On 09/21/2016 07:16 AM, Mohammed Berdai wrote: > On 09/20/2016 10:47 PM, Hauke Mehrtens wrote: >> On 09/20/2016 10:57 PM, Mohammed Berdai wrote: >>> On 09/18/2016 04:18 PM, Hauke Mehrtens wrote: >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I updated the ar7 target to kernel 4.4 in this branch: >>>> https://git.lede-project.org/?p=lede/hauke/staging.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/heads/kernel-4.4 >>>> >>>> If you have any device supported by this target please test it and >>>> report back if the ar7 target is still working with kernel 4.4 like >>>> with the old kernel or if you see new problems. Please report back if it >>>> worked and if it does not work. I only compile tested this because I do >>>> not have this hardware. >>>> >>>> Having the target at kennel 4.4 is a requirement to get it into the next >>>> release. >>>> >>>> Hauke >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Lede-dev mailing list >>>> Lede-dev@lists.infradead.org >>>> http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/lede-dev >>>> >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I tested your git rep before kernel 4.4 commit and after it. >>> >>> I have Dlink DSL-624 and DSL-524. They have identical hardware. The former >>> has a Wifi card. >>> >>> I have already tested John's (blogic)) repo when he tried to port AR7 to >>> 4.4 and reported back. >>> >>> These are the results: >>> >>> before 4.4 commit (kernel 3.18.29): >>> * Ethernet ports work (ping works) >>> * via UART, boot msgs appear almost normal except two/three lines >>> * also via UART, greeting msg and results of commands appear scrambled >>> however, >>> late msgs from boot like random: nonblocking pool is initialized >>> still appear normal >>> >>> >>> after 4.4 commit: >>> * no response from pinging at 192.168.1.1. In some rare cases I get only >>> one response during early boot. >>> * large portion of boot msgs get omitted after 10 seconds >>> * no results are shown when issuing commands via UART. >>> >>> >>> These issues happened exactly the same as John's attempt to port 4.4 two >>> months ago >> Hi Mohammed, >> >> Thank you for the information. Have you every tried kernel 4.1 in LEDE? >> To know if kernel 4.1 also has these problems would help to narrow the >> problems down. >> >> Hauke >> > > Hi, > > No, I didn't try 4.1. > > I tried different serial speeds with different terminals > (minicom/picocom/putty/cutecom). For 3.18.29 entering Fail-safe lines appear > scrambled the remaining output lines appear normal. > > Dlink DSL-524 and DSL-624 both have only 16MB of ram.
The UART on this platform has always acted funky, was the serial_kludge patch properly forward ported? -- Florian _______________________________________________ Lede-dev mailing list Lede-dev@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/lede-dev
