Re: [hylafax-users] Mainpine IQ Express and CentOS 5.1 installation problems.

["George H" <george.dma@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 7:48 PM, Jason Lewis <jlewis@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I have a clean install of 5.1 x86 and have tried following your
>  procedure. I have made all the moddifications and when I go to build the
>  kernel I get:
>
>
>  ># rpmbuild -ba --target i686 kernel-2.6.spec
>  >Building target platforms: i686
>  >Building for target i686
>  >error: line 3371: Bad arg to %patch -p: %build
>
>  here are lines around each of my edits to show the changes in
>  kernel-2.6.spec:
>
>  ># For example dist -> .el5 and rhel -> 5
>  >%define dist .el5ifax2
>  >%define rhel 5
>
>  >Patch21860:
>  linux-2.6-fs-corruption-by-unprivileged-user-in-directories.patch
>  ># adds rhel version info to version.h
>  >Patch99990: linux-2.6-rhel-version-h.patch
>  ># adds mainpine iq express support
>
> >Patch99995: linux-2.6.9-55.EL-ifax1.patch
>  ># empty final patch file to facilitate testing of kernel patches
>  >Patch99999: linux-kernel-test.patch
>
>  ># correction of SUBLEVEL/EXTRAVERSION in top-level source tree Makefile
>  ># patch the Makefile to include rhel version info
>  >%patch99990 -p1
>  >perl -p -i -e "s/^SUBLEVEL.*/SUBLEVEL = %{sublevel}/" Makefile
>  >perl -p -i -e "s/^EXTRAVERSION.*/EXTRAVERSION = -prep/" Makefile
>  >perl -p -i -e "s/^RHEL_MAJOR.*/RHEL_MAJOR = %{rh_release_major}/"
>  Makefile
>  >perl -p -i -e "s/^RHEL_MINOR.*/RHEL_MINOR = %{rh_release_minor}/"
>  Makefile
>
>  ># mainpine patch - iFAX
>  >%patch99995 -pl
>
>  ># conditionally applied test patch for debugging convenience
>  >%if %([ -s %{PATCH99999} ] && echo 1 || echo 0)
>  >%patch99999 -p1
>  >%endif
>
>  linux-2.6.9-55.EL-ifax1.patch is in the usr/src/redhat/SOURCES
>  directory, I confirmed it.
>
>  ># uname -r
>  >2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
>  I downloaded and ran rpm -ivh kernel-2.6.18-53.1.6.el5.src.rpm.
>
>  Is there anything that I am missing? Thanks
>
>  Jason
>
>
>
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: David Mimms [mailto:david.mimms@xxxxxxxx]
>  Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 10:05 AM
>  To: Jason Lewis
>  Cc: hylafax-users@xxxxxxxxxxx
>  Subject: Re: [hylafax-users] Mainpine IQ Express and CentOS 5.1
>  installation problems.
>
>
>  On Feb 28, 2008, at 3:49 PM, Jason Lewis wrote:
>
>  > I am trying to setup a Mainpine IQ Express (8 port) with CentOS 5.1
>  > for use with Hylafax. This is my first experience with a Mainpine card
>
>  > or any multi-port serial card. I've follow the directions closely on
>  > Mainpines website. The following is what I have done:
>  >
>  >> # /sbin/lspci -d 1522:*
>  >> 07:00.0 Communication controller: MainPine Ltd PCI <-> IOBus Bridge
>  >> (rev 81)
>  >
>  >> # lspci -nvs 07:00.0
>  >> 07:00.0 0780: 1522:0100 (rev 81)
>  >>       Subsystem: 1522:3d00
>  >>      Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 11
>  >>       I/O ports at cc80 [size=128]
>  >>       Memory at fe200000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1M]
>  >
>  >> # setserial /dev/ttyS4 port 0xCC80 irq 11 autoconfig ^fourport
>  >> /dev/ttyS4: No such file or directory
>  >
>  >> # mknod -m 666 /dev/ttyS4 c 4 68
>  >> # setserial /dev/ttyS4 port 0xCC80 irq 11 autoconfig ^fourport
>  > /dev/ttyS4: No such device or address
>  >
>  > I am at a stuck point and unsure what to do. I've tried just about
>  > everything I know of to set the port for each line to a serial
>  > interface so that I can get at least some software communicating with
>  > the modem. Any help in direction with this problem would be greatly
>  > appreciated, I am just at a loss at this point. I'm not quite sure why
>
>  > ttyS4 and greater for the serial ports on the modem are not auto
>  > created. Even after I do create them and verify they are there, I
>  > can't do anything with them. I'm running CentOS 5.1 with kernel
>  > 2.6.18. Thanks!
>
>
>  >
>
>  Jason,
>
>  You'll have to patch the Linux kernel for this card to work.  Here is an
>  overview of what you should do:
>
>  $ yum -y groupinstall "Development Tools"
>  $ yum -y install unifdef
>
>  Install the src rpm for your current kernel.
>
>  $ rpm -ivh
>  http://mirror.centos.org/centos/5/updates/SRPMS/kernel-2.6.18-53.1.4.el5
>  .src.rpm
>
>  $ cd /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES
>
>  $ wget
>  http://people.ifax.com/~aidan/mainpine/linux-2.6.9-55.EL-ifax1.patch
>
>  $ cd ../SPECS/
>
>  $ vim kernel-2.6.spec
>
>  Redefine "dist"
>
>  %define dist .el5ifax2
>
>  Around line 1607 add:
>  # mainpine patch - iFAX
>  Patch99995: linux-2.6.9-55.EL-ifax1.patch
>
>  Around line 1956 add:
>  # mainpine patch - iFAX
>  %patch99995 -p1
>
>  Save and exit.  Build the new kernel.
>
>  $ rpmbuild -ba --target i686 kernel-2.6.spec
>
>  $ ls -l ../RPMS/i686
>
>  Dave

Hmm So mainpine cards all need a patched kernel for them to work ?
Have you tried asking Mainpine support for help.. they're all over the
mailing list pressuring people to buy their products and you have
one.. so I thought they might be all over this thread.


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