[debian-non-standard] Debian on FSG - status/help

tsr tsr.offentlig at tsr.se
Tue Jan 13 12:44:55 CET 2009


Tomasz Chmielewski wrote:
> tsr schrieb:
> 
>>>> - How is it going with the LEDs and buttons?
>>> They are "hardcoded" to reboot/shutdown initiated from within the 
>>> kernel.
>>>
>>
>> According to the nslu2-list someone named Rod was working with this, 
>> I'll get in touch with him.
> 
> Please tell us your findings.
> 

I will.

> 
>>>> - is there any configurable fan-deamon available?
>>> There is a fand when you look at openfsg.org (expect a few glitches 
>>> though).
>>>
>>
>> What are the glitches I can expect? Are they serious?
> 
> As I remember, I had to do few changes in the sources to make it work.
> However - fand reads temperature to set the fan speed.
> For some reason, _sometimes_ the temperature sensor was giving me 60 
> degrees (or 80?), even a few seconds after enabling the device. Which is 
> I think were totally wrong outputs.
> In turn, fand was setting the speed to maximum.
> It may be something with my device, maybe a newer kernel is needed...
> 
Ok, so nothing serious then, I'm more worried about it reading it too low :)

> 
>>>> More specific help wanted (that frankly is more general linux/Debian 
>>>> related than FSG):
>>>>
>>>> - marvell wireless: I've seen then maxtor-package containing some 
>>>> kind of driver for the card, but honestly I just don't understand 
>>>> what I should compile from it. Alternatevly I've found a menuconfig 
>>>> output showing the marvell as an option (but I seem can't to find it 
>>>> again - more digging) any pointers?
>>> I don't think you can compile it from these sources with a recent 
>>> kernel.
>>> You might try asking at linux-wireless list about the support for 
>>> this card - maybe something changed since August 2008.
>>
>> Well, I don't mind using an old kernel. The README in the 
>> MSSII-package say the kernel is from the 2.6 line. The kernel I am 
>> using atm in the FSG is the one you provided in the 
>> fsg-deploy-usb-package and that is a 2.6.20 so I'm prepared to give it 
>> a shot. Anyway I've been looking around and can't find any good 
>> instructions on how to compile only a module and also I don't know 
>> what exactly I should compile. Some help would be very much appreciated.
> 
> 2.6 line? What kernel exactly?

How do I find out?
> 
> 
>> I suspect that I need the header files for the 2.6.20 kernel (I don't 
>> mind downloading the whole source tree) but I need to know if you made 
>> any changes from the official release to suit the fsg before you put 
>> it in the deploy-tar. If so I would like to get those sources from 
>> somewhere.
> 
> I guess there were some changes, but it shouldn't interfere with 
> anything wireless-related.
> 
> Try asking at linux-wireless mailing list about support for this card.
> 

Will do.

Thanks again.



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