Try to install xpadneo on RPi 4

Cillit · 8 August 2021 13:39

Hi,
I’m trying to install xpadneo on a RPi 4, since DKMS is supported now.
To do that rbp2-headers are needed, but if I try to install them with
“sudo apt-get install rbp2-headers-uname -r”
I get the following error:
"E: Unable to locate package rbp2-headers-5.10.32-1-osmc
E: Couldn’t find any package by glob ‘rbp2-headers-5.10.32-1-osmc’
E: Couldn’t find any package by regex ‘rbp2-headers-5.10.32-1-osmc’ "

It is possible to install rbp2-headers-5.10.32-2-osmc with
“sudo apt-get install rbp2-headers-5.10.32-2-osmc”,
but if I try to install xpadneo I get
“Error! Your kernel headers for kernel 5.10.32-1-osmc cannot be found.
Please install the linux-headers-5.10.32-1-osmc package,
or use the --kernelsourcedir option to tell DKMS where it’s located”
referencing to the wrong linux-headers version.
Is this an error or do I need something else?

Greetings

jb2cool · 8 August 2021 15:16

Did you try installing linux-headers-5.10.32-1 -osmc like it suggested

Cillit · 8 August 2021 16:00

Well, I thought “sudo apt-get install rbp2-headers-uname -r” would install linux-headers-5.10.32-1 -osmc. But I tried sudo apt-get install linux-headers-5.10.32-1-osmc
which gives the same error as
“sudo apt-get install rbp2-headers-uname -r ”.

E: Unable to locate package linux-headers-5.10.32-1-osmc
E: Couldn’t find any package by glob ‘linux-headers-5.10.32-1-osmc’
E: Couldn’t find any package by regex ‘linux-headers-5.10.32-1-osmc’

jb2cool · 8 August 2021 16:19

Have you done a sudo apt-get update recently?

Cillit · 8 August 2021 16:29

I didn’t try until now. I used a fresh install from the recent release.
After trying sudo apt-get update the error remains the same, I also tried dist-upgrade, with no results.

jb2cool · 8 August 2021 16:42

You cna see what headers are available with

sudo apt search linux-headers-5.10*

rbp2-headers-5.10.32-2-osmc should be the right ones.

Cillit · 8 August 2021 17:40

Hmm, sudo apt search linux-headers-5.10* returns nothing.
It is possible to install rbp2-headers-5.10.32-2-osmc, but trying to install xpadneo returns “Error! Your kernel headers for kernel 5.10.32-1 -osmc cannot be found.
Please install the linux-headers-5.10.32-1-osmc package”
So, do you think it is an error on the dkms side or maybe xpadneo?

dillthedog · 8 August 2021 18:12

FYI, the headers for the Pi4 are prefixed rbp464, rather than rbp2.

The latest kernel version for the Pi4 is 5.10.32-1.

If you want to create a driver, please be aware that it will need to be built inside the 64-bit OSMC toolchain, so getting DKMS to work might be challenging.

sam_nazarko · 8 August 2021 22:42

Indeed – at a minimum OP would want sudo apt-get install aarch64-toolchain-osmc to have a compatible build environment.

Cillit · 28 August 2021 16:37

I’m pretty overwhelmed with this. Any help would be appreciated.

dillthedog · 28 August 2021 19:34

Tell us what you’ve done so far.

defanator · 19 December 2021 13:45

I’m struggling with the same task, trying to install xpadneo on OSMC running on rpi4. So far I was able to compose simple Makefile creating suitable chrooted environment, but I still can not get the whole process into success.

Here’s the Makefile:

gist.github.com

https://gist.github.com/defanator/5535f0acfba6aaaa222a5439da582886#file-makefile-xpadneo-osmc-aarch64-L28

Makefile.xpadneo-osmc-aarch64

#!/usr/bin/make -f

KERNEL_VERSION=$(shell uname -r)
KERNEL_HEADERS_DIR=/usr/src/rbp464-headers-$(KERNEL_VERSION)
KERNEL_SOURCES_DIR=/usr/src/rbp464-source-$(KERNEL_VERSION)
CHROOT_DIR=/opt/osmc-tc/aarch64-toolchain-osmc

ifeq ($(shell id -u), 0)
SUDO=
OUSER=$(SUDO_USER)

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install-log-rpi4.txt

git clone https://github.com/atar-axis/xpadneo.git
Cloning into 'xpadneo'...
sudo apt-get install -y aarch64-toolchain-osmc
Reading package lists...
Building dependency tree...
Reading state information...
The following additional packages will be installed:
  qemu qemu-user-static
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  aarch64-toolchain-osmc qemu qemu-user-static

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So far I was able to get only the following out of it:

root@rpi4-osmc:/home/osmc# ./Makefile.xpadneo-osmc-aarch64 
cd xpadneo/hid-xpadneo && make ../VERSION
make[1]: Entering directory '/home/osmc/xpadneo/hid-xpadneo'
make[1]: '../VERSION' is up to date.
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/osmc/xpadneo/hid-xpadneo'
sudo rm -rf /opt/osmc-tc/aarch64-toolchain-osmc/root/xpadneo && sudo cp -r xpadneo /opt/osmc-tc/aarch64-toolchain-osmc/root/
sudo chroot /opt/osmc-tc/aarch64-toolchain-osmc /bin/sh -c 'cd /root/xpadneo/hid-xpadneo && make modules'
make -C /usr/src/linux INSTALL_MOD_DIR="kernel/drivers/hid" LD=ld.bfd M=/root/xpadneo/hid-xpadneo/src VERSION="v0.9-93-gcf392a7" modules
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/rbp464-source-5.10.78-2-osmc'
cp /root/xpadneo/hid-xpadneo/src/hid-xpadneo.c /root/xpadneo/hid-xpadneo/src/xpadneo.c
  CC [M]  /root/xpadneo/hid-xpadneo/src/xpadneo.o
  CC [M]  /root/xpadneo/hid-xpadneo/src/xpadneo/core.o
  CC [M]  /root/xpadneo/hid-xpadneo/src/xpadneo/consumer.o
  LD [M]  /root/xpadneo/hid-xpadneo/src/hid-xpadneo.o
WARNING: Symbol version dump "Module.symvers" is missing.
         Modules may not have dependencies or modversions.
  MODPOST /root/xpadneo/hid-xpadneo/src/Module.symvers
WARNING: modpost: Symbol info of vmlinux is missing. Unresolved symbol check will be entirely skipped.
  CC [M]  /root/xpadneo/hid-xpadneo/src/hid-xpadneo.mod.o
make[3]: *** No rule to make target 'scripts/module.lds', needed by '/root/xpadneo/hid-xpadneo/src/hid-xpadneo.ko'.  Stop.
make[2]: *** [scripts/Makefile.modpost:130: __modpost] Error 2
make[1]: *** [Makefile:1729: modules] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/rbp464-source-5.10.78-2-osmc'
make: *** [Makefile:12: modules] Error 2
make: *** [Makefile.xpadneo-osmc-aarch64:38: hid-xpadneo.ko] Error 2

I’m leaving a link to xpadneo github issue just for the reference:

github.com/atar-axis/xpadneo

Can't install xpadneo on OSMC Raspberry-Pi 4 version

opened 08:43PM - 02 Jun 21 UTC

SchwingMC

0 | type: enhancement 0 | type: hardware support

## Version of xpadneo v0.9-63-gf17a4e2  ## Severity / Impact  * [x] I've read the docs and the bug reporting instructions * [x] It does not work at all * [ ] It used to work in a previous version * [ ] It mostly works but sometimes it doesn't * [ ] I found a work-around * [ ] I probably didn't figure it all out but it's too early to give up * [ ] I don't know how to ... * [ ] It's too complicated * [ ] Fantastic work but ... * [ ] I can code and I want to help ## Describe the bug During installation the error message "Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 5.10.32-1-osmc (aarch64)" is given. `lsmod | grep hid_xpadneo` returns nothing. `sudo modprobe hid_xpadneo` gives error message "modprobe: FATAL: Module hid_xpadneo not found in directory /lib/modules/5.10.32-1-osmc" ## Steps to Reproduce I followed the installation instruction for osmc as outlined on the front page. ## Expected behavior ## Screenshots/Gifs ## System information ```console # uname -a ``` Linux osmc 5.10.32-1-osmc #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed Apr 28 05:45:57 UTC 2021 aarch64 GNU/Linux ```console # xxd -c20 -g1 /sys/module/hid_xpadneo/drivers/hid:xpadneo/0005:045E:*/report_descriptor | tee >(cksum) ``` xxd: /sys/module/hid_xpadneo/drivers/hid:xpadneo/0005:045E:*/report_descriptor: No such file or directory ## Controller and Bluetooth information    ## Additional context

Appreciate any input. TIA!

defanator · 19 December 2021 14:50

Finally I was able to build the driver module.

Copying here from github just in case if anyone will found this first:

Ok, the following action fixed module.lds issue for me:

# cp /usr/src/rbp464-headers-5.10.78-2-osmc/scripts/module.lds /usr/src/rbp464-source-5.10.78-2-osmc/scripts/

Kernel source package does not seem to include the script in question:

osmc@rpi4-osmc:~$ dpkg -L rbp464-source-$(uname -r) | grep -- "module.lds$"
osmc@rpi4-osmc:~$ dpkg -L rbp464-headers-$(uname -r) | grep -- "module.lds$"
/usr/src/rbp464-headers-5.10.78-2-osmc/scripts/module.lds
osmc@rpi4-osmc:~$

Here’s how it goes for me now:

osmc@rpi4-osmc:~$ make -f Makefile.xpadneo-osmc-aarch64 
git clone https://github.com/atar-axis/xpadneo.git
Cloning into 'xpadneo'...
remote: Enumerating objects: 3909, done.
remote: Counting objects: 100% (399/399), done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (196/196), done.
remote: Total 3909 (delta 255), reused 266 (delta 193), pack-reused 3510
Receiving objects: 100% (3909/3909), 20.63 MiB | 1.85 MiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (2471/2471), done.
sudo cp -p /usr/src/rbp464-headers-5.10.78-2-osmc/scripts/module.lds /usr/src/rbp464-source-5.10.78-2-osmc/scripts/module.lds
cd xpadneo/hid-xpadneo && make ../VERSION
make[1]: Entering directory '/home/osmc/xpadneo/hid-xpadneo'
git describe --tags --dirty >../VERSION
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/osmc/xpadneo/hid-xpadneo'
sudo rm -rf /opt/osmc-tc/aarch64-toolchain-osmc/root/xpadneo && sudo cp -r xpadneo /opt/osmc-tc/aarch64-toolchain-osmc/root/
sudo chroot /opt/osmc-tc/aarch64-toolchain-osmc /bin/sh -c 'cd /root/xpadneo/hid-xpadneo && make modules'
make -C /usr/src/linux INSTALL_MOD_DIR="kernel/drivers/hid" LD=ld.bfd M=/root/xpadneo/hid-xpadneo/src VERSION="v0.9-93-gcf392a7" modules
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/rbp464-source-5.10.78-2-osmc'
cp /root/xpadneo/hid-xpadneo/src/hid-xpadneo.c /root/xpadneo/hid-xpadneo/src/xpadneo.c
  CC [M]  /root/xpadneo/hid-xpadneo/src/xpadneo.o
  CC [M]  /root/xpadneo/hid-xpadneo/src/xpadneo/core.o
  CC [M]  /root/xpadneo/hid-xpadneo/src/xpadneo/consumer.o
  LD [M]  /root/xpadneo/hid-xpadneo/src/hid-xpadneo.o
WARNING: Symbol version dump "Module.symvers" is missing.
         Modules may not have dependencies or modversions.
  MODPOST /root/xpadneo/hid-xpadneo/src/Module.symvers
WARNING: modpost: Symbol info of vmlinux is missing. Unresolved symbol check will be entirely skipped.
  CC [M]  /root/xpadneo/hid-xpadneo/src/hid-xpadneo.mod.o
  LD [M]  /root/xpadneo/hid-xpadneo/src/hid-xpadneo.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/rbp464-source-5.10.78-2-osmc'
sudo install -m644 -o osmc -g osmc /opt/osmc-tc/aarch64-toolchain-osmc/root/xpadneo/hid-xpadneo/src/hid-xpadneo.ko hid-xpadneo.ko

osmc@rpi4-osmc:~$ make -f Makefile.xpadneo-osmc-aarch64 
make: Nothing to be done for 'default'.

osmc@rpi4-osmc:~$ file hid-xpadneo.ko 
hid-xpadneo.ko: ELF 64-bit LSB relocatable, ARM aarch64, version 1 (SYSV), BuildID[sha1]=e17c454d47cd374b12f5946dc2ff6391b93d4749, not stripped

I have updated the makefile to include workaround for module.lds thing. Also, the following report seems to be relevant but for another distro (Ubuntu):

sam_nazarko · 19 December 2021 14:58

Can you PR a fix for this?

We have to package headers in a special way for ARM64 because make headers_install doesn’t give us everything we need.