Nh7capeSoftware

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Some software is similar to nh5cape.
Patches are the same

Install Ubuntu

Ubuntu 14.04 with kernel 3.15

Download ubuntu 14.04 with kernel 3.15
http://www.cembsoft.com/user/lcdCape/ubuntu-14.04-kernel-3.15/ubuntu-14.04-3.15-7-221014.img.gz
You will need 4GB SD card.

gunzip ubuntu-3.15-7-221014.img.gz
sudo dd if=./ubuntu-14.04-3.15-7-221014.img of=/dev/sdX; sync

This image comes with preinstalled tslib and SGX libraries.

User: ubuntu
Password: temppwd

tslib

sudo su
ts_test

SGX demo

cd /opt/gfxsdkdemos/ogles2/
./OGLES2ChameleonMan

This image should be booted with pressed BOOT button. If you want to eliminate this - connect BBB as USB slave to PC and wait for boot. When it will recognized as USB disk - enter and rename file MLO to something else. It will enable boot from SD card only.

For graphic interface:

sudo apt-get install lxde

X11 should be changed to 24 bit for correct color display (change default color depth to 24)

sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Ubuntu 14.04 with kernel 3.8

Download ubuntu 14.04 with kernel 3.8 from http://www.cembsoft.com/user/lcdCape/ubuntu-14.04-3.8/ubuntu-14.04-3.8-7-221014.img.gz
You will need 4GB SD card.
This image supports all revisions of nh5cape.

gunzip ubuntu-14.04-3.8-7-221014.img.gz
sudo dd if=./ubuntu-14.04-3.8-7-221014.img of=/dev/sdX; sync

This image comes with preinstalled tslib.

User: ubuntu
Password: temppwd

tslib

sudo su
ts_test


Install Android

Android 4.2.2 with kernel 3.2

Download rowboat android image from http://www.cembsoft.com/user/lcdCape/android-3.2/rowboat-android-3.2-221014.img.gz
You will need 4GB SD card.

gunzip rowboat-android-3.2-221014.img.gz
sudo dd if=./rowboat-android-3.2-221014.img of=/dev/sdX; sync

AOSP Android 4.4 with kernel 3.2

Download android image from http://www.cembsoft.com/user/lcdCape/android-3.2/android-aosp-4.4-251014.img.gz
You will need 16GB SD card.

gunzip android-aosp-4.4-251014.img.gz
sudo dd if=./android-aosp-4.4-251014.img of=/dev/sdX; sync

Install gapps as described here


Build Kernel

Kernel 3.8

Download kernel source

git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/bb-kernel.git
cd bb-kernel/
git checkout origin/am33x-v3.8 -b tmp
./build_kernel.sh

Patch it

wget http://www.cembsoft.com/user/lcdCape/patches/nh5cape_3.8.patch
wget http://www.cembsoft.com/user/lcdCape/patches/nh5cape_touchscreen.patch
patch -p1 < nh5cape_touchscreen.patch
patch -p1 < nh5cape_3.8.patch

Rebuild the kernel

tools/rebuild.sh

When it asks for kernel configuration - navigate to drivers - input - touchscreen and enable ft5x0x_ts driver

Kernel 3.15, 3.17, 3.18

Download kernel source

git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/bb-kernel.git
cd bb-kernel/
git checkout origin/am33x-v3.15 -b tmp
./build_kernel.sh
wget http://www.cembsoft.com/user/lcdCape/patches/nh5cape_3.15.patch
wget http://www.cembsoft.com/user/lcdCape/patches/nh5cape_touchscreen.patch
patch -p1 < nh5cape_touchscreen.patch
patch -p1 < nh5cape_3.15.patch

Open file KERNEL/arch/arm/boot/dts/am335x-boneblack.dts and find at the end the following lines

/*http://elinux.org/Nh5cape*/
//#include "am335x-bone-nh5cape-a1.dtsi"
#include "am335x-bone-nh5cape.dtsi"
//#include "am335x-bone-nh7cape.dtsi"

Currently selected nh5cape rev. A2 (bought after 18-Oct-2014)
For nh7cape it should look

//#include "am335x-bone-nh5cape-a1.dtsi"
//#include "am335x-bone-nh5cape.dtsi"
#include "am335x-bone-nh7cape.dtsi"

Rebuild the kernel

tools/rebuild.sh

When it asks for kernel configuration - navigate to drivers - input - touchscreen and enable ft5x0x_ts driver

Rowboat android

Follow instructions from https://code.google.com/p/rowboat/wiki/JellybeanOnBeaglebone_WithSGX for download and build rowboat source
Download patch from http://www.cembsoft.com/user/lcdCape/patches/rowboat-android.patch
Copy patch to android source root folder
Apply the patch

patch -p1 < rowboat-android.patch

Enable ft5x0x_ts in drivers - input - touchscreen
Rebuild the kernel


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