HawkboardFAQ
Camera Interface
Q: How can I use/test camera interface of Hawkboard?
A: Due to color space issues it is a little bit tricky at the moment. Not much software supports it out of the box. You can find test procedure here
U-Boot
Q:I am not getting U-BOOT Prompt/How do i recovery U-Boot ?
A:Please see recovery guide to Reflash uboot on Hawkboard Here
Q:How to Do i autoboot Hawkboard with my RootFS on USB Drive.?
A:To Autoboot hawkboard kernel must reside on NAND & follow these
setenv serverip 192.168.0.100 setenv ipaddr 192.168.0.150 tftpboot 0xc0700000 u-boot_nand_ais_v1.bin nand erase nand write.e 0xc0700000 0x20000 0x70000 tftp c0700000 uImage nand write.e 0xc0700000 0x200000 0x200000 setenv bootargs console=ttyS2,115200n8 console=tty1 noinitrd root=/dev/sda rootwait rw init=/sbin/init setenv bootcmd "setenv console=ttyS2,115200n8 console=tty1 noinitrd root=/dev/sda1 rootwait rw init=/sbin/init;nand read.e 0xc0700000 0x200000 0x200000;bootm 0xc0700000" saveenv
Q:How Do i flash NAND with U-Boot without using TI's Host Utility or any Linux Application exists A:You will need Mono package (DOT NET implementation for Linux) & dvflashutils .Check below for more details http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php?title=Serial_Boot_and_Flash_Loading_Utility
Ubuntu Rootfs
Q:How to Do i installed new packages in ubuntu jaunty rootfs?
A:If you have made the rootfs using rootstock with "apt" as one of Seed paramter than you can use "apt-get install <package_name> to install required package.
Booting Errors
Q:I am getting "Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs ..." error how to resolve this?
A:Kernel panic occurs when kernel is not able to find rootfs(init program ),either the bootargs is not correct or source of rootfs is not available.
DSP
Q:How do i start with DSP Programming on Hawkboard?
A:Read Thread
- http://groups.google.com/group/hawkboard/browse_thread/thread/3534c1590940688c/f7118c18635d8275
- http://groups.google.com/group/hawkboard/browse_thread/thread/661c1ce0f342b1f8/d4d617831983b78d
Hawkboard
Q:Does Hawkboard support SDHC Card?
A:Yes ,it supports SD & SDHC Card.