I'm new to the BeagleBoard and OpenEmbedded and still try to understand how things work. I'm using OpenEmbedded and the angstrom distribution on the BeagleBoard.
So far I have checked out the oe git-repository and created a configuration file for the BeagleBoard, everything worked well. Then I built the target 'console-image' ('beagleboard-demo-image' will be next) and got a working linux image. Everything great so far
Now for the beginner questions ...
1. How do I control which kernel is used? (or 'understanding the oe structure')
First of all, I'm not sure how to set the used kernel. I couldn't find any hint in the build-files about which kernel is used, or a dependency to it, e.g. in packages/images/beagleboard-demo-image.bb, or packages/tasks/... etc. Where do I find this info and how would I go about changing it, when I want to use another kernel instead?
2. How to apply a kernel patch?
How exactly can I apply a kernel patch? Is it enough to copy a .patch-file into the appropriate kernel directory, e.g. 'openembedded/packages/linux/linux-omap2-git', and do I have to edit the corresponding .bb file for that kernel and add the patch to it? I've tried both but didn't succeed ...
3. Getting S-VIDEO to work
I know this topic has already been discussed some time ago, but I'm a bit lost on how to apply the various solutions, so let me ask again. I understand that the current omap-kernel doesn't have the S-VIDEO support yet. But there are some patches out there to enable it (although those are not recommended and a new driver is being developed). So, what would be the recommended way to enable S-VIDEO support with a current kernel, until the new driver is working? And if it is to use a new kernel (2.6.28) - what would be the best way to add that kernel, as it doesn't seem to be in the repository yet?
I'm new to the BeagleBoard and OpenEmbedded and still try to understand
how things work. I'm using OpenEmbedded and the angstrom distribution on
the BeagleBoard.
So far I have checked out the oe git-repository and created a
configuration file for the BeagleBoard, everything worked well. Then I
built the target 'console-image' ('beagleboard-demo-image' will be next)
and got a working linux image. Everything great so far
Now for the beginner questions ...
1. How do I control which kernel is used? (or 'understanding the oe
structure')
First of all, I'm not sure how to set the used kernel. I couldn't find
any hint in the build-files about which kernel is used, or a dependency
to it, e.g. in packages/images/beagleboard-demo-image.bb, or
packages/tasks/... etc. Where do I find this info and how would I go
about changing it, when I want to use another kernel instead?
Look at conf/machine/beagleboard.conf
2. How to apply a kernel patch?
How exactly can I apply a kernel patch? Is it enough to copy a
.patch-file into the appropriate kernel directory, e.g.
'openembedded/packages/linux/linux-omap2-git', and do I have to edit the
corresponding .bb file for that kernel and add the patch to it? I've
tried both but didn't succeed ...
Look at packages/linux/linux-omap_git.bb (Assuming beagleboard.conf is
using linux-omap, which I think it is at the moment)
3. Getting S-VIDEO to work
I know this topic has already been discussed some time ago, but I'm a
bit lost on how to apply the various solutions, so let me ask again. I
understand that the current omap-kernel doesn't have the S-VIDEO support
yet. But there are some patches out there to enable it (although those
are not recommended and a new driver is being developed). So, what would
be the recommended way to enable S-VIDEO support with a current kernel,
until the new driver is working? And if it is to use a new kernel
(2.6.28) - what would be the best way to add that kernel, as it doesn't
seem to be in the repository yet?
I know this topic has already been discussed some time ago, but I'm a
bit lost on how to apply the various solutions, so let me ask again. I
understand that the current omap-kernel doesn't have the S-VIDEO support
A new system called DSS2 will be integrated in linux-omap whcih
support s-video. Until that you can use the "oe"-kernel which has the
dss2-patches.
Then for having different outputs on dvi and s-video you could use this
script to enable s-video (from Tomba, the father of DSS2):
1. disconnect vid1 overlay, so that we can change it freely
2. set the framebuffer fb1 to correct size (it is already connected to
vid1, by default, so we don't need to connect it)
3. set vid1 output to tv overlay manager, and set output size to tv's
size
4. enable tv display
Now I need to understand why I don't see "/sys/devices/platform/omapfb/
displays" and what should I change to have it with my current setup???
Extra::::
DSS2 = Digital Subscriber Signaling #2 ? -> I have check on mail-
archive about history of DSS2 but have not figure out a lot from
that.... I just now that
Koen have help and that Tomi Valkeinen support a git with linux-omap +
DSS2 patch
www.bat.org/~tomba/git/linux-omap-dss.git/
Do you know where can I get more information about that DSS2 for a
newbies
