Running the MPSS software stack on Ubuntu 18

• Convert the mpss-3.8.6 RPMs to .deb packages and install them.
• Unpack the mpss-modules-3.8.6.tar.bz2 tarball and apply this patch.
• Build the kernel module using

    make MIC_CARD_ARCH=k1om KERNEL_VERSION=4.15.0-122-generic prefix=/usr sysconfdir=/etc
  

  This resulted in a mic.ko kernel module when I tried it.
• Try inserting the module manually, then check the status before starting the mpss daemon:

    # insmod ./mic.ko
    # (check dmesg)
    # micctrl -s
    # /usr/sbin/mpssd
  

• I am sure there will be some issues in bringing up the mic0 network interface, but this should work

    # ifconfig mic0 172.31.1.254 netmask 255.255.255.0 mtu 64512 up
  

• Try booting the card

    # micctrl -b
  

  and watch /var/log/syslog and/or /var/log/kern.log for output.