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Posted By: msporny
Date: 2002-Jul-08 10:31
Summary:xrhino-kernel project releases 2.2.21-pre1-xr7

At long last the 2.2.x series kernel for the Playstation 2 is nearing completion with the release of 2.2.21-pre1-xr7. This is a completely updated Playstation 2 Linux kernel that should work on any commercial PS2 Linux kit. The kernel is ready for users to start downloading and testing. Kernel binaries and source can be found at the xrhino-kernel project.

The 2.2.21-xr7 release is a big jump that brings us to the forefront of mainstream 2.2.21 kernel development. Once 2.2.21 is stable, we plan to immediately start on a 2.4.x port for the Playstation 2 Linux kernel. But, for 2.2.21 to become stable, we need people to brutally test it!

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Discussion Forums: xrhino-kernel project releases 2.2.21-pre1-xr7

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BY: klynn
DATE: 2002-Jul-13 13:41
SUBJECT: DMA Timeout

Just started testing this kernel out today. Compiled from the source and the system rebooted effectively under 2.2.21-pre1-xr7.

First thing I noticed was that 'clock --utc -w' actually works! The previous kernel would not let me set the clock, which is a pain since my PS2 clock runs 2-3 seconds slow every day.

Second thing is that while recompiling the kernel/modules during playback of a .wav file (at least this one time) I encountered a DMA error. The hard drive froze with the access light on as the kernel did an 'ide0: reset' and said it succeeded, numerous times. However, the situation did not correct itself and I was forced to physically poweroff the machine with the switch on the back. I had not seen this behavior using the old kernel prior. I'm recompiling the kernel at this point to see if I can get this to happen when not piping anything through /dev/dsp0.

Another thing is that /dev/mouse (which points to /dev/usbmouse0) says 'No such device'. I did ensure that USB Mouse was enabled in the kernel config menu, and I even remade the node using Major,Minor: 180,16 as indicated in the Documentation/devices.txt directory. However that didn't help either. Anyone know what the new device is?

Thanks for the help! I'll let you know if I find anything else weird in this kernel vers.

-Klynn


 

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