Hi
I have an Avila IXP425 board on which I am trying to run OpenWrt. So far my builds load and run fine, expect that the Ethernet hardware addresses are 00:00:00:00:00:00. 
I then noticed that from the menuconfig, whenever or however I select (either * or M) kmod-ixp4xx-npe, it does not get built. The other two selections (kmod-tg3 and kmod-via-velocity) to get built!

Below is the selection from menuconfig that I am referring to:

  │ │ <M> kmod-ixp4xx-npe......................... Intel(R) IXP4xx ethernet support           â”‚ │ 
  │ │ <M> kmod-tg3................................ Broadcom Tigon3 Gigabit Ethernet              │ │ 
  │ │ <M> kmod-via-velocity... VIA Velocity Gigabit Ethernet Adapter kernel support │ │

One more thing, when I run "$make V=99" I noticed this message "WARNING: kmod-ixp4xx-npe is not available in the kernel config"
This message appears regardless of whether the selection for kmod-ixp4xx-npe is: < >, <*>  or <M>.

This "problem" happens when building on either kamikaze or the trunk.

I'd really appreciate your pointers as to how to go about building this module.

Kind regards;
Socrates

That's a stub, the driver is compiled into the kernel now. If there's no MAC set on the avila, that means you don't have the eeprom set up right. What RedBoot version are you using?

Hi Kaloz

What are you referring to as the stub?
In any case, why is it that the other options listed with kmod-ipx4xx-npe can be successfully compiled into the kernel or as separate kernel modules?

RedBoot> version

RedBoot(tm) bootstrap and debug environment [ROM]
Gateworks certified release, version 2.02 - built 05:22:19, Mar  3 2006

Platform: Gateworks Avila GW234X (IXP42X 533MHz) BE
Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Red Hat, Inc.
Copyright (C) 2004, 2005 Gateworks Corporation

RAM: 0x00000000-0x04000000, [0x000298b0-0x03fc1000] available
FLASH: 0x50000000 - 0x51000000, 128 blocks of 0x00020000 bytes each.

Thanks for the response.

Regards;
Socrates

It's compiled into the kernel by default, you don't have to enable anything. 2.02 should work, but 2.04 works for sure.. What is the output of "fc -n -l" in RedBoot?

Hi Kaloz
As I understand it, if it's compiled into the kernel, then it should be in " /lib/modules/2.6.26.2/" but it is not. Am I correct in my understanding?

RedBoot> fc -n -l
boot_script: true
boot_script_data:
.. fis load linux
.. exec

boot_script_timeout: 25
bootp: false
bootp_my_gateway_ip: 0.0.0.0
bootp_my_ip: 192.168.3.2
bootp_my_ip_mask: 255.255.255.0
bootp_server_ip: 192.168.3.1
console_baud_rate: 115200
gdb_port: 9000
info_console_force: false
net_debug: false
net_device: npe_eth0

Kind regards;
//Socreates

If it's compiled into the kernel then it's compiled into the kernel -> no separate modules.

Your RedBoot environment doesn't show mac addresses -- is your board a retail Avila or some OEM board?

Hi Kaloz

My board is retail.
As for the MAC address, it does show during normal boot of the Linux  as can been seen from the line "Ethernet eth0: MAC address 00:d0:12:03:24:67" below:
It is, among other reason,  this message that convince me that the drivers are not compiled into the kernel.
...here a shot *dump*
RedBoot> reset
... Resetting.
+
Trying NPE-B...success. Using NPE-B with PHY 0.
Ethernet eth0: MAC address 00:d0:12:03:24:67
IP: 192.168.3.2/255.255.255.0, Gateway: 0.0.0.0
Default server: 192.168.3.1

RedBoot(tm) bootstrap and debug environment [ROM]
Gateworks certified release, version 2.02 - built 05:22:19, Mar  3 2006

Platform: Gateworks Avila GW234X (IXP42X 533MHz) BE
Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Red Hat, Inc.
Copyright (C) 2004, 2005 Gateworks Corporation

RAM: 0x00000000-0x04000000, [0x000298b0-0x03fc1000] available
FLASH: 0x50000000 - 0x51000000, 128 blocks of 0x00020000 bytes each.
== Executing boot script in 2.500 seconds - enter ^C to abort
RedBoot> fis load linux
RedBoot> exec
Using base address 0x00800000 and length 0x0031d030
Uncompressing Linux.......................................................................................................................................... done, booting the kernel.
Linux version 2.6.26.2 (lawrence@bluesky) (gcc version 4.1.2) #1 Fri Aug 22 12:44:15 SAST 2008
CPU: XScale-IXP42x Family [690541c1] revision 1 (ARMv5TE), cr=000039ff

Kaloz, you've been kind thanks.

Kind regards
//Socrates

Please paste the full bootlog. Did you modify the kernel config?

HI Kaloz

root@OpenWrt:/etc/config# reboot
WATCHDOG: Device closed unexpectedly - timer will not stop
root@OpenWrt:/etc/config# Restarting system.
+
Trying NPE-B...success. Using NPE-B with PHY 0.
Ethernet eth0: MAC address 00:d0:12:03:24:67
IP: 192.168.3.2/255.255.255.0, Gateway: 0.0.0.0
Default server: 192.168.3.1

RedBoot(tm) bootstrap and debug environment [ROM]
Gateworks certified release, version 2.02 - built 05:22:19, Mar  3 2006

Platform: Gateworks Avila GW234X (IXP42X 533MHz) BE
Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Red Hat, Inc.
Copyright (C) 2004, 2005 Gateworks Corporation

RAM: 0x00000000-0x04000000, [0x000298b0-0x03fc1000] available
FLASH: 0x50000000 - 0x51000000, 128 blocks of 0x00020000 bytes each.
== Executing boot script in 2.500 seconds - enter ^C to abort
RedBoot> fis load linux
RedBoot> exec
Using base address 0x00800000 and length 0x0031d030
Uncompressing Linux.......................................................................................................................................... done, booting the kernel.
Linux version 2.6.26.2 (lawrence@bluesky) (gcc version 4.1.2) #1 Fri Aug 22 12:44:15 SAST 2008
CPU: XScale-IXP42x Family [690541c1] revision 1 (ARMv5TE), cr=000039ff
Machine: Intel IXDP425 Development Platform
Memory policy: ECC disabled, Data cache writeback
CPU0: D VIVT undefined 5 cache
CPU0: I cache: 32768 bytes, associativity 32, 32 byte lines, 32 sets
CPU0: D cache: 32768 bytes, associativity 32, 32 byte lines, 32 sets
Built 1 zonelists in Zone order, mobility grouping on.  Total pages: 16256
Kernel command line: root=/dev/mtdblock2 rootfstype=squashfs,jffs2 noinitrd console=ttyS0,115200 init=/etc/preinit
PID hash table entries: 256 (order: 8, 1024 bytes)
Dentry cache hash table entries: 8192 (order: 3, 32768 bytes)
Inode-cache hash table entries: 4096 (order: 2, 16384 bytes)
Memory: 64MB = 64MB total
Memory: 60544KB available (1916K code, 182K data, 2284K init)
SLUB: Genslabs=12, HWalign=32, Order=0-3, MinObjects=0, CPUs=1, Nodes=1
Mount-cache hash table entries: 512
CPU: Testing write buffer coherency: ok
net_namespace: 640 bytes
NET: Registered protocol family 16
IXP4xx: Using 16MiB expansion bus window size
PCI: IXP4xx is host
PCI: IXP4xx Using direct access for memory space
PCI: bus0: Fast back to back transfers enabled
dmabounce: registered device 0000:00:01.0 on pci bus
dmabounce: registered device 0000:00:02.0 on pci bus
dmabounce: registered device 0000:00:03.0 on pci bus
NET: Registered protocol family 2
IP route cache hash table entries: 1024 (order: 0, 4096 bytes)
TCP established hash table entries: 2048 (order: 2, 16384 bytes)
TCP bind hash table entries: 2048 (order: 1, 8192 bytes)
TCP: Hash tables configured (established 2048 bind 2048)
TCP reno registered
NET: Registered protocol family 1
IXP4xx Queue Manager initialized.
squashfs: version 3.0 (2006/03/15) Phillip Lougher
Registering mini_fo version $Id$
JFFS2 version 2.2. (NAND) (SUMMARY)  �© 2001-2006 Red Hat, Inc.
msgmni has been set to 118
io scheduler noop registered
io scheduler deadline registered (default)
Serial: 8250/16550 driver $Revision: 1.90 $ 4 ports, IRQ sharing disabled
serial8250.0: ttyS0 at MMIO 0xc8000000 (irq = 15) is a XScale
console [ttyS0] enabled
serial8250.0: ttyS1 at MMIO 0xc8001000 (irq = 13) is a XScale
eth0: MII PHY 0 on NPE-B
eth1: MII PHY 1 on NPE-C
IXP4XX-Flash.0: Found 1 x16 devices at 0x0 in 16-bit bank
Intel/Sharp Extended Query Table at 0x0031
Using buffer write method
cfi_cmdset_0001: Erase suspend on write enabled
Searching for RedBoot partition table in IXP4XX-Flash.0 at offset 0xfe0000
4 RedBoot partitions found on MTD device IXP4XX-Flash.0
Creating 4 MTD partitions on "IXP4XX-Flash.0":
0x00000000-0x00080000 : "RedBoot"
0x00080000-0x003a0000 : "linux"
0x00fe0000-0x00fff000 : "FIS directory"
0x00fff000-0x01000000 : "RedBoot config"
i2c /dev entries driver
ds1672 0-0068: chip found, driver version 0.4
ds1672 0-0068: rtc core: registered ds1672 as rtc0
i2c-gpio i2c-gpio.0: using pins 7 (SDA) and 6 (SCL)
ad7418 0-0028: ad7418 chip found
ad7418 0-0028: configuring for mode 1
IXP4xx Watchdog Timer: heartbeat 60 sec
nf_conntrack version 0.5.0 (1024 buckets, 4096 max)
ip_tables: (C) 2000-2006 Netfilter Core Team
TCP westwood registered
NET: Registered protocol family 17
Bridge firewalling registered
802.1Q VLAN Support v1.8 Ben Greear <greearb@candelatech.com>
All bugs added by David S. Miller <davem@redhat.com>
XScale DSP coprocessor detected.
ds1672 0-0068: setting system clock to 2009-08-24 14:39:51 UTC (1251124791)
Freeing init memory: 2284K
[sighandler]: No more events to be processed, quitting.
[cleanup]: Waiting for children.
[cleanup]: All children terminated.
- preinit -
Press CTRL-C for failsafe

Please press Enter to activate this console. br-lan: Dropping NETIF_F_UFO since no NETIF_F_HW_CSUM feature.
NET: Registered protocol family 10
lo: Disabled Privacy Extensions
ath9k: 0.1
PPP generic driver version 2.4.2
arp_tables: (C) 2002 David S. Miller
ip6_tables: (C) 2000-2006 Netfilter Core Team
ipt_time loading
wlan: trunk
ath_hal: module license 'Proprietary' taints kernel.
ath_hal: 0.10.5.6 (AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, AR5416, RF5111, RF5112, RF2413, RF5413, RF2133, RF2425, RF2417, REGOPS_FUNC)
ath_rate_minstrel: Minstrel automatic rate control algorithm 1.2 (trunk)
ath_rate_minstrel: look around rate set to 10%
ath_rate_minstrel: EWMA rolloff level set to 75%
ath_rate_minstrel: max segment size in the mrr set to 6000 us
wlan: mac acl policy registered
ath_pci: trunk
PCI: enabling device 0000:00:01.0 (0340 -> 0342)
wifi0: 11a rates: 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
wifi0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps
wifi0: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
wifi0: H/W encryption support: WEP AES AES_CCM TKIP
ath_pci: wifi0: Atheros 5413: mem=0x48000000, irq=28
PCI: enabling device 0000:00:02.0 (0340 -> 0342)
wifi1: 11a rates: 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
wifi1: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps
wifi1: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
wifi1: H/W encryption support: WEP AES AES_CCM TKIP
ath_pci: wifi1: Atheros 5413: mem=0x48010000, irq=27
PCI: enabling device 0000:00:03.0 (0340 -> 0342)
wifi2: 11a rates: 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
wifi2: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps
wifi2: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
wifi2: H/W encryption support: WEP AES AES_CCM TKIP
ath_pci: wifi2: Atheros 5413: mem=0x48020000, irq=26

BusyBox v1.8.2 (2008-08-22 12:18:35 SAST) built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.

  _______                     ________        __
|       |.-----.-----.-----.|  |  |  |.----.|  |_
|   -   ||  _  |  -__|     ||  |  |  ||   _||   _|
|_______||   __|_____|__|__||________||__|  |____|
          |__| W I R E L E S S   F R E E D O M
KAMIKAZE (bleeding edge, r12293) -------------------
  * 10 oz Vodka       Shake well with ice and strain
  * 10 oz Triple sec  mixture into 10 shot glasses.
  * 10 oz lime juice  Salute!
---------------------------------------------------
root@OpenWrt:/#

It seems you are running from ramdisk - wha happens when you try to actually flash openwrt and run from there?

Hi Kaloz

Please be patient with this post is quite long as I decided to provide more information:

At the start I went to http://ftp.iasi.roedu.net/mirrors/openw … ts/ixp4xx/ and downloaded files openwrt-ixp4xx-squashfs.img and openwrt-ixp4xx-zImage
RedBoot>fis init
RedBoot> load -r -v -b 0x00800000 openwrt-ixp4xx-zImage
RedBoot> fis create linux
RedBoot> load -r -v -b 0x00800000 openwrt-ixp4xx-squashfs.img
RedBoot> fis create -l 0xe60000 rootfs
RedBoot> fconfig
RedBoot> fconfig
Run script at boot: true
Boot script:
Enter script, terminate with empty line
>> fis load linux
>> exec
>>
Boot script timeout (100ms resolution): 25
Use BOOTP for network configuration: false
Gateway IP address:
Local IP address: 192.168.3.2
Local IP address mask: 255.255.255.0
Default server IP address: 192.168.3.1
Console baud rate: 115200
GDB connection port: 9000
Force console for special debug messages: false
Network debug at boot time: false
Default network device: npe_eth0
Update RedBoot non-volatile configuration - continue (y/n)? y
... Unlock from 0x50fe0000-0x51000000: .
... Erase from 0x50fe0000-0x51000000: .
... Program from 0x03fe0000-0x04000000 at 0x50fe0000: .
... Lock from 0x50fe0000-0x51000000: .
RedBoot>
RedBoot> reset
.
.
.
BusyBox v1.8.2 (2008-08-06 07:33:12 PDT) built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.

  _______                     ________        __
|       |.-----.-----.-----.|  |  |  |.----.|  |_
|   -   ||  _  |  -__|     ||  |  |  ||   _||   _|
|_______||   __|_____|__|__||________||__|  |____|
          |__| W I R E L E S S   F R E E D O M
KAMIKAZE (bleeding edge, r12194) -------------------
  * 10 oz Vodka       Shake well with ice and strain
  * 10 oz Triple sec  mixture into 10 shot glasses.
  * 10 oz lime juice  Salute!
---------------------------------------------------
root@OpenWrt:/#
root@OpenWrt:~# ifconfig -a
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:00:00:00:00:00 
         BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
         RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
         TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
         collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
         RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

eth1      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:00:00:00:00:00 
         BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
         RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
         TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
         collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
         RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

After the seeing that the hardware addresses  00:00:00:00:00:00. I searched for the the drivers but could not find any.
So then downloaded the source by doing:
svn co https://svn.openwrt.org/openwrt/tags/kamikaze_7.09

I did the make menuconfig and then make. After the build I had the same files in bin/ directory as I had downloaded. I re-flashed the board but the result was the same.

I then did
svn co https://svn.openwrt.org/openwrt/trunk/

I did the make menuconfig and then make. After the build I had the same files in bin/ directory as I had downloaded. I re-flashed the board but the result was the same.

So during the building and flashing of the board, I got tired of flashing two files ( openwrt-ixp4xx-squashfs.img and openwrt-ixp4xx-zImage), so I sort to find a way to have the kernel and the root filesystem in one file. That's when I selected "ramdisk" from the "Target Images" submenu of menuconfig.
But still even when flashing the board with this one file, the results were the same.

Some quite odd is that everything else except the Ethernet seem to be working fine. E.g. I have plugged in three Atheros cards and they all work fine.

Kaloz, as a test: What can I use to check in the images if the drivers are compiled in?

Kind regards;
//Socrates

Hi Kaloz

Below is EXACTLY what I've just done. So this is a copy and paste of my flashing of the board.
First re-downloaded downloaded files openwrt-ixp4xx-squashfs.img and openwrt-ixp4xx-zImage from http://ftp.iasi.roedu.net/mirrors/openw … ts/ixp4xx/.

root@OpenWrt:/#
root@OpenWrt:/#
root@OpenWrt:/# reboot
WATCHDOG: Device closed unexpectedly - timer will not stop
root@OpenWrt:/# Restarting system.
+
Trying NPE-B...success. Using NPE-B with PHY 0.
Ethernet eth0: MAC address 00:d0:12:03:24:67
IP: 192.168.3.2/255.255.255.0, Gateway: 0.0.0.0
Default server: 192.168.3.1

RedBoot(tm) bootstrap and debug environment [ROM]
Gateworks certified release, version 2.02 - built 05:22:19, Mar  3 2006

Platform: Gateworks Avila GW234X (IXP42X 533MHz) BE
Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Red Hat, Inc.
Copyright (C) 2004, 2005 Gateworks Corporation

RAM: 0x00000000-0x04000000, [0x000298b0-0x03fc1000] available
FLASH: 0x50000000 - 0x51000000, 128 blocks of 0x00020000 bytes each.
== Executing boot script in 2.500 seconds - enter ^C to abort
^C
RedBoot> ^C
RedBoot> ^C
RedBoot> fis init
About to initialize [format] FLASH image system - continue (y/n)? y
*** Initialize FLASH Image System
... Unlock from 0x50fe0000-0x51000000: .
... Erase from 0x50fe0000-0x51000000: .
... Program from 0x03fe0000-0x04000000 at 0x50fe0000: .
... Lock from 0x50fe0000-0x51000000: .
RedBoot> load -r -v -b 0x00800000 openwrt-ixp4xx-zImage
Using default protocol (TFTP)
/
Raw file loaded 0x00800000-0x008fc7a7, assumed entry at 0x00800000
RedBoot> fis create linux
... Erase from 0x50080000-0x50180000: ........
... Program from 0x00800000-0x008fc7a8 at 0x50080000: ........
... Unlock from 0x50fe0000-0x51000000: .
... Erase from 0x50fe0000-0x51000000: .
... Program from 0x03fe0000-0x04000000 at 0x50fe0000: .
... Lock from 0x50fe0000-0x51000000: .
RedBoot> load -r -v -b 0x00800000 openwrt-ixp4xx-squashfs.img
Using default protocol (TFTP)
\
Raw file loaded 0x00800000-0x0093ffff, assumed entry at 0x00800000
RedBoot> fis free
  0x50180000 .. 0x50FE0000
RedBoot> fis create -l 0xe60000 rootfs
... Erase from 0x50180000-0x50fe0000: ...................................................................................................................
... Program from 0x00800000-0x00940000 at 0x50180000: ..........
... Unlock from 0x50fe0000-0x51000000: .
... Erase from 0x50fe0000-0x51000000: .
... Program from 0x03fe0000-0x04000000 at 0x50fe0000: .
... Lock from 0x50fe0000-0x51000000: .
RedBoot> fconfig
Run script at boot: true
Boot script:
.. fis load linux
.. exec
Enter script, terminate with empty line
>> fis load linux
>> exec
>>
Boot script timeout (100ms resolution): 25
Use BOOTP for network configuration: false
Gateway IP address:
Local IP address: 192.168.3.2
Local IP address mask: 255.255.255.0
Default server IP address: 192.168.3.1
Console baud rate: 115200
GDB connection port: 9000
Force console for special debug messages: false
Network debug at boot time: false
Default network device: npe_eth0
Update RedBoot non-volatile configuration - continue (y/n)? y
... Unlock from 0x50fe0000-0x51000000: .
... Erase from 0x50fe0000-0x51000000: .
... Program from 0x03fe0000-0x04000000 at 0x50fe0000: .
... Lock from 0x50fe0000-0x51000000: .
RedBoot> reset
... Resetting.
+
Trying NPE-B...success. Using NPE-B with PHY 0.
Ethernet eth0: MAC address 00:d0:12:03:24:67
IP: 192.168.3.2/255.255.255.0, Gateway: 0.0.0.0
Default server: 192.168.3.1

RedBoot(tm) bootstrap and debug environment [ROM]
Gateworks certified release, version 2.02 - built 05:22:19, Mar  3 2006

Platform: Gateworks Avila GW234X (IXP42X 533MHz) BE
Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Red Hat, Inc.
Copyright (C) 2004, 2005 Gateworks Corporation

RAM: 0x00000000-0x04000000, [0x000298b0-0x03fc1000] available
FLASH: 0x50000000 - 0x51000000, 128 blocks of 0x00020000 bytes each.
== Executing boot script in 2.500 seconds - enter ^C to abort
RedBoot> fis load linux
RedBoot> exec
Using base address 0x00800000 and length 0x000fc7a8
Uncompressing Linux...................................................................... done, booting the kernel.
Linux version 2.6.26.2 (andy@devsandbox.padded-cell.net) (gcc version 4.1.2) #1 Thu Aug 21 08:05:12 PDT 2008
CPU: XScale-IXP42x Family [690541c1] revision 1 (ARMv5TE), cr=000039ff
Machine: Intel IXDP425 Development Platform
Memory policy: ECC disabled, Data cache writeback
CPU0: D VIVT undefined 5 cache
CPU0: I cache: 32768 bytes, associativity 32, 32 byte lines, 32 sets
CPU0: D cache: 32768 bytes, associativity 32, 32 byte lines, 32 sets
Built 1 zonelists in Zone order, mobility grouping on.  Total pages: 16256
Kernel command line: root=/dev/mtdblock2 rootfstype=squashfs,jffs2 noinitrd console=ttyS0,115200 init=/etc/preinit
PID hash table entries: 256 (order: 8, 1024 bytes)
Dentry cache hash table entries: 8192 (order: 3, 32768 bytes)
Inode-cache hash table entries: 4096 (order: 2, 16384 bytes)
Memory: 64MB = 64MB total
Memory: 62720KB available (1920K code, 182K data, 100K init)
SLUB: Genslabs=12, HWalign=32, Order=0-3, MinObjects=0, CPUs=1, Nodes=1
Mount-cache hash table entries: 512
CPU: Testing write buffer coherency: ok
net_namespace: 640 bytes
NET: Registered protocol family 16
IXP4xx: Using 16MiB expansion bus window size
PCI: IXP4xx is host
PCI: IXP4xx Using direct access for memory space
PCI: bus0: Fast back to back transfers enabled
dmabounce: registered device 0000:00:01.0 on pci bus
dmabounce: registered device 0000:00:02.0 on pci bus
dmabounce: registered device 0000:00:03.0 on pci bus
NET: Registered protocol family 2
IP route cache hash table entries: 1024 (order: 0, 4096 bytes)
TCP established hash table entries: 2048 (order: 2, 16384 bytes)
TCP bind hash table entries: 2048 (order: 1, 8192 bytes)
TCP: Hash tables configured (established 2048 bind 2048)
TCP reno registered
NET: Registered protocol family 1
IXP4xx Queue Manager initialized.
squashfs: version 3.0 (2006/03/15) Phillip Lougher
Registering mini_fo version $Id$
JFFS2 version 2.2. (NAND) (SUMMARY)  �© 2001-2006 Red Hat, Inc.
msgmni has been set to 122
io scheduler noop registered
io scheduler deadline registered (default)
Serial: 8250/16550 driver $Revision: 1.90 $ 4 ports, IRQ sharing disabled
serial8250.0: ttyS0 at MMIO 0xc8000000 (irq = 15) is a XScale
console [ttyS0] enabled
serial8250.0: ttyS1 at MMIO 0xc8001000 (irq = 13) is a XScale
eth0: MII PHY 0 on NPE-B
eth1: MII PHY 1 on NPE-C
IXP4XX-Flash.0: Found 1 x16 devices at 0x0 in 16-bit bank
Intel/Sharp Extended Query Table at 0x0031
Using buffer write method
cfi_cmdset_0001: Erase suspend on write enabled
Searching for RedBoot partition table in IXP4XX-Flash.0 at offset 0xfe0000
5 RedBoot partitions found on MTD device IXP4XX-Flash.0
Creating 5 MTD partitions on "IXP4XX-Flash.0":
0x00000000-0x00080000 : "RedBoot"
0x00080000-0x00180000 : "linux"
0x00180000-0x00fe0000 : "rootfs"
mtd: partition "rootfs" set to be root filesystem
mtd: partition "rootfs_data" created automatically, ofs=2A0000, len=D40000
0x002a0000-0x00fe0000 : "rootfs_data"
0x00fe0000-0x00fff000 : "FIS directory"
0x00fff000-0x01000000 : "RedBoot config"
i2c /dev entries driver
ds1672 0-0068: chip found, driver version 0.4
ds1672 0-0068: rtc core: registered ds1672 as rtc0
i2c-gpio i2c-gpio.0: using pins 7 (SDA) and 6 (SCL)
ad7418 0-0028: ad7418 chip found
ad7418 0-0028: configuring for mode 1
IXP4xx Watchdog Timer: heartbeat 60 sec
nf_conntrack version 0.5.0 (1024 buckets, 4096 max)
ip_tables: (C) 2000-2006 Netfilter Core Team
TCP westwood registered
NET: Registered protocol family 17
Bridge firewalling registered
802.1Q VLAN Support v1.8 Ben Greear <greearb@candelatech.com>
All bugs added by David S. Miller <davem@redhat.com>
XScale DSP coprocessor detected.
ds1672 0-0068: setting system clock to 2009-08-25 08:37:12 UTC (1251189432)
VFS: Mounted root (squashfs filesystem) readonly.
Freeing init memory: 100K
Please be patient, while OpenWrt loads ...
- preinit -
Press CTRL-C for failsafe
jffs2 not ready yet; using ramdisk
mini_fo: using base directory: /
mini_fo: using storage directory: /tmp/root
- init -

Please press Enter to activate this console. br-lan: Dropping NETIF_F_UFO since no NETIF_F_HW_CSUM feature.
PPP generic driver version 2.4.2
ipt_time loading
wlan: trunk
ath_hal: module license 'Proprietary' taints kernel.
ath_hal: 0.10.5.6 (AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, AR5416, RF5111, RF5112, RF2413, RF5413, RF2133, RF2425, RF2417, REGOPS_FUNC)
ath_rate_minstrel: Minstrel automatic rate control algorithm 1.2 (trunk)
ath_rate_minstrel: look around rate set to 10%
ath_rate_minstrel: EWMA rolloff level set to 75%
ath_rate_minstrel: max segment size in the mrr set to 6000 us
wlan: mac acl policy registered
ath_pci: trunk
PCI: enabling device 0000:00:01.0 (0340 -> 0342)
wifi0: 11a rates: 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
wifi0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps
wifi0: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
wifi0: H/W encryption support: WEP AES AES_CCM TKIP
ath_pci: wifi0: Atheros 5413: mem=0x48000000, irq=28
PCI: enabling device 0000:00:02.0 (0340 -> 0342)
wifi1: 11a rates: 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
wifi1: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps
wifi1: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
wifi1: H/W encryption support: WEP AES AES_CCM TKIP
ath_pci: wifi1: Atheros 5413: mem=0x48010000, irq=27
PCI: enabling device 0000:00:03.0 (0340 -> 0342)
wifi2: 11a rates: 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
wifi2: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps
wifi2: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
wifi2: H/W encryption support: WEP AES AES_CCM TKIP
ath_pci: wifi2: Atheros 5413: mem=0x48020000, irq=26
jffs2_scan_eraseblock(): End of filesystem marker found at 0x0
jffs2_build_filesystem(): unlocking the mtd device... done.
jffs2_build_filesystem(): erasing all blocks after the end marker... done.
mini_fo: using base directory: /
mini_fo: using storage directory: /jffs

BusyBox v1.11.1 (2008-08-21 06:06:00 PDT) built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.

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          |__| W I R E L E S S   F R E E D O M
KAMIKAZE (bleeding edge, r12359) -------------------
  * 10 oz Vodka       Shake well with ice and strain
  * 10 oz Triple sec  mixture into 10 shot glasses.
  * 10 oz lime juice  Salute!
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root@OpenWrt:/# ifconfig -a
br-lan    Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 22:1C:41:0A:7A:45 
          inet addr:192.168.1.1  Bcast:192.168.1.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:1 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:402 (402.0 B)

eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:00:00:00:00:00 
          BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

eth1      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:00:00:00:00:00 
          BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback 
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

wifi0     Link encap:UNSPEC  HWaddr 00-80-48-4F-24-EA-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00 
          BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:195
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
          Interrupt:28

wifi1     Link encap:UNSPEC  HWaddr 00-80-48-4F-24-D4-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00 
          BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:195
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
          Interrupt:27

wifi2     Link encap:UNSPEC  HWaddr 00-80-48-4F-24-DA-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00 
          BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:195
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
          Interrupt:26

root@OpenWrt:/#

Kind regards;
//Socrates

Hi,

Just noticed you were using openwrt-ixp4xx-zImage as the kernel. Your avila has an old RedBoot binary, which passes a wrong machine id to the linux kernel. Please use the kernel named openwrt-avila-zImage, and everything should be fine.

Hi Kaloz

Oh well, you great  Kaloz!!! It works.

Just some nagging questions:
1. How should I have picked this up? What did I miss?
2. Why is openwrt-ixp4xx-zImage is being created? What is it used for?

For these next questions please advice if I need to open a new thread.
I'd like to embed the roofs into the kernel so that I have only one file. How can I do this? Reason: We'll be deploying 100s of these boards and want to make the firmware upgrade easy.
Avila does not have NVRAM to store my configuration to be persistent across upgrades. My initial idea is to first load (using Redboot) a dummy/config file of fixed length (say, 1 Meg), and then load the kernel and roofs later. Will this config file be accessible (say, as a partition) from within the Linux file system so that all config is stored there?.
Any ideas will be highly appreciated.

Kaloz, thank you very much for your patience.

Kind regards
//Socrates

Hello,

1. The line "Machine: Intel IXDP425 Development Platform" clearly says it didn't identify your system as an Avila
2. It's the same kernel as openwrt-ixp4xx-zImage, just with an arm instruction prepended which sets the machine id register to the right value.

A single image won't work due to how RedBoot works, and having a ramdisk isn't too comfortable. The method you've mentioned wouldn't really work that way, but the good news is that we are working on a method to upgrade without losing changes. I'll ask the others about the status and get back to you.

Hi Kaloz

Much appreciated. Thanks a lot Kaloz.

Will hear from you on the upgrade process.

Regards;
//Socrates