Specialix Installation problem !!!!!!!!!

From: pmathews@SoftHome.net
Date: Wed Apr 12 2000 - 05:42:14 EST


Linux-Gurus

This is the third time i am specifying this problem !!!
I hope this time someone will answer it.

Again if the gurus have not seen my previous mail then here is the config:

Operating system: Red Hat 6.1 Linux
Specialix card: sx multiport serial card !!!!!

I downloaded the driver sx.o.

Executed the command:
insmod sx.o sx_debug=-1 sx_poll=5 sx_irqmask=0

mknod /dev/specialix_ctl c 32 167
mknod /dev/ttyX$i i=0-16 ( since i have 2 terminal adapters each with 8
ports)

Ran sx_firmware the machine went on hang.

I would appreciate if someone could help me out of this or atleast
suggest some debug methods.

Thanks in advance

PAM

The /var/log/messages were as follows corresponding to insmod:::
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: sx: enter init_module
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: Initing sx module... (sx_debug=-1)
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: Got a specialix card: 20011cb.
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: Got a specialix card: feaf0000/c403d000(9).
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: sx: enter probe_sx
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: Going to verify vpd prom at c4044c00.
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: c4044c00 4d ff 98 ff 17 ff 41 ff 32 ff 88
ff 00 ff 59 ff M.....A.2.....Y.
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: c4044c10 1d ff 29 ff 00 ff 00 ff 00 ff 00
ff 00 ff 00 ff ..).............
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: c4044c20 4a ff 45 ff 54 ff 20 ff 48 ff 4f
ff 53 ff 54 ff J.E.T. .H.O.S.T.
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: c4044c30 20 ff 42 ff 59 ff 20 ff 4b ff 45
ff 56 ff 23 ff .B.Y. .K.E.V.#.
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: c2949f00 4d 98 17 41 32 88 00 59 1d 29 00
00 00 00 00 00 M..A2..Y.)......
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: c2949f10 4a 45 54 20 48 4f 53 54 20 42 59
20 4b 45 56 23 JET HOST BY KEV#
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: checking identifier...
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: Specialix SX driver (C) 1998/1999
R.E.Wolff@BitWizard.nl
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: sx: version $Id: sx.c,v 1.26 1999/08/05
15:22:14 wolff Exp $
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: sx: enter sx_reset
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: sx: enter sx_busy_wait_eq
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: sx: exit sx_busy_wait_eq
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: sx: exit sx_reset
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: reset the board...
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: sx: exit probe_sx
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: sx: enter probe_sx
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: Going to verify vpd prom at c00c7c00.
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: c00c7c00 46 12 8b 46 06 89 46 0e 8a 66 1b
b0 99 eb 03 b8 F..F..F..f......
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: c00c7c10 99 01 1f 5f 5a 59 5b c3 51 52 56
1e 0e 1f e8 51 ..._ZY[.QRV....Q
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: c00c7c20 00 72 1b b4 4f b0 14 b3 01 8b 4c
04 b7 01 e8 76 .r..O.....L....v
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: c00c7c30 01 8b 46 06 89 46 0e 8a 66 1b b0
99 eb 03 b8 99 ..F..F..f.......
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: c2949f00 46 8b 06 46 8a 1b 99 03 99 1f 5a
5b 51 56 0e e8 F..F......Z[QV..
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: c2949f10 00 1b 4f 14 01 4c b7 e8 01 46 89
0e 66 b0 eb b8 ..O..L...F..f...
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: checking identifier...
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: Got non-SX identifier: ''
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: sx: enter probe_sx
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: Going to verify vpd prom at c00d7c00.
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: c00d7c00 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
ff ff ff ff ff ................
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: c00d7c10 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
ff ff ff ff ff ................
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: c00d7c20 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
ff ff ff ff ff ................
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: c00d7c30 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
ff ff ff ff ff ................
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: c2949f00 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
ff ff ff ff ff ................
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: c2949f10 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
ff ff ff ff ff ................
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: checking identifier...
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: Got non-SX identifier:
'ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ·y^CÄ'
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: sx: enter probe_sx
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: Going to verify vpd prom at c00e7c00.
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: c00e7c00 40 97 3c 00 74 0c 3c 1f 72 02 b0
1a c0 e0 03 9d @.<.t.<.r.......
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: c00e7c10 eb 02 9d f9 c3 66 60 06 1e be 38
55 66 c7 04 00 .....f`...8Uf...
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: c00e7c20 00 00 00 be 3c 55 66 c7 04 00 00
00 00 1e 6a 00 ....<Uf.......j.
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: c00e7c30 1f 8e 1e 0e 04 be d2 01 8e 04 1f
be 38 55 66 bf ............8Uf.
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: c2949f00 40 3c 74 3c 72 b0 c0 03 eb 9d c3
60 1e 38 66 04 @<t<r......`.8f.
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: c2949f10 00 00 3c 66 04 00 00 6a 1f 1e 04
d2 8e 1f 38 66 ..<f...j......8f
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: checking identifier...
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: Got non-SX identifier: ''
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: sx: enter probe_sx
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: Going to verify vpd prom at c00cfc00.
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: c00cfc00 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
ff ff ff ff ff ................
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: c00cfc10 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
ff ff ff ff ff ................
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: c00cfc20 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
ff ff ff ff ff ................
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: c00cfc30 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
ff ff ff ff ff ................
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: c2949f00 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
ff ff ff ff ff ................
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: c2949f10 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
ff ff ff ff ff ................
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: checking identifier...
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: Got non-SX identifier:
'ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ·y^CÄ'
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: sx: enter probe_sx
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: Going to verify vpd prom at c00dfc00.
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: c00dfc00 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
ff ff ff ff ff ................
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: c00dfc10 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
ff ff ff ff ff ................
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: c00dfc20 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
ff ff ff ff ff ................
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: c00dfc30 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
ff ff ff ff ff ................
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: c2949f00 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
ff ff ff ff ff ................
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: c2949f10 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
ff ff ff ff ff ................
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: checking identifier...
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: Got non-SX identifier:
'ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ·y^CÄ'
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: sx: enter probe_sx
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: Going to verify vpd prom at c00efc00.
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: c00efc00 a8 08 74 03 f8 eb 04 67 e2 f3 f9
66 61 c3 66 60 ..t....g...fa.f`
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: c00efc10 8b 16 29 03 81 ca 06 02 66 b9 10
1b 7f 00 e6 ed ..).....f......
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: c00efc20 ec a8 08 75 03 f8 eb 04 67 e2 f3
f9 66 61 c3 52 ...u....g...fa.R
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: c00efc30 50 8b 16 29 03 83 c2 02 ec a8 01
74 03 f8 eb 01 P..).......t....
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: c2949f00 a8 74 f8 04 e2 f9 61 66 8b 29 81
06 66 10 7f e6 .t....af.)..f..
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: c2949f10 ec 08 03 eb 67 f3 66 c3 50 16 03
c2 ec 01 03 eb ....g.f.P.......
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: checking identifier...
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: Got non-SX identifier:
'ì^H^CëgófÃP^V^CÂì^A^Cë·y^CÄ'
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: sx: enter probe_si
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: Going to verify SI signature c00c7ff8.
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: c00c7ff8 58 c3 c6 46 1b 01 c3 50 52 53 ba
c4 03 b8 08 06 X..F...PRS......
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: sx: enter probe_si
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: Going to verify SI signature c00d7ff8.
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: c00d7ff8 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
ff ff ff ff ff ................
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: sx: enter probe_si
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: Going to verify SI signature c00e7ff8.
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: c00e7ff8 c8 8e d8 ff 76 04 1e 56 e8 d3 fe
be 75 92 8c c8 ....v..V....u...
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: sx: enter probe_si
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: Going to verify SI signature c00cfff8.
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: c00cfff8 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
ff ff ff ff ff ................
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: sx: enter probe_si
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: Going to verify SI signature c00dfff8.
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: c00dfff8 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff 28 43 29
20 43 4f 50 59 ........(C) COPY
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: sx: enter probe_si
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: Going to verify SI signature c00efff8.
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: c00efff8 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 28 43 29
20 43 4f 50 59 UUUUUUUU(C) COPY
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: sx: total of 1 boards detected.
Apr 12 13:40:13 12corps kernel: sx: exit init_module
Apr 12 13:40:33 12corps kernel: sx: enter sx_fw_open
Apr 12 13:40:33 12corps kernel: sx: exit sx_fw_open
Apr 12 13:40:33 12corps kernel: sx: enter sx_fw_ioctl
Apr 12 13:40:33 12corps kernel: IOCTL 53504c01: 0
Apr 12 13:40:33 12corps kernel: Board present! (5)
Apr 12 13:40:33 12corps kernel: set board to 0
Apr 12 13:40:33 12corps kernel: not out of range
Apr 12 13:40:33 12corps kernel: .. and present!
Apr 12 13:40:33 12corps kernel: sx: exit sx_fw_ioctl
Apr 12 13:40:33 12corps kernel: sx: enter sx_fw_ioctl
Apr 12 13:40:33 12corps kernel: IOCTL 53504c02: 0
Apr 12 13:40:33 12corps kernel: Board present! (5)
Apr 12 13:40:33 12corps kernel: returning type= 1
Apr 12 13:40:33 12corps kernel: sx: exit sx_fw_ioctl

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