Freecom FSG-3

I am now moving step by step my infos from http://cavebeat.blogspot.co.at/ to this wiki. ( — cave)

→ Install OpenWrt (generic explanation)

on FSG from shell (without serial console)

Thanks to MoD for this tutorial
https://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=12770 Tutorial on openFSG-wiki

When i tried this, there were some problems with the Redboot configuration. I was not able to change the boot_script and boot_timeout via shell, but it is possible to change it via serial console in Redboot with fconfig.

for this, access to console is necessary (serial mod)

Manual - Configuring the RedBoot Environment
http://ecos.sourceware.org/docs-latest/redboot/configuring-the-redboot-environment.html

useful commands

• verison - shows the version from RedBoot
• fconfig -l - lists RedBoot configurations
• fconfig - change the redboot config

__RedBoot> version__
RedBoot(tm) bootstrap and debug environment [ROM]
Red Hat certified release, version 1.94 - built 11:47:48, Jun 10 2005
Platform: Freecom Storage  Gateway (FSG) (XScale) BE
Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Red Hat, Inc.
RAM: 0x00000000-0x04000000, 0x0001db58-0x03fd1000 available
FLASH: 0x50000000 - 0x50400000, 32 blocks of 0x00020000 bytes each.
__RedBoot> fconfig -l__
Run script at boot: true
Boot script:
.. fis load kern1
.. exec -c "console=ttyS0,115200 root=/dev/hda1 mem=64M@0x00000000"
Boot script timeout (1000ms resolution): 1
Use BOOTP for network configuration: true
Console baud rate: 115200
DNS server IP address: 0.0.0.0
GDB connection port: 9000
Force console for special debug messages: false
Network debug at boot time: false
Default network device: npe_eth0
Network hardware address [MAC] for NPE eth0: 0x00:0x01:0xDB:0x00:0xA6:0x02
Network hardware address [MAC] for NPE eth1: 0x00:0x01:0xDB:0x00:0xA6:0x03
RedBoot>

If there are boot problems because there are missing configurations.
connect to serial console to RedBoot (hitting ^C stops boot_timeout and bootscript) and run fconfig to change the boot parameters

set boot_script true

add following lines to the boot_script_data

fis load kern1
exec -c "console=ttyS0,115200 root=/dev/sda1 init=/etc/preinit "
<code>

and set //boot_timeout// to 5 - 10 seconds
Boot Timeout is necessary to Spin up the Harddisk properly after power on. 

<code>+
Network NOT initialized!
 Press FSG Emergency Button during power up to initialize network

RedBoot(tm) bootstrap and debug environment [ROM]
Red Hat certified release, version 1.94 - built 11:47:48, Jun 10 2005

Platform: Freecom Storage  Gateway (FSG) (XScale) BE
Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Red Hat, Inc.

RAM: 0x00000000-0x04000000, 0x0001db58-0x03fd1000 available
FLASH: 0x50000000 - 0x50400000, 32 blocks of 0x00020000 bytes each.
== Executing boot script in 6.000 seconds - enter ^C to abort
^C
RedBoot> fconfig
Run script at boot: true
Boot script:
.. fis load kern1
.. exec -c "console=ttyS0,115200 root=/dev/sda1 init=/etc/preinit "
Enter script, terminate with empty line
>>
Boot script timeout (1000ms resolution): 6
Use BOOTP for network configuration: true
Console baud rate: 115200
DNS server IP address:
GDB connection port: 9000
Force console for special debug messages: false
Network debug at boot time: false
Default network device: npe_eth0
Network hardware address [MAC] for NPE eth0: 0x00:0x00:0x83:0x20:0x50:0x02
Network hardware address [MAC] for NPE eth1: 0x00:0x00:0x83:0x48:0x50:0x01
Update RedBoot non-volatile configuration - continue (y/n)? n
RedBoot>

If you install OpenWrt like in the tutorial from MoD: https://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=12770 Then there should be the OpenWrt kernel on kern1 partition with belonging root-filesystem on /dev/sda1 and backuped freecom firmware kernel on kern2 partition with belonging rootfilesystem on /dev/sda2

If you crashed your OpenWrt it is easily possible to start your FSG-3 with attached console, Hit ^C when waiting for boot_timeout, and start the freecom firmware by command line. Then the system should boot the backup and you can repair or restore your FSG-3 as described in the link: http://cavebeat.blogspot.com/2012/01/reset-openwrt-firmware-with-fsg-3.html

If there is no proper Boot configuration, RedBoot stays in the command line and waits for commands from the console.

It is possible to boot OpenWrt by hand with this commands.

RedBoot>
RedBoot> fis load kern1
RedBoot> exec -c "console=ttyS0,115200 root=/dev/sda1 init=/etc/preinit "

In this example I flashed the OpenWrt Kernel on Flash partition mtd1/kern1 and the Root-filesystem is on the first HDD Partition.
or
exec -c “console=ttyS0,115200 root=/dev/sda2 init=/etc/preinit ”
for second partition

Freecom firmware needs following lines to boot
RedBoot> fis load kern2 RedBoot> exec -c “console=ttyS0,115200 root=/dev/hda2 mem=64M@0x00000000” In this example the freecom firmware kernel stays on the mtd2/kern2 partition and the root partition is on /dev/sda2.

To factory defaults with Freecom recovery Firmware from tutorial FSG-3 recovery from bad Flash

This should work also after OpenWrt installation. afterwards there should be vanilla Freecom firmware up and running and all flash-layout back to factory defaults. Partition 4 from HDD should not be touched.

If you don't want to run OpenWrt anymore, it is possible to initialize the Flash (except the redboot partition) and run the FSG-3 recovery tool to restore to factory defaults.

I seems to work stable, but I (— cave) have tested it only once. I had screwed up my Flash partitions and no chance to repair it otherwise, so it was necessary to repair them with fis init -f command. This only works if the first flash partition/mtd0, the Redboot partition is not touched or destroyed.
NEVER touch the RedBoot partition!!!

Thread in the OpenWrt forum regarding the FSG-3 https://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=5828

RedBoot> fis list Name FLASH addr Mem addr Length Entry point RedBoot 0x50000000 0x50000000 0x00040000 0x00000000 kern1 0x50080000 0x00700000 0x00180000 0x00700000 kern2 0x50200000 0x00700000 0x00180000 0x00700000 RedBoot config 0x503C0000 0x503C0000 0x00020000 0x00000000 FIS directory 0x503E0000 0x503E0000 0x00020000 0x00000000 RedBoot>
http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/FSG3/FisList

/ # cat /proc/mtd dev: size erasesize name mtd0: 00040000 00020000 “RedBoot” mtd1: 00180000 00020000 “kern1” mtd2: 00180000 00020000 “kern2” mtd3: 00020000 00020000 “RedBoot config” mtd4: 00020000 00020000 “FIS directory”

For running OpenWrt there is an additionally microcode partition necessary. There should be the microcode for the Network Processing Engine (NPE-B and NPE-C) placed. as described here: https://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=12770

After adding the microcode partition the partitions should look like this:

RedBoot> fis list
Name              FLASH addr  Mem addr    Length      Entry point
RedBoot           0x50000000  0x50000000  0x00040000  0x00000000
kern1             0x50080000  0x00700000  0x00180000  0x00700000
kern2             0x50200000  0x00700000  0x00180000  0x00700000
__microcode       0x503A0000  0x00000000  0x00020000  0x00000000__
RedBoot config    0x503C0000  0x503C0000  0x00020000  0x00000000
FIS directory     0x503E0000  0x503E0000  0x00020000  0x00000000
RedBoot>

The IXP422 CPU has 16 General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) pins which are used to interface to external hardware. In the case of the FSG3, the GPIO pins are used to monitor the buttons, control the LEDs, connect to the RTC, IDE controller and USB 2.0 controller.
Note that the LEDs are controlled by some external controller - they are not directly connected to GPIOs.

List of GPIO's GPIOConnections
http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/FSG3/GPIOConnections

Regarding to the HowTo Exchange HDD there should be 4 partitions on HDD:

Using recovery tool from freecom ensures mtd1/kern1 is used for kernel and /dev/sda1-hda1 is used for root-filesystem. When updating the same firmware with web interface it switches the rootfilesystem to /dev/sda2

At this point i will suggest to increase the systempartitions and the swap partitions sizes.
systempartitions
sda1 and sda2 from 133MB to 150MB/200MB or 256MB if u want to install more opkg packages or files, maybe its not necessary or if u want to store some backups on the systempartitions or just in case
SWAP
As described here fstab&block-mount for the right amount of SWAP you should increase /dev/sda3-swap
general rule:
SWAP = double RAM for machines with 512MiB of RAM or less, and same amount as RAM for machines with more
FSG-3
SWAP = RAM x 2 = 64MB x 2 = 128MB or more

For repartitioning you can use programs like Parted Magic or Paragon Partition Manager or something similar.

After installing with MoD's tutorial as linked on this page. The partitions will show up as followed

I am running my FSG with following partitions.

For this layout it is necessary to add the package “kmod-fs-ext4” in “make menuconfig” or install it with opkg

The fan is a little bit noisy when used in living rooms, but it is possible to control the speed http://cavebeat.blogspot.com/2012/01/fsg-3-fan-control.html. It depends on which kernel is in use.

At the moment, for OpenWrt ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT (bleeding edge, r29846) following commands showed up as working:

read speed:
cat /sys/devices/platform/i2c-gpio.0/i2c-0/0-0028/fan1_input

set pwm level (0-255):
echo '65 1 1' > /sys/devices/platform/i2c-gpio.0/i2c-0/0-0028/pwm1

read pwm level (0-255):
cat /sys/devices/platform/i2c-gpio.0/i2c-0/0-0028/pwm1

The file /etc/rc.local is usefull to slow down the fan at startup.

There are also 3 temperature sensors. At the moment the output from these sensors is showing wrong values. cat /sys/devices/platform/i2c-gpio.0/i2c-0/0-0028/temp1_input cat /sys/devices/platform/i2c-gpio.0/i2c-0/0-0028/temp2_input cat /sys/devices/platform/i2c-gpio.0/i2c-0/0-0028/temp3_input

from http://www.openfsg.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=10686#10686

Temperature and fan control is done by Winbond w83782d chip, which is connected via GPIO and I2C to the CPU.

The Wi-Fi Version from the FSG-3 ships with a Marvell chipset which is not well recognized and only one antenna is available and connected to the card. For Diversity it is better to use more than one antenna. HowTo Second Antenna Mod.

Post about Marvell Card It is not recommended to use this card.

Characteristics of Marvell MINI PCI card Vendor: pci 0x11ab “Marvell Technology Group Ltd..” Device: pci 0x1faa “88w8335 [Libertas] 802.11b / g wireless revision: 0x43 IRQ: 10; modules alias” pci: v000011AB00001FAAsv000011ABsd00001FAAbc02sc00i00

Working Card: Gigabit GN-WIAG02 is working with kmod-ath5k driver.

Problem Working Cards: TP-Link TL-WN861n rev. 2 - which should be possible with the kmod-ath9k driver, but isnt't recognized by the PCI scan.

The FSG-3 has two serial Ports on the PCB (CON400 and CON 401,ttyS0,115200). The RedBoot console is configured to the CON401 with Baudrate 115200 8N1 (8N1 == 8-bits per character, no parity, and 1 stop bit) Best Practice is using a USB/UART-TTL Bridge wich is providing the needed 3,3V level. As described in the link above it is necessary to solder 3 wires(GND, RxD and TxD) on the Con401.

The mod is described here HowTo serialmod

http://cavebeat.blogspot.com/2012/01/fsg-3-serial-mod.html

Using the USB Ports from the FSG-3 with a external Soundcard. I bought a few years ago SPEEDLINK UltraPortable Audio Card with chip SL-8850, which is recognized well in linux.

I've installed the needed packages as told in the howto: usb.audio

installed opkg packages: kmod-usb-audio, kmod-sound-core and madplay

To try simple output, madplay is playing a mp3 file: $ mdplay file.mp3

It is also possible to play webradio Streams, here three as an example:

• $ wget -O - http://u11aw.di.fm:80/di_goapsy | madplay -
• $wget -O - http://mp3stream1.apasf.apa.at:8000/ | madplay -
• $ wget -O - http://hirschmilch.de:7000/psytrance.mp3 | madplay -

PulseAudio seems not to be working in the newest version of OpenWrt because of some library dependencies.

root@OpenWrt:/proc/asound# ls card0 cards default devices hwdep modules oss pcm seq timers version root@OpenWrt:/proc/asound# cat cards 0 [default ]: USB-Audio - C-Media USB Headphone Set C-Media USB Headphone Set at usb-0000:00:0e.0-3.1, full speed

MPD is an Audio Server for playing Music on the Soundcard of the Backend. It can be controlled with several Clients.

• http://mpd.wikia.com/wiki/Configuration
• http://mpd.wikia.com/wiki/OpenWRT_FullInstall

$ opkg update $ opkg install mpd-full $ vi /etc/mpd.conf $ /usr/bin/mpd /etc/mpd.conf « to start the MPD Server

The ALSA output works out of the box, but there are problems with the samplerate. It seems that the chip supports only 48kHz, but the music is 44,1kHz. MPD trys to convert the samplerate and fires all the CPU-Power out. And the Sound starts crackling. http://mpd.wikia.com/wiki/Tuning

# An example of an ALSA output: # audio_output { type “alsa” name “My ALSA Device” device “hw:0,0” # optional format “44100:16:2” # optional ## mixer_type “hardware” # optional ## mixer_device “default” # optional ## mixer_control “PCM” # optional ## mixer_index “0” # optional auto_resample “no” }

Some Web Clients are:

• http://ampache.org/
• http://phpmpreloaded.sourceforge.net/
• http://somegas.de/wordpress/projekte/mpd-webinterface/

http://ampache.org/ - WIP

List the dependencies for the opkg pyload package.

root@openwrt:/# opkg update root@openwrt:/# opkg info pyload | grep Depends Depends: libc, python, pyopenssl, python-curl, python-crypto, python-django, python-expat, python-imaging-library, python-sqlite3, js, tesseract, unrar root@openwrt:/#

Install the needed packages with
root@fsg3:/# opkg install

For installation of the newest version, download the current “Source Code - Platform Independent” File from http://pyload.org/download
unzip and place it somewhere on your Filesystem. get into the created pyload directory
To show other necessary packages use the systemCheck.py file. root@openwrt:/# python systemCheck.py Then run the file pyLoadCore the first time as described in the README File.
To start the Configuration.
root@openwrt:/# python pyLoadCore.py

• pciutils - lspci
• usbutils - lsusb
• swap-utils - mkswap, swapon and swapoff
• swapon -s display summary about used swap devices and exit

• Freecom FSG-3 community wiki and forum https://web.archive.org/web/20111121211352/http://www.openfsg.com/index.php/Main_Page
• NSLU Info Page for FSG-3 http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/FSG3/HomePage
• Running Debian on FSG-3 http://wpkg.org/Running_Debian_on_Freecom_FSG-3

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