Hi,
Just let you know:
I have flushed a wrong bootloader for my Gdium and it can not boot
now, So, no machine to validate the left drivers ;-(
Regards,
Wu Zhangjin
2010/11/22 包孟謙 <bao.mengq...@gmail.com>:
> Dear Wu Zhangjin,
>
> 2010/11/22 wu zhangjin <wuzhang...@gmail.com>
>>
>> 2010/11/22 包孟謙 <bao.mengq...@gmail.com>:
>> > 2010/11/22 wu zhangjin <wuzhang...@gmail.com>
>> >>
>> >> 2010/11/22 包孟謙 <bao.mengq...@gmail.com>:
>> >> > On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 2:34 AM, wu zhangjin <wuzhang...@gmail.com>
>> >> > wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Hi, Julien
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 1:15 AM, julien forgeat
>> >> >> <julienforg...@gmail.com>
>> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >> > On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 10:53 AM, wu zhangjin
>> >> >> > <wuzhang...@gmail.com>
>> >> >> > wrote:
>> >> >> >> On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 5:11 AM, <bao.mengq...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >> >>> Once again: thanks a lot, this is great news!
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>> Since your last update I have been busy rolling kernels with the
>> >> >> >>> updated sources but soon suspended my efforts when I felt that
>> >> >> >>> the
>> >> >> >>> Gdium was overheating due to lm_sensors not being functional and
>> >> >> >>> thus
>> >> >> >>> fancontrol not operating the fan.
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>> One question remains: now that the 'master' branch has been
>> >> >> >>> updated
>> >> >> >>> with improved gdium support, is the 'gdium' branch deprecated?
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Yes, I will drop the /dev/gdium branch.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Regards,
>> >> >> >> Wu Zhangjin
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>> On 01:12 15 Nov 10, wu zhangjin wrote:
>> >> >> >>>> Hi, all
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> New status of linux-loongson-community for Gdium:
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> Sensors, Backlight, Function/Hotkey, AC/battery drivers work
>> >> >> >>>> with
>> >> >> >>>> arch/mips/configs/gdium_small_defconfig, but sound and
>> >> >> >>>> pm/suspend
>> >> >> >>>> still not work.
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> 1. Sensors
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> lm75 driver must be enabled as y or m, then you can use
>> >> >> >>>> 'sensors'
>> >> >> >>>> command to get the board(or cpu? not sure) temperature.
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> 2. Backlight
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> pwm_backlight common driver(CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_PWM) must be
>> >> >> >>>> enabled
>> >> >> >>>> as
>> >> >> >>>> y
>> >> >> >>>> or m, then you can use kpowersave or gnome-power-manager to
>> >> >> >>>> change
>> >> >> >>>> the
>> >> >> >>>> backlight, or you can use the interface
>> >> >> >>>> /sys/class/backlight/pwm-backlight/brightness directly.
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> 3. Function/Hotkey drivers(include hid-gdium and gdium_laptop)
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> All of the Fn key should work now(except the ones for the
>> >> >> >>>> volume/mute
>> >> >> >>>> changing).
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> CONFIG_HID_GDIUM and CONFIG_GDIUM_LAPTOP must be enabled as y
>> >> >> >>>> or
>> >> >> >>>> m.
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> With the help of function key, you can change the backlight via
>> >> >> >>>> Fn+F8/F9.
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> More function key maps are defined as follows:
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> drivers/hid/hid-gdium.c:
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> { KEY_F1, KEY_CAMERA },
>> >> >> >>>> { KEY_F2, KEY_CONNECT },
>> >> >> >>>> { KEY_F3, KEY_MUTE },
>> >> >> >>>> { KEY_F4, KEY_VOLUMEUP},
>> >> >> >>>> { KEY_F5, KEY_VOLUMEDOWN },
>> >> >> >>>> { KEY_F6, KEY_SWITCHVIDEOMODE },
>> >> >> >>>> { KEY_F7, KEY_F19 }, /* F7+12. Have to use
>> >> >> >>>> existant
>> >> >> >>>> keycodes */
>> >> >> >>>> { KEY_F8, KEY_BRIGHTNESSUP },
>> >> >> >>>> { KEY_F9, KEY_BRIGHTNESSDOWN },
>> >> >> >>>> { KEY_F10, KEY_SLEEP },
>> >> >> >>>> { KEY_F11, KEY_PROG1 },
>> >> >> >>>> { KEY_F12, KEY_PROG2 },
>> >> >> >>>> { KEY_UP, KEY_PAGEUP },
>> >> >> >>>> { KEY_DOWN, KEY_PAGEDOWN },
>> >> >> >>>> { KEY_INSERT, KEY_NUMLOCK },
>> >> >> >>>> { KEY_DELETE, KEY_SCROLLLOCK },
>> >> >> >>>> { KEY_T, KEY_STOPCD },
>> >> >> >>>> { KEY_F, KEY_PREVIOUSSONG },
>> >> >> >>>> { KEY_H, KEY_NEXTSONG },
>> >> >> >>>> { KEY_G, KEY_PLAYPAUSE },
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> 4. AC/Battery driver
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> gdium_laptop also provides a AC/battery driver, which can be
>> >> >> >>>> used
>> >> >> >>>> to
>> >> >> >>>> monitor the AC/Battery working status, but the battery driver
>> >> >> >>>> need
>> >> >> >>>> to
>> >> >> >>>> be improved to provide the information of
>> >> >> >>>> POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_TIME_TO_EMPTY_NOW and
>> >> >> >>>> POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_TIME_TO_FULL_NOW, I have done some statistic
>> >> >> >>>> on
>> >> >> >>>> the
>> >> >> >>>> time to empty and full, will get a formula for it later.
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> -------------
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> BTW:
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> 1. I have no time to work on the left sound and pm drivers in
>> >> >> >>>> the
>> >> >> >>>> next
>> >> >> >>>> 2 or 3 months, so, If you folks have interest or time, welcome
>> >> >> >>>> your
>> >> >> >>>> patches, thanks in advance.
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> 2. Some notes to forward-port the sound and pm drivers:
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> 2.1. sound driver
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> may need to port the following three patches:
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> SM501 ASoC driver // You can search these patches after
>> >> >> >>>> issuing
>> >> >> >>>> "git log", the same to the following ones
>> >> >> >>>> gdium_sound_fixes.patch
>> >> >> >>>> GB36_sm502_mfd_rewrite.patch
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> from
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> git://git.opensde.net/users/amery/linux-2.6.29-gdium
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> But simply copy them from the above git repo to our git repo
>> >> >> >>>> will
>> >> >> >>>> not
>> >> >> >>>> work for the mainline has changed some sound APIs, please refer
>> >> >> >>>> to
>> >> >> >>>> the
>> >> >> >>>> "ASoC: multi-component - ASoC Multi-Component Support" commit
>> >> >> >>>> of
>> >> >> >>>> the
>> >> >> >>>> mainline and the other implementations under sound/soc/
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> 2.2 pm/suspend driver
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> may need to port "stl2_suspend2.patch" from
>> >> >> >>>> git://git.opensde.net/users/amery/linux-2.6.29-gdium, but
>> >> >> >>>> please
>> >> >> >>>> check
>> >> >> >>>> the potential conflict between it and the mainline:
>> >> >> >>>> arch/mips/loongson/common/pm.c, arch/mips/power/
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> And to enable the cpufreq driver support for Gdium, the
>> >> >> >>>> sm501-pwm
>> >> >> >>>> based external timer should be enabled, therefore, we may need
>> >> >> >>>> to
>> >> >> >>>> port
>> >> >> >>>> "gdium_clock.patch", to make it work normally with cpufreq, its
>> >> >> >>>> oneshot mode must be fixed at first.
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> Best Regards,
>> >> >> >>>> Wu Zhangjin
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 1:08 PM, wu zhangjin
>> >> >> >>>> <wuzhang...@gmail.com>
>> >> >> >>>> wrote:
>> >> >> >>>> > Hi, mengqian & all
>> >> >> >>>> >
>> >> >> >>>> > Sorry for my late response.
>> >> >> >>>> >
>> >> >> >>>> > Based on the previous work of Arnaud Patard[1] and Yajin[2],
>> >> >> >>>> > just
>> >> >> >>>> > finished a basic 2.6.37 support(pci, irq, reset, video) for
>> >> >> >>>> > Gdium
>> >> >> >>>> > and
>> >> >> >>>> > pushed it into our master branch[3], two default config files
>> >> >> >>>> > has
>> >> >> >>>> > been
>> >> >> >>>> > added:
>> >> >> >>>> >
>> >> >> >>>> > arch/mips/configs/gdium_{minimal,small}_defconfig
>> >> >> >>>> >
>> >> >> >>>> > The minimal one is prepared for the rescue/recover system,
>> >> >> >>>> > the
>> >> >> >>>> > small
>> >> >> >>>> > one can be used for desktop or development.
>> >> >> >>>> >
>> >> >> >>>> > With anyone of the above config files, the kernel is
>> >> >> >>>> > bootable,
>> >> >> >>>> > the
>> >> >> >>>> > later enabled more supports(wireless), if you need more
>> >> >> >>>> > drivers,
>> >> >> >>>> > please refer to arch/mips/configs/lemote2f_defconfig.
>> >> >> >>>> >
>> >> >> >>>> > To boot the kernel, you may need to install the modules into
>> >> >> >>>> > the
>> >> >> >>>> > board's /lib/modules and copy the vmlinuz or vmlinux to the
>> >> >> >>>> > board's
>> >> >> >>>> > /boot, and then, config the pmon(bootloader) environment
>> >> >> >>>> > variables
>> >> >> >>>> > and
>> >> >> >>>> > boot with the new kernel:
>> >> >> >>>> >
>> >> >> >>>> > 1. Enter into the PMON commandline
>> >> >> >>>> >
>> >> >> >>>> > power on your board, and press the 'C' key till you get the
>> >> >> >>>> > following prompt.
>> >> >> >>>> >
>> >> >> >>>> > PMON>
>> >> >> >>>> >
>> >> >> >>>> > 2. Set the path to the kernel image in the "al" environment
>> >> >> >>>> > variable
>> >> >> >>>> >
>> >> >> >>>> > // take a look at the existing environment variables
>> >> >> >>>> > PMON> env
>> >> >> >>>> > // or take a look at an indicated environment variable: al
>> >> >> >>>> > PMON> env al
>> >> >> >>>> > // backup the old al
>> >> >> >>>> > PMON> set old_al $al
>> >> >> >>>> > // set the new al, assume your kernel image(vmlinuz-2.6.37)
>> >> >> >>>> > is
>> >> >> >>>> > put
>> >> >> >>>> > at
>> >> >> >>>> > the 2nd partition of your usb storage
>> >> >> >>>> > PMON> set al /dev/fs/e...@usbg0/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.37
>> >> >> >>>> >
>> >> >> >>>> > 3. Set the kernel command line parameters in "karg"
>> >> >> >>>> >
>> >> >> >>>> > PMON> env karg
>> >> >> >>>> > PMON> set old_karg $karg
>> >> >> >>>> > // Assume your root filesystem is at the 2nd partition of
>> >> >> >>>> > your
>> >> >> >>>> > usb
>> >> >> >>>> > storage
>> >> >> >>>> > PMON> set kargs "console=tty1 root=/dev/sda2 rootwait
>> >> >> >>>> > init=/sbin/finit-mdv"
>> >> >> >>>> >
>> >> >> >>>> > 4. Load & Boot
>> >> >> >>>> >
>> >> >> >>>> > // Load the kernel image
>> >> >> >>>> > PMON> load $al
>> >> >> >>>> > // Boot it
>> >> >> >>>> > PMON> g $karg
>> >> >> >>>> >
>> >> >> >>>> > If you want to load a kernel image from the tftp server,
>> >> >> >>>> > please
>> >> >> >>>> > enable
>> >> >> >>>> > the network connection via the bootloader at first.
>> >> >> >>>> >
>> >> >> >>>> > PMON> devls
>> >> >> >>>> > ...
>> >> >> >>>> > rtl0
>> >> >> >>>> > PMON> set ifconfig rtl0:<local_ip_addresss> // for example:
>> >> >> >>>> > set
>> >> >> >>>> > ifconfig rtl0:192.168.0.131
>> >> >> >>>> > PMON> load
>> >> >> >>>> > tftp://<tftp_server_ip_address>/path/to/tftpboot/vmlinuz
>> >> >> >>>> > ....
>> >> >> >>>> >
>> >> >> >>>> > To get more information about gdium, PMON and the available
>> >> >> >>>> > systems
>> >> >> >>>> > on
>> >> >> >>>> > it, please refer to [4].
>> >> >> >>>> >
>> >> >> >>>> > More efforts are needed to forward-port the following
>> >> >> >>>> > supports
>> >> >> >>>> > from
>> >> >> >>>> > 2.6.29[3] to 2.6.37:
>> >> >> >>>> >
>> >> >> >>>> > The EC support(hotkey, battery ...) from
>> >> >> >>>> > drivers/platform/mips/gdium-laptop.c (seems no big change)
>> >> >> >>>> > The sm501 based sound support from sound/soc/sm501 (may need
>> >> >> >>>> > enough
>> >> >> >>>> > effort for the mainline has changed a lot)
>> >> >> >>>> > The pm support(mainly "suspend to RAM") from
>> >> >> >>>> > arch/mips/lemote/lm2f/*pm* (stl2_suspend2.patch, this may be
>> >> >> >>>> > hard
>> >> >> >>>> > too
>> >> >> >>>> > but should be easy for basic pm support, the Hibernation
>> >> >> >>>> > should
>> >> >> >>>> > be
>> >> >> >>>> > usable currently.)
>> >> >> >>>> >
>> >> >> >>>> > Currently, I have no schedule to work on them, but I hope
>> >> >> >>>> > they
>> >> >> >>>> > may
>> >> >> >>>> > be
>> >> >> >>>> > available one by one in the coming 3 ~ 6 weeks, which means
>> >> >> >>>> > 2.6.37
>> >> >> >>>> > in
>> >> >> >>>> > our linux-loongson-community git repository.
>> >> >> >>>> >
>> >> >> >>>> > Best Regards,
>> >> >> >>>> > Wu Zhangjin
>> >> >> >>>> > ------
>> >> >> >>>> > [1] git://git.opensde.net/users/amery/linux-2.6.29-gdium
>> >> >> >>>> > [2] http://repo.or.cz/w/linux-2.6/linux-mips/linux-gdium.git
>> >> >> >>>> > (2.6.35-rc2)
>> >> >> >>>> > [3] http://dev.lemote.com/code/linux-loongson-community
>> >> >> >>>> > [4] More
>> >> >> >>>> > [4.1] FAQ
>> >> >> >>>> > http://www.gdium.com/en/support/faq
>> >> >> >>>> > [4.2] How to Install Debian Lenny on Gdium
>> >> >> >>>> >
>> >> >> >>>> >
>> >> >> >>>> >
>> >> >> >>>> > http://vm-kernel.org/blog/2009/03/20/how-to-install-debian-lenny-on-gdium/
>> >> >> >>>> > [4.3] PMON
>> >> >> >>>> > http://olph.gdium.com/wiki/doku.php/system:pmon
>> >> >> >>>> >
>> >> >> >>>> > On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 7:34 PM, 包孟謙 <bao.mengq...@gmail.com>
>> >> >> >>>> > wrote:
>> >> >> >>>> >> This is a question mainly for Gdium owners, but all input is
>> >> >> >>>> >> welcome.
>> >> >> >>>> >>
>> >> >> >>>> >> Did anyone successfully manage to (compile and) run a more
>> >> >> >>>> >> recent
>> >> >> >>>> >> kernel thatn 2.6.29... (from Mandriva's G-linux) on his/her
>> >> >> >>>> >> Gdium?
>> >> >> >>>> >>
>> >> >> >>>> >> Even if proper support for audio and hotkeys is not ported,
>> >> >> >>>> >> I
>> >> >> >>>> >> am
>> >> >> >>>> >> considering compiling a kernel from newer sources so I could
>> >> >> >>>> >> update
>> >> >> >>>> >> udev, include Huawei K3765 support, etc.
>> >> >> >>>> >>
>> >> >> >>>> >> In theory, I believe, the Yeelong sources should be
>> >> >> >>>> >> compatible
>> >> >> >>>> >> (except
>> >> >> >>>> >> for the Gdium specific hotkeys, audio). The Gdium lacks the
>> >> >> >>>> >> VIA
>> >> >> >>>> >> southbridge but I do not think that should be a problem.
>> >> >> >>>> >>
>> >> >> >>>> >> Does anyone have any experience with experimenting with
>> >> >> >>>> >> "Yeelong"
>> >> >> >>>> >> kernels on the Gdium?
>> >> >> >>>> >>
>> >> >> >>>> >> Please let me know.
>> >> >> >>>> >>
>> >> >> >>>> >> --
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Hi Zhangjin and others.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Many many thanks for working on a new kernel for the Gdium, I just
>> >> >> > gave it a try this evening and managed to get Squeeze running with
>> >> >> > LXDE without any effort.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Just for the reference, here is how I proceeded:
>> >> >> > (1) from an old Debian Lenny image, install debootstrap and
>> >> >> > deboostrap Squeeze into a new GKey
>> >> >> > (2) chroot into the deboostraped Squeeze install build-essential
>> >> >> > and
>> >> >> > git
>> >> >> > (3) clone master
>> >> >> > (4) copy the small config file for the Gdium into .config
>> >> >> > (5) follow instructions to compile and install
>> >> >> > (6) edit a few text files: /etc/fstab and /etc/host, give a
>> >> >> > password
>> >> >> > to
>> >> >> > root
>> >> >> > (7) quit and boot on the Squeeze GKey and install lxde-desktop
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Is there anything wrong with this? I am not really familiar with
>> >> >> > this
>> >> >> > kind of work, I used to install the .deb kernel package from
>> >> >> > Phil..
>> >> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Yeah, it looks good, but if you don't want to install the debian
>> >> >> yourself(save time...), you may try the pre-installed one
>> >> >> contributed
>> >> >> by Shiwei: http://www.bjlx.org.cn/loongson/install/
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I have tried the lxde and gnome version, both of them run without
>> >> >> any
>> >> >> problem. of course, no kernel image there, you still need to compile
>> >> >> one yourself. To install the pre-installed one there, you just need
>> >> >> to
>> >> >> decompress the latest lzma package into your spare partition or
>> >> >> another Gkey.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > The only thing I have to report is that while installing lxde, 2
>> >> >> > packages complained about the kernel not supporting multicast
>> >> >> > networking, is it something that should be changed in the config
>> >> >> > file?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Yeah, you may need to enable more options for the small defconfig
>> >> >> may
>> >> >> miss some important options.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> arch/mips/configs/lemote2f_defconfig is a good reference for you.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > Will keep playing with the system, please let me know if you need
>> >> >> > anything tested and thanks again
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Playing with it is the best test, thanks and welcome your bug
>> >> >> reports.
>> >> >> perhaps you can help to use the Fn keys(Fn+....) and the power
>> >> >> manager, wifi, backlight.... you need to install gnome-power-manager
>> >> >> of kpowersave(not sure which one does lxde has) to ensure the Fn key
>> >> >> works.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I finally managed to make loongson2_cpufreq driver work with the R4K
>> >> >> Timer, but need to tune some parameter to ensure the Timer works
>> >> >> without big offset. after finish it, will put it into our git repo.
>> >> >> The cpufreq driver is very important to ensure the machine is not
>> >> >> too
>> >> >> hot, after trying it on my Gdium, the temperature monitored is about
>> >> >> 53 C. but without this, it may be 65 or higher... With the help of
>> >> >> cpufreq, the notebook will be at least usable.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> And BTW, currently, the battery driver can work well with the
>> >> >> gnome-power-manager, it can report the time to empty now ;-)
>> >> >>
>> >> >> And Next, I will try PM(Suspend to disk and Memory) at first, and at
>> >> >> last, the audio/sound support.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Thanks & Regards,
>> >> >> Wu Zhangjin
>> >> >>
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>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >> > This paragraph is just written to set the tone for the rest message
>> >> > below.
>> >> > Thanks for your efforts on prepping the 2.6.37-rc1+ sources for the
>> >> > Gdium.
>> >> > Please take the rest of this message not as a criticism but a genuine
>> >> > wondering and a 'pre-bug report'-report ;)
>> >>
>> >> This is welcome and thanks!
>> >>
>> >> > So, I suppose I am alone in the problem with wifi using the latest
>> >> > Master
>> >> > sources? The clock keeps the time, temperature sensors function
>> >> > alright
>> >> > but
>> >> > I can not get my wifi to connect. Neither the built-in RaLink chip
>> >> > (rt61pci)
>> >> > nor a Linksys USB dongle (rt73usb). The interface seems down, no
>> >> > matter
>> >> > if I
>> >> > press the kill button or not, or whether I echo "0" or "1" to
>> >> > /sys/class/rfkill/rfkill0/state (this path is written from memory, so
>> >> > it
>> >> > may
>> >> > not be completely correct).
>> >>
>> >> I didn't test this before for I have no wireless AP. perhaps I should
>> >> buy one this weekend ;-)
>> >>
>> >> I'm not sure if I need to add Gdium specific support for rt61pci, I
>> >> will check the opensde git repo.
>> >
>> > The though that Gdium would need a modified rt61pci driver also seems
>> > odd to
>> > me, since it is seperately-produced mini-PCI card, right? Perhaps it has
>> > something to do with Gdium's IRQ controller, since it also spews a
>> > message
>> > about IRQ 38 not being handled and advising to start with "irqpoll"
>> > kernel
>> > argument. However, when I tried to do so, the Gdium hung after booting.
>>
>> the above information is important, will check it, thanks!
>>
>> >>
>> >> > Also, one of the USB drivers (I think the OHCI) is throwing "-62"
>> >> > errors,
>> >> > although I have not yet found any real trouble originating from this.
>> >> > For the above, I suppose logs will be greatly appreciated - just
>> >> > dmesg
>> >> > and
>> >> > /var/log/messages?
>> >>
>> >> I got this error too and found it was not urgent, so no log needed, I
>> >> will check it. thanks all the same.
>> >>
>> >
>> > It does not seem serious, but I am still curious what it does indicate.
>>
>> This will also be fixed, but the priority is lower ;-) I plan to make
>> the cpufreq driver work at first, then, the machine will not be too
>> hot, I will try my best to make it work this week.
>>
>> Then, wireless, sound, pm .... Will fix them step by step, but really
>> hope somebody can give a help to fix some of them.
>>
> This does sound like a lot. However, you keep amazing me with the speed you
> seem to port these drivers ;)
> O/T: how much time did you spend from starting C programming to developing
> Linux drivers?
> I would love to be able to help, but although I feel confident to say I am
> familiar with (GNU/) Linux inner workings I think I am still miles (or
> years, or dimensions) away from actual kernel hacking
>
>>
>> >
>> >>
>> >> > Another thing is that there is some corruption of the command line
>> >> > whenever
>> >> > some commands are recalled from bash's history. The font becomes
>> >> > unreadable
>> >> > at times, but only near the cursor: the rest of the screen is ok.
>> >> > Perhaps a
>> >> > framebuffer screendump or something is useful?
>> >>
>> >> Do you mean CRTL+R? Seems I got similar problem when I was using the
>> >> gnome terminal, when I issued something, it just hung and only
>> >> returned after several seconds. I used the fbdev X driver.
>> >>
>> >> > btw my Gdium runs Gentoo, with some support of the loongson overlay
>> >> > (mainly
>> >> > C libraries and the toolchain).
>> >>
>> >> BTW, which X driver are you using? fbdev or siliconmotion?
>> >>
>> >
>> > If I would run Xorg I would use siliconmotion, however currently I have
>> > no X
>> > installed. The display corruption occurs on the framebuffer console
>> > (sm501fb). I am currently accustoming myself to a (mobile) live without
>> > X, I
>> > have pretty much all I need except for Chinese/Korean input and a proper
>> > javascript+css/xhtml web browser.
>>
>> fbdev driver should work for you, have a try. but it is a little slow.
>> anyway, we at last need the siliconmotion driver and we'd better port
>> the speedup patch from sm712 to sm501.
>>
> there is a speedup patch? wow, it sounds like there is still a rosy future
> for X on the Gdium! (although I was not very disappointed with the previous
> performace either)
>
>>
>> Thanks & Regards,
>> Wu Zhangjin
>>
>> >
>> >>
>> >> Thanks & Regards,
>> >> Wu Zhangjin
>> >>
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> Funny, this is the best tech support I ever enjoyed and it is one of the
> cheapest systems I have ever purchased :p
> (I paid EUR 160 for my Gdium)
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