timenhhf wrote: > hi, > i read your mail list on net about ixp4xx_crypto panic. > i'm using linux kernel 2.6.28.9, but i can't make the IXP425 NPEs work > all right. > the steps i've done as followed: > (1) download "ixp4xx-microcode_2.4.orig.tar.gz" through the URL: > http://packages.debian.org/zh-cn/source/sid/ixp4xx-microcode I don't think that includes the crypto microcode. You have to get that from intel. > (2)tar -zxvf ixp4xx-microcode_2.4.orig.tar.gz > (3)cp ./IxNpeMicrocode.h ixp4xx-microcode/npeDl You have to modify the .h to select the crypto when you have correct code > (4)gcc -Wall IxNpeMicrocode.c -o IxNpeMicrocode > (5)./IxNpeMicrocode, can get NPE-B and NPE-C > (6)cp NPEs to /lib/firmware : cp -a NPE-* /lib/firmware/ > echo "/sbin/mdev" > /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug > /sbin/mdev -s > (7)set the NPE MAC address: ifconfig eth0 hw ether 00:03:05:06:07:08 > (8)ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 > after so many steps have done, i can't ping out any packet through > IXP425 mainboard. > could you give me some advice? thanks in advance. > best regards, It would probally be best if we made ixp4xx_crytpo BUG() or WARN_ON() if it does not have a crypto compatable microcode. -- Karl -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-crypto" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
