send a copy of your /boot/uEnv.txt to see whats loading
On 3/10/2018 8:14 AM, Drew Viersen wrote: > therein lies part of the issue. There isn't an overlay for the board > itself from what i can tell. none of the overlay's indicate they are > for beaglebone blue by name itself, and none of them list > "ti,beaglebone-blue" as compatible. the closest would be the > roboticscape-00a0, except loading that actually stops the board from > booting period. > > > On Saturday, March 10, 2018 at 9:56:17 AM UTC-5, Wulf Man wrote: > > Till things catch up just flash an old working version. > sometimes upgrading things is not a good idea till you get > everything working. > > pinmux will work on new kernels just fine i use it on 4.14 > it should be loading in /boot/uEnv.txt you can go look there to see > > grab the overlay source > > git clone https://github.com/beagleboard/bb.org-overlays > <https://github.com/beagleboard/bb.org-overlays> > > and take a look at the source of the overlay for your board > > something might stand out > > I use blacks and greens - so i dont have one here to play with > > On 3/10/2018 6:41 AM, Drew Viersen wrote: >> i'll clarify what i am looking for. >> >> The newest images available that everything says to update to, >> doesn't appear to export the pins to the /ocp directory. As such, >> even the example code supplied doesn't work. config-pin doesn't >> work because it looks in the /ocr directory for *pinmux folders >> so it can do things. these don't exist in the 9.x versions. all >> of the information on making capes refers to a device >> tree/cape-manager that doesn't appear to exist as a result of >> updates going down the line. i've tried various overlays loading >> them, and yet, nothing appears in the /ocr directory. using the >> RoboticsCape-00A0.dtbo as an overlay actually breaks the OS and >> makes it unable to load at all. it literally get's stuck with all >> 4 of the user lights being stuck on. >> >> Since adafruit_bbio, libroboticscape rcpy etc all rely on them to >> be there, and since they aren't, nothing works with the updated >> images. i've google searched my eyes out, and all of the guides, >> information, etc, all appear to be non-functional due to kernel >> upgrades and changes in how everything is handled with regards to >> capes, slots, and overlays. I am hoping for a solution that would >> allow me to use the fixes in code or updated python libraries i'm >> more comfortable with than having to look instead to learning to >> write in another programming language and then >> rewriting/correcting the issues with the existing example code to >> simply make it work. >> >> This isn't meant to be a slight to anyone, as i appreciate the >> project and the authors. I'm just frustrated to find that for the >> most part, this board feels like it's been left left in the dust >> as the rest of the beaglebone product line moves forward despite >> it's amazing capabilities. Given it's a Black with the >> capabilties of the robotics cape integrated into it, I figured it >> would have been easier than this. As i said before, that may be >> my fault for expecting the ease of use i've come to know with the >> Raspberry Pi and similiar other single board computers. >> >> On Friday, March 9, 2018 at 9:27:23 PM UTC-5, Drew Viersen wrote: >> >> >> Having the hardest time with my beaglebone blue. first and >> foremost, i followed the instructions after firing the unit >> up the first time, and flashed the latest image. Since then, >> all i can attribute that to is lack of knowledge on my part.I >> purchased this board because it had the built in >> functionality of pwms, motor drivers, servo drivers and 2s >> Lipo charging etc. >> >> At this point i am looking for a stable, functional image >> that will work with Python, and if possible node red. I have >> no history or knowledge of javascript or C++, so i am trying >> to work my way up starting here, and teach my kids the fun >> tht can be had. As I am finding though, there isn't an >> overlay set up for the Blue, most of the pins aren't >> exported, and as such, rcpy doesn't want to work correctly. >> Even running the basic included functions yields issues like >> this: >> >> can't open: /sys/devices/platform/ocp/ocp:H18_pinmux/state >> Pinmux: No such file or directory >> can't open: /sys/devices/platform/ocp/ocp:C18_pinmux/state >> Pinmux: No such file or directory >> can't open: /sys/devices/platform/ocp/ocp:P9_22_pinmux/state >> Pinmux: No such file or directory >> can't open: /sys/devices/platform/ocp/ocp:P9_21_pinmux/state >> Pinmux: No such file or directory >> can't open: /sys/devices/platform/ocp/ocp:P9_26_pinmux/state >> Pinmux: No such file or directory >> can't open: /sys/devices/platform/ocp/ocp:P9_24_pinmux/state >> Pinmux: No such file or directory >> can't open: /sys/devices/platform/ocp/ocp:P9_30_pinmux/state >> Pinmux: No such file or directory >> can't open: /sys/devices/platform/ocp/ocp:P9_29_pinmux/state >> Pinmux: No such file or directory >> can't open: /sys/devices/platform/ocp/ocp:P9_31_pinmux/state >> Pinmux: No such file or directory >> WARNING: missing PINMUX driver >> You probbaly just need a newer kernel >> ERROR: export failed for hrpwm1 channel A >> ERROR: failed to initialize hrpwm1 >> WARNING: Failed to initialize motors >> ERROR: pru-rproc driver missing >> >> this of course persists across all of the included examples. >> and as such, i can't even get the motors to operate. Blinking >> the LED's is only useful to a point. >> >> i'm running the 4.9 kernel that came with the 2018-03-05 >> image. If there's a functioning image i should be using >> that's up to date enough i'd be happy to reflash. at this >> point, i'm looking for something that just works and allows >> all of the functions and pins the board has to work >> correctly. I've been advised i can manually set pins with >> sudo and and use other libraries. >> >> If i'm expecting too much, and there are some good resources >> i should look at to make this work correctly i'd be happy to >> delve deeper. im not afraid to learn, but i am afraid i >> wasted $80 on a board that did work 12 months ago, and got >> left behind as the rest of the world updated. >> >> Any pointers, educational resources, or even projects would >> be appreciated, as my children may find these interesting as >> well. >> >> -- >> 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 beagleboard...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/1addc958-f3a8-4f17-9a31-fabaa96df91d%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/1addc958-f3a8-4f17-9a31-fabaa96df91d%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >> <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 beagleboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:beagleboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/cf78a63c-023f-44ec-8192-6c05f4c05948%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/cf78a63c-023f-44ec-8192-6c05f4c05948%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. 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