On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 6:40 AM, William Hermans <[email protected]> wrote:
> *The device tree overlay support is still under development as is* >> * built-in 'config-pin/cape-universal' support, so static configuration* >> * of the .dtb is currently required. Your help is requested to make sure* >> * the default .dtb file includes as many configurations as possible that* >> * can be enabled from userspace.* > > > Would it not be prudent to at least provide *some* mechanism to disable / > enable device tree files. Before moving to the "next latest greatest" ? > Sure, hacking the main firmware file works I suppose, but that is not a > real solution. > Absolutely. I don't think we'll switch this to the default kernel until we enable device tree overlay support and CapeMgr, but I'm asking for help in the meantime in enabling as much as possible using config-pin/cape-universal and the gpio/pinmux helpers. For power and many more reasons, it will be better to have a more trimmed down .dtb, but I believe ease-of-use will be greatly improved by making overlays the exception rather than the rule. > > On Sun, Aug 17, 2014 at 6:26 PM, Jason Kridner <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> It is time to make another big software push for BeagleBone Black. We >> have several recent updates from Robert, including managing the kernel >> as Debian packages. >> >> To try out the new code, use one of the recent images from: >> http://elinux.org/Beagleboard:BeagleBoneBlack_Debian#2014-08-05 >> >> Then, you'll need to switch to the 3.14 kernel: >> sudo apt-get update ; sudo apt-get install linux-image-3.14.17-ti-r10 >> >> Report issues to one of these trackers: >> https://github.com/beagleboard/linux >> http://bugs.elinux.org/projects/debian-image-releases >> >> The device tree overlay support is still under development as is >> built-in 'config-pin/cape-universal' support, so static configuration >> of the .dtb is currently required. Your help is requested to make sure >> the default .dtb file includes as many configurations as possible that >> can be enabled from userspace. >> >> Update summary: >> * Repo moved to https://github.com/beagleboard/linux >> * Layout of Debian images now enable 'apt-get' updates to the kernel, >> but you need to grab a newer starting distro image >> * The false-start on the cape-firmware repo has been abandoned and >> device tree overlays are now part of the kernel tree >> * The kernel currently uses DMA for the USB and includes SGX support >> >> I've setup a buildbot hosted at http://builds.beagleboard.org, but I'm >> still working on getting it to handle pull requests, multiple >> branches, etc. like the MachineKit folks are doing, as well as pushing >> out the builds. >> >> After a bit more feedback, I'll push out some blog posts, etc. to get >> more people involved. Thanks for your help! >> >> -- >> For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "BeagleBoard" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BeagleBoard" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
