Re: mrfioc2 Linux driver

[Jörn Dreyer <j.dreyer@hzdr.de>]

Hi Steve,

Am Donnerstag, 9. August 2018, 17:21:05 CEST schrieb Steve Kinder - UKRI STFC:

> I got compilation errors when trying to make the 3-0-0 driver. Since it
> should work with my IOC and a PCIe-EVR-300DC, and the driver with 2-2-0
> builds, I have gone over to mrfioc2 2-2-0 for this. I still get the
> original STACKPOINTER message on installation but the driver is copied to
> /lib/modules/`uname -r`/extra so I think that's all ok?
> 
> 
> I executed 'depmod -a', 'modprobe mrf' and rebooted.
------------------------------------------------------------^^^^^^^^^^^^

Here is your problem. The "modprobe mrf" loads the module into the kernel, and 
the reboot of course removes it again. It will not automatically be loaded 
after boot. You will have to do the "modprobe mrf" each time the system gets 
rebooted.

Regards,

Jörn