Howto: Build a new Debian kernel with LED support

Is it possible to release led support as module for debian squeeze and not as compiled into the kernel ?

Actually I was able to turn the LEDs in blinking mode using standard Debian kernel version:

Linux nas 2.6.32-5-kirkwood #1 Tue Mar 8 10:56:14 UTC 2011 armv5tel GNU/Linux

the only pre-requirement was to have that version of standard Debian kerne and execute command:

fw_setenv arcNumber 2998

and then reboot.

Here are my scripts – name are quite self explanatory:)

ledGreenBlink.sh
#!/bin/bash
echo none > /sys/class/leds/dockstar\:orange\:misc/trigger
echo none > /sys/class/leds/dockstar\:green\:health/trigger
echo timer > /sys/class/leds/dockstar\:green\:health/trigger
echo 500 > /sys/class/leds/dockstar\:green\:health/delay_on
echo 500 > /sys/class/leds/dockstar\:green\:health/delay_off

ledOrangeBlink.sh
#!/bin/bash
echo none > /sys/class/leds/dockstar\:green\:health/trigger
echo none > /sys/class/leds/dockstar\:orange\:misc/trigger
echo timer > /sys/class/leds/dockstar\:orange\:misc/trigger
echo 500 > /sys/class/leds/dockstar\:orange\:misc/delay_on
echo 500 > /sys/class/leds/dockstar\:orange\:misc/delay_off

ledOrangeOn.sh
#!/bin/bash
echo none > /sys/class/leds/dockstar\:orange\:misc/trigger
echo none > /sys/class/leds/dockstar\:green\:health/trigger
echo default-on > /sys/class/leds/dockstar\:orange\:misc/trigger

Hi,

i would like to know, if anybody can provide me with a kernel config file for the dockstar.

Thanks in adavance

There you go:

2.6.38: http://dev.shyd.de/dockstar/config-2.6.38-dockstar-shyd_1.1
3.1.10: http://dev.shyd.de/dockstar/config-3.1.10-dockstar-shyd_1.2

--
shyd

dockstar | 3.1.10 | http://dev.shyd.de

Great, thank you!

Hi,

I'm trying to compile kernel 3.1.10. I followed this guide and used the config of shyd but I always get the same error quite after starting:

*** Error. I do not know where the kernel image goes to [kimagedest undefined] The usual case for this is that I could not determine which arch or subarch this machine belongs to. Please specify a subarch, and try again..

I can't figure out why! I tried it on Ubunut 12.04 and on Debian Squeeze as well, with the same result. I also tried to leave out the --arch armel parameter as somebody suggests here, but then I have to reconfigure everything, so that can't be the solution.

Can someone help me?

cyb,

You could download davygravy's kernel deb for 3.1.9 and use his config
http://ppl.ug/cnl1R63ZOBM/

Note: In the linked post, I compiled natively on the Pogoplug E02. And leaving out "-arch armel" parameter works OK as mentioned.

-bodhi

Thanks bodhi, but using other configs didn't work either.

The problem seems to be that make-kpkg no longer recognizes "armel" as a valid parameter as stated here. I could compile it now by using following compile command:

DEB_HOST_ARCH=armel fakeroot make-kpkg --rootcmd fakeroot --arch arm  --cross-compile arm-none-linux-gnueabi- -j 4 --append-to-version=-dockstar --revision=1.1 --initrd kernel_image

But I'm not sure if the used architecture is correct for the dockstar at the end. At least I couldn't get any kernel booting yet.

Could someone confirm the error or confirm that the compile command gives the correct kernel?