Help with building OpenNSL for Edge-Core AS5610-52X

[blue172]

Hi,

I'm trying to get a simple L2 configuration running on the Switch, but maybe anyone here can help me out, cause I nearly tried anything.

Sadly the AS5610-52X isn't supported anymore by Edge-Core themself and Broadcom. So contacting the support ended in "Blah Blah EOL we don't support these models anymore". So I have to build OpenNetworkLinux from here and OpenNSL from here all myself. ONL with the INSTALLED_INSTALLER and SWI file compiled successfully and after installing my previously self-build ONL, the switch booted with the Linux-Kernel v3.16.76. So the only thing now missing are the OpenNSL "Drivers" between the Switch ASIC and ONL and thats where I need some help......

Since the AS5610-52X is a powerpc trident+ arch Model I needed the powerpc-accton_as5610_52x-r0 related files from my build. Importing them worked !

But building OpenNSL from scratch myself won't work with any method mentioned on Github.

I tried one solution from this Issue Ticket: compile modified OpenNSL examples · Issue #46 · Broadcom-Switch/OpenNSL
with CROSS_COMPILE_GTO = powerpc-linux-gnu- but it failed...

Another attempt I tried was this one: Where can I find ONL compatible versions of OpenNSL (AS7712) · Issue #34 · Broadcom-Switch/OpenNSL
with export KERNDIR pointing to the linux-kernel build by ONL
and then cd into OpenNSL-master/sdk-6.5.12-gpl-modules/systems/linux/user/gto-2_6
and run make but it failed also:

Can anyone help me with compiling or provide me the need files to get the switch running ?
After successfully building OpenNSL there should be the *.ko linux driver files and a .deb file like "opennsl-accton_3.5.0.3 accton4.0-2_.deb"

 

[Bene11660]

Hello,
I am also looking into compiling OpenNSL for this Switch, i haven't yet bought the hardware, however.
Do you have all the dependencies for cross compiling PowerPC under Ubuntu? Especially "gcc-powerpc-linux-gnu".
The second picture seems to indicate that this package is missing.
Kind regards
Benedikt

 

[blue172]

Yes ive installed the correct powerpc compiler and exported the CC var with powerpc-linux-gnu-gcc but it also wont build even after finding all needed header (.h) files. There were pointer errors in header files… dont know anything about c so im stuck again. i think i should sell this one, cause it wasted 2 weeks of research already…

 

[Michiyo]

Have you made any progress on this? I recently ended up with this same switch and have tried everything including building ~2016 era copies of the code which still included ORC to try to get a functioning switch with no luck. I just want switching, I don't need any special features :/

Thanks

 

[oneplane]

I'd suggest building it in a PowerPC QEMU VM. It'll be slower, but it will be using the native toolchain instead of a cross-compiler. Can help when you're stuck with older or broken cross-compilation toolchains.

Then there's the issue where you seem to be using a 3.x kernel while the module hints at a 2.6.x kernel. Not sure if it is simply an error in the makefile or if it really is stuck on 2.6.

 

[blue172]

Have you made any progress on this? I recently ended up with this same switch and have tried everything including building ~2016 era copies of the code which still included ORC to try to get a functioning switch with no luck. I just want switching, I don't need any special features :/

Thanks

nope. i've sold both of my units. wasted so much time never again a whitebox switch. i won't buy any switch anymore wich doesn't have a os installed