At Mon, 10 Jun 2019 12:48:56 -0700 (PDT) [email protected] wrote:
> > > > It's not enabled in the bone kernels: > > > # CONFIG_PINCTRL_MCP23S08 is not set In the updated kernel is is enabled. > > > While I'm pointing some of this out, is there any way to get CONFIG_SND_DUMMY > added to bone kernel as well as getting a few of the more readily available > sound codecs added to both kernels? Probably the PCM512X, SGTL5000, and > WM8960 as there are a bunch of hats/addons available on Amazon that have > those. > > Dan > > > On Sunday, June 9, 2019 at 8:23:46 PM UTC-4, RobertCNelson wrote: > > > > On Sun, Jun 9, 2019 at 7:19 PM Robert Heller <[email protected] > > <javascript:>> wrote: > > > > > > OK, I have made use of the MCP23008 and MCP23017, 8 bit and 16 bit GPIO > > > expanders that are I2C connected on Raspberry Pis. The Raspberry Pi > > kernels > > > include both an overlay (Device Tree Blob) and a driver module for the > > > MCP23008 and MCP23017 chips. I would also like to make use of these > > chips on > > > my beagle boards (a BeagleBoneBlack and a PocketBeagle). > > > > > > I just did some poking around on my BBB, and there are neither Device > > Tree > > > Blobs nor driver modules for the MCP23008 and MCP23017 chips. > > > > > > So, my question is: What is involved in building the missing driver > > modules > > > and Device Tree Blobs -- I have built driver modules and even rebuilt > > whole > > > kernels on x86 Linux boxen, so I have passing knowledge of how that > > goes, what > > > I am really wondering: is there a repo with .deb files containing the > > "extra" > > > ko files? Or tarballs containing the additional sources? I realize the > > BBB > > > and PB are rather slow, so maybe I should cross build this on one of my > > Pis? > > > Or is there an alternitive kernel I can upgrade to that includes these > > > modules? > > > > > > Right now my two Beagles are running 4.14.71-ti-r80, Debian GNU/Linux 9, > > > BeagleBoard.org Debian Image 2018-10-07. I did do a apt-get > > update/apt-get > > > dist-upgrade about a month ago (May 14). > > > > it's enabled, just after r80 came out.. Just run, and then reboot.. > > > > sudo /opt/scripts/tools/update_kernel.sh > > > > Regards, > > > > -- > > Robert Nelson > > https://rcn-ee.com/ > > > -- Robert Heller -- 978-544-6933 Deepwoods Software -- Custom Software Services http://www.deepsoft.com/ -- Linux Administration Services [email protected] -- Webhosting Services -- 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/20190610202657.6689426C0008%40sharky3.deepsoft.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
