comparison doc/DUART28-boot-control @ 1009:4a153059abbb

doc/DUART28-boot-control: update for fc-linux-patch and fc-usbser-tools
author Mychaela Falconia <falcon@freecalypso.org>
date Tue, 12 Dec 2023 06:57:11 +0000
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69 https://lore.kernel.org/linux-serial/X8iuCXYhOBVMGvXv@localhost/T/ 69 https://lore.kernel.org/linux-serial/X8iuCXYhOBVMGvXv@localhost/T/
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71 For the next several decades until these maintainers retire of old age and get 71 For the next several decades until these maintainers retire of old age and get
72 replaced by someone more reasonable and cooperative, our only available solution 72 replaced by someone more reasonable and cooperative, our only available solution
73 is to apply the necessary patch locally on our own systems. 73 is to apply the necessary patch locally on our own systems:
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75 For those FreeCalypso DUART28 users who are like the Mother, desiring to use 75 https://www.freecalypso.org/hg/fc-linux-patch/
76 the boot control feature now without waiting indefinitely for Linux kernel
77 maintainers to get their act together, the linux-patch directory in our
78 freecalypso-hwlab Hg repository contains several versions of our DUART28C
79 support patch that are meant to be applied locally by end users.
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81 EEPROM configuration 77 EEPROM configuration
82 ==================== 78 ====================
83 79
84 In order to make our DUART28 adapter an acceptable replacement for generic "raw" 80 In order to make our DUART28 adapter an acceptable replacement for generic "raw"
90 dual UART adapter - but CTL outputs must be left unconnected in this 86 dual UART adapter - but CTL outputs must be left unconnected in this
91 configuration, as they cannot function correctly with this unpatched driver. 87 configuration, as they cannot function correctly with this unpatched driver.
92 88
93 If you have applied our DUART28C support patch to your ftdi_sio driver, then 89 If you have applied our DUART28C support patch to your ftdi_sio driver, then
94 you can reprogram the EEPROM on your board into the C configuration and start 90 you can reprogram the EEPROM on your board into the C configuration and start
95 using CTL outputs. The necessary EEPROM config files and tools can be found in 91 using CTL outputs. You will need to use fc-duart28-conf utility, maintained as
96 our freecalypso-hwlab Hg repository. 92 part of our fc-usbser-tools package:
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94 https://www.freecalypso.org/pub/GSM/FreeCalypso/fc-usbser-tools-latest.tar.bz2
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98 Support in FC host tools 96 Support in FC host tools
99 ======================== 97 ========================
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101 If you have gone through all of the above, you get the following Calypso target 99 If you have gone through all of the above, you get the following Calypso target