How to edit boot configuration

  • Hi all!



    I want to add some lines to the boot configuration in order to add USB serial adapter support to the dreambox 800:


    CONFIG_USB_SERIAL=m
    CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_GENERIC=y



    But I have no idea in which file I have to put these lines! :confused_face:



    Some information about the environment: I already have bitbaker, git and all that stuff installed. But I am not a linux professional... :kissing_face:

  • I am not quite sure, but after intensively exercizing the bitbaker-, openembedded-, opendreambox- toolchain and its directorys, I guess the file is lokated here:


    /openembedded/packages/linux/linux-dm800/dm800_defconfig



    I will try to edit this file and build a new image. Let´s see if this was a bull´s eye... :face_with_open_mouth:

  • Hi all!




    Adding those lines in the dm800_defconfig has no effect on the running modules (listed by lsmod).


    Maybe the openembedded-toolchain also somehow needs the module object file?


    If so, where should I get that file and where shall I put it in order to create a working image?




    In other communitys I found out that this could be possible:




    insmod /lib/modules/2.6.9/kernel/drivers/usb/serial/usbserial.ko




    But in the dm800, there are only these drivers:


    Code
    root@dm800:/lib/modules/2.6.12-5.1-brcmstb-dm800/kernel/drivers/usb# ls -l 
    drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Jan 1 1970 input 
    drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Jan 1 1970 mon 
    drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Jan 1 1970 storage

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  • Hi Satman!


    Thanks for that quick answer!


    I copied the file to /tmp (as described in http://dream.reichholf.net/wik…einstallation_eines_Paket).


    But I get this error:


    Code
    # ipkg install /tmp/kernel-modules_2.6.12-r13_dm800.ipk 
    Installing kernel-modules (2.6.12-r13) to root... 
    Nothing to be done 
    An error ocurred, return value: 1. 
    Collected errors: 
    ERROR: Cannot satisfy the following dependencies for kernel-modules: 
    kernel-module-aes kernel-module-anubis kernel-module-arc4 kernel-module-blowfish kernel-module-cast5 kernel-module-cast6 kernel-module-crc32c kernel-module-crypto-null kernel-module-deflate kernel-module-khazad kernel-module-md4 kernel-module-michael-mic kernel-module-serpent kernel-module-sha1 kernel-module-sha256 kernel-module-sha512 kernel-module-tcrypt kernel-module-tea kernel-module-tgr192 kernel-module-twofish kernel-module-wp512 kernel-module-cryptoloop kernel-module-nbd kernel-module-pktcdvd kernel-module-aoe kernel-module-bcm203x kernel-module-bfusb kernel-module-bpa10x kernel-module-hci-usb kernel-module-cpufreq-conservative kernel-module-cpufreq-ondemand kernel-module-cpufreq-powersave kernel-module-cpufreq-userspace kernel-module-evbug kernel-module-joydev kernel-module-mousedev kernel-module-dm-crypt kernel-module-dm-emc kernel-module-dm-mirror kernel-module-dm-mod kernel-module-dm-multipath kernel-module-dm-round-robin kernel-module-dm-snapshot kernel-module-dm-zero 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  • Okay, it´s time for the next step:


    I have to use the generic driver now by calling "modprobe usbserial vendor=0x0E6A product=0x0101". But this produces an error ("Unknown symbol in module (-1): No such file or directory" and dmesg: "usbserial: Unknown parameter 'vendor'") because this specific call needs a kernel compiled with the option "CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_GENERIC=y".




    These were my steps now:


    1. As I mentioned before, I added both lines in /openembedded/packages/linux/linux-dm800/dm800_defconfig


    2. I compiled the image with bitbake


    3. I flashed the new image on the DM800


    4. I installed your package (thanks a lot!)


    5. I tried "modprobe usbserial vendor=0x0E6A product=0x0101", but the generic driver still doesn´t seem to be loaded (dmesg: "usbserial: Unknown parameter 'vendor').



    What could have gone wrong? How can I check whether the new kernel options has been set or not? Thanks in advance!


  • These were my steps now:


    1. As I mentioned before, I added both lines in /openembedded/packages/linux/linux-dm800/dm800_defconfig


    2. I compiled the image with bitbake


    After changing dm800_defconfig you have to rebuild the kernel.


    Code
    1. cd dm8000/build/
    2. source ./env.source
    3. bitbake -cclean linux-dm800
    4. bitbake linux-dm800
  • After changing dm800_defconfig you have to rebuild the kernel.


    Code
    1. cd dm8000/build/
    2. source ./env.source
    3. bitbake -cclean linux-dm800
    4. bitbake linux-dm800

    after these steps :
    do I expect usbserial ipk file at /..../build/tmp/deploy/ipk ?