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RHobb
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1 year ago
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Unable to install kernel driver for testing PCI Express

I'm referencing the L-Tile and H-Tile Avalon MM+ Intel FPGA IP for PCI Express User Guide (2024.09.13). On page 19 and after compiling the design example, it wants the user to install the Linux kern...
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  • VenT_Altera's avatar
    VenT_Altera
    1 year ago

    Hi Embeddedesigner,


    Thank you for the updates.

    Device configuration is outside of my area of expertise.

    Could you please file a new post in the forum regarding your configuration issue? The device configuration support expert will be able to assist you with this issue.


    Thanks.

    Best Regards,

    Ven


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VenT_Altera
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1 year ago

Hi Embeddedesigner,


Thanks for reaching out.


Based on the error messages, the driver compilation failed due to kernel API compatibility issues.

The PCIe driver provided by the Design Example ( L-Tile and H-Tile Avalon MM+ Intel FPGA IP for PCI Express User Guide (2024.09.13)) was built using an older kernel version. According to the Design Example directory (../software/kernel/linux/README):

The driver was developed and tested on CentOS 7.0, 64-bit with 3.10.514 kernel compiled for x86_64 architecture.


Please ensure that your OS and kernel version meet the software requirements for installing the Linux kernel driver. As you use a different OS and kernel version, you will need to manually update the driver’s Kernel API to be compatible with your current OS.


Thanks.

Best Regards,

Ven