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Offline vivcha

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non-standard ISA card
« on: December 24, 2010, 03:12:12 AM »
Hi to all! I'm newbie. My question:

There is an data acquisition ISA-card with ADC+DSP on board. May I use it with Tiny Core Linux on old PC (233 MHz, 64 MB RAM) and what need to do for it configuring? 

Offline curaga

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Re: non-standard ISA card
« Reply #1 on: December 24, 2010, 04:01:58 AM »
Are there linux drivers for it?
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Offline vivcha

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« Reply #2 on: December 24, 2010, 06:19:28 AM »
Yes. Driver are in sources. Here some information from attached Readme-file:
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      kernel 2.4.x
      gcc 2.7.2 or higher
  <Enable loadable modules support>  during kernel assembling..."

Contained instructions for installing are typicall routine in first look.

Is it acceptably for TCL 3.3?

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Re: non-standard ISA card
« Reply #3 on: December 24, 2010, 06:27:42 AM »
Since this looks to quite old, it may or may not compile for tc - the best way to know is to try and see  :)

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« Reply #4 on: December 24, 2010, 07:43:53 AM »
 During compilation process kernel-header are need:


error: linux/configure.h
error: linux/module.h
error: linux/kernel.h
error: linux/kmod.h

etc..

How they may be included?

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Re: non-standard ISA card
« Reply #5 on: December 24, 2010, 08:07:30 AM »
Hint:
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ab headers   
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Re: non-standard ISA card
« Reply #6 on: December 24, 2010, 09:12:50 AM »
Depending on the external kernel module you're trying to compile, you might be able to:

1. use just the linux-headers-2.6.33.3-tinycore extension

or

2. unpack the kernel source and use "make modules_prepare"

or failing that, you may have to compile the entire kernel source before an external module will compile