Michael,

Are you talking about the 2018/05/26 stretch image? Or is there a later one?

What repository are the *.deb files in?

Did you mean /boot/deb or did spell-check bite and you meant /boot/dtb ?

Thanks,
Alan


> On Aug 2, 2018, at 6:14 AM, Michael Brown <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hi Alan
> 
> I would like to hear an updated status:
> 
> regarding the dtb (device tree) issue this should have been solved with the 
> DE10..stretch ...img provided in the shared folder plus then installing the 
> newer kernel .deb 's with
> 
> sudo dpkg -i <kernel deb file namer here or *.deb>
> 
> This should then provide the needed device tree (DE10...FB...dtb) in the 
> /boot/deb folder,
> this dtb will then run the framebuffer and any DE10_Nano..._DB25 bitfile, 
> provided in the rbf bitfile .deb package online .. including the 
> DE10_Nano_FB_DB26.7I76_7I76_7I76_7I76.rbf.
> 
> This bitfile needs to be loaded from u-boot before the kernel starts, AND 
> machinekit must then not reconfigure the fpga while the system is running:
> 
> 
> No firmware load
> If you are dependent upon programming the fpga before starting Machinekit 
> (ie: from u-boot before booting linux for framebuffer or similar) It is 
> possible to inform the hm2_soc_ol driver to not re-program the fpga by 
> issuing (already_programmed=1):
> newinst HOSTMOT2 [HOSTMOT2]DEVNAME already_programmed=1 -- config=HOSTMOT2
> a working example of how to get this into a working .ini file is in the 
> example config (5i25-soc-cramps_no-fw-load.ini) here: 
> https://github.com/machinekit/machinekit/blob/master/configs/hm2-soc-stepper/5i25-soc-cramps_no-fw-load.ini
>  
> <https://github.com/machinekit/machinekit/blob/master/configs/hm2-soc-stepper/5i25-soc-cramps_no-fw-load.ini>
> 
> This will soon be in the docs :)
>  
> 
> 
> On Wednesday, 11 July 2018 01:49:30 UTC+2, mugginsac wrote:
> I couldn't get DE10_Nano_SoC_FB_DB25.vhd to compile without error (Version 
> 17.1), it had to do with version 17.1 and the "work" library. So, I 
> translated it to SystemVerilog as DE10_Nano_FB_DB25.sv. I have uploaded it to 
>  github/muggins branch muggins-master. I can get it to build 
> DE10_Nano_FB_DB26.7I76_7I76_7I76_7I76.rbf. However, when I use it with the 
> .dtb that Michael sent me it hangs up in the boot process (I believe at the 
> point where it should be loading the rbf). In fact I can not reset it I have 
> to power down the board to get back in to the u-boot monitor. When I restore 
> the environment to point to the pair (dtb and rbf) that Michael sent me it 
> boots fine. The problem with the dtb and rbf that Michael sent me is that it 
> is designed to work with a 3x24... board rather than the 7I76 that I need.
> 
> Question: I thought dtc was supposed to be able to compile a dts file into a 
> dtb OR disassemble a dtb file into a dts file? I get an error when I try to 
> disassemble the dtb the Michael sent me. Is this normal?
> 
> Thanks,
> Alan
> 
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