CTPCI and USB card

[Latz]

Hi,

Another kernel to test, let's see how it goes.

Again, only tested regarding network functions:
SUCCESS
mint060_pcibios2 works correct here (exept my upload problem), like trunk2101 with disabled pciwrapper.
Tested NFS, Litchi and some web apps.

Great work, David!!

Latz

[wongck]

Another kernel to test, let's see how it goes.

Great that Latz got it working.

I downloaded Mint-F51 distribution into my Falcon. copied the new David's binaries #2. Adjusted my MINT.CNF and XaAEX.CNF.
But I get a OS killed error...
I also restored the original f51 mint060.prg.
Same happened.....

[Latz]

Hi,

this is when loading the rtl8139.xif driver. Are you shure that you use the correct .xif?
Perhaps your C: is corrupted (run "dosfsck -a" or "-r" like suggested)?

I use this build for testing Davids new kernels, if that helps:
https://github.com/freemint/freemint.github.io/tree/master/builds/freemint/master/old

Latz

[Galvez]

Perhaps Latz didn't trigger the error because his kernel was running without memory protection and Wongck with it. I'm going to check if there is something that can trigger a memory violation in the code.

Thanks for the feed back!

[Latz]

Yes, correct. No memory protection here.

Latz

[Galvez]

Yes, correct. No memory protection here.

Latz

Could you please test with memory protection enable to see if crashes also for you?

Thanks

[Kroll]

Hi all,
today I received a repaired falcon mainboard from my friend and installed CT63, CTPCI and all 3 cards. Falcon 060 is working again.
I am very happy that I will return to the tests, but I have been out of circulation for the last few weeks. Please brief instructions, what should I install the latest freemint, mint060_pcibios_2.zip, you test the USB card, what devices do you connect, keyboard, mouse and pendrive?

Thank you in advance

[Galvez]

Hi Kroll, great to read about your Falcon working again.

Over the latest FreeMiNT official snapshot install the kernel in mint060_pcibios_2.zip. Then let's try first only the network card function, without and with memory protection so we can see if Wongck's crash can be replicated.

[wongck]

Hi guys,
Saw the issue with my setup when I got up this morning.
I hope that it was not because I transferred the Mint-F51 via the (new found) thumb drive.
Guess I go back to my network to do the transfer later after I restore from backup.

[wongck]

Perhaps your C: is corrupted (run "dosfsck -a" or "-r" like suggested)?

I cannot run this dosfsck on C;
tells me "cannot lock" or something like that.

I place it inside my MInt.CNF.... also have this statement.
So I do not know how to run this command on C:.

it runs well on my E: which is fat32, just not C:.

Any ideas?

BTW, I wipe my entire c: and restored from backup. Good thing was it took 15 mins or so, bad news is my last backup was from Oct 2017. I need to put back a lot of stuff and I hope I remember how.

[Latz]

Hi,

Could you please test with memory protection enable to see if crashes also for you?

Tested with memory protection enabled:
mint060_pcibios_2 works correct here regarding network functions. No crash, no problems (like always exept my upload issue...)
Like i said before: Great work!

I cannot run this dosfsck on C;
tells me "cannot lock" or something like that.

Use "init=u:/bin/bash" in mint.cnf.
Perhaps another (auto folder-) program locks drive C:? Is dosfsck or bash located on drive C:?
"dosfsck c:" works good here on FAT16, too.

Regards,
Latz

[Latz]

Hi Kroll,

Falcon 060 is working again.

Great to hear that!! What was wrong??

Latz

[wongck]

Yes, David's 2nd mint.prg is working with my system.
Tested networking ..... OK
Tested keyboard...... OK.
Cannot test mouse because XaAES not working for this Mint-F51.

Great job David.

Took me 2 hrs just to get Mint-F51 to load XaAES( this is a record time for me to install Mint, normally 10 minutes will do )
No wonder Mikro told me to just use init=/bin/bash..... it's a good hint but would save me more time if told me about the folders.
And after this 2 hrs, just to find out that XaAES crashes on loading.
Turn off memory protection.... same crash.

[Galvez]

Great! thanks a lot guys. I'll push the fix to freemint's github repo.

[wongck]

Great! thanks a lot guys. I'll push the fix to freemint's github repo.

Thanks.
So tomorrow's snapshot build will have this fix ?

[wongck]

I use this build for testing Davids new kernels, if that helps:
https://github.com/freemint/freemint.github.io/tree/master/builds/freemint/master/old

So I followed Latz and went back to the old school installation, much better.
I get all the way to the the desktop on 1st configuration
Something mixing up the 1-19-cur and 1-19-f51 folders in the new school installation that leads to crashing.

Anyway, further testing done
1. mouse - OK but it is still moving erratically as per the Mikro built.
2. USB thumb drive - OK able to read write to it.

So CTPCI network and USB functions are back

[Galvez]

Great! thanks a lot guys. I'll push the fix to freemint's github repo.

Thanks.
So tomorrow's snapshot build will have this fix ?

Already there, I've just pushed the commits and thanks to Miro's work snapshots now are made whenever commits are pushed.

[mikro]

Please brief instructions, what should I install the latest freemint, mint060_pcibios_2.zip, you test the USB card, what devices do you connect, keyboard, mouse and pendrive?

Thanks to David and others, the instructions are now plain simple: just download the latest snapshot (https://github.com/freemint/freemint.gi ... 87-020.zip), rename mintxxx.prg in your AUTO folder, depack everything to C:, set desktop in xaaes.cnf and tell me whether everything works (your network & usb card).

That will confirm that https://github.com/freemint/freemint/issues/71 can be really closed as you have been my main tester. :-)

[wongck]

Already there, I've just pushed the commits and thanks to Miro's work snapshots now are made whenever commits are pushed.

Downloaded it the "old school" trunk version, noticed it was build 3 hrs ago when I d/l it.

Installed and tested, all working as expected . Network, USB mouse, USB keyboard and USB thumb drive.

Thanks !!

[Latz]

Hi,

thank you mikro and David for this great support!!

I removed my USB card. It´s a VIA Technologies with chip "VT6212L". So this card can be listed as
"not working".

@wongck, can you please tell me which card you use?

Regards,
Latz

[wongck]

As mentioned by David, only USB NEC board using an NEC D720101 is working.
https://www.ebay.com/p/5-Port-NEC-D7201 ... /688427528

I got mine may be 5 years ago two of them. One cannot be detected at all.
The other working but may be not working 100% I though all ports should work. There are 5 ports.

[Kroll]

Hi Kroll,

Falcon 060 is working again.

Great to hear that!! What was wrong??

Latz

Hi Latz,
Nothing serious, As I was talking with a friend who repaired it, only some small things improved on the 030 board, it was a problem with the falcon main board, not with the CT63

[Kroll]

Thanks to David and others, the instructions are now plain simple: just download the latest snapshot (https://github.com/freemint/freemint.gi ... 87-020.zip), rename mintxxx.prg in your AUTO folder, depack everything to C:, set desktop in xaaes.cnf and tell me whether everything works (your network & usb card).

The above link does not work and I do not know where to download this version freemint-1-19-187-020.zip

[Ektus]

Go to https://github.com/freemint/freemint.gi ... master/new and select the newest build from there. I guess the "187" is an abbreviated build identifier, 020 being the target architecture.


Regards
Ektus.

[mikro]

Yep, there has been a newer commit making the current 'latest' obsolete. Sorry for the confusion.