Jan 2001


README for 

ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/people/kgw/7.0/ieee1394/linux-2.2.16
===========================================================


This directory contains customized 2.2.16 Linux kernels based on the
precompiled kernels contained in the SuSE Linux 7.0-i386 distribution
and successfully used for testing the combination of 

       -  a Terratec Cameo 400 DV IEEE1394 Hostadapter card
       -  a the Digital video camera JVC GR-DVL100 EG 

on a system running a SuSE Linux 7.0-i386 installation.

The applications used in the tests are available under the URL:

ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/people/kgw/7.0/ieee1394/apps


Kernel sources
==============

    2.2.16 sources from the lx_suse package of the SuSE Linux 
    7.0-i386 distribution. The package is also downloadable from 
    the URL

       ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/7.0/suse/d1/lx_suse.rpm


Patch
=====

     The kernel source subdirectory 

             drivers/ieee1394

     is replaced by the contents of the archive ieee1394-001211.tgz
     available in this directory. 
     To build the kernel, next copy the appropriate config.* file 
     to /kernelsource/maindir/.config and run (as usual):

        make menuconfig    (exit, save new config.)
        make dep
        make clean         (if needed)
        make bzImage
 
     

     The contents of ieee1394-001211.tgz are 

         dated Dec 11, 2000
         from cvs.linux1394.sourceforge.net, 

     downloaded according to the instructions on:

           http://linux1394.sourceforge.net/howtos.html#upgrade

     by means of the following two commands (to issue in an empty
     local working directory):


cvs "-d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.linux1394.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/linux1394" login
cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.linux1394.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/linux1394 co ieee1394


     The ieee1394 drivers can also be built as modules from these
     sources. Unfortunately, however, the resulting modules cannot be
     loaded (the modprobe command will just hang). Because of this the
     drivers were compiled into the kernel. With this kernel, the above
     hardware combination worked.