[Buildroot] Fwd: Fwd: Fwd: Fwd: [PATCH v3] linux: add fbtft kernel extension

Lou Crittenden loucrittenden63 at gmail.com
Mon Jan 12 23:33:12 UTC 2015


here's the output of the patch job:

lou at lou:~/tmp/buildroot-2014.11$ patch -p 1 < '/home/lou/ads7846.patch'
patching file linux/linux.mk
Hunk #1 succeeded at 194 (offset -2 lines).
patching file package/Config.in
Hunk #1 succeeded at 284 (offset -2 lines).
patching file package/ads7846-device/Config.in
patching file package/ads7846-device/ads7846-device.mk


Were these the files you want to patch?

On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 5:30 PM, Lou Crittenden <loucrittenden63 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I did another make with TOUCHSCREEN_ADS7846 option as m this time, and
> now I have the ads7846_device.ko file. I also applied the patch and we'll
> see how it goes. I hope Thomas P. didn't get you down on that day.
>
> On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 4:56 PM, Peter Seiderer <ps.report at gmx.net> wrote:
>
>> Hello Lou,
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 01:48:02AM -0600, Lou Crittenden wrote:
>> > Oh, I forgot to enable the TOUCHSCREEN_ADS7846 option. Is this [y] or
>> [m]?
>> > I chose [y].
>>
>> I would chose [m]...but use my patch from [1], it will enable all
>> kernel-configs automatically...
>>
>> You need the ads7846_device.ko module in addition, see [2] or take
>> a closer look at the patch...
>>
>> Regards,
>> Peter
>>
>> [1] http://lists.busybox.net/pipermail/buildroot/2015-January/116799.html
>> [2] https://github.com/notro/fbtft_tools/wiki/ads7846_device
>> >
>> > On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 1:39 AM, Lou Crittenden <
>> loucrittenden63 at gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> > > Here's my latest buildroot config for your consideration. At least we
>> know
>> > > it works.
>> > >
>> > > On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 1:29 AM, Peter Seiderer <ps.report at gmx.net>
>> wrote:
>> > >
>> > >> Hello Lou,
>> > >>
>> > >> > Gesendet: Montag, 12. Januar 2015 um 05:55 Uhr
>> > >> > Von: "Lou Crittenden" <loucrittenden63 at gmail.com>
>> > >> > An: "Peter Seiderer" <ps.report at gmx.net>, buildroot at busybox.net
>> > >> > Betreff: Re: Fwd: Fwd: Fwd: Fwd: [Buildroot] [PATCH v3] linux: add
>> > >> fbtft kernel extension
>> > >> >
>> > >> > Good news! The screen works, however the orientation is portrait
>> > >> instead of landscape and I'd
>> > >> > like it to be landscape. Also, how do I make this driver load on
>> boot
>> > >> so I do not have to
>> > >> > keep loading "insmod
>> > >> /lib/modules/3.12.28/kernel/drivers/video/fbtft/fbtft_device.ko
>> > >> name=waveshare32b"
>> > >> > every time, so I can have this screen be the default? I also want
>> to
>> > >> load the ads7846
>> > >> > touchscreen driver as well for touchscreen.
>> > >>
>> > >> The rotation part is the easy one, try
>> > >>
>> > >> $ insmod
>> /lib/modules/3.12.28/kernel/drivers/video/fbtft/fbtft_device.ko
>> > >> name=waveshare32b rotation=90
>> > >>
>> > >> The automatic loading should work with the
>> /etc/modules-load.d/fbtft.conf
>> > >> and /etc/modprobe.d/00-fbtft.conf
>> > >> entries (do not forget to add rotation=90 to 00-fbtft-conf), but I
>> have
>> > >> to take a closer look at your
>> > >> buildroot config whats missing or is different from my one, needs
>> some
>> > >> time ;-)
>> > >>
>> > >> For the touchscreen try [1]...
>> > >>
>> > >> > Again, thanks a bunch.
>> > >>
>> > >> Your welcome,
>> > >> Peter
>> > >>
>> > >> [1]
>> http://lists.busybox.net/pipermail/buildroot/2015-January/116799.html
>> > >>
>> > >
>> > >
>>
>
>
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