On Fri, Aug 15, 2014 at 1:48 PM, Jason Lange <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I've had similar problems, and similar frustration with existing
> instructions.
>
> My workaround was to put this line in /etc/rc.local:
>
> /usr/local/bin/startSPI.sh  > /dev/null &
>
> I believe that the output redirect and the & will prevent this line from
> hanging initiation if anything goes wrong.  But I don't know for sure...
> (anyone care to comment?)
>
>  ...and adding a startSPI.sh in /usr/local/bin/ with contents like this:
>
> #!/bin/bash
>
> echo CUSTOM-SPIDEV0 > /sys/devices/bone_capemgr.*/slots
> echo CUSTOM-SPIDEV1 > /sys/devices/bone_capemgr.*/slots
>
> exit
>
> Note: the shebang line calls /bin/bash not /bin/sh.  /bin/sh --> /bin/dash
> in debian  and it didn't like the wild-card *  which I believe might be
> necessary... (anyone care to comment?

I get away with it:
https://github.com/RobertCNelson/omap-image-builder/blob/master/target/init_scripts/capemgr-debian.sh#L19

Regards,

-- 
Robert Nelson
http://www.rcn-ee.com/

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