From: Bob C. <bco...@ve...> - 2010-12-10 03:01:43
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Trevor, I'm curious. Have you put standoffs on your expansion board, the way the Gumstix videos show? Thanks Bob On 12/09/2010 05:44 PM, Fox, Trevor wrote: > Hi Bob, > > Tried this, no good. It lets me see the LCD, but doesn't seem to make > the touchscreen work. > Thanks > > Trevor > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bob Cochran [mailto:bco...@ve...] > Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 2:38 PM > To: General mailing list for gumstix users. > Subject: Re: [Gumstix-users] Desktop not strating on Chestnut43 board > > Hi Trevor, > > Also look here: > > http://www.gumstix.net/Setup-and-Programming/view/Overo-Setup-and-Progra > mming/Getting-started/111.html > > For advice under "LCD Panels". You may need to set an environment > variable. (I'm reading the web page myself because I want to get started > > with my own Gumstix purchases. In my case a Gallop43 board and a Summit > board with an Overo FE. > > Bob Cochran > > > > On 12/09/2010 05:11 PM, Fox, Trevor wrote: >> Okay, I removed the memory card and now it seems to boot up into the >> gui. I didn't realize that you had to remove the memory card - the >> instructions don't say that. >> However, it gets about halfway through and then the screen turns black >> and doesn't do anything - >> I will update after waiting for a couple hours to see if anything else >> happens. >> >> Trevor >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Bob Cochran [mailto:bco...@ve...] >> Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 1:45 PM >> To: General mailing list for gumstix users. >> Subject: Re: [Gumstix-users] Desktop not strating on Chestnut43 board >> >> Trevor, >> >> On that page, you will observe these directions: >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> >> INSTALLING THE BOOT FILES >> >> There are three files required on the first (FAT) partition to boot > your >> Overo: >> >> 1. MLO: the boot-loader loader - this small program is loaded into >> the OMAP3 processor's static RAM. It does some minimal >> configuration of system memory and I/O pins and then loads the >> second file. >> 2. u-boot.bin: the boot loader >> 3. uImage: the Linux kernel >> >> You can build these yourself or download pre-built images[...] >> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> ---------------------------------------- >> >> Some of the downloadable images are console images. That means you > will >> only see the Angstrom prompt. Other images are "desktop" images. From >> your postings, it appears to me that you are booting a console image, > if >> all you are seeing is the Angstrom prompt. You might want to change to > a >> different image which is a desktop (with a gui) image. >> >> I just recently installed Ubuntu Maverick 10.10 on a Beagleboard xM, > and >> I had to update it with additional components in order to have a GUI >> installation (with XFCE.) Perhaps you can avoid the extra steps I > took, >> and just download a nice desktop (GUI) image. >> >> I myself have just received new Gumstix components including an LCD >> module. I will be spending a few days working with my parts plus with >> the Beagleboard. >> >> Bob Cochran >> >> >> >> On 12/09/2010 02:47 PM, Victhor wrote: >>> Perhaps you downloaded the "console" image instead of the "desktop" > or >>> "palmtop" images, which include a gui. "console" images are >>> console-only. >>>> No, it's on the angstrom prompt. >>>> >>>> Trevor >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Victhor [mailto:vic...@gm...] >>>> Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 11:33 AM >>>> To: General mailing list for gumstix users. >>>> Subject: Re: [Gumstix-users] Desktop not strating on Chestnut43 > board >>>> Does the LCD remain white? >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> I am having an issue with my chestnut 43 board. >>>>> I have an LCD screen attached to it, and whatever is shipped with, >>>>> apparently the touchscreen lcd didn't' work. Soo, tech support told >> me >>>>> to make sure it has latest firmware, so I followed the instructions >>>>> EXACTLY on the gumstix website >>>>> > 'http://www.gumstix.net/Setup-and-Programming/view/Overo-Setup-and-Progr >>>>> amming/Creating-a-bootable-microSD-card/111.html' for creating >>>> bootable >>>>> flash card, and the thing comes up at the Angstrom prompt. Fine. >> This >>>>> doesn't do me any good. >>>>> and then I wanted a desktop to load so I can verify the >> touchscreen >>>>> operation (and get is RMA'd if it ends up still not working). >>>>> I followed the gumstix >>>>> > 'http://www.gumstix.net/Setup-and-Programming/view/Overo-Setup-and-Progr >>>>> amming/Writing-images-to-onboard-nand/111.html' operation EXACTLY >> and >>>>> the Angstrom prompt still comes up. I tried typing 'Linux' and 'Run >>>>> Linux' and 'Desktop' and 'Run Desktop' and nothing seems to work. >>>>> Is there a secret command I need to enter to start the desktop? >>>>> >>>>> Trevor >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: Neil MacMunn [mailto:ne...@gu...] >>>>> Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 11:12 AM >>>>> To: General mailing list for gumstix users. >>>>> Subject: Re: [Gumstix-users] compilation error >>>>> >>>>> Hi Trevor, >>>>> >>>>> Please start a new thread and provide more detail about the problem >>>> you >>>>> are having (i.e. what you have tried, boot output, etc.) >>>>> >>>>> Neil >>>>> >>>>> On 10-12-08 06:19 PM, Fox, Trevor wrote: >>>>>> How DO I start the GUI Desktop from the Angstrom command prompt? >>>>>> >>>>>> Trevor >>>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: hillarion [mailto:hil...@gm...] >>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 7:58 AM >>>>>> To: gum...@li... >>>>>> Subject: [Gumstix-users] compilation error >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> for a couple weeks now i have been trying to compile a gumstix >>>> image. >>>>> I >>>>>> wanted the desktop image, after a couple fail, I have been advice >> to >>>>>> start >>>>>> with the console image first then come back to the desktop image. >>>>> When >>>>>> the >>>>>> console too failed to build I found a new advice that said to > build >>>>> the >>>>>> culprit module separately. Well, that failed too. >>>>>> >>>>>> Over these weeks i did a daily update, in case a fix would be >>>> inserted >>>>>> someplace. Something i will stop doing as soon as i have a >>>> build-able >>>>>> distribution. It seems the notion of having development/stable >>>>>> releases >>>>>> has not reach the openEmbedded community yet. >>>>>> >>>>>> Anyways, if anyone have more ideas on this failure, i would be >> happy >>>>> to >>>>>> hear >>>>>> it. >>>>>> Here is the transcript from the last build. >>>>>> >>>>>> bitbake omap3-console-image >>>>>> NOTE: Handling BitBake files: / (7249/7249) [100 %] >>>>>> NOTE: Parsing finished. 6526 cached, 416 parsed, 307 skipped, 2 >>>>> masked. >>>>>> Build Configuration: >>>>>> BB_VERSION = "1.8.18" >>>>>> METADATA_BRANCH = "overo" >>>>>> METADATA_REVISION = "4f24bd3" >>>>>> TARGET_ARCH = "arm" >>>>>> TARGET_OS = "linux-gnueabi" >>>>>> MACHINE = "overo" >>>>>> DISTRO = "angstrom" >>>>>> DISTRO_VERSION = "2010.7-test-20101208" >>>>>> TARGET_FPU = "hard" >>>>>> >>>>>> NOTE: Resolving any missing task queue dependencies >>>>>> NOTE: Preparing runqueue >>>>>> NOTE: Executing runqueue >>>>>> NOTE: Running task 428 of 4903 (ID: 2451, >>>>>> > virtual:native:/home/overo/overo-oe/org.openembedded.dev/recipes/glib-2. >>>>>> 0/glib-2.0_2.24.1.bb, >>>>>> do_patch) >>>>>> NOTE: Applying patch 'configure-libtool.patch' >>>>>> > (org.openembedded.dev/recipes/glib-2.0/glib-2.0-2.24.1/configure-libtool >>>>>> .patch) >>>>>> ERROR: Execution of 'quilt >>>>>> >> --quiltrc=/home/overo/overo-oe/tmp/sysroots/i686-linux/usr/bin/quiltrc >>>>>> push' >>>>>> failed with exit code 1: >>>>>> Applying patch patches/configure-libtool.patch >>>>>> patching file configure.in >>>>>> Hunk #1 FAILED at 1174. >>>>>> Hunk #2 FAILED at 1265. >>>>>> Hunk #3 FAILED at 1339. >>>>>> 3 out of 3 hunks FAILED -- rejects in file configure.in >>>>>> Patch patches/configure-libtool.patch does not apply (enforce with >>>> -f) >>>>>> ERROR: Error in executing: >>>>>> > /home/overo/overo-oe/org.openembedded.dev/recipes/glib-2.0/glib-2.0_2.24 >>>>>> .1.bb >>>>>> ERROR: Exception:<type 'exceptions.SystemExit'> Message:1 >>>>>> ERROR: Printing the environment of the function >>>>>> ERROR: Error in executing: >>>>>> > /home/overo/overo-oe/org.openembedded.dev/recipes/glib-2.0/glib-2.0_2.24 >>>>>> .1.bb >>>>>> ERROR: Exception:<type 'exceptions.SystemExit'> Message:1 >>>>>> ERROR: Printing the environment of the function >>>>>> ERROR: Error in executing: >>>>>> > /home/overo/overo-oe/org.openembedded.dev/recipes/glib-2.0/glib-2.0_2.24 >>>>>> .1.bb >>>>>> ERROR: Exception:<type 'exceptions.SystemExit'> Message:1 >>>>>> ERROR: Printing the environment of the function >>>>>> ERROR: Build of >>>>>> > virtual:native:/home/overo/overo-oe/org.openembedded.dev/recipes/glib-2. >>>>>> 0/glib-2.0_2.24.1.bb >>>>>> do_patch failed >>>>>> ERROR: Task 2451 >>>>>> > (virtual:native:/home/overo/overo-oe/org.openembedded.dev/recipes/glib-2 >>>>>> .0/glib-2.0_2.24.1.bb, >>>>>> do_patch) failed >>>>>> NOTE: Tasks Summary: Attempted 427 tasks of which 427 didn't need >> to >>>>> be >>>>>> rerun and 1 failed. >>>>>> ERROR: >>>>>> > 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