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Re: ruby 2.6.0 oops+crash when accessing /dev/tty18

[Helge H. <hel...@ai...>]

Aivils Stoss wrote:
> Long holidays elapse so fast.
> 
> 
>>On Mon, Dec 29, 2003 at 02:28:32PM +0200, Aivils Stoss wrote:
>>
>>>>I have two framebuffers and fbcon, and ruby 2.6.0
>>>>vc 1-16 on fb0 seems to work fine.
>>>
>>>cat /var/log/dmesg | grep Console
>>>should show Your VT-VC configuration.
>>>"Console ... matrox ... take over ... vc:1-16"
>>>"Console ... matrox ... vc:17-32"
>>>and similar
>>>cat /var/log/dmesg | grep "keyboard\.c"
>>>
>>
>>Thanks.
>>
>>This is what I have:
>>Console: Colour VGA+ 80x25 vc:1-16
>>Console: mono dummy device 80x25 vc:17-17
> 
> 
> You must have more. fbcon initializing add some lines, actualy
> "take over" , when takes over VGA console, take_over_console() vt.c
> Secondary matrox_crt2 should come in dmesg to, fbcon_add() fbcon.c.
> 
> According Your dmesg, fbcon was not initialized.
> 
> 
>>Is it possible to get 17 connected to the scond framebuffer
>>instead of a dummy device?
> 
> 
> Yes. But order is hardcoded first all DUMMY then all FB consoles,
> seems this must be vice versa. dumbcon=0
> 1st fb take over VGA and so vc:1-16
That seems to work, yes.

> 2nd fb have vc:17-32
Didn't seem to happen for me.  I'll post more dmesg output
the next time I get a chance to reboot.

So I shouldn't need dumbcon=1 because I have two real framebuffers?
Will my second keyboard attach to vc:17-32 ?

> with hardcoded vgacon and fbcon.
> 
> 
>>Seems there is no 18 then.  Trying to use 17
>>is almost as bad though - letting an xserver use vt17
>>goes into D-state as shown by "ps aux".
>>So I keep running 2.6.0-test11+ruby, where vt17 works.
> 
> ?

My problem is that trying to use vt17 like this:
/usr/X11R6/bin/X :0 vt17
or like this:
openvt -c 17 -f

gives me a process in D-state when using 2.6.0+ruby.
It doesn't matter wether I compile in fbcon or not.
Either approace is fine if I try it with vt5 for example.

2.6.0-test11 + cvs ruby of 30/11 lets me use 
my second keyboard, if I don't compile in fbcon.
The machine boots with vgacon, turns on framebuffers
but no fbcon (leaving no useable console)
and then starts up two xservers.  One using v7 and one using vt17.
I use dumbcon=1 to get a working vt17.
I can then have two users with independent keyboards, logging into
different xservers using xdm.

Booting 2.6.0+ruby gives me a working fbcon on /dev/fb0.
So I can run gettys and switch consoles.  I can also run a
xserver on vt7.  But running a xserver on vt17 (or even doing
a cat /dev/tty17) will leave the process accessing tty17 hung in
D-state according do "ps aux", and possibly hang the machine too.
Running 2.6.0+ruby without fbcon doesn't help.  It crashes in the
same way, but of course I don't get to see any output in that case.

I haven't succeeded in using the second keyboard for anything but
sysrq sequences with 2.6.0+ruby, because of these problems.




Another unrelated problem:
When accessing bios setup or booting plain linux, only one keyboard
is useable.  This is the one connected to the ps2 keyboard port.
Also, only one of the screens works in these cases.

The problem with ruby is that ruby decides that the ps2 keyboard port
is the "extra" one connected to vt17, while my other keyboard, connected
to the ps2 mouse port gets vc:1-16.

Physical setup of two workstations:
screen1:fb0                     screen2:fb1
kbd1:kbd-port                   kbd2:mouse-port
vc:17                           vc:1-16

The problem here is that a console login with ruby uses
kbd2 and screen 1.  Very impractical because of distance.
And I can't just swap the keyboards, because then I get
the same problem when running plain linux, selecting kernels
in the lilo bootprompt, or changing bios setup.

I fixed this for my working X setup by
running an xserver on screen1 using vt17 and
an xserver on screen2 using vt7.

But this breaks in interesting ways with consoles.
With consoles only and no X I get the above mentioned
problem.  If I try to run X too then I get
an xserver on screen1 using kbd1 on vc17, while
fbconsole using kbd2 on vc1:16 uses the same framebuffer.

Clearly not what I want.  I want both console and X on the
same screen, but with the same keyboard!
Again, this _is_ fixable by swapping the keyboard and changing the X
setup a bit, but then I get trouble with bios setup and other
linux kernels again.

The ideal solution is if ruby simply connects the ps2-keyboard-port
to vc:1-16 instead of the mouse-port keyboard by default.
The second best solution is if I can force this setup with kernel 
command line parameters somehow.

Helge Hafting

Re: Linuxconsole-dev digest, Vol 1 #745 - 2 msgs

[Aivils S. <Aiv...@un...>]

>  I've recently acquired a Belkin Nostromo n52 "SpeedPad" [1] - a USB
gaming
>device with a number of keys and a form factor handy for various games.
>It's ostensibly a successor to the Nostromo n50 [2] for which I've helped
>cook up some userland utilities [3] to configure the n50 and convert
button
>hits to user-configurable keystrokes.

I could not understand how You can Share The Pain with this.

>  Despite the external similarities the devices are completely different
>internally.  The older n50 doesn't even present itself as any specific
type
>of HID, and so is automatically handled through the generic event
interface.
> This is what my userland tools use, and it's worked well enough so far.
>
>  The newer n52 however presents two interfaces: a USB keyboard and USB
>mouse (it has a wheel similar to a mouse wheel, so is a sharply limited
>'mouse' device.)  Upon connection, the USB HID subsystem identifies the
>n52 properly and sets up its mouse and keyboard interfaces, redirecting
>button presses on the device into keystrokes indistinguishable from other
>keyboard activity. This prevents (I think?) remapping these keys without
>torching the entire system keyboard setup.
>
>  My question is how to approach this?  I'd like to identify this device
>specifically and prevent the association with keyboard/mouse drivers,
>probably just pumping everything out through evdev for simplicity.  I'm
>RTFMing like a madman, but don't want to have to write up
yet-another-driver
>if I can avoid it (but am willing if it's deemed necessary.)  The absolute
>ideal would be to be able to use the same userland tools with both the n50
>and n52, so homogenizing the interfaces would be advantageous.

Under 2.6.XX You must change kbd_connect() drivers/char/keyboard.c and
mousedev_connect() drivers/input/mousedev.c - in all conscience
kbd_connect,()
because redundant /dev/input/mouseXX do not distrub any.
Please add
if(!strcmp(dev->phys,"usb-foo-bar/input0")
     return NULL;

or

if(!strcmp(dev->name,"belkin n52")
     return NULL;


n52 device physicaly description "usb-foo-bar/input0" You should grab from
/proc/bus/input/devices
P: Phys=usb-foo-bar/input0
For better solution search Vojtech Pavlik and contact direct.

Aivils Stoss

Re: bruby and multimedia keyboards

[Aivils S. <Aiv...@un...>]

>I just switched my computer running backstreet ruby on a 2.4.22 kernel to
two
>(nearly) identical Logitech USB keyboards. These provide access to their
>extended keys through a second logical USB keyboard device. So far I did
not
>find a way to join two logical keyboard devices on a single VT to be able
to
>grab the scancodes of all keys. Did I miss something or is it still not
>possible with (b)ruby?
>If it's not yet implemented, how difficult would it be to add this
>functionality? Would I have a chance to do it in "finite" time if I have
no
>previous experience with Linux's (b)ruby input layer?

Unfortunately nobody done with these keys. Typicaly USB multimedia
keyboards
use secondary USB interface especially for multimedia keys. You can parse
/proc/bus/input/devices and make sure by Yourself. One keyboard ware have
two physicaly interfaces, each have /dev/input/eventXX device.

/dev/input/eventXX is done. You may download CVSed evtest.c and test
Your multimedia keys.

I don't know any userland util , which read /dev/input/eventX and do user
configurable orders.
I don't know any userland util , which read /dev/vc/XX multimedia keypress
and do some important.
Under ruby 2nd USB keyboard interface have another VT and You do not
recieve keypress from multimedia keys. Typicaly mutimedia keypresses are
ignored by keyboard driver. TTY may recieve multimedia keypresses as 4 - 6
keycode series. That series already decoded by /dev/input/eventXX layer.

If anybody has a developer power, then is possible merge evtest.c and
http://xkeymouse.sourceforge.net/ utils and so catch multimedia keys.

AFAIK eventXX layer works indenticaly with bunch of keyboards fitted with
multimedia keys (Microsoft, Logitech and so on).

Aivils Stoss

Re: ruby 2.6.0 oops+crash when accessing /dev/tty18

[Aivils S. <Aiv...@un...>]

Long holidays elapse so fast.

>On Mon, Dec 29, 2003 at 02:28:32PM +0200, Aivils Stoss wrote:
>>
>> >I have two framebuffers and fbcon, and ruby 2.6.0
>> >vc 1-16 on fb0 seems to work fine.
>>
>> cat /var/log/dmesg | grep Console
>> should show Your VT-VC configuration.
>> "Console ... matrox ... take over ... vc:1-16"
>> "Console ... matrox ... vc:17-32"
>> and similar
>> cat /var/log/dmesg | grep "keyboard\.c"
>>
>Thanks.
>
>This is what I have:
>Console: Colour VGA+ 80x25 vc:1-16
>Console: mono dummy device 80x25 vc:17-17

You must have more. fbcon initializing add some lines, actualy
"take over" , when takes over VGA console, take_over_console() vt.c
Secondary matrox_crt2 should come in dmesg to, fbcon_add() fbcon.c.

According Your dmesg, fbcon was not initialized.

>Is it possible to get 17 connected to the scond framebuffer
>instead of a dummy device?

Yes. But order is hardcoded first all DUMMY then all FB consoles,
seems this must be vice versa. dumbcon=0
1st fb take over VGA and so vc:1-16
2nd fb have vc:17-32
with hardcoded vgacon and fbcon.

>Seems there is no 18 then.  Trying to use 17
>is almost as bad though - letting an xserver use vt17
>goes into D-state as shown by "ps aux".
>So I keep running 2.6.0-test11+ruby, where vt17 works.
?

Aivils Stoss

Overriding default behaviors for USB HID 'keyboard' device?

[Paul B. <lin...@sp...>]

  Happy new year, hopefully it finds everyone safe (with only mild
hangovers.. ;-)

  I've recently acquired a Belkin Nostromo n52 "SpeedPad" [1] - a USB gaming
device with a number of keys and a form factor handy for various games. 
It's ostensibly a successor to the Nostromo n50 [2] for which I've helped
cook up some userland utilities [3] to configure the n50 and convert button
hits to user-configurable keystrokes.

  Despite the external similarities the devices are completely different
internally.  The older n50 doesn't even present itself as any specific type
of HID, and so is automatically handled through the generic event interface.
 This is what my userland tools use, and it's worked well enough so far. 

  The newer n52 however presents two interfaces: a USB keyboard and USB
mouse (it has a wheel similar to a mouse wheel, so is a sharply limited
'mouse' device.)  Upon connection, the USB HID subsystem identifies the
n52 properly and sets up its mouse and keyboard interfaces, redirecting
button presses on the device into keystrokes indistinguishable from other
keyboard activity. This prevents (I think?) remapping these keys without
torching the entire system keyboard setup.

  My question is how to approach this?  I'd like to identify this device
specifically and prevent the association with keyboard/mouse drivers,
probably just pumping everything out through evdev for simplicity.  I'm
RTFMing like a madman, but don't want to have to write up yet-another-driver
if I can avoid it (but am willing if it's deemed necessary.)  The absolute
ideal would be to be able to use the same userland tools with both the n50
and n52, so homogenizing the interfaces would be advantageous.

  -P

[1] - http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=157024
[2] - http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=107727
[3] - http://sourceforge.net/projects/nostromodriver

Re: Kernel patching (Ruby) newbie

[Chris C. <ca...@ar...>]

Thanks Andreas and Aivils (and anyone else I may have missed)

I successfully patched and built the 2.6 stable kernel using the Ruby
patch from CVS. The test system is running it now. I am missing most of 
modules but I think that is just a hole in my *nix-fu skill-set as the
same thing happened on my test run with the official 2.6

I had lots of problems compiling 2.4 and actually gave up. For some
reason 2.6 was easier but then again by that time I was just running
make instead of make bzimage (which never worked for me). Running  make
with no arguments created the bzimage anyway.

Soon I will try to read up more on what the developers here have done
and try to get the multi-user system running.

I'm also planning to get this working with LTSP so will be more than
happy to share notes and test procedures/ results related to this.

thanks again,

Chris Caston

Re: ruby 2.6.0 oops+crash when accessing /dev/tty18

[Helge H. <hel...@ai...>]

On Mon, Dec 29, 2003 at 02:28:32PM +0200, Aivils Stoss wrote:
> 
> >I have two framebuffers and fbcon, and ruby 2.6.0
> >vc 1-16 on fb0 seems to work fine.
> 
> cat /var/log/dmesg | grep Console
> should show Your VT-VC configuration.
> "Console ... matrox ... take over ... vc:1-16"
> "Console ... matrox ... vc:17-32"
> and similar
> cat /var/log/dmesg | grep "keyboard\.c"
> 
Thanks.

This is what I have:
Console: Colour VGA+ 80x25 vc:1-16
Console: mono dummy device 80x25 vc:17-17

Is it possible to get 17 connected to the scond framebuffer
instead of a dummy device?

Seems there is no 18 then.  Trying to use 17
is almost as bad though - letting an xserver use vt17
goes into D-state as shown by "ps aux".  
So I keep running 2.6.0-test11+ruby, where vt17 works.

> >I tried "echo testing > /dev/tty18" to see if
> >I got something on fb1.
> 
> Beter add ay least one agetty  on /dev/tty17 in
> Your inittab.

Ideally, I want 6 fbcon terminals + 1 xserver on the
second keyboard.  In other words, just like two single-user
machines.  If that isn't possible yet, I want an xserver.
 
> >This crashed. Many pages of oops scrolled by, ending in:
> 
> Seems all "divide by zero" errors is not cleaned :-(
> 
Exactly.  It is of course ok to get a ENODEV or similiar if
my setup is wrong - it was the oopsing I wanted to report.

> >X runs fine using vt7 and the mga driver.  Framebuffer X fails, probably
> >because of vt17 trouble.
> 
> Hm. You can add one dummy console. dumbcon=1
> 
dumbcon=1 and two xservers works for 2.6.0-test11+ruby.  But not
for 2.6.0ruby.  Xserver (or openvt -f -c 17) goes into D-state.

openvt needs the -f (force) option because it cannot determine
wether that vt is in use - a sign of trouble.  openvt -c 5 works
fine (when no other openvt or getty has claimed that vt of course.)

Helge Hafting

Re: Kernel patching (Ruby) newbie

[Aivils S. <Aiv...@un...>]

>Which kernel version should I use? How do I pull the needed files down
>from CVS and apply the patch? If I have missed a howto somewhere please
>point me to it.

http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/XFree-Local-multi-user-HOWTO/
http://startx.times.lv/

>Will I need to make changes to XFree86 as well?

startx.times.lv/eng-xf.html
Wihtout xf86 changes AGP server restart may lead system hang up.

>I'm running Debian Sid if that makes any difference.

http://www.schuldei.org/debian/bruby
contain Debian precompiled xf86.

Aivils Stoss

Re: ruby 2.6.0 oops+crash when accessing /dev/tty18

[Aivils S. <Aiv...@un...>]

>I have two framebuffers and fbcon, and ruby 2.6.0
>vc 1-16 on fb0 seems to work fine.

cat /var/log/dmesg | grep Console
should show Your VT-VC configuration.
"Console ... matrox ... take over ... vc:1-16"
"Console ... matrox ... vc:17-32"
and similar
cat /var/log/dmesg | grep "keyboard\.c"

>I tried "echo testing > /dev/tty18" to see if
>I got something on fb1.

Beter add ay least one agetty  on /dev/tty17 in
Your inittab.

>This crashed. Many pages of oops scrolled by, ending in:

Seems all "divide by zero" errors is not cleaned :-(

>X runs fine using vt7 and the mga driver.  Framebuffer X fails, probably
>because of vt17 trouble.

Hm. You can add one dummy console. dumbcon=1

Aivils Stoss

Re: Trouble running make menuconfig with 2.6 and ruby patches

[Andreas S. <an...@sc...>]

* Aivils Stoss (Aiv...@un...) [031229 10:16]:
> 
> >I followed the howto:
> >http://linuxconsole.sourceforge.net/quick.html
> >
> >But instead tried to use 2.6 stable downloaded from kernel.org and the
> ruby2.6
> >parts pulled from the cvs.
> >
> >When trying to run make menuconfig in the Kernel source tree I get the
> output at
> >the end of this message.
> 
> ln -s /path/to/Your/linux-2.6.0-ruby /usr/src/linux
> ln -s /usr/include/linux /usr/src/linux/include/linux
> 
> These symbolic links are necessary.

on debian i always did well without them. but then i allways
tried to use make-kpkg from the package kernel-package when
building kernels.

i will try to build a new (2.6.0) kernel Real Soon Now and put it
into my repository so debian users can apt-get and install it
easily. right now the server is down due to unknown reasons, by
the way, so dont bother trying.

Re: Trouble running make menuconfig with 2.6 and ruby patches

[Aivils S. <Aiv...@un...>]

>I followed the howto:
>http://linuxconsole.sourceforge.net/quick.html
>
>But instead tried to use 2.6 stable downloaded from kernel.org and the
ruby2.6
>parts pulled from the cvs.
>
>When trying to run make menuconfig in the Kernel source tree I get the
output at
>the end of this message.

ln -s /path/to/Your/linux-2.6.0-ruby /usr/src/linux
ln -s /usr/include/linux /usr/src/linux/include/linux

These symbolic links are necessary.

Aivils Stoss

ruby 2.6.0 oops+crash when accessing /dev/tty18

[Helge H. <hel...@ai...>]

I have two framebuffers and fbcon, and ruby 2.6.0
vc 1-16 on fb0 seems to work fine.

I tried "echo testing > /dev/tty18" to see if
I got something on fb1.

This crashed. Many pages of oops scrolled by, ending in:

handle_IRQ_event
do_IRQ
common_interrupt
do_page_fault
error_code
mm_release
del_timer_sync
do_exit
do_page_fault
do_divide_error
do_page_fault
common_interrupt
handle_IRQ_event
cascade
run_timer_softirq
do_page_fault
error_code
mm_release

EIP at mm_release


This is a dual cpu machine with a matrox G550.
matroxfb and fbcon is compiled in.

Helge Hafting

fbcon & ruby-2.6.0 works better

[Helge H. <hel...@ai...>]

On Wed, Dec 24, 2003 at 10:16:16AM +0200, Aivils Stoss wrote:
> 
> Today 2.6.0-ruby reach public CVS.
> With this version of ruby Your tests results should become
> good replayable. Good or bad results - who knows.
> Scientific touch needs for replayable results.
> 
2.6.0+ruby works better, but not yet perfect.

It boots with fbcon without crashing now.
I haven't yet succeeded in running two xservers or
switch between X and console yet though.  

I don't yet know wether it is configuration problems
or something else. Starting X on vt17 (the other keyboard)
just goes into D-state. openvt on vt17 also fails.

So far I have succeeded starting up in single-user mode
with framebuffer and fbcon compiled in.  I can then
use openvt and switch between several framebuffer consoles
on /dev/fb0.  

/dev/fb1 works, (I can cat a file into it and get something displayed)
but there don't seem to be a console running there.  The
second keyboard doesn't seem to go anywhere.  It can be used
for sysrq sequences and nothing else.

X runs fine using vt7 and the mga driver.  Framebuffer X fails, probably
because of vt17 trouble.

Helge Hafting

Re: Trouble running make menuconfig with 2.6 and ruby patches

[Chris C. <ca...@ar...>]

OK

I was able to get it going on my sid machine by going:

apt-get install tk8.2 make gcc bin86 libc6-dev kernel-package
I will try again now on the Morphix test machine.

BTW is this list active?

thanks,

Chris

On Sun, 2003-12-28 at 16:46, ca...@ar... wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I followed the howto:
> http://linuxconsole.sourceforge.net/quick.html
> 
> But instead tried to use 2.6 stable downloaded from kernel.org and the ruby2.6
> parts pulled from the cvs. 
> 
> When trying to run make menuconfig in the Kernel source tree I get the output at
> the end of this message.
> 
> I'm using Debian Linux (Morphix KDE module). Am I missing some headers or libraries?
> 
> I may try this again with a 2.4 kernel while I await a response.
> 
> thanks,
> 
> Chris
> 
>   HOSTCC  scripts/fixdep
> scripts/fixdep.c:97:23: sys/types.h: No such file or directory
> scripts/fixdep.c:98:22: sys/stat.h: No such file or directory
> scripts/fixdep.c:99:22: sys/mman.h: No such file or directory
> scripts/fixdep.c:100:20: unistd.h: No such file or directory
> scripts/fixdep.c:101:19: fcntl.h: No such file or directory
> scripts/fixdep.c:102:20: string.h: No such file or directory
> scripts/fixdep.c:103:20: stdlib.h: No such file or directory
> scripts/fixdep.c:104:19: stdio.h: No such file or directory
> In file included from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i486-linux/3.3.3/include/syslimits.h:7,
>                  from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i486-linux/3.3.3/include/limits.h:11,
>                  from scripts/fixdep.c:105:
> /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i486-linux/3.3.3/include/limits.h:122:75: limits.h: No such
> file or directory
> scripts/fixdep.c:106:19: ctype.h: No such file or directory
> scripts/fixdep.c:107:24: netinet/in.h: No such file or directory
> scripts/fixdep.c: In function `usage':
> scripts/fixdep.c:121: warning: implicit declaration of function `fprintf'
> scripts/fixdep.c:121: error: `stderr' undeclared (first use in this function)
> scripts/fixdep.c:121: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
> scripts/fixdep.c:121: error: for each function it appears in.)
> scripts/fixdep.c:122: warning: implicit declaration of function `exit'
> scripts/fixdep.c: In function `print_cmdline':
> scripts/fixdep.c:127: warning: implicit declaration of function `printf'
> scripts/fixdep.c: At top level:
> scripts/fixdep.c:130: error: `NULL' undeclared here (not in a function)
> scripts/fixdep.c: In function `grow_config':
> scripts/fixdep.c:143: warning: implicit declaration of function `realloc'
> scripts/fixdep.c:143: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
> scripts/fixdep.c:144: error: `NULL' undeclared (first use in this function)
> scripts/fixdep.c:145: warning: implicit declaration of function `perror'
> scripts/fixdep.c: In function `is_defined_config':
> scripts/fixdep.c:161: warning: implicit declaration of function `memcmp'
> scripts/fixdep.c: In function `define_config':
> scripts/fixdep.c:174: warning: implicit declaration of function `memcpy'
> scripts/fixdep.c: In function `use_config':
> scripts/fixdep.c:193: error: `PATH_MAX' undeclared (first use in this function)
> scripts/fixdep.c:207: warning: implicit declaration of function `tolower'
> scripts/fixdep.c:193: warning: unused variable `s'
> scripts/fixdep.c: At top level:
> scripts/fixdep.c:212: error: syntax error before "size_t"
> scripts/fixdep.c:213: warning: function declaration isn't a prototype
> scripts/fixdep.c: In function `parse_config_file':
> scripts/fixdep.c:214: error: `map' undeclared (first use in this function)
> scripts/fixdep.c:214: error: `len' undeclared (first use in this function)
> scripts/fixdep.c:220: warning: implicit declaration of function `ntohl'
> scripts/fixdep.c:231: warning: implicit declaration of function `isalnum'
> scripts/fixdep.c: In function `strrcmp':
> scripts/fixdep.c:244: warning: implicit declaration of function `strlen'
> scripts/fixdep.c: In function `do_config_file':
> scripts/fixdep.c:255: error: storage size of `st' isn't known
> scripts/fixdep.c:259: warning: implicit declaration of function `open'
> scripts/fixdep.c:259: error: `O_RDONLY' undeclared (first use in this function)
> scripts/fixdep.c:261: error: `stderr' undeclared (first use in this function)
> scripts/fixdep.c:265: warning: implicit declaration of function `fstat'
> scripts/fixdep.c:267: warning: implicit declaration of function `close'
> scripts/fixdep.c:270: warning: implicit declaration of function `mmap'
> scripts/fixdep.c:270: error: `NULL' undeclared (first use in this function)
> scripts/fixdep.c:270: error: `PROT_READ' undeclared (first use in this function)
> scripts/fixdep.c:270: error: `MAP_PRIVATE' undeclared (first use in this function)
> scripts/fixdep.c:270: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
> scripts/fixdep.c:279: warning: implicit declaration of function `munmap'
> scripts/fixdep.c:255: warning: unused variable `st'
> scripts/fixdep.c: At top level:
> scripts/fixdep.c:284: error: syntax error before "size_t"
> scripts/fixdep.c:285: warning: function declaration isn't a prototype
> scripts/fixdep.c: In function `parse_dep_file':
> scripts/fixdep.c:286: error: `map' undeclared (first use in this function)
> scripts/fixdep.c:287: error: `len' undeclared (first use in this function)
> scripts/fixdep.c:289: error: `PATH_MAX' undeclared (first use in this function)
> scripts/fixdep.c:291: warning: implicit declaration of function `strchr'
> scripts/fixdep.c:293: error: `stderr' undeclared (first use in this function)
> scripts/fixdep.c:289: warning: unused variable `s'
> scripts/fixdep.c: In function `print_deps':
> scripts/fixdep.c:325: error: storage size of `st' isn't known
> scripts/fixdep.c:329: error: `O_RDONLY' undeclared (first use in this function)
> scripts/fixdep.c:331: error: `stderr' undeclared (first use in this function)
> scripts/fixdep.c:341: error: `NULL' undeclared (first use in this function)
> scripts/fixdep.c:341: error: `PROT_READ' undeclared (first use in this function)
> scripts/fixdep.c:341: error: `MAP_PRIVATE' undeclared (first use in this function)
> scripts/fixdep.c:341: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
> scripts/fixdep.c:325: warning: unused variable `st'
> scripts/fixdep.c: In function `traps':
> scripts/fixdep.c:360: error: `stderr' undeclared (first use in this function)
> make[1]: *** [scripts/fixdep] Error 1
> make: *** [scripts/fixdep] Error 2
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Trouble running make menuconfig with 2.6 and ruby patches

[<ca...@ar...>]

Hello,

I followed the howto:
http://linuxconsole.sourceforge.net/quick.html

But instead tried to use 2.6 stable downloaded from kernel.org and the ruby2.6
parts pulled from the cvs. 

When trying to run make menuconfig in the Kernel source tree I get the output at
the end of this message.

I'm using Debian Linux (Morphix KDE module). Am I missing some headers or libraries?

I may try this again with a 2.4 kernel while I await a response.

thanks,

Chris

  HOSTCC  scripts/fixdep
scripts/fixdep.c:97:23: sys/types.h: No such file or directory
scripts/fixdep.c:98:22: sys/stat.h: No such file or directory
scripts/fixdep.c:99:22: sys/mman.h: No such file or directory
scripts/fixdep.c:100:20: unistd.h: No such file or directory
scripts/fixdep.c:101:19: fcntl.h: No such file or directory
scripts/fixdep.c:102:20: string.h: No such file or directory
scripts/fixdep.c:103:20: stdlib.h: No such file or directory
scripts/fixdep.c:104:19: stdio.h: No such file or directory
In file included from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i486-linux/3.3.3/include/syslimits.h:7,
                 from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i486-linux/3.3.3/include/limits.h:11,
                 from scripts/fixdep.c:105:
/usr/lib/gcc-lib/i486-linux/3.3.3/include/limits.h:122:75: limits.h: No such
file or directory
scripts/fixdep.c:106:19: ctype.h: No such file or directory
scripts/fixdep.c:107:24: netinet/in.h: No such file or directory
scripts/fixdep.c: In function `usage':
scripts/fixdep.c:121: warning: implicit declaration of function `fprintf'
scripts/fixdep.c:121: error: `stderr' undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/fixdep.c:121: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
scripts/fixdep.c:121: error: for each function it appears in.)
scripts/fixdep.c:122: warning: implicit declaration of function `exit'
scripts/fixdep.c: In function `print_cmdline':
scripts/fixdep.c:127: warning: implicit declaration of function `printf'
scripts/fixdep.c: At top level:
scripts/fixdep.c:130: error: `NULL' undeclared here (not in a function)
scripts/fixdep.c: In function `grow_config':
scripts/fixdep.c:143: warning: implicit declaration of function `realloc'
scripts/fixdep.c:143: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
scripts/fixdep.c:144: error: `NULL' undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/fixdep.c:145: warning: implicit declaration of function `perror'
scripts/fixdep.c: In function `is_defined_config':
scripts/fixdep.c:161: warning: implicit declaration of function `memcmp'
scripts/fixdep.c: In function `define_config':
scripts/fixdep.c:174: warning: implicit declaration of function `memcpy'
scripts/fixdep.c: In function `use_config':
scripts/fixdep.c:193: error: `PATH_MAX' undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/fixdep.c:207: warning: implicit declaration of function `tolower'
scripts/fixdep.c:193: warning: unused variable `s'
scripts/fixdep.c: At top level:
scripts/fixdep.c:212: error: syntax error before "size_t"
scripts/fixdep.c:213: warning: function declaration isn't a prototype
scripts/fixdep.c: In function `parse_config_file':
scripts/fixdep.c:214: error: `map' undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/fixdep.c:214: error: `len' undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/fixdep.c:220: warning: implicit declaration of function `ntohl'
scripts/fixdep.c:231: warning: implicit declaration of function `isalnum'
scripts/fixdep.c: In function `strrcmp':
scripts/fixdep.c:244: warning: implicit declaration of function `strlen'
scripts/fixdep.c: In function `do_config_file':
scripts/fixdep.c:255: error: storage size of `st' isn't known
scripts/fixdep.c:259: warning: implicit declaration of function `open'
scripts/fixdep.c:259: error: `O_RDONLY' undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/fixdep.c:261: error: `stderr' undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/fixdep.c:265: warning: implicit declaration of function `fstat'
scripts/fixdep.c:267: warning: implicit declaration of function `close'
scripts/fixdep.c:270: warning: implicit declaration of function `mmap'
scripts/fixdep.c:270: error: `NULL' undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/fixdep.c:270: error: `PROT_READ' undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/fixdep.c:270: error: `MAP_PRIVATE' undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/fixdep.c:270: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
scripts/fixdep.c:279: warning: implicit declaration of function `munmap'
scripts/fixdep.c:255: warning: unused variable `st'
scripts/fixdep.c: At top level:
scripts/fixdep.c:284: error: syntax error before "size_t"
scripts/fixdep.c:285: warning: function declaration isn't a prototype
scripts/fixdep.c: In function `parse_dep_file':
scripts/fixdep.c:286: error: `map' undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/fixdep.c:287: error: `len' undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/fixdep.c:289: error: `PATH_MAX' undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/fixdep.c:291: warning: implicit declaration of function `strchr'
scripts/fixdep.c:293: error: `stderr' undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/fixdep.c:289: warning: unused variable `s'
scripts/fixdep.c: In function `print_deps':
scripts/fixdep.c:325: error: storage size of `st' isn't known
scripts/fixdep.c:329: error: `O_RDONLY' undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/fixdep.c:331: error: `stderr' undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/fixdep.c:341: error: `NULL' undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/fixdep.c:341: error: `PROT_READ' undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/fixdep.c:341: error: `MAP_PRIVATE' undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/fixdep.c:341: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
scripts/fixdep.c:325: warning: unused variable `st'
scripts/fixdep.c: In function `traps':
scripts/fixdep.c:360: error: `stderr' undeclared (first use in this function)
make[1]: *** [scripts/fixdep] Error 1
make: *** [scripts/fixdep] Error 2

Re: Kernel patching (Ruby) newbie

[Chris C. <ca...@ar...>]

I forgot to mention that I will be using multiple pci video cards (as
well as inbuilt SVGA) incase that comes up.

regards,

Chris

Kernel patching (Ruby) newbie

[Chris C. <ca...@ar...>]

Hello,

At the moment I'm just looking for some advice on where to start. I have
built kernels from source before but I have never patched one.

I would like to setup a 2.6 based system (although I will look at
another kernel if it is easier for learning) with at least two users
(through extra keyboard, mouse and monitor). I have only just started
playing around with Xinerama. 

I did see the "Multiple local XFree users under Linux" article
(http://cambuca.ldhs.cetuc.puc-rio.br/multiuser/) but decided to stop
following that path when I found out about this project.

Which kernel version should I use? How do I pull the needed files down
from CVS and apply the patch? If I have missed a howto somewhere please
point me to it.

Will I need to make changes to XFree86 as well?

I'm running Debian Sid if that makes any difference.

regards,

Chris Caston

Spurious keystrokes in VC consoles

[hugo v. <hug...@ca...>]

Hi Team!

I think Backstreet Ruby is the neatest thing
since canned beer and indoor plumbing, I am very
happy with it.

There is only one minor problem with either the
2.4.22 or 2.4.23 versions: spurious keystrokes
are produced on the vc console.

E.g.: I run SvgaTextMode so I get an fb quality
virtual console. Let's say I run mc there. Then I
switch to alt+ctrl+7 and do things. Then I switch
back to the vc and frequently mc for example
shows the menu for F6. So on that vc an F6 key
was detected.

It is no big deal because you do a two hop: only
switch to F7 from a vc that has nothing.

Is this a known problem?

A Merry Christmas and Happy Newyear to all.

Hugo.


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A4Tech fixme in 2.4.23

[hugo v. <hug...@ca...>]

Hi Aivils!

Thanks for putting the a4tech wheel mouse fix
into the 2.4.23 patch!

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Re: New fbcon attempt with test11bk9 & cvs ruby

[Aivils S. <Aiv...@un...>]

>> > I first tried a monolithic kernel with G550 framebuffer and fbcon.
>> > Unlike previous fbcon attempts this didn't oops!
>> > I got all the normal kernel initialization output,
>> > then init took over and ran the usual scripts.
>> > Everything was fine until it attempted to start xdm.
>> > Nothing happened after that.  I also didn't get any gettys
>> > so no opportunities to log in and no console switching.
>> >
>> > I also made a kernel without fbcon.  The same thing happened,
>> > it booted (this time with no console output after the framebuffer
>> > driver loaded) and got stuck later.  X didn't start.
>

Today 2.6.0-ruby reach public CVS.
With this version of ruby Your tests results should become
good replayable. Good or bad results - who knows.
Scientific touch needs for replayable results.

Aivils Stoss

ruby updates

[Aivils S. <Aiv...@un...>]

Hi All!


     Some time ago i put into CVS and 2.4.23 release nasty bug,
but understand what happen right now.
CVS - synced to 2.6.0 .
http://startx.times.lv/bruby-2.4.23-20031223.diff.bz2

Bug pop up randomly, because of wrong list usage. Now fixed in both
versions 2.4.23 and 2.6.0

Jump from 2.6.0-test9 to 2.6.0 - no changes.

Aivils Stoss

Re: New fbcon attempt with test11bk9 & cvs ruby

[Helge H. <hel...@ai...>]

On Mon, Dec 15, 2003 at 06:50:21PM +0100, Svetoslav Slavtchev wrote:
> > I compiled a new kernel today.  2.6.0-test11-bk9 with
> > today's cvs ruby-2.6
> > 
> > I first tried a monolithic kernel with G550 framebuffer and fbcon.
> > Unlike previous fbcon attempts this didn't oops!
> > I got all the normal kernel initialization output,
> > then init took over and ran the usual scripts.
> > Everything was fine until it attempted to start xdm.
> > Nothing happened after that.  I also didn't get any gettys
> > so no opportunities to log in and no console switching.
> > 
> > I also made a kernel without fbcon.  The same thing happened,
> > it booted (this time with no console output after the framebuffer
> > driver loaded) and got stuck later.  X didn't start.
> > 
> > My guess is some sort of Vt problem, as that prevents both
> > X and getty from starting.  I also noticed that the cvs update
> > updated vt.c
> 
> have you tried booting with only vga console built in -- no fbdrivers ?
> 
I tried 2.6.0 with ruby, fbcon and matroxfb as modules.
It booted, and vgacon came up as usual.  It ended with
"starting xdm" then nothing more happened.  No X, and
no login prompt.  
I could type on the vga console with the wrong keyboard, :-(
but there were no getty.

Helge Hafting

Re: New fbcon attempt with test11bk9 & cvs ruby

[Svetoslav S. <sv...@gm...>]

> I compiled a new kernel today.  2.6.0-test11-bk9 with
> today's cvs ruby-2.6
> 
> I first tried a monolithic kernel with G550 framebuffer and fbcon.
> Unlike previous fbcon attempts this didn't oops!
> I got all the normal kernel initialization output,
> then init took over and ran the usual scripts.
> Everything was fine until it attempted to start xdm.
> Nothing happened after that.  I also didn't get any gettys
> so no opportunities to log in and no console switching.
> 
> I also made a kernel without fbcon.  The same thing happened,
> it booted (this time with no console output after the framebuffer
> driver loaded) and got stuck later.  X didn't start.
> 
> My guess is some sort of Vt problem, as that prevents both
> X and getty from starting.  I also noticed that the cvs update
> updated vt.c

have you tried booting with only vga console built in -- no fbdrivers ?

i haven't tried latest cvs, but latest cvs with the attached patch reversed
/* a bit older cvs */ does work for me in case it's a modular build 
both fbcon and matroxfb 

best,

svetljo

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Re: Re: status xf86-430-prefbusid3.diff

[hugo v. <hug...@ca...>]

Thanks Andreas!

But I am doing this on Woody, not Sarge or Sid.
So the woody install worked well:

Using a woody installation with fvwm as winmgr.

Downloaded X4.3.0 1st 3 tarballs
Applied bruby patch + set fonts define to no.
make World
rename orig /usr/X11R6
make install
link fonts dir from renamed original.

gdm runs fine + both servers come up but...
*no mini buttons* on fvwm!

Want to install mozilla 1.5 with xft, so used
woody libxft2 + libxftdev from:
http://ftp.acc.umu.se/mirror/mirrors.evilgeniuses.org.uk/debian/backports/woody
add that in sources.list
apt-get install libxft2 libxft-dev
it also pulled in:
xbase-clients
xfree86-common
xlibs
xlibs-dev
x-window-system-core

Now X will not start: gets sig 11.

reinstall X: make install

Gues what? Now the minibuttons work!

So somehow something got overlaid right. Who
knows what. You know this stuff better than I do!

Regards,

Hugo.

















---- Begin Original Message ----

From: Andreas Schuldei <an...@sc...>
Sent: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 22:59:11 +0100
To: hugo vanwoerkom <hvw...@ly...>
CC: lin...@li...
Subject: Re: status xf86-430-prefbusid3.diff


* hugo vanwoerkom (hvw...@ly...) [031211
18:24]:
> 
> I found out: xf86-430-prefbusid3.diff hits
4.3.0 and does not match 4.3.0.1

it will be included right after the initial
debian 4.3. release,
including the patch that Ailvis wrote and i got
ready for
inclusion in the X packages.


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New fbcon attempt with test11bk9 & cvs ruby

[Helge H. <hel...@ai...>]

I compiled a new kernel today.  2.6.0-test11-bk9 with
today's cvs ruby-2.6

I first tried a monolithic kernel with G550 framebuffer and fbcon.
Unlike previous fbcon attempts this didn't oops!
I got all the normal kernel initialization output,
then init took over and ran the usual scripts.
Everything was fine until it attempted to start xdm.
Nothing happened after that.  I also didn't get any gettys
so no opportunities to log in and no console switching.

I also made a kernel without fbcon.  The same thing happened,
it booted (this time with no console output after the framebuffer
driver loaded) and got stuck later.  X didn't start.

My guess is some sort of Vt problem, as that prevents both
X and getty from starting.  I also noticed that the cvs update
updated vt.c

Helge Hafting