Serial Card (Syba) - Revision history

Phenigma at 00:06, 28 September 2015

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Phenigma at 00:06, 28 September 2015

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Twodogs at 15:12, 7 November 2011

2011-11-07T15:12:21Z

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Twodogs at 21:12, 5 November 2011

2011-11-05T21:12:30Z

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Twodogs: /* Get LMCE to recognize ttyD ports */

2011-10-12T11:40:34Z

Get LMCE to recognize ttyD ports

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	===Get LMCE to recognize ttyD ports===		===Get LMCE to recognize ttyD ports===

			LMCE knows how to read ttyD ports created by a Starex card. We're stealing this subroutine for the Syba card.

	Edit "usr/pluto/bin/ListSerialPorts.sh" with root permissions (sudo kate)		Edit "usr/pluto/bin/ListSerialPorts.sh" with root permissions (sudo kate)

	Change the two occurrences of "starex-serial" to "mcs9865-serial"		Change the two occurrences of "starex-serial" to "mcs9865-serial"

	~~There is a Starex card that creates ttyD ports. We're stealing this subroutine for the Syba card.~~

	===Reboot===		===Reboot===

Twodogs: /* Overview */

2011-10-12T11:35:35Z

Overview

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	==Overview==		==Overview==

	This tutorial covers how to install the Syba SY-PCI15001 expansion card. It costs about $35, has 6 serial ports, and uses the ~~MOSCHIP~~ MCS9865 ~~chip~~ (~~even though~~ Newegg says it uses MCS9845 ~~- wrong~~). Moschip doesn't have a stellar record with Linux, but the drivers have been recently updated and the price is right. Not exactly plug/play, but it shouldn't take too long to install by following this tutorial.		This tutorial covers how to install the Syba SY-PCI15001 expansion card. It costs about $35, has 6 serial ports, and uses the Moschip MCS9865 contoller (Newegg wrongly says it uses MCS9845). Moschip doesn't have a stellar record with Linux, but the drivers have been recently updated and the price is right. Not exactly plug/play, but it shouldn't take too long to install by following this tutorial.

	The Syba card ships with out-of-date drivers, so we'll use the latest from Moschip. Following the Moschip instructions will result in two working ports that LinuxMCE can't recognize (because they're ttyD instead of ttyS). The remaining four ttyS ports will be recognized, but they also won't work with LMCE because the standard driver configuration is wrong (need to have hardware flow control enabled). Also, grub only sets up four serial ports, two of which are typically allotted to the motherboard. So, here is what to do...		The Syba card ships with out-of-date drivers, so we'll use the latest from Moschip. Following the Moschip instructions will result in two working ports that LinuxMCE can't recognize (because they're ttyD instead of ttyS). The remaining four ttyS ports will be recognized, but they also won't work with LMCE because the standard driver configuration is wrong (need to have hardware flow control enabled). Also, grub only sets up four serial ports, two of which are typically allotted to the motherboard. So, here is what to do...

Twodogs: /* Overview */

2011-10-12T05:06:27Z

Overview

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	==Overview==		==Overview==

	This tutorial covers how to install the Syba SY-PCI15001 expansion card. ~~This~~ costs about $35, has 6 serial ports, and uses the MOSCHIP MCS9865 chip (even though Newegg says it uses MCS9845 - wrong). Moschip doesn't have a stellar record with Linux, but the drivers have been recently updated and the price is right. Not exactly plug/play, but it shouldn't take too long to install by following this tutorial.		This tutorial covers how to install the Syba SY-PCI15001 expansion card. It costs about $35, has 6 serial ports, and uses the MOSCHIP MCS9865 chip (even though Newegg says it uses MCS9845 - wrong). Moschip doesn't have a stellar record with Linux, but the drivers have been recently updated and the price is right. Not exactly plug/play, but it shouldn't take too long to install by following this tutorial.

	The Syba card ships with out-of-date drivers, so we'll use the latest from Moschip. Following the Moschip instructions will result in two working ports that LinuxMCE can't recognize (because they're ttyD instead of ttyS). The remaining four ttyS ports will be recognized, but they also won't work with LMCE because the standard driver configuration is wrong (need to have hardware flow control enabled). Also, grub only sets up four serial ports, two of which are typically allotted to the motherboard. So, here is what to do...		The Syba card ships with out-of-date drivers, so we'll use the latest from Moschip. Following the Moschip instructions will result in two working ports that LinuxMCE can't recognize (because they're ttyD instead of ttyS). The remaining four ttyS ports will be recognized, but they also won't work with LMCE because the standard driver configuration is wrong (need to have hardware flow control enabled). Also, grub only sets up four serial ports, two of which are typically allotted to the motherboard. So, here is what to do...
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	*Compile the driver.		*Compile the driver.
	*Modify the LMCE script "ListSerialPorts.sh" to recognize the ttyD ports.		*Modify the LMCE script "ListSerialPorts.sh" to recognize the ttyD ports.


	==Installation==		==Installation==

Twodogs at 05:02, 12 October 2011

2011-10-12T05:02:59Z

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	[[Category:VoIP]]		[[Category:VoIP]]

Twodogs: /* Edit Grub */

2011-10-12T01:08:06Z

Edit Grub

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	"/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-17-generic root=UUID=f8bb6686-8ed8-4795-9e5f-739f36e69d8e ro quiet splash 8250.nr_uarts=8"		"/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-17-generic root=UUID=f8bb6686-8ed8-4795-9e5f-739f36e69d8e ro quiet splash 8250.nr_uarts=8"

			'''Note''': this does not work for LMCE 1004 because that uses grub2. For 1004 you must edit etc/default/grub and add "8250.nr_uarts=8" after "quiet splash". Save the file, open a terminal and enter "sudo update-grub"

	===Edit Moschip driver file===		===Edit Moschip driver file===

Twodogs: /* Edit Moschip driver file */

2011-10-11T20:17:28Z

Edit Moschip driver file

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	===Edit Moschip driver file===		===Edit Moschip driver file===

	Edit ~~one of~~ the ~~downloaded files~~ "mcs9865.c"		Edit the driver file "mcs9865.c"

	For each line that says ".en_flow_control= 0," change the "0" to a "1"		For each line that says ".en_flow_control= 0," change the "0" to a "1"