Bug#655344: linux-image-3.1.0-1-kirkwood: Missing support for LaCie machines

[Arnaud Patard (Rtp) <arnaud.patard@rtp-net.org>]

Simon Guinot <simon@sequanux.org> writes:


Hi,
> Hi,
>
> On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 12:08:06PM +0100, Arnaud Patard wrote:
>> Simon Guinot <simon@sequanux.org> writes:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> > Package: linux-2.6
>> > Version: 3.1.6-1
>> > Severity: important
>> >
>> > Dear Maintainer,
>> >
>> > The kernel image provided by package linux-image-3.1.0-1-kirkwood don't
>> > support the LaCie Kirkwood boards.
>> >
>> > Please, consider applying the following patch:
>> >
>> > diff --git a/config/armel/config.kirkwood b/config/armel/config.kirkwood
>> > index 1eae313..85b0c64 100644
>> > --- a/config/armel/config.kirkwood
>> > +++ b/config/armel/config.kirkwood
>> > @@ -63,6 +63,12 @@ CONFIG_MACH_DOCKSTAR=y
>> >  CONFIG_MACH_OPENRD_BASE=y
>> >  CONFIG_MACH_OPENRD_CLIENT=y
>> >  CONFIG_MACH_OPENRD_ULTIMATE=y
>> > +CONFIG_MACH_NETSPACE_V2=y
>> > +CONFIG_MACH_INETSPACE_V2=y
>> > +CONFIG_MACH_NETSPACE_MAX_V2=y
>> > +CONFIG_MACH_D2NET_V2=y
>> > +CONFIG_MACH_NET2BIG_V2=y
>> > +CONFIG_MACH_NET5BIG_V2=y
>> >  CONFIG_MACH_T5325=y
>> >  
>> >  ##
>> > @@ -172,6 +178,11 @@ CONFIG_GPIO_SYSFS=y
>> >  # CONFIG_DRM is not set
>> >  
>> >  ##
>> > +## file: drivers/hwmon/Kconfig
>> > +##
>> > +CONFIG_SENSORS_GPIO_FAN=m
>> > +
>> > +##
>> >  ## file: drivers/i2c/Kconfig
>> >  ##
>> >  CONFIG_I2C=y
>> > @@ -244,6 +255,8 @@ CONFIG_ISDN_DIVAS_MAINT=m
>> >  CONFIG_NEW_LEDS=y
>> >  CONFIG_LEDS_CLASS=y
>> >  CONFIG_LEDS_GPIO=y
>> > +CONFIG_LEDS_NS2=y
>> > +CONFIG_LEDS_NETXBIG=y
>> >  CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGERS=y
>> >  CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGER_TIMER=y
>> >  CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGER_DEFAULT_ON=y
>> 
>> Does this really need to be built-in ? (side note: if it can't work as
>> module, why is it a tristate and not a boolean in kernel config ?)
>
> No it doesn't. I should have configured them as modules.

ok. I've enabled the devices in svn for 3.2.


> By the way, why is the driver leds-gpio built-in ?
>

There may be various reason, but I've no idea why.

>> 
>> Also, do you plan to add support for them into d-i (unless it's already
>> done) ?
>
> Note that the having d-i support is not mandatory to run Debian on a
> LaCie NAS. Please, let's fix the kernel support. On my side, I will have
> a look at the Debian installer as quickly as possible (knowing that I am
> quite busy this days).

I didn't want to imply that d-i support was needed to enable the
devices. I was thinking it would be a nice addition to this change in
the kernel package.

Thanks,
Arnaud