Intel 536EP for kernel 2.6.20 (fwd)

[Jacques Goldberg <goldberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

EP536 driver for 2.6.20 now available

Many many thanks Philippe

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Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2007 19:11:38 +0100
From: Philippe Vouters <Philippe.Vouters@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Jacques Goldberg <goldberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Intel 536EP for kernel 2.6.20

Please download
http://vouters.dyndns.org:8080/Intel/intel-536EP-2.56.76.0_23_02_2007.tgz
to store the file at the following URL:
http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/intel/Philippe.Vouters/
I modified this file and it has been successfully tested by Chupko from
Serbia (mail below) on a 2.6.20.1 Linux kernel. This might interest the
Linux community.

Chupko wrote:
I am finally compile new (2.6.20.1) kernel for computer in my house
and try  intel-536EP-2.56.76.0_23_02_2007.tgz. FYI, I use slackware
11.0.

This is compiling report:

[desktop] 0 /root/compile/intel-536EP-2.56.76.0 # make 536
   Module precompile check
   Current running kernel is: 2.6.20.1
   /lib/modules...   autoconf.h exists
diff: /boot/vmlinuz.autoconf.h: No such file or directory
   autoconf.h matches running kernel
diff: /boot/vmlinuz.version.h: No such file or directory
   version.h matches running kernel
uname -r|grep "2.6" && \
        cd coredrv && make 536core_26 && \
        cp Intel536.ko .. && cd .. && \
        strip --strip-debug Intel536.ko && \
        exit; \
        ls Intel536.ko >/dev/null 2>&1 ||  uname -r | grep "2.6" &&
echo "Failed to build driver" && exit; \
        if [  ]; then \
        cd coredrv; make TARGET=TARGET_SELAH KERNEL_SOURCE_PATH=
"PSTN_DEF=-DTARGET_SELAH -DTARGET_LINUX -DLINUX" 536core; \
        else \
        cd coredrv; make TARGET=TARGET_SELAH
KERNEL_INCLUDES=/lib/modules/`uname -r`/build/include \
       "PSTN_DEF=-DTARGET_SELAH -DTARGET_LINUX -DLINUX" 536core; \
        fi ; \
        cp Intel536.o .. ; \
        if [ -a /boot/vmlinuz.version.h ]; then \
        cp /boot/vmlinuz.version.h /lib/modules/`uname
-r`/build/include/linux/version.h;\
        fi
2.6.20.1
make[1]: Entering directory `/root/compile/intel-536EP-2.56.76.0/coredrv'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.20.1/build
SUBDIRS=/root/compile/intel-536EP-2.56.76.0/coredrv modules
make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.20.1'
  CC [M]  /root/compile/intel-536EP-2.56.76.0/coredrv/coredrv.o
  CC [M]  /root/compile/intel-536EP-2.56.76.0/coredrv/clmmain.o
  CC [M]  /root/compile/intel-536EP-2.56.76.0/coredrv/rts.o
  CC [M]  /root/compile/intel-536EP-2.56.76.0/coredrv/task.o
  CC [M]  /root/compile/intel-536EP-2.56.76.0/coredrv/uart.o
  CC [M]  /root/compile/intel-536EP-2.56.76.0/coredrv/wwh_dflt.o
  CC [M]  /root/compile/intel-536EP-2.56.76.0/coredrv/locks.o
  CC [M]  /root/compile/intel-536EP-2.56.76.0/coredrv/softserial_io.o
  CC [M]  /root/compile/intel-536EP-2.56.76.0/coredrv/softserial_ioctl.o
  CC [M]  /root/compile/intel-536EP-2.56.76.0/coredrv/softserial.o
/root/compile/intel-536EP-2.56.76.0/coredrv/softserial.c: In function
`softserial_background_event_handler':
/root/compile/intel-536EP-2.56.76.0/coredrv/softserial.c:331: warning:
ISO C90 forbids mixed declarations and code
  LD [M]  /root/compile/intel-536EP-2.56.76.0/coredrv/Intel536.o
  Building modules, stage 2.
  MODPOST 1 modules
  CC      /root/compile/intel-536EP-2.56.76.0/coredrv/Intel536.mod.o
  LD [M]  /root/compile/intel-536EP-2.56.76.0/coredrv/Intel536.ko
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.20.1'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/compile/intel-536EP-2.56.76.0/coredrv'

After insmod, the module work good. Connection speed is OK (I use
CONFIG_HZ=250 in kernel configuration). Downloading speed is equal
with with connection speed.

Conclusion: all work fine on 2.6.20.1.