--> If you prefer also not to have the detktop gui related files and run 
console only, you should be able to use the deo_nano sd image with a non 
_hd_ devicetree.
ups I meant

non _fb_ devicetree

On Sunday, 27 May 2018 21:17:37 UTC+2, Michael Brown wrote:
>
> Hi Charles
> Thanks for the latest merge.
> I would like to address this elder post and update it with the current 
> state of my explorations, and encourage a test of axis,
> with the latest rev 2.1 soc image.
>
> On Friday, 1 September 2017 17:58:59 UTC+2, Charles Steinkuehler wrote:
>>
>> On 9/1/2017 10:43 AM, [email protected] wrote: 
>> > 
>> > On 01/09/17 15:45, Charles Steinkuehler wrote: 
>> >> ...but since it's already working, I think programming the FPGA via 
>> >> overlays should remain supported for folks who aren't trying to use 
>> >> things like HDMI. 
>> > 
>> > My thoughts for what they are worth. 
>> > 
>> > I would have no intention of ever using HDMI from a board with 1GB 
>> > SDRAM and no GPU. 
>> > 
>> http://www.terasic.com.tw/cgi-bin/page/archive.pl?Language=English&CategoryNo=205&No=1046&PartNo=2
>>  
>>
>
> Yes no gpu however the older vip framereader core is able to act as bus 
> master and utilize the fpga to hps sdram bus,
> which is a great advancement over the old style bit-banged framebuffers 
> you are refering to.
> even in the rev 2.0 image without this enhancement axis worked adequately. 
>  
>
>> > 
>> > I am not sure we should even encourage it by making it available! 
>> > Just asks for loads of "Axis locks up when I load my half billion line 
>> > printer file" threads. 
>>
>
> This needs to be tested (again) on he new image.
>  
>
>>
>> I would never recommend using the HDMI out for Axis, that's just 
>> asking for problems.  Some of the other light-weight UI's might be OK, 
>> but I doubt it.  People forget how slow CPU bit-banged displays can be 
>> (and most of the young folk have never even used one). 
>>
>>
> There has been some advancement with sddm - kwin and lxqt
>
>  
>
>> > It certainly needs to be able to be disabled or not used, with 
>> > preferably the inconvenience of reboot etc. being for those seeking to 
>> > use HDMI :-P 
>>
>> I think HDMI should be disabled by default, or possibly in a text-only 
>> console mode (I could actually see that being useful).  I agree 
>> enabling any sort of graphics output ought to require at least a 
>> reboot, and possibly a compile (or installation) of a different FPGA 
>> image. 
>>
>>
> This has been solved via different device trees for the de10 nano:
> only those containing _fb_ activate the framebuffer
> _fb_hd is for 192x1080 resolution, _fb_ has 1024x760 resolution matching 
> the bitfiles in the #95 pr commit.
>
> If you prefer also not to have the detktop gui related files and run 
> console only, you should be able to use the deo_nano sd image with a non 
> _hd_ devicetree.
> (look at the devicetree utilized upon first-boot in the de10_hdmi 
> instructions, works fine without loading the fpga upon boot).
> ((I have not tested a machinekit fpga load run in this setup, it is 
> Supposed to work  ))
>
> I think there are some open-source text-mode displays that could be 
>> compiled into the FPGA that have Linux drivers and could be tied to 
>> the HDMI output... 
>>
>> ...but again, I'm not particularly worried about getting HDMI output 
>> working at all.  I think effort is currently better spent on things 
>> like fixing up the hm2_soc_ol driver and automating the uSD image 
>> creation. 
>>
>> Yes agree it seem like the deb package building is failing ... atm.
> :-)
>
>  
>
>> -- 
>> Charles Steinkuehler 
>> [email protected] 
>>
>

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