L2beta Software page

The L2beta CPUs will operate under Linux. In the interest of improved longevity of the software within the DØ development environment, we strongly prefer to move to a kernel version 2.4.x for production software from the 2.2.x kernel in use on the Alpha processor boards.

Instructions for building L2b kernel
kernel source files are available here

Instructions for building L2b code library
DØ source code trees are available here

DØ Code Browser and CVS Repository Browser

DØ CVS Package Directories

Linux System Info Links:

• Bigphys memory kernel patch (and for the 2.6 kernel )

• The Linux Kernel HOWTO

  • Compiling RedHat 7.1

• ValGrind memory/cache profiler

• SSH distributions are HERE

• KAI download page for KCC shared libraries

• RedHat 7.1 Doc files

  • DMA-mapping.txt

  • IO-mapping.txt

  • pci.txt

• RedHat 7.1 source files

  • pci.h

  • /drivers/pci

Linux Links

• Linux Journal Magazine

• The Linux Documentation Project

• Linux Headquarters site

Device Drivers

• VMIC 7740 UII driver package (Limited to Linux Kernel V2.2.x)

  • or browse source

• The VME Linux Project (Limited to Linux Kernel V2.2.x)

• Linux STREAMS LiS

• Uniform Driver Interface: Project UDI

• Article from www.ext2.org

  • Device Drivers Part 1

Online Software

• Level2 software page

DØ Tools

• DØ Code Browser

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