Hi Wingston, Wingston Sharon wrote: > i mean.. im just starting out with linux (both for my desktop and my > mini2440) and i saw the led blinking commands that you enter through > the serial shell.. > if there were some examples of how to achieve all 4 leds lighting up > on different things, say one lighting up by a key press, another > lighting up by a touch on the screen and the remaining two blinking at > two different speeds.
It's possible, yes. LEDs can be connected to so called 'triggers'. But there are currently no triggers for keyboard and touch. But its open source! You can add this feature by yourself ;-) > and another thing.. can i get a shell prompt on the screen of my > mini2440 and then connect a usb keyboard and enter the commands > directly on the mini2440? > that would be really awesome!! > > if you could just point me in the right direction.. :) Yes it is possible. Ask Dave, what you have to change in the kernel settings as he also is working with a USB keyboard (AFAIR). Here are the keywords: 'virtual terminals', 'framebuffer console' and 'USB HID support'. > and last thing.. i'm planning to write a series of tutorials on the > bsp and its setup and some simple usage application for complete n00bs > to linux (like me!). i hope that's alright.. If you want me to add them to the Mini2440 quickstart manual you are always welcome. Regards, Juergen -- Pengutronix e.K. | Juergen Beisert | Linux Solutions for Science and Industry | http://www.pengutronix.de/ |
