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link626
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Joined: 19 Feb 2010
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Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 21:44 Post subject:

hard_where wrote:

I have successfully compiled the firmware and it is very similar to openwrt.

"very similar to openwrt" - meaning the features are similar?

hard_where wrote:

It is the same firmware, but it has comments and options to enable different features/packages.

do you have this router, and did you load your compiled firmware into it?

there is a config.linux file in one of the folders of the source code.
is that where you turn on the usb and other features?

can you try turning on the usb printer and storage and any other nifty-sounding features there?

Quote:

CONFIG_BCM_USB=m
CONFIG_BCM_USB_IMPL=2
# USB support
CONFIG_USB=y
# CONFIG_USB_DEBUG is not set
# Miscellaneous USB options
CONFIG_USB_DEVICEFS=y

# CONFIG_USB_PRINTER is not set
CONFIG_USB_STORAGE=m
# USB Gadget Support
# CONFIG_USB_GADGET is not set

it seems that default linux configs have CONFIG_USB_PRINTER=y

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alainpp
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Joined: 22 Feb 2010
Posts: 4

Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 0:24 Post subject:

hard_where wrote:

If you want to compile the source from westell extract the linux tools (toolchain) to /opt/toolchains, not /opt as the readme specifies. After this change it will compile without issue. I have successfully compiled the firmware and it is very similar to openwrt.

Hey hard_where,

i tried to do that using ubuntu but i can't get it to work. I get the same error when i try to compile.

Can you upload the firmware somewhere?

Thank you in advance.

Last edited by alainpp on Mon Feb 22, 2010 1:06; edited 1 time in total

hard_where
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Posts: 141

Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 0:34 Post subject:
I have not installed the compiled firmware yet as I need to get serial or jtag going first. Manufactures sometimes "forget" to include everything that is needed and without serial or jtag there is no way to debug. I used a Fedora 10 box with a lot of development tools to compile the firmware. I read somewhere on another forum that Westell/Verizon used FC5 to originally build the firmware.

link626
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Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 2:05 Post subject:

alainpp wrote:

hard_where wrote:

Hey hard_where,

i tried to do that using ubuntu but i can't get it to work. I get the same error when i try to compile.

Can you upload the firmware somewhere?

Thank you in advance.

maybe the folder is supposed to be /opt/toolchain

not opt/toolchains ?

hard_where wrote:

I have not installed the compiled firmware yet as I need to get serial or jtag going first. Manufactures sometimes "forget" to include everything that is needed and without serial or jtag there is no way to debug.

keep us posted

hard_where
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Posts: 141

Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 3:10 Post subject:

commands:
cd /opt
mkdir toolchains
cd toolchains
tar -xvjf A90-750115_toolchain.tar.bz2

** the directory 'westell_msw2' will be created containing the toolchain files **

the path will look like:
cd /opt/toolchains/westell_msw2
[@kernelpanic westell_msw2]$ ls
bfd fakeroot.env info libexec mips-linux rootfs.mips_nofpu.tar
bin include lib man mips-linux-uclibc usr

You may need other tools besides the toolchain installed. Please check and post the error you received.

alainpp
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Joined: 22 Feb 2010
Posts: 4

Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 4:24 Post subject: Error

I did follow all your steps and this is the error i get:

I did try using "toolchains" and "toolchain" for the folder name containing the "westell_msw2" folder

Code:

root@ubuntu:~/Downloads/SW# make PROFILE=A90-750115
cat: /root/Downloads/SW/.PROFILE: No such file or directory
making all for A90-750115
make -C /root/Downloads/SW/targets/A90-750115 all
make[1]: Entering directory `/root/Downloads/SW/targets/A90-750115'
echo "A90-750115" > /root/Downloads/SW/.PROFILE
rm -rf /root/Downloads/SW/targets/A90-750115/objects && mkdir /root/Downloads/SW/targets/A90-750115/objects
***** Configuring Linux kernel *****
cp -f /root/Downloads/SW/targets/A90-750115/config.linux /root/Downloads/SW/targets/A90-750115/objects/.config
yes "" | make -C /root/Downloads/SW/linux/linux-2.6.8.1 O=/root/Downloads/SW/targets/A90-750115/objects oldconfig > /dev/null
/root/Downloads/SW/linux/linux-2.6.8.1/scripts/basic/fixdep.c: In function ‘traps’:
/root/Downloads/SW/linux/linux-2.6.8.1/scripts/basic/fixdep.c:359: warning: dereferencing type-punned pointer will break strict-aliasing rules
/root/Downloads/SW/linux/linux-2.6.8.1/scripts/basic/fixdep.c:361: warning: dereferencing type-punned pointer will break strict-aliasing rules
/root/Downloads/SW/linux/linux-2.6.8.1/scripts/basic/split-include.c: In function ‘main’:
/root/Downloads/SW/linux/linux-2.6.8.1/scripts/basic/split-include.c:133: warning: ignoring return value of ‘fgets’, declared with attribute warn_unused_result
/root/Downloads/SW/linux/linux-2.6.8.1/scripts/kconfig/conf.c: In function ‘conf_askvalue’:
/root/Downloads/SW/linux/linux-2.6.8.1/scripts/kconfig/conf.c:94: warning: ignoring return value of ‘fgets’, declared with attribute warn_unused_result
/root/Downloads/SW/linux/linux-2.6.8.1/scripts/kconfig/conf.c: In function ‘conf_choice’:
/root/Downloads/SW/linux/linux-2.6.8.1/scripts/kconfig/conf.c:350: warning: ignoring return value of ‘fgets’, declared with attribute warn_unused_result
/root/Downloads/SW/linux/linux-2.6.8.1/scripts/kconfig/mconf.c: In function ‘exec_conf’:
/root/Downloads/SW/linux/linux-2.6.8.1/scripts/kconfig/mconf.c:224: warning: ignoring return value of ‘pipe’, declared with attribute warn_unused_result
/root/Downloads/SW/linux/linux-2.6.8.1/scripts/kconfig/mconf.c: In function ‘show_textbox’:
/root/Downloads/SW/linux/linux-2.6.8.1/scripts/kconfig/mconf.c:552: warning: ignoring return value of ‘write’, declared with attribute warn_unused_result
lex.zconf.c:2969: warning: ‘input’ defined but not used
***** Building Linux kernel *****
make -C /root/Downloads/SW/linux/linux-2.6.8.1 O=/root/Downloads/SW/targets/A90-750115/objects
make[2]: Entering directory `/root/Downloads/SW/linux/linux-2.6.8.1'
find . -lname "*" -name "bcm96358" -print -exec rm -f "{}" ";"
/bin/bash -c " ln -sn impl1 opensource/char/board/bcm963xx/bcm96358; ln -sn impl1 opensource/char/serial/bcm96358; ln -sn impl2 broadcom/net/enet/bcm96358; ln -sn impl2 broadcom/net/usb/bcm96358; ln -sn impl2 broadcom/net/wl/bcm96358;"
Using /root/Downloads/SW/linux/linux-2.6.8.1 as source for kernel
CHK include/linux/version.h
UPD include/linux/version.h
SYMLINK include/asm -> include/asm-mips
scripts/kconfig/conf -s arch/mips/Kconfig
#
# using defaults found in .config
#
SPLIT include/linux/autoconf.h -> include/config/*
HOSTCC scripts/genksyms/genksyms.o
SHIPPED scripts/genksyms/lex.c
SHIPPED scripts/genksyms/parse.h
SHIPPED scripts/genksyms/keywords.c
HOSTCC scripts/genksyms/lex.o
scripts/genksyms/lex.c:1228: warning: ‘input’ defined but not used
SHIPPED scripts/genksyms/parse.c
HOSTCC scripts/genksyms/parse.o
HOSTLD scripts/genksyms/genksyms
CC scripts/mod/empty.o
/opt/toolchains/westell_msw2/bin/mips-linux-gcc: 1: ELF####: not found
/opt/toolchains/westell_msw2/bin/mips-linux-gcc: 2: �####�E#�EQ�EQ�#�######@##@: not found
/opt/toolchains/westell_msw2/bin/mips-linux-gcc: 2: 4: not found
/opt/toolchains/westell_msw2/bin/mips-linux-gcc: 2: 86?##: not found
/opt/toolchains/westell_msw2/bin/mips-linux-gcc: 1: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")
make[5]: *** [scripts/mod/empty.o] Error 2
make[4]: *** [scripts/mod] Error 2
make[3]: *** [scripts] Error 2
make[2]: *** [_all] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/root/Downloads/SW/linux/linux-2.6.8.1'
make[1]: *** [/root/Downloads/SW/targets/A90-750115/objects/vmlinux] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/Downloads/SW/targets/A90-750115'
make: *** [all] Error 2

kevinqian
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Joined: 07 Feb 2010
Posts: 13

Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 7:03 Post subject:
looks like you guys are making some solid progress. What's the latest?

link626
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Joined: 19 Feb 2010
Posts: 42

Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 9:26 Post subject:
i'm gonna try to install fedora and compile this crap. i haven't used linux in 10 years.

baba2s
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Joined: 23 Sep 2006
Posts: 43

Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 18:50 Post subject: Re: Error

I too getting same error...

SHIPPED scripts/genksyms/keywords.c
HOSTCC scripts/genksyms/lex.o
SHIPPED scripts/genksyms/parse.c
HOSTCC scripts/genksyms/parse.o
HOSTLD scripts/genksyms/genksyms
make[5]: warning: Clock skew detected. Your build may be incomplete.

CC scripts/mod/empty.o
/bin/sh: /opt/toolchains/westell_msw2/bin/mips-linux-gcc: cannot execute binaryfile
make[5]: *** [scripts/mod/empty.o] Error 126
make[4]: *** [scripts/mod] Error 2
make[3]: *** [scripts] Error 2
make[2]: *** [_all] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/ubuntu/router/SW/linux/linux-2.6.8.1'
make[1]: *** [/home/ubuntu/router/SW/targets/A90-750115/objects/vmlinux] Error 2make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/ubuntu/router/SW/targets/A90-750115'
make: *** [all] Error 2
root@ubuntu:/home/ubuntu/router/SW#

Any help for error :
/bin/sh: /opt/toolchains/westell_msw2/bin/mips-linux-gcc: cannot execute binaryfile

I am using my openwrt setup.. ( VMware player and Ubuntu)
Thanks

x1n
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Joined: 22 Feb 2010
Posts: 5

Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 19:07 Post subject: Re: Error

Your problem is that you're compiling under a 32-bit architecture when the binaries are compiled for 64-bit. I have successfully compiled this as well and if anyone would be interested in the binaries, I can post them. let me know.

baba2s wrote:

FSUNolez
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Joined: 19 Feb 2010
Posts: 4

Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 22:01 Post subject:
Wow. Lots of progress. Thanks, guys!

alainpp
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Joined: 22 Feb 2010
Posts: 4

Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 23:27 Post subject: Re: Error

Please post the bin file.

Thanks.

x1n wrote:

baba2s wrote:

idmitriy
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Joined: 30 Jul 2008
Posts: 40

Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 23:40 Post subject: http://www.westell.com/upgrades/model7501/A99-750115-00.xml
I have two of these, would like to see them working with DD-WRT. http://www.westell.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=923&arcsection=support _________________ My DD-WRT Routers: Netgear WNDR3300, Linksys WRT54G2, Asus WL-520GU, Dell TrueMobile 2300, Belkin F5D7230-4 v1444

hard_where
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Joined: 13 Feb 2007
Posts: 141

Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 0:10 Post subject: Re: Error

x1n wrote:

Yup, my box is 64bit

alainpp
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Joined: 22 Feb 2010
Posts: 4

Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 0:29 Post subject: Re: Error

I tried using ubuntu 64 bit and the compiler took a lot longer and it looks like it was working. I though i was getting there, but at the end (like 6 minutes later) i got the same error i posted early and no firmware file.

hard_where wrote:

x1n wrote:

Yup, my box is 64bit

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