Additionally I just read cameron's page there and . . . william@beaglebone:~/dev$ cat /boot/uEnv.txt ...
##Example v3.8.x #cape_disable=capemgr.disable_partno= #cape_enable=capemgr.enable_partno= ##Example v4.1.x #cape_disable=bone_capemgr.disable_partno= #cape_enable=bone_capemgr.enable_partno= ... You're seeing the difference here ? But also I have no personally hands on tested this recently but ##Example v4.1.x should work for 4.4.x kernels too. On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 2:39 PM, William Hermans <[email protected]> wrote: > So the difference you're running into is the cape manager path naming I > bet. But here: > http://www.embeddedhobbyist.com/2015/09/beaglebone-black-updating-device-tree-files/ > > Read that, but you should not need worry about compiling the DTS files for > kernel 4.4.x. But you can tell if they're installed already by listing the > contents of /lib/firmware/. Obviously if the directory does not exist, or > it is empty, you need to either download the device tree overlay package, > or build your own as I describe from the beginning of the link above. > > Let me know if that's enough information or not, and I'll answer back > answers to your questions . . . > > On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 2:08 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> We've been using the BBB for a year or so now do act as webserver and a >> gateway to a zigbee based network. We have developed a cape that contains a >> zigbee device that we can easily communicate with through one of the UARTs. >> >> We have had a working setup using the old April 2014 image that the BBB >> came shipped with, this needed to be brought up to date and I have been >> developing new software with the January 2016 image and a USB based zigbee >> device. >> >> My trouble is, now I have come to test the software using the cape I >> cannot seem to enable the UARTs. >> >> In my 2014 version I followed the instructions on this page: >> http://beaglebone.cameon.net/home/serial-ports-uart and this work >> successfully. >> >> After "some" digging I found out about the config-pin application here: >> https://github.com/cdsteinkuehler/beaglebone-universal-io and have >> checked the help page of the app. I had hoped this would solve the problem >> and tried to set the use of pins I wanted (to enable UART5) however I got >> an error message that there was no pinmux file. Having re-read the above >> page I don't have half the directory structure that the instructions talk >> about, namely no ocp.* in /sys/devices/, so I'm completely stuck. >> >> I just need to know how to enable UART5, I'm a fairly experienced linux >> user and very experience programmer, though my knowledge of Linux kernal >> stuff is terrible. >> >> I also have a strange setup in my /dev/ for ttyO* I had expected there >> only to be ttyO0 as that was the only port enabled by default, is that >> still the case? >> >> /dev# dir -l ttyO* >> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 5 May 25 14:30 ttyO0 -> ttyS0 >> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 5 May 25 14:30 ttyO1 -> ttyS1 >> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 5 May 25 14:30 ttyO2 -> ttyS2 >> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 5 May 25 14:30 ttyO4 -> ttyS4 >> >> My Linux knowledge is also failing me here are these showing symbolic >> links? I'm not sure if this is part of why I can't use the UARTs or >> something separate. >> >> Sorry for the long post with a couple of problems in it. >> >> Thanks >> >> Lucent >> >> -- >> 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]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/55ceb471-7879-4f0c-8396-007969e87e45%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/55ceb471-7879-4f0c-8396-007969e87e45%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/CALHSORo_ULaz5%3D8UUyK8So9DeoNM4%2BMPAsJqzFgquzFv8SeHRg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
