Robert, I spoke a little too soon; some progress being made...Chris.
----- Currently booted with cape in place! Here are the results of the version.sh … debian@beaglebone:~$ sudo /opt/scripts/tools/version.sh [sudo] password for debian: git:/opt/scripts/:[1aa73453b2c980b75e31e83dab7dd8b6696f10c7] eeprom:[A335BNLT00C04718BBBK0AC1] model:[TI_AM335x_BeagleBone_Black] dogtag:[BeagleBoard.org Debian Image 2018-10-07] bootloader:[microSD-(push-button)]:[/dev/mmcblk0]:[U-Boot 2018.09-00002-g0b54a51eee]:[location: dd MBR] bootloader:[eMMC-(default)]:[/dev/mmcblk1]:[U-Boot 2018.09-00002-g0b54a51eee]:[location: dd MBR] kernel:[4.14.71-ti-r80] nodejs:[v6.14.4] pkg check: to individually upgrade run: [sudo apt install --only-upgrade <pkg>] pkg:[bb-cape-overlays]:[4.4.20180928.0-0rcnee0~stretch+20180928] pkg:[bb-wl18xx-firmware]:[1.20180517-0rcnee0~stretch+20180517] pkg:[kmod]:[23-2rcnee1~stretch+20171005] pkg:[librobotcontrol]:[1.0.3-git20181005.0-0rcnee0~stretch+20181005] pkg:[firmware-ti-connectivity]:[20170823-1rcnee1~stretch+20180328] groups:[debian : debian adm kmem dialout cdrom floppy audio dip video plugdev users systemd-journal i2c bluetooth netdev cloud9ide gpio pwm eqep admin spi tisdk weston-launch xenomai] cmdline:[console=ttyO0,115200n8 root=/dev/mmcblk0p1 ro rootfstype=ext4 rootwait coherent_pool=1M net.ifnames=0 quiet] dmesg | grep pinctrl-single [ 1.027032] pinctrl-single 44e10800.pinmux: 142 pins at pa f9e10800 size 568 dmesg | grep gpio-of-helper [ 1.028615] gpio-of-helper ocp:cape-universal: ready END When they follow the next step of commands in the BB-Gateway-cape readme the tether wifi disable results in: debian@beaglebone:~$ sudo connmanctl connmanctl> connmanctl> tether wifi disable Error disabling wifi tethering: Method "SetProperty" with signature "sv" on interface "net.connman.Technology" doesn't exist Thanks again for any help! On Mon, Jan 28, 2019, 5:12 PM Chris Yorkey <[email protected] wrote: > Robert, > > I thank you very much for any insight you can provide. For now, here are > some comments. > > Thanks again, > > Chris > > ----- > > They can't apparently run the BB with the cape installed. Once attached > it fails to boot. It is the WL1837MOD board. There is also a mention that > to run it, it must not run from the eMMC BB flash, it must be run from an > SD card. They have tried this also. It also states that to force the BB > to boot from the SD card , must press the S2 button on power up to force > booting from SD and not eMMC. However, it seems that whenever there is a > SD present it boots to it (not 100% sure of this but think it's the case). > We just need to know how to edit the boot file. > > > > Comments are: > > " set: > > > > disable_uboot_overlay_emmc=1 > > uboot_overlay_addr0=/lib/firmware/BB-GATEWAY-WL1837-00A0.dtbo > > > > in /boot/uEnv.txt" > > > > There is a line: "#disable_uboot_overlay_emmc=1" > > Uncomment this line? Seems like the step needed here. > > Next, there is: "#uboot_overlay_addr0=/lib/firmware/<file0>.dtbo" > > Uncomment and modify to be the above line? This seems to be what to do > here also. > > Then boot to SD card while holding S2 after saving this? > > Does the line enable_uboot_overlays=1 stay as is? > > They will try this and get back either way. > > > > On Mon, Jan 28, 2019, 2:18 PM Robert Nelson <[email protected] > wrote: > >> On Mon, Jan 28, 2019 at 7:05 AM <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > Beaglebone Friends and Family, Robert; >> > >> > We would like assistance in getting the BBONE-GATEWAY-CAPE running >> properly. As is known, there were some design trade-offs on this >> particular cape that resulted in it not being granted 100% BeagleBoard.org >> support, but it is understood that the beagle community may have it working >> with recent images. >> > >> > Several previous threads talk to this topic such as this one here: >> > >> > Linux/BEAGLEBK: using beaglebone black with on board eMMC flash and >> element 14 wirelss cape >> > TI E2E Community >> > >> > >> > Still, the underlying question is : what exactly needs to be done to >> enable the wireless cape? The readme instructions are either not correct >> or not enough explanation for some users to make the changes needed to >> enable it. Following the steps in the Readme have not been able to enable >> it to get it up and running. First apparent problem is the root password. >> This is not accepted - says access denied. Users are still sometime able >> to get in by SSH/PuTTY and use the username Debian and password temppwd. >> Some have tried setting a root password with sudo but after a restart root >> still won't often work - therefore does the beagle community have the >> documentation reflecting the actual experience for this particular cape? >> > >> > Comments welcomed and apprecicase? Thanks so much! >> > >> > TY, >> > Chris >> >> Hi Chris, >> >> Sorry forgot to dig in my collection of capes at home, can you please >> run this script: >> >> sudo /opt/scripts/tools/version.sh >> >> Then i'll dig for that cape tonight and see what it takes.. >> >> Regards, >> -- >> Robert Nelson >> https://rcn-ee.com/ >> > -- 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]. 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