Robert Nelson <[email protected]> [14-10-04 01:28]:
> On Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 12:07 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > since I have "lost" another embedded system (noy BBB) in the past due
> > to too old system software I want to switch from Robert Nelsons 3.8.x
> > kernel to a newer one (of course: a kernel maintained by Robert
> > Nelson! :)
> >
> > My hardware consists of
> >
> > Audio Cape A1
> > LCD7 Cape A2
> > RS232 Cape A1
> > Beaglebone Black A5 and C
> >
> > with the 3.8.x kernel it was possible to use them all together by
> > disableing the LEDs of the Audio Cape and disabling HDMI and internal
> > flash (not used anyway).
> >
> > I am using Gentoo and except for the kernel itsself all software is
> > compiled "by hand" (read: by gcc) natively on the BBBs.
> >
> > On the eewiki pages of the Beaglebone Black I saw that either 3.8.x or
> > 3.15.x ist recommended. On the other hand, I think I could remember
> > that 3.14.x is a long term maintance version...?
> >
> > I am a little confused now.
> >
> > Is there is a tutorial/howto which describes the transistion from a
> > kernel with capemgr to one without and a """decision guide""" what
> > kernel to choose in the above described case?
>
> http://elinux.org/Beagleboard:Capes_3.8_to_3.14
>
> https://github.com/beagleboard/linux/tree/3.14
>
> Every "cape" i add to that v3.14 tree i'm forward porting to
> v3.16/v3.17 bone branches.. There might be some lag, but that's only
> because i'm human.. ;)
>
> For:
>
> > Audio Cape A1
> > LCD7 Cape A2
> > RS232 Cape A1
> > Beaglebone Black A5 and C
>
> Start with:
> https://github.com/beagleboard/linux/blob/3.14/arch/arm/boot/dts/am335x-boneblack.dts
>
> Disable: (comment out)
> emmc:
> #include "am335x-boneblack-emmc.dtsi"
>
> hdmi with audio: (comment out)
> #include "am335x-boneblack-nxp-hdmi-audio.dtsi"
>
> Enable: (remove the comments)
> Audio
> #include "am335x-bone-audio-reva.dtsi"
>
> lcd7 rev 2:
> #include "am335x-bone-lcd7-01-00a2.dtsi" (untested as i don't have
> hardware btw....)
>
> Then enable what ever uart you want:
>
> /* uart1: P9.24, P9.26 */
> #include "am335x-ttyO1.dtsi"
> /* #include "am335x-bone-ttyO1.dtsi" */
> /* uart2: P9.21, P9.22 */
> #include "am335x-ttyO2.dtsi"
> /* #include "am335x-bone-ttyO2.dtsi" */
> /* uart4: P9.11, P9.13 */
> #include "am335x-ttyO4.dtsi"
> /* #include "am335x-bone-ttyO4.dtsi" */
> /* uart5: P8.37, P8.38 boneblack: hdmi has to be disabled for ttyO5 */
> #include "am335x-ttyO5.dtsi"
> /* #include "am335x-bone-ttyO5.dtsi" */
>
>
> You can disable the "led" in this file:
>
> https://github.com/beagleboard/linux/blob/3.14/arch/arm/boot/dts/am335x-bone-lcd7-01-00a2.dtsi
>
> Regards,
>
> --
> Robert Nelson
> http://www.rcn-ee.com/
>
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Hi,
*WHOW*
A big ==Thank You=== for the informations in your mail! :::)))
Great - thats helps a LOT here!
Tommorrow morning I will start my journey to the new kernel --
its 1:30 in the night currently and I should sleep instead
of mailing, but... ;)
Best regards,
mcc
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