[Dxspider-support] DRSI configuration

Sun Apr 14 09:59:14 BST 2002

Hi Dirk,
             Do you want me to send you down a DRSI card. Then you can try
it, in the GB7YDX PC.
If you could get DRSI cards working, that would be Great.

Dave G6TVA (SysOp) GB7YDX.

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Dirk Koopman" <djk at tobit.co.uk>
To: <dxspider-support at dxcluster.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2002 10:30 AM
Subject: RE: [Dxspider-support] DRSI configuration

> If you could share your config files with us, I think a large number of
> people would be very grateful.
>
> A piece of news for someone that has the time and DRSI cards: The latest
> 2.4.18 kernel is supposed to have updated ax25 software in it. Whether
> that actually means working SCC drivers I don't know but it may be worth
> a try.
>
> Unfortunately, I don't have any DRSI cards myself.
>
> Dirk
>
> On Sat, 2002-04-13 at 21:34, Kelly Jones wrote:
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > I'm not sure if the DRSI card configuration would be any different with
> > Spider vs CLX (I know, bad word), but since it is a kernel level config
(or
> > a module load), I would think there shouldn't be much difference.
> >
> > I currently have a dual port DRSI card (PCPA II - I think) running with
> > kernel 2.2.19.  I have not been a fan of the 2.4 kernels so far, so I
opted
> > to compile under the 2.2.x version.  When I compiled the kernel, these
are
> > the options I chose under Ham Radio Support:
> >
> > AX25 L2 Support
> > AX25 DAMA Slave support (probably not needed)
> > Serial port KISS (not not be needed depending on your config)
> > Z8530 SCC Driver (no other options under this option were chosen)
> >
> > Those were the only pieced I compiled.  I personally prefer to recompile
> > the kernel with the pieces I need instead of trying to load them as
> > modules.  The box usually runs more stable that way.
> >
> > I have Spider installed on another box as I am working on a CLX ->
Spider
> > migration, but simply have not had the time to really dig in to Spider
> > yet.  However, as far as making the DRSI card run under Linux, I didn't
> > have that many problems.  The trickiest part was setting the IRQ/IO of
the
> > DRSI card and making sure the scc.config file matched what the actual
> > hardware was set to.  I found if you have any hardware IRQ/IO conflicts,
> > the DRSI card will not initialize.
> >
> > If anyone needs a copy of my config/startup files, I'll be happy to send
it
> > along.  BTW, I only have one side of the dual card running.  I simply
> > didn't need the other half at this time.
> >
> > 73
> > Kelly - KE9KD
> > http://www.dx-central.com
> >
> >
> > At 09:30 PM 4/13/2002 +0100, you wrote:
> >
> > >Hi , this probally wont help much.
> > >I tried without any success to get a drsi card to work under linux, I
> > >was trying to get the high speed port running not the 1200 bd port.
> > >I was able to get TNOS to work with that board, this was about 2 years
> > >ago, so the config info has gone.
> > >In theory it should work as half a scc card, but alass theory and
> > >practice are very different.
> > >
> > >73 richard
> > >On Sat, 2002-04-13 at 19:16, John Buttery wrote:
> > > > Thanks for replying, Bob.  The $PATH and position of the file were
correct
> > > > but I have just downloaded v 3.0.3 and recompiled/installed the
files
> > > > and at least I don't get 'file not found now'.  I've got to transfer
the
> > > > DRSI cards from GB7WDX to the linux box soon and try configuration
again
> > > > but not sure when, yet.
> > > > Thanks again
> > > > John, G7OPJ, SysOp GB7WDX
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: dxspider-support-admin at dxcluster.org
> > > > [mailto:dxspider-support-admin at dxcluster.org]On Behalf Of Bob
Nielsen
> > > > Sent: 13 April 2002 18:40
> > > > To: dxspider-support at dxcluster.org
> > > > Subject: Re: [Dxspider-support] DRSI configuration
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I've been wondering about this also.  All the information I have
seen
> > > > seems to indicates that the SCC driver in the current kernels does
not
> > > > support DRSI cards.  I suspect that during some driver update there
> > > > were some incompatible changes applied and the author did not have a
> > > > DRSI card with which to evaluate them.  It's probably fixable if
> > > > someone were to dig into the code.
> > > >
> > > > You could get it to work with a system using a 2.0.x kernel, but I'm
> > > > not sure that would be a good way to go, as other things might
break.
> > > >
> > > > However, the message you got sounds more like a $PATH problem.
> > > > Could it possibly be/usr/sbin/sccinit?
> > > >
> > > > For AX.25 problems, the best resource is the linux-hams list.  You
can
> > > > subscribe by sending a message with the line "subscribe linux-hams"
to
> > > > majordomo at vger.kernel.org.
> > > >
> > > > cheers,
> > > >
> > > > Bob, N7XY
> > > >
> > > > On Sat, Apr 13, 2002 at 09:30:14AM +0100, John Buttery wrote:
> > > > > Hi
> > > > >
> > > > > I sent this message a time ago and have had zero response, so I'm
> > > > resending
> > > > > in the hope that someone has a solution to my problem.
> > > > >
> > > > > Has anyone out there configured DRSI boards to work with DXSpider?
> > > > >
> > > > > I am trying to set up a spider node at GB7WDX.  Using RH 7.2, I
have all
> > > > the
> > > > > normal operability.  I can connect by rs232 to a serial port.
cluster,
> > > > > console, client and node seem to operate ok.  I have compiled in
> > > Z8530 and
> > > > > have installed sccinit, etc., from z8530drv-utils.  I have also
> > > configured
> > > > > /etc/z8530drv.conf.  However, when I run sccinit, I get
> > > '/sbin/sccinit: No
> > > > > such file or directory'.
> > > > >
> > > > > Any ideas would be welcome.
> > > > >
> > > > > Regards
> > > > >
> > > > > John, G7OPJ
> > > >
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