Returning from Indonesia, I continued my Freebsd porting attempt to the Emprex NSD-100. So far it’s going quite well. I took the FA526 CPU support from NetBSD, I use the 8250 driver for the UART, and default EHCI driver. I got stuck for a while on the EHCI part until Hans Petter Selasky pointed me that there might a problem in the busdma/cache handling. With the EHCI part fixed, I can get to the userland, booting from USB stick.
The remaining drivers that needs to be written are the OHCI and network. The OHCI shouldn’t take too much time, but I think the network will take quite a long time.
I was planning to clean up, and release the code today, but I was busy with something else, so may be I will release the code in the next few days. For those of you who are curious about the boot log, here it is:
KDB: debugger backends: ddb KDB: current backend: ddb Copyright (c) 1992-2009 The FreeBSD Project. Copyright (c) 1979, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. FreeBSD is a registered trademark of The FreeBSD Foundation. FreeBSD 8.0-CURRENT #169: Sun May 10 01:25:55 WIT 2009 yohanes@cameron:/usr/home/yohanes/freebsd/freebsd/src/sys/arm/compile/CNS11XXNAS WARNING: DIAGNOSTIC option enabled, expect reduced performance. Preloaded elf kernel "elf kernel" at 0xc12d30b8. unknown CPU (ID = 0x66015261) WB enabled LABT 16KB/16B 2-way Instruction cache 16KB/16B 2-way write-back-locking-B Data cache real memory = 67108864 (64 MB) Physical memory chunk(s): 00000000 - 0xffffff, 16777216 bytes (4096 pages) 0x1337000 - 0x3eaefff, 45580288 bytes (11128 pages) avail memory = 61718528 (58 MB) ULE: setup cpu 0 nfslock: pseudo-device null: <null device, zero device> random: <entropy source, Software, Yarrow> mem: <memory> econaarm0: <ECONA device bus> on motherboard econa add children econa add child econa_ic addr 7d000000 econa add child uart addr 78000000 econa add child timer addr 79000000 econa add child ehci addr f8000000 econa_alloc_resource start 00000000 end ffffffff, count = 00000008 econa_alloc_resource start 00000000 end ffffffff, count = 00000008 econa_alloc_resource start 78000000 end 78ffffff, count = 01000000 sys_res_memory Alloc OK econa_alloc_resource start 00000000 end ffffffff, count = 00000008 econa_alloc_resource start 00000000 end ffffffff, count = 00000008 econa_alloc_resource start 78000000 end 78ffffff, count = 01000000 sys_res_memory Alloc OK uart0: <Non-standard ns8250 class UART with FIFOs> mem 0x78000000-0x78ffffff irq 10 on econaarm0 econa_alloc_resource start 00000000 end ffffffff, count = 00000008 econa_alloc_resource start 78000000 end 78ffffff, count = 01000000 sys_res_memory Alloc OK econa_alloc_resource start 00000000 end ffffffff, count = 00000001 econa_alloc_resource start 0000000a end 0000000a, count = 00000001 sys_res_irq Alloc OK uart0: [FILTER] uart0: fast interrupt uart0: console (38461,n,8,1) timer0: <Econa CPU Timer> mem 0x79000000-0x79ffffff irq 0,1 on econaarm0 econa_alloc_resource start 00000000 end ffffffff, count = 00000001 econa_alloc_resource start 79000000 end 79ffffff, count = 01000000 sys_res_memory Alloc OK econa_alloc_resource start 00000000 end ffffffff, count = 00000001 econa_alloc_resource start 00000000 end 00000000, count = 00000001 sys_res_irq Alloc OK STR9100 CPU Clock: 200 MHz HZ = 100 reload value = 500000 IRQ Timer1 at int #0x0 clock 100000000(Hz) timer0: [FILTER] DONE timer done00000000 ehci probe ehci probe ehci0: <CNS11XX USB EHCI> mem 0xf8000000-0xffffffff irq 24 on econaarm0 econa_alloc_resource start 00000000 end ffffffff, count = 00000001 econa_alloc_resource start f8000000 end ffffffff, count = 08000000 sys_res_memory Alloc OK econa_alloc_resource start 00000000 end ffffffff, count = 00000001 econa_alloc_resource start 00000018 end 00000018, count = 00000001 sys_res_irq Alloc OK add USB device setup intr ehci0: [MPSAFE] ehci0: [ITHREAD] init ehci usbus0: EHCI version 1.0 probe and attach usbus0: <CNS11XX USB EHCI> on ehci0 done initcloks enabling timer Timecounter "CPU Timer" frequency 50000000 Hz quality 1000 Timecounters tick every 10.000 msec usbus0: 480Mbps High Speed USB v2.0 WARNING: DIAGNOSTIC option enabled, expect reduced performance. ugen0.1: <Cavium> at usbus0 uhub0: <Cavium EHCI root HUB, class 9/0, rev 2.00/1.00, addr 1> on usbus0 uhub0: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered ugen0.2: <Kingston> at usbus0 umass0: <Kingston DataTraveler 2.0, class 0/0, rev 2.00/1.00, addr 2> on usbus0 umass0: SCSI over Bulk-Only; quirks = 0x0000 register sim 0 scanning the sim umass0:0:0:-1: Attached to scbus0 (probe0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): TEST UNIT READY. CDB: 0 0 0 0 0 0 (probe0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): CAM Status: SCSI Status Error (probe0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): SCSI Status: Check Condition (probe0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): UNIT ATTENTION asc:28,0 (probe0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): Not ready to ready change, medium may have changed (probe0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): (probe0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): TEST UNIT READY. CDB: 0 0 0 0 0 0 (probe0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): UNIT ATTENTION asc:28,0 (probe0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): Not ready to ready change, medium may have changed Retrying Command (per Sense Data) (probe0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): Retrying Command pass0 at umass-sim0 bus 0 target 0 lun 0 pass0: <Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 1.00> Removable Direct Access SCSI-2 device pass0: 40.000MB/s transfers da0 at umass-sim0 bus 0 target 0 lun 0 da0: <Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 1.00> Removable Direct Access SCSI-2 device da0: 40.000MB/s transfers da0: 1906MB (3903578 512 byte sectors: 255H 63S/T 242C) GEOM: new disk da0 GEOM_LABEL: Label for provider da0s1a is ufsid/4a01b053676144f3. GEOM_LABEL: Label for provider da0s1a is ufs/FreeBSDonUSB. root_mount_prepare 100 Manual root filesystem specification: <fstype>:<device> Mount <device> using filesystem <fstype> eg. ufs:/dev/da0a ? List valid disk boot devices <empty line> Abort manual input mountroot> ufs:da0s1a Trying to mount root from ufs:da0s1a warning: no time-of-day clock registered, system time will not be set accurately start_init: trying /sbin/init Enter full pathname of shell or RETURN for /bin/sh: # ls / .snap dev media root usr COPYRIGHT etc mnt sbin var bin lib proc sys boot libexec rescue tmp
I think the linux-kernel would need a new patch for network also as network disconnects while transfering data using samba:
Global threshold reached.
eth0 status:00000011
GSW_MAC_PORT_0_CONFIG:00423DF5
GSW_MAC_PORT_1_CONFIG:00463D96
Global threshold reached and Port 0 queue threshold reached.
Global threshold reached.
eth0 status:00000011
GSW_MAC_PORT_0_CONFIG:00423DF5
GSW_MAC_PORT_1_CONFIG:00463D96
Global threshold reached and Port 0 queue threshold reached.
Global threshold reached.
eth0 status:00000011
GSW_MAC_PORT_0_CONFIG:00423DF5
GSW_MAC_PORT_1_CONFIG:00463D96
Global threshold reached and Port 0 queue threshold reached.
Global threshold reached.
eth0 status:00000011
GSW_MAC_PORT_0_CONFIG:00423DF5
GSW_MAC_PORT_1_CONFIG:00463D96
Global threshold reached and Port 0 queue threshold reached.
Global threshold reached.
eth0 status:00000011
GSW_MAC_PORT_0_CONFIG:00423DF5
GSW_MAC_PORT_1_CONFIG:00463D96
Global threshold reached and Port 0 queue threshold reached.
Global threshold reached.
eth0 status:00000011
GSW_MAC_PORT_0_CONFIG:00423DF5
GSW_MAC_PORT_1_CONFIG:00463D96
Global threshold reached and Port 0 queue threshold reached.
Global threshold reached.
eth0 status:00000011
GSW_MAC_PORT_0_CONFIG:00423DF5
GSW_MAC_PORT_1_CONFIG:00463D96
Global threshold reached and Port 0 queue threshold reached.
Global threshold reached.
eth0 status:00000011
GSW_MAC_PORT_0_CONFIG:00423DF5
GSW_MAC_PORT_1_CONFIG:00463D96
Global threshold reached and Port 0 queue threshold reached.
The binary kernel that i uploaded have the debugging set, and it will make the network stop when receiving large number of packets. I will upload new binary with the debugging disabled.
Thank you! 🙂 Great work, as always!
Manuel
Do you mean this
CONFIG_DEBUG_USER=y ?
If I created the zImage do I need to set the machtype with devio?
No, not that one, in the top of drivers/net/star9104.c
Comment this line:
#define REPORT_STATUS
so it becomes:
//#define REPORT_STATUS
compiled the kernel without REPORT_STATUS. The messages are gone but the lags when using samba do remain. I got no idea whats wrong…
Today I patched to latest (2.6.29.3) stable kernel and compiled/flashed without any problems. I build the modules and recreated the whole debian filesystem. After that I did a dist-upgrade and configured the system. The system seems to run much better but samba errors still occur.
When can we expect the code?
hi all
I try to flash star-20092008.bin to my nsd-100, but after restart, it don’t work anymore…I want to make a serial port, but the http://kildall.apana.org.au/~cjb/wordpress/archives/258
is no longer exist..
Can anyone show the pictures to make a serial port ? thx
Hi,
There is a NAS based on SRT9104: the Procare eShare / Fibrionic F-Share / Pearl.de PX2019 NAS.
Description: http://www.pearl.de/a-PX2019-1220.shtml
Firmware: http://www.pearl.de/support/index.jsp?catid=1220
GPL sources: ftp://ftp.pearl.de/treiber/PX2019_12_80124.zip
¿Is the gpl source code useful for you?
Best regards,
Rubik2k