directory and commented out all of the #ifdef(GPIB_CONFIG_PCMCIA) lines >> and built the kernel and that worksI think. After doing $ sudo >> gpib_config --minor 0, the output of $ dmesg | grep gpib, shows: >> [ 16.730076] gpib_common: loading out-of-tree module taints kernel. >> [ 16.733090] gpib_common: module verification failed: signature >> and/or required key missing - tainting kernel >> [ 16.764816] gpib: registered ni_isa interface >> [ 16.767173] gpib: registered ni_isa_accel interface >> [ 16.768955] gpib: registered ni_nat4882_isa interface >> [ 16.770737] gpib: registered ni_nat4882_isa_accel interface >> [ 16.772486] gpib: registered ni_nec_isa interface >> [ 16.774209] gpib: registered ni_nec_isa_accel interface >> [ 16.775886] gpib: registered ni_pci interface >> [ 16.777530] gpib: registered ni_pci_accel interface >> [ 16.779148] gpib: registered ni_pcmcia interface >> [ 16.780691] gpib: registered ni_pcmcia_accel interface >> [ 16.783782] ni_gpib_probe(0xffff8b7ef6a83800) >> [ 16.783785] ni_gpib_config(0xffff8b7ef6a83800) >> [ 151.273150] gpib debug: pid 9313, gpib: opening minor 0 >> [ 151.278597] gpib debug: pid 9313, gpib: request module returned 256 >> [ 151.278619] gpib debug: pid 9313, minor 0, ioctl 39, interface=, >> use=0, onl=0 >> [ 151.278628] gpib debug: pid 9313, minor 0, ioctl 24, interface=, >> use=0, onl=0 >> [ 151.278634] gpib debug: pid 9313, minor 0, ioctl 21, >> interface=ni_pcmcia, use=1, onl=0 >> [ 151.278638] gpib debug: pid 9313, minor 0, ioctl 22, >> interface=ni_pcmcia, use=1, onl=0 >> [ 151.278643] gpib debug: pid 9313, minor 0, ioctl 23, >> interface=ni_pcmcia, use=1, onl=0 >> [ 151.278647] gpib debug: pid 9313, minor 0, ioctl 15, >> interface=ni_pcmcia, use=1, onl=0 >> [ 151.278650] gpib debug: set primary addr to 0 >> [ 151.278654] gpib debug: pid 9313, minor 0, ioctl 16, >> interface=ni_pcmcia, use=1, onl=0 >> [ 151.278656] gpib debug: set secondary addr to -96 >> [ 151.278660] gpib debug: pid 9313, minor 0, ioctl 32, >> interface=ni_pcmcia, use=1, onl=0 >> [ 151.278666] gpib debug: pid 9313, minor 0, ioctl 43, >> interface=ni_pcmcia, use=1, onl=0 >> [ 151.278682] gpib debug: pid 9313, minor 0, ioctl 44, >> interface=ni_pcmcia, use=1, onl=0 >> [ 151.278739] gpib debug: pid 9313, minor 0, ioctl 39, >> interface=ni_pcmcia, use=1, onl=0 >> [ 151.279068] gpib debug: gpib: board online >> [ 151.279505] gpib debug: pid 9313, gpib: opening minor 0 >> [ 151.279514] gpib debug: pid 9313, minor 0, ioctl 26, >> interface=ni_pcmcia, use=2, onl=1 >> [ 151.279517] gpib debug: pid 9313, locked board 0 mutex >> [ 151.279522] gpib debug: pid 9313, minor 0, ioctl 34, >> interface=ni_pcmcia, use=2, onl=1 >> [ 151.279537] gpib debug: pid 9313, minor 0, ioctl 5, >> interface=ni_pcmcia, use=2, onl=1 >> [ 151.279554] gpib debug: pid 9313, minor 0, ioctl 26, >> interface=ni_pcmcia, use=2, onl=1 >> [ 151.279557] gpib debug: pid 9313, unlocked board 0 mutex >> [ 151.279565] gpib debug: pid 9313, minor 0, ioctl 26, >> interface=ni_pcmcia, use=2, onl=1 >> [ 151.279567] gpib debug: pid 9313, locked board 0 mutex >> [ 151.279572] gpib debug: pid 9313, minor 0, ioctl 29, >> interface=ni_pcmcia, use=2, onl=1 >> [ 151.279576] gpib debug: pid 9313, minor 0, ioctl 9, >> interface=ni_pcmcia, use=2, onl=1 >> [ 151.279579] gpib debug: sending interface clear >> [ 151.279623] gpib debug: minor 0, isr1 0x0, imr1 0xbf, isr2 0x89, >> imr2 0x4f >> [ 151.279693] gpib debug: pid 9313, minor 0, ioctl 5, >> interface=ni_pcmcia, use=2, onl=1 >> [ 151.279707] gpib debug: pid 9313, minor 0, ioctl 26, >> interface=ni_pcmcia, use=2, onl=1 >> [ 151.279710] gpib debug: pid 9313, unlocked board 0 mutex >> [ 151.279716] gpib debug: pid 9313, minor 0, ioctl 26, >> interface=ni_pcmcia, use=2, onl=1 >> [ 151.279719] gpib debug: pid 9313, locked board 0 mutex >> [ 151.279723] gpib debug: pid 9313, minor 0, ioctl 29, >> interface=ni_pcmcia, use=2, onl=1 >> [ 151.279727] gpib debug: pid 9313, minor 0, ioctl 10, >> interface=ni_pcmcia, use=2, onl=1 >> [ 151.279737] gpib debug: pid 9313, minor 0, ioctl 5, >> interface=ni_pcmcia, use=2, onl=1 >> [ 151.279751] gpib debug: pid 9313, minor 0, ioctl 26, >> interface=ni_pcmcia, use=2, onl=1 >> [ 151.279753] gpib debug: pid 9313, unlocked board 0 mutex >> [ 151.279759] gpib debug: pid 9313, gpib: closing minor 0 >> [ 151.279948] gpib debug: pid 9313, gpib: closing minor 0 >> [ 151.285747] gpib debug: entering autospoll thread >> >> Thanks. >> >> Mitchell >> >> On Tue, Apr 7, 2020 at 8:27 AM dave penkler <dpe...@gm...> wrote: >> > Hi Mitchell, >> > The kernel module for ni_pcmcia and ni_pcmcia_accel is the tnt4882.ko >> > module which seems to exist from your dmesg. >> > We forgot to put a GPIB_CONFIG_PCMCIA config option into the Makefile >> > when autoconf was dropped for the kernel modules build. >> > Please edit the "all" target in the top level Makefile in the linux- >> > gpib-kernel-4.3.0 directory to look like so: >> > all: >> > -$(MAKE) -C $(LINUX_SRCDIR) V=$(VERBOSE) modules \ >> > M="$(GPIB_SRCDIR)/drivers/gpib" \ >> > GPIB_TOP_DIR=$(GPIB_SRCDIR) \ >> > CONFIG_GPIB_ISA="$(ENABLE_ISA)" \ >> > HAVE_DEV_OF_NODE=$(HAVE_DEV_OF_NODE) \ >> > GPIB_CONFIG_KERNEL_DEBUG=$(GPIB_DEBUG) \ >> > GPIB_CONFIG_PCMCIA=1 >> > >> > Rebuild and install the kernel modules with the above modification >> > and reboot to test. >> > BTW: The gpib_config command should be: gpib_config --minor 0. >> > Cheers, >> > -Dave >> > >> > On Tue, 7 Apr 2020 at 02:02, Mitchell Clement <mo....@gm...> >> > wrote: >> > > Hi, I'm new to the Linux-GPIB community and am hoping to get some >> > > guidance on getting my National Instruments PCMCIA-GPIB card >> > > working with linux-gpib-4.3.0. >> > > >> > > TL;DR: Are there better instructions for getting PCMCIA cards to >> > > work with linux-gpib than is what is contained in "linux-gpib-user- >> > > 4.3.0/INSTALL"? >> > > >> > > Full details: >> > > I am running CentOS 7.7.1908, with a custom kernel (3.10.0- >> > > 1062.18.1.rt56.1044.el7.x86_64). I have successfully built the >> > > kernel driver and installed the user space package. The >> > > instructions contained in the linux-gpib-user-4.3.0/INSTALL file >> > > appear to be very outdated for PCMCIA, as it makes reference to the >> > > cardmgr daemon (as far as I know cardmgr was replaced by pccardctl >> > > and lspcmcia). I edited the "board_type" field in "/etc/gpib.conf" >> > > to "ni_pcmcia". As instructed, I copied the etc/pcmcia subdirectory >> > > to /etc/pcmcia. I am assuming the script "/etc/pcmcia/linux-gpib- >> > > pcmcia" is supposed to be run somehow, when a pcmcia card is >> > > inserted, but I am unable to get it to run from the terminal. I am >> > > able to insert the kernel module drivers: gpib_common, nec7210, >> > > tnt4882, but when try issuing the command: >> > > $ sudo gpib_config 0 >> > > , I get: >> > > failed to configure boardtype: ni_pcmcia >> > > failed to configure board >> > > main: Invalid argument >> > > I checked the output of dmesg after inserting the drivers and see >> > > that the following interfaces get registered: >> > > [ 1495.671213] gpib: registered ni_isa interface >> > > [ 1495.671220] gpib: registered ni_isa_accel interface >> > > [ 1495.671223] gpib: registered ni_nat4882_isa interface >> > > [ 1495.671225] gpib: registered ni_nat4882_isa_accel interface >> > > [ 1495.671227] gpib: registered ni_nec_isa interface >> > > [ 1495.671229] gpib: registered ni_nec_isa_accel interface >> > > [ 1495.671231] gpib: registered ni_pci interface >> > > [ 1495.671233] gpib: registered ni_pci_accel interface >> > > ni_pcmcia is nowhere to be found. Looking in the tnt4882 driver >> > > source, I see that all the above listed interfaces have definitions >> > > in "tnt4882_init.c" which I assume contains all the initialization >> > > routines when the drive module is inserted in the kernel. The >> > > pcmcia init routines are found in "tnt4882_cs.c". It seems that >> > > PCMCIA is a dying bus interface and am wondering if maybe the >> > > ni_pcmcia routines should have been added to "tnt4882_init.c" some >> > > time ago or am I doing something wrong? Thanks for the help and >> > > reading my lengthy email. >> > > >> > > Mitchell >> > > _______________________________________________ >> > > Linux-gpib-general mailing list >> > > Lin...@li... >> > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-gpib-general >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Linux-gpib-general mailing list >> Lin...@li... >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-gpib-general >> >> |
