Guillaume Gardet wrote:

> 
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Per Jessen <[email protected]>
>> Sent: 25 November 2019 11:43
>> To: Guillaume Gardet <[email protected]>; opensuse-
>> [email protected]
>> Subject: Re: [opensuse-arm] any hints for getting ds1820s to work
>> with my nano pi neo air?
>>
>> Guillaume Gardet wrote:
>>
>> >> I picked gpio11 because it happened to be convenient for the
>> >> wiring,
>> >> but I don't really care which one I use.  What is the easiest way
>> >> of using 1-wire devices on the nanopi, without having to modify
>> >> the DTB
>> >> ?  I'm using the Friendlycore DTB, not the one from the openSUSE
>> >> Jeos image.
>> >
>> > I fear that you need to update your DT. Not sure what is the
>> > current status of Device Tree Overlays, upstream.
>> [snip]
>> > If device tree overlays are supported, you may just need to create
>> > a dt fragment, compile it and load it at runtime or on boot as a
>> > kernel option.
>>
>> Okay, I had almost concluded that myself, thanks for confirming it.
>> Judging by the instructions for the Raspi, it seems overlays should
>> be fine?
> 
> On Raspberry Pi, the overlays are handled by firmware. So, this is
> different. RPi is different from other boards.

Yeah, that is certainly true, but I didn't know about that little twist. 

>> I'm going to go and study how to write a dt fragment for the nanopi.
> 
> My understanding is upstream kernel, as used in openSUSE, cannot apply
> DT overlays at runtime. 

Okay, good to know that I can ignore the overlay idea. 

> You need to update your DTB, or create a fragment and merge it with
> your current DT. Then, use this new DTB to boot your board.

Right.  It's good to get my suspicions confirmed, makes it easier to
move in the right direction. 




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