Proper support for IcyBox NAS6210 & NAS6220

[oreggin]

Hy!

I use an IB-NAS6220 for some month and is works perfectly with archlinuxarm and with "arcNumber=1680" u-boot environment variable. However some basic function is missing from kernel, like Power LED, and Linux kernel poweroff function.

I have found on the net this description: http://simon.baatz.info/raidsonic-icy-box-ib-nas6210-my-new-sheevaplug/
This descripbe how to patch the kernel to make works PowerLED and Linux kernel poweroff function on NAS6210.

I was modified the patch to works for NAS6220.

Cheers,
oreggin

[oreggin]

Here are the patches.

[WarheadsSE]

Try 3104 as seen here

(http://archlinuxarm.org/article/20120202/support-pogoplug-v2-raidsonic-icybox-nas6210)

[kmihelich]

We already support the NAS6210, which uses the exact same board file you supplied for the 6220 with the exception that it uses its own ID number, not re-purposing another device's ID. You need to set your arcNumber to 3104, save, reset, and you'll be good to go.

[oreggin]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('kmihelich', 'W')e already support the NAS6210, which uses the exact same board file you supplied for the 6220 with the exception that it uses its own ID number, not re-purposing another device's ID. You need to set your arcNumber to 3104, save, reset, and you'll be good to go.

[kmihelich]

I think you didn't understand a word I said. I'll break it down.

Your patch is the exact same thing that we already have, except that instances of "6210" have been replaced with "6220."

Your problem stems from the fact that you were booting with the arcNumber 1680 and not the correct ID of 3104. Using 3104 will boot your board with the NAS6210 that is already in our kernel.

[oreggin]

sorry for misunderstanding but in my opinion I should not need hacking u-boot environment variables to handle arhlinux kernel my device. Kernel maintainer should write a proper code to archlinux kernel recognize my device arcnum 527 and than runs the same code on both NAS6210 and NAS6220.

cheers,
oreggin

[xenoxaos]

Actually, the Icybox did the wrong thing and just modified the kernel source of the generic Marvell Dev Board. ArcNumber 1680 (http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/developer/m ... hp?id=1680) is NOT for the IcyBox. The CORRECT arcNumber is 3104 (http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/developer/m ... hp?id=3104). These are the proper kernel arcNumbers. The only one that 'hacked' the kernel u-boot environment is IcyBox.

[kmihelich]

Yep, the proper code actually resides in our kernel. This is the actual device registered to 527, and as you can see it's very much not a Raidsonic or even a Marvell Kirkwood device: http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/developer/m ... php?id=527

[oreggin]

I don't see 3104 or 527 archumber in the vanilla kernel tree:
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git;a=blob;f=arch/arm/tools/mach-types;h=f9c9f33f8cbe2f651277793400d8287eec0073c9;hb=dd775ae2549217d3ae09363e3edb305d0fa19928

In the linux kernel tree, the arm arcnumbers is changing continuously and for example 527 removed a year ago:
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git;a=commitdiff;h=6f82f4db80189281a8ac42f2e72396accb719b57

BTW, I'm a customer and one of NAS6220 users and we bought our boxes with 527 arcnumber and not 3104 or any. We don't care marvell or icybox or anyone else stupidity. What we want is to our boxes are working properly, but I think I'll don quijote if I continuing this pointless conversation