After upgrading my system to kUbuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail the delays in my avr-gcc compiled binaries had been gone.
After reading the #include <util/delay.h> documentation my eyes cached the __DELAY_BACKWARD_COMPATIBLE__ macro. After defining it the delays are working.

Workaround:

#define F_CPU 16000000UL
#define __DELAY_BACKWARD_COMPATIBLE__
#include <util/delay.h>
#include <avr/io.h>

int main(void
{
DDRB = 0xFF;
while (1) {
PORTB = ~PORTB;
_delay_ms(1000);
}
}



In my last post I have been blogged about a Hisilicon HI3515 based DVR recorder.

The device itself functioning well, except the web interface which requires ActiveX control installation which is unavailable for my system.
After a quick look at the u-boot I have figured out that we can boot the kernel through tftp without hurting the Flash device.

The first interesting project is the ezbox:
https://code.google.com/p/ezbox/

The project itself is very strange.
It provides a buiold system for different embedded devices (AR7240 based routers, HI3515 based Multimedia Processing Platform, x86 based CNC controller)

It includes the liloutdistro for a Hisilicon HI3515 MPPP Multimedia Procesing Platform.

This also includes some binary kernel blobs for handling the HI3515 peripherials:
https://code.google.com/p/ezbox/source/browse/#svn%2Ftrunk%2Fpool%2Fpackages%2F3rd-party%2Fhisilicon

There are serveral sample programs including binary only libraries in the distro also, but without source.
https://code.google.com/p/ezbox/source/browse/#svn%2Ftrunk%2Fpool%2Fpackages%2F3rd-party%2Fhisilicon%2Fhisilicon-hi35xx-mpp%2Ffiles%2Fhi3515%2Fsample

So we are blessed with some binary only stuffs around for the 2.6.24 kernel only without any examples. Don't panic, use the google-fu.

First interestingstuff is this SDK from our chinese friends:
http://www.pudn.com/downloads111/source ... 62702.html

The second one is the smartmind project:
http://smartmind.googlecode.com/svn-his ... 1x_device/

And the last one:
http://code.google.com/p/fvp/source/bro ... k%2F%20fvp

The trick is simple, but not obvious:


echo "disallow method ppdev" > /etc/ieee1284.conf


Never ever move your buildroot directory because it does not like it.

I have recently tried to breathe life to the serial port of my DELL D630 notebook under Ubuntu Natty, but the opening always failed with I/O error.

I have tried the relevant acpi=off, pnpacpi=off kernel parameters, updated the BIOS, but these thigns did not lead to succes. As final trying I have switched the port from COM1 to COM2 int the BIOS and finally it became available as /dev/ttyS1