Dreamplug 3.3 alternate new kernel

[spinifex]

Untested at this stage.

This kernel is for Dreamplugs only and addresses a few issues including the new U-Boot(s) that use a different machine id.

You can download at
      http://www.spinifex.net/plugs/downloads/dreamplug/kernel/dreamplug-3.3.tar.xz

Install instructions are at
     http://www.spinifex.net/plugs/downloads/dreamplug/kernel/README.kernel

The alternate features are described at
    http://www.plugcomputer.org/plugforum/index.php?topic=6063.msg19900#msg19900

[Juanjo]

FYI

Seems that there is a new hardware revision for the DreamPlugs, I got a batch with 512MB NAND Flash:

http://www.plugcomputer.org/plugforum/index.php?topic=6098.0

[majedalanni]

Hi, I updated my dreamplug but the access point not work any idea?

Thanks
Mike

[majedalanni]

Also my device version is 0801.
can you tell me what I'm missing?

[spinifex]

Its probably just a case of blacklisting the libertas and mwifiex drivers.
Post the output    from

# lsmod

[majedalanni]

root@debian:~# lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
ipt_MASQUERADE          1816  1
iptable_nat             3765  1
nf_nat                 13864  2 ipt_MASQUERADE,iptable_nat
nf_conntrack_ipv4      11004  3 iptable_nat,nf_nat
nf_conntrack           51460  4 ipt_MASQUERADE,iptable_nat,nf_nat,nf_conntrack_ipv4
nf_defrag_ipv4           967  1 nf_conntrack_ipv4
ip_tables              10266  1 iptable_nat
x_tables               12052  3 ipt_MASQUERADE,iptable_nat,ip_tables
bridge                 71993  0
stp                     1306  1 bridge
llc                     3217  2 bridge,stp
rfcomm                 47522  0
bnep                    9307  2
ipv6                  235372  19 bridge
snd_usb_audio          73481  0
snd_pcm                59774  1 snd_usb_audio
snd_page_alloc          4691  1 snd_pcm
snd_hwdep               4841  1 snd_usb_audio
snd_usbmidi_lib        15697  1 snd_usb_audio
snd_seq_midi            3850  0
snd_seq_midi_event      4667  1 snd_seq_midi
snd_rawmidi            15534  2 snd_usbmidi_lib,snd_seq_midi
btmrvl_sdio             8827  0
snd_seq                44766  2 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
btmrvl                 12949  1 btmrvl_sdio
snd_timer              16563  2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device          4741  3 snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
snd                    35720  8 snd_usb_audio,snd_pcm,snd_hwdep,snd_usbmidi_lib,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
soundcore                708  1 snd
bluetooth             199537  12 rfcomm,bnep,btmrvl_sdio,btmrvl
cfg80211              155739  1 libertas
rfkill                  9684  3 bluetooth,cfg80211
mv_cesa                 9262  0

my /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf


root@debian:/etc/modprobe.d# cat blacklist.conf
# This file lists modules which will not be loaded as the result of
# alias expansion, with the purpose of preventing the hotplug subsystem
# to load them. It does not affect autoloading of modules by the kernel.
# This file is provided by the udev package.

# evbug is a debug tool and should be loaded explicitly
blacklist evbug

# these drivers are very simple, the HID drivers are usually preferred
blacklist usbmouse
blacklist usbkbd

# replaced by e100
blacklist eepro100

# replaced by tulip
blacklist de4x5

# replaced by tmscsim
blacklist am53c974

# these watchdog drivers break some systems
blacklist iTCO_wdt

blacklist libertas
blacklist libertas_sdio
#blacklist uap8xxx

[spinifex]

if you are not using bluetooth

blacklist

btmrvl and btmrvl_sdio

You might have to explicitly load uap8xxxx

with

# modprobe uap8xxx

[majedalanni]

root@debian:/# modprobe uap8xxx
FATAL: Module uap8xxx not found


but I did download SDLAN for 3.3.0 and extract it in extra folder and then insmod mcypt and sd8xxx then I got mlan0, do some iwconfig mode and essid it working as ad-hoc only


don't laugh I don't know how i do that

[spinifex]

sdlan is for managed/adhoc mode good to hear it works.
Let me investigate and referesh my memory about uap8xxx and 3.3

[medve540]

Hi,
I have a problem with setting up bluetooth.

Code:

root@dreamplug-debian:~# /etc/init.d/bluetooth start

Starting bluetooth:Illegal instruction

Before that it exited with segmentation fault. I solved it by installing libcap-ng0_0.6.6-1_armel.deb from Ubuntu's repo as suggested here.

Before that I saw error messages in dmesg:

Bluetooth: request_firmware(helper) failed, error code = -2
Bluetooth: Failed to download helper!
Bluetooth: sbi_interrupt(dfa37400) card or priv is NULL, card=de81f340
Bluetooth: Downloading firmware failed!

The solution according to this is to create these symbolic links:

Code:

root@dreamplug-debian:~# ln -s /lib/firmware/mrvl/sd8688_helper.bin /lib/firmware/sd8688_helper.bin
root@dreamplug-debian:~# ln -s /lib/firmware/mrvl/sd8688.bin /lib/firmware/sd8688.bin

But I stucked here. Any idea?