I found a DTS file that was included as part of an example of the use of the ADAFruit Python library. I compiled it and placed in /lib/firmware:
$ ls /lib/firmware 3.8.13-bone62 ADA-SPI0-01-00A0.dtbo BB-SPI0-01-00A0.dtbo
I attempt to enable this overlay in uEnv.txt.
uname_r=3.8.13-bone62 optargs=quiet drm.debug=7 cape_enable=bone_capemgr.enable_partno=ADA-SPI0-01
I can see that it is passed to the kernel.
$ cat /proc/cmdline console=tty0 console=ttyO0,115200n8 quiet drm.debug=7 bone_capemgr.enable_partno=ADA-SPI0-01 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rw rootfstype=ext4 rootwait
However the device nodes are not created and I do not see the overlay listed.
$ cat /sys/devices/bone_capemgr.*/slots 0: 54:PF--- 1: 55:PF--- 2: 56:PF--- 3: 57:PF--- 4: ff:P-O-L Bone-LT-eMMC-2G,00A0,Texas Instrument,BB-BONE-EMMC-2G 5: ff:P-O-L Bone-Black-HDMI,00A0,Texas Instrument,BB-BONELT-HDMI 7: ff:P-O-L Override Board Name,00A0,Override Manuf,BB-UART4 8: ff:P-O-L Override Board Name,00A0,Override Manuf,BB-UART1
dmesg information:
[ 0.552308] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: Baseboard: 'A335BNLT,00C0,0816BBBK0B26' [ 0.552332] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: compatible-baseboard=ti,beaglebone-black [ 0.583227] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: slot #0: No cape found [ 0.620334] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: slot #1: No cape found [ 0.657443] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: slot #2: No cape found [ 0.694551] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: slot #3: No cape found [ 0.700772] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: slot #4: specific override [ 0.700795] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: bone: Using override eeprom data at slot 4 [ 0.700811] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: slot #4: 'Bone-LT-eMMC-2G,00A0,Texas Instrument,BB-BONE-EMMC-2G' [ 0.700893] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: slot #5: specific override [ 0.700911] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: bone: Using override eeprom data at slot 5 [ 0.700925] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: slot #5: 'Bone-Black-HDMI,00A0,Texas Instrument,BB-BONELT-HDMI' [ 0.700994] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: slot #6: specific override [ 0.701011] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: bone: Using override eeprom data at slot 6 [ 0.701025] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: slot #6: 'Bone-Black-HDMIN,00A0,Texas Instrument,BB-BONELT-HDMIN' [ 0.701356] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: loader: before slot-4 BB-BONE-EMMC-2G:00A0 (prio 1) [ 0.701371] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: loader: check slot-4 BB-BONE-EMMC-2G:00A0 (prio 1) [ 0.701446] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: loader: before slot-5 BB-BONELT-HDMI:00A0 (prio 1) [ 0.701459] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: loader: check slot-5 BB-BONELT-HDMI:00A0 (prio 1) [ 0.701494] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: initialized OK. [ 0.701950] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: loader: after slot-4 BB-BONE-EMMC-2G:00A0 (prio 1) [ 0.701974] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: slot #4: Requesting firmware 'cape-bone-2g-emmc1.dtbo' for board-name 'Bone-LT-eMMC-2G', version '00A0' [ 0.701999] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: slot #4: dtbo 'cape-bone-2g-emmc1.dtbo' loaded; converting to live tree [ 0.702186] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: slot #4: #2 overlays [ 0.702778] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: slot #4: Applied #2 overlays. [ 0.702796] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: loader: done slot-4 BB-BONE-EMMC-2G:00A0 (prio 1) [ 0.704413] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: loader: after slot-5 BB-BONELT-HDMI:00A0 (prio 1) [ 0.704439] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: slot #5: Requesting firmware 'cape-boneblack-hdmi-00A0.dtbo' for board-name 'Bone-Black-HDMI', version '00A0' [ 0.704468] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: slot #5: dtbo 'cape-boneblack-hdmi-00A0.dtbo' loaded; converting to live tree [ 0.705075] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: slot #5: #4 overlays [ 0.709778] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: slot #5: Applied #4 overlays. [ 0.709795] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: loader: done slot-5 BB-BONELT-HDMI:00A0 (prio 1) [ 0.709908] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: loader: before slot-6 BB-BONELT-HDMIN:00A0 (prio 2) [ 0.709923] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: loader: check slot-6 BB-BONELT-HDMIN:00A0 (prio 2) [ 0.709939] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: loader: after slot-6 BB-BONELT-HDMIN:00A0 (prio 2) [ 0.709963] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: slot #6: Requesting firmware 'cape-boneblack-hdmin-00A0.dtbo' for board-name 'Bone-Black-HDMIN', version '00A0' [ 0.709990] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: slot #6: dtbo 'cape-boneblack-hdmin-00A0.dtbo' loaded; converting to live tree [ 0.710292] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: slot #6: BB-BONELT-HDMIN conflict P8.45 (#5:BB-BONELT-HDMI) [ 0.719882] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: slot #6: Failed verification [ 0.726634] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: loader: failed to load slot-6 BB-BONELT-HDMIN:00A0 (prio 2) [ 16.416103] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: part_number 'BB-UART4', version 'N/A' [ 16.416179] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: slot #7: generic override [ 16.416196] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: bone: Using override eeprom data at slot 7 [ 16.416213] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: slot #7: 'Override Board Name,00A0,Override Manuf,BB-UART4' [ 16.416298] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: slot #7: Requesting part number/version based 'BB-UART4-00A0.dtbo [ 16.416315] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: slot #7: Requesting firmware 'BB-UART4-00A0.dtbo' for board-name 'Override Board Name', version '00A0' [ 16.416345] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: slot #7: dtbo 'BB-UART4-00A0.dtbo' loaded; converting to live tree [ 16.416641] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: slot #7: #2 overlays [ 16.428466] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: part_number 'BB-UART1', version 'N/A' [ 16.428540] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: slot #8: generic override [ 16.428558] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: bone: Using override eeprom data at slot 8 [ 16.428574] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: slot #8: 'Override Board Name,00A0,Override Manuf,BB-UART1' [ 16.431366] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: slot #7: Applied #2 overlays. [ 16.435302] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: slot #8: Requesting part number/version based 'BB-UART1-00A0.dtbo [ 16.435331] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: slot #8: Requesting firmware 'BB-UART1-00A0.dtbo' for board-name 'Override Board Name', version '00A0' [ 16.435362] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: slot #8: dtbo 'BB-UART1-00A0.dtbo' loaded; converting to live tree [ 16.435689] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: slot #8: #2 overlays [ 16.447759] bone-capemgr bone_capemgr.9: slot #8: Applied #2 overlays.