**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Sat Apr 28 03:00:03 2018 Apr 28 05:43:43 Saturday! Apr 28 05:52:43 What differences would I make on the ./grow_parition.sh file to suit the needs of the Umikaze (Ubuntu based) image from the Replicape people, e.g. so that I could get my SD Card to its full potential? Apr 28 05:52:55 fdisk? Apr 28 05:52:57 ... Apr 28 05:52:59 Or... Apr 28 05:53:07 another way? Apr 28 05:54:52 I tried to follow: cd /opt/scripts/tools/ >> git pull || true >> ./grow_partition.sh >> sudo reboot Apr 28 05:54:59 I failed... Apr 28 05:55:00 ... Apr 28 05:55:34 I looked up ideas online but they want me to erase my partition using fdisk and then grow it by adding back. Apr 28 05:55:44 I would rather use the shell script. Apr 28 05:58:06 dos, too! Apr 28 05:59:42 http://www.armhf.com/expanding-linux-partitions-part-1-of-2/. I found this idea. Yea! Apr 28 06:30:34 set_: echo ,+ | sfdisk --no-reread -N 1 /dev/mmcblk0 will enlarge partition 1 to max size Apr 28 06:31:03 then reboot and run resize2fs /dev/mmcblk0p1 Apr 28 06:46:00 Yea boy! Apr 28 06:46:51 Thank you. Apr 28 06:55:27 zmatt: Is that echo '+' instead of ,+ Apr 28 06:56:46 no Apr 28 06:56:59 it is *exactly* as I typed it Apr 28 06:57:16 Okay sir, thank you. Yep! Apr 28 06:59:40 Off to get it done now. Apr 28 07:07:51 Hey sir, I am not sure if it worked or not. Apr 28 07:08:12 df -h showed that it was not even listed. Apr 28 07:08:43 I ran fdisk -l and it showed up. Apr 28 07:09:23 did you reboot and run resize2fs ? Apr 28 07:09:27 Yes sir. Apr 28 07:10:06 it completed without any error? Apr 28 07:10:26 It said there was nothing more to do. That the blocks were already so and so. Apr 28 07:10:48 Please forgive me. I am on two separate computers. Apr 28 07:11:46 you sure you specified the right disk/partition ? Apr 28 07:11:53 Yes sir. Apr 28 07:12:00 mmcblk0 Apr 28 07:12:06 dev/mmcblk0 Apr 28 07:12:13 0p1 for resize2fs Apr 28 07:12:19 Yes sir. Apr 28 07:12:22 assuming it's partition 1 Apr 28 07:12:35 Right, I will go and check. Apr 28 07:12:49 brb Apr 28 07:13:01 then it should have the correct size. if you're still confused, please copy/paste the output of fdisk -l /dev/mmcblk0 and df to a pastebin Apr 28 07:13:53 Okay. Apr 28 07:13:56 Please hold. Apr 28 07:14:04 disctype is dos. Apr 28 07:14:09 Does this matter/ Apr 28 07:14:12 ? Apr 28 07:15:20 ? Apr 28 07:15:51 you mean the partition table format? it's the most common partition table format used (with GPT being a more rarely used alternative) Apr 28 07:22:58 Oh. Apr 28 07:23:20 Okay. I had to use a pen and paper. Old school! Apr 28 07:23:30 pastebin coming up. Apr 28 07:29:41 https://pastebin.com/7M7d0hDh is as good as it will get. I am sorry. I do not allow my computers to communicate. Apr 28 07:30:54 I skipped some not-so-important lines. Please forgive me. Apr 28 07:31:13 uhh, sfdisk clearly failed since the partition is still only 3.6G Apr 28 07:31:17 did it not give any error? Apr 28 07:31:26 Let me see. I will be right back. Apr 28 07:31:34 There was one but it went ahead. Apr 28 07:31:36 brb Apr 28 07:33:15 yes. Apr 28 07:33:38 sfdisk: cannot open /dev/mmcblk0: permission denied Apr 28 07:33:47 ^ error Apr 28 07:35:13 so use sudo, obviously :P Apr 28 07:35:18 I did. Apr 28 07:35:28 echo ,+ | sudo sfdisk ...etc Apr 28 07:35:30 I tried it both ways. Apr 28 07:35:33 Oh. Apr 28 07:35:45 Okay. Please hold. Apr 28 07:35:49 I did not try that. Apr 28 07:36:02 you put the sudo in front of echo? echo doesn't need privilege, sfdisk does Apr 28 07:39:41 Oh. You are right. Apr 28 07:39:44 Who is the man? Apr 28 07:39:55 You be "dat!" Apr 28 07:40:09 That is a good cmd. Apr 28 07:40:46 Before you came along in this escapade, I tried what you had given me (sort of). I had it as sudo echo '+' | ... Apr 28 07:41:16 I did not know I did not need sudo before echo and then fsdisk needed the sudo. Yikes! Apr 28 07:41:54 ... Apr 28 07:42:00 zmatt: How has your day been? Apr 28 07:42:23 ,+ Apr 28 07:42:25 not '+' Apr 28 07:42:49 I know now. Apr 28 07:43:08 You would not believe how much garbage I went through to get to you, i.e. once more. Apr 28 07:43:18 I read, and read, and read, and read some more. Apr 28 07:43:29 the comma is separating the partition start sector (blank = keep current value) from the partition size (+ = maximize) Apr 28 07:43:49 Aw! Apr 28 07:45:15 I know you are probably tired of just answering questions but here goes it: if I wanted to make partitions, what would you recommend? Apr 28 07:45:27 fdisk? fsdisk? Apr 28 07:48:26 I generally use fdisk when manually creating partition, sfdisk when scripting Apr 28 07:48:38 got it. Apr 28 07:48:56 I do a lot of manual stuff still. Apr 28 07:49:21 I looked up my first manpage today. Apr 28 07:49:24 Odd days... Apr 28 07:49:47 sudo man fdisk Apr 28 07:49:59 .... why on earth are you sudo'ing man? Apr 28 07:50:19 Maybe I did and maybe I just thought I did but I am pretty sure I did. Apr 28 07:50:23 I do not know. Apr 28 07:50:48 I may not have done it. Who knows? Apr 28 07:50:50 reading documentation does not require special privileges :P Apr 28 07:50:57 Oh. Apr 28 07:50:58 Cool! Apr 28 07:51:03 Now, I know. Apr 28 07:51:12 note btw that you can also find html versions of manpages on the internet, just google "man fdisk" for example Apr 28 07:51:21 I know. Apr 28 07:51:28 I mean in the terminal. Apr 28 07:51:36 It was my first time in the terminal. Apr 28 07:51:43 w/out the --help option. Apr 28 07:51:58 I have a Linux PC now! Apr 28 07:52:13 Someone gave me a hand me down w/out a Hard drive. Apr 28 07:52:23 ... Apr 28 07:52:32 I got that sucka booted and ready and quick! Apr 28 07:53:05 ...zmatt: I am looking for a tool like Notepad ++ for Linux. Apr 28 07:53:09 Do you know of any? Apr 28 07:53:42 I use the terminal mostly but at times, I need version control better than just the ssh. Apr 28 07:54:21 I guess I could learn git again. Apr 28 07:55:27 I'm probably not the right person to ask, since I use vim myself (yes, I'm one of *those* people ;-) Apr 28 08:00:00 zmatt: nothing wrong with using vim..... if you'd use emacs on the other hand.... Apr 28 08:00:10 "ed is the standard text editor" Apr 28 08:00:15 *g* Apr 28 08:01:46 i know very little of vim. I keep learning more... Apr 28 08:02:15 set_: get yourself a vi mug Apr 28 08:02:21 set_: best way to learn the basic vi commands :) Apr 28 08:02:29 Okay. Apr 28 08:03:07 alternatively: ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/doc/book/vimbook-OPL.pdf Apr 28 08:04:23 Coolness. Apr 28 08:04:55 I had a page of vim open a while back. Too many modes (4). I can count to one only. Apr 28 08:05:30 you only need to be able to count from 0 to 1, everything else follows by induction Apr 28 08:05:38 Ah! Apr 28 08:06:10 induction makes me think of food. Apr 28 08:06:23 Ha! Apr 28 08:06:25 not magnetism? or faraday? Apr 28 08:06:28 Nope. Apr 28 08:06:32 doh! Apr 28 08:06:57 It is bedtime. hear the chirping sheep barking and jumping. Apr 28 08:07:39 Okay...and I am out. KotH: nice chatting w/ you. zmatt: As always, thank you for putting up w/ my "neverthanless" ideas. Apr 28 08:07:51 You have helped me when people say it could not be done. Apr 28 08:08:10 set_: never listen to people telling you it cannot be done...unless they are right ;) Apr 28 08:08:31 Hhahaha. Yeppers. I kept searching and researching. Apr 28 08:09:01 I could not find the right-o. It was always seeking and searching some more. Apr 28 08:09:28 Okay, okay. Boom, Bang, Pow, and I am out. Apr 28 10:00:23 Hi all can anyone point me to a tutorial that shows how to use buildroot to build image with Qt5/4 for beaglebone black and 4D system 7.0 screen Apr 28 10:01:33 4D system 7.0 LCD screen Apr 28 10:22:00 lol Apr 28 10:22:43 why on earth would you expect to find a tutorial for such a specific combination of hardware and software? Apr 28 10:58:57 zmatt: There are alot of smart people out there. My first principle is don't re-event the wheel Apr 28 11:00:49 yes, but you're hoping that there's someone who got that very specific combination of stuff working, *and* wrote a tutorial about it, *and* that someone in here who happens to see your question also happens to know about it Apr 28 11:01:04 in fact what you're asking is specific enough that google will find it for you if it were to exist Apr 28 11:01:38 fair enough :) Apr 28 11:02:19 but probably you can find tutorials on subsets of what you're asking (e.g. buildroot+beaglebone and buildroot+qt5) and go from there Apr 28 11:02:42 getting the lcd cape to work is a matter of finding or making a suitable device tree Apr 28 11:02:59 assuming it's a cape? I didn't look it up Apr 28 11:04:47 zmatt: thanks, I have able to build file system image,kernel image etch with and without build systems that run fine on the beaglebone black. What I have not been able to do is add qt support. Apr 28 11:07:27 so that would be my first parse, but I thought I should throw the question out there just in case, someone in this forum has by any chance (far fetch I know) here has something in there kitchen or bathroom that they done and want to show and tell Apr 28 11:09:30 surely using qt can't be a rare thing? Apr 28 11:10:00 I mean, buildroot has a qt5 package... does it not work? Apr 28 11:13:40 zmatt: I tried it a few months ago and it didn't work. I am about to step out now and would try new buildroot to see if there are any changes that could have fixed the issue. Apr 28 11:16:38 I meant to say I am going out now and would not be back for another 8 hours. If I am not too tired, I would try setup of my development platform as I have recently had to reload my Ubuntu 16.04. Apr 28 13:13:57 Hello... Apr 28 13:14:43 zmatt: I gave you credit on replicape.slack for your input. Thank you, again and again. Apr 28 13:15:01 I also gave you credit on the BBB.io forums. Apr 28 17:00:56 I am using tightvnc to get to the GUI on the BBB and VNC Viewer. Apr 28 17:00:57 ... Apr 28 17:01:29 When I open a terminal on the BBB in the GUI, I get peculiar reponses to my commands. Apr 28 17:01:30 ... Apr 28 17:01:56 I type ls and receive [a instead. Apr 28 17:01:58 Odd? Apr 28 17:02:21 What steps, if any, should I take to fix my GUI and terminal understanding? Apr 28 17:02:57 Oh and is the 4.9.x kernel/image having issues w/ GUI functioning? Apr 28 17:12:01 sounds like your vnc server and/or client is broken Apr 28 17:12:15 Oh. Apr 28 17:12:49 I have the newest version on Win (VNC Viewer). I am going to get a TightVNC Viewer instead. Apr 28 17:12:57 I will update you and everyone else soon. Apr 28 17:14:43 ... Apr 28 17:14:45 Same issue. Apr 28 17:15:09 zmatt: Have you encountered this issue before? Apr 28 17:26:12 ... Apr 28 17:26:44 On what page on GitHub.com is the GUI (what is the GUI called?) listed? Apr 28 17:28:12 I look on the BBB under /usr/X11 and I come up empty. I search GitHub.com to see headings w/ GUI in them but to no avail. Send resources, please. Apr 28 17:31:29 https://github.com/beagleboard/linux/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=GUI+X11&type= has some ideas. Should I venture into this idea? Apr 28 17:33:19 I don't understand what you mean by "the gui" Apr 28 17:34:32 Graphical user interface... Apr 28 17:35:02 I am messing w/ the GUI on tightVNC Viewer but the terminal on the GUI responds poorly. Apr 28 17:35:02 I know the definition of the word, I wanted to know what you mean by it Apr 28 17:35:25 do you have the same problem when not using vnc ? Apr 28 17:35:32 Yes. Apr 28 17:35:50 Oh no. Apr 28 17:35:53 Sorry. No. Apr 28 17:36:07 When I just use PuTTY or Linux, I am fine. Apr 28 17:36:20 I mean when using the gui on the beaglebone without vnc Apr 28 17:36:33 Actually, I have not tested the GUI on the BBB w/out vnc. Apr 28 17:36:36 Never have I. Apr 28 17:36:55 well, I suspect that if that were broken that severely then there'd be plenty of complaints and it would be fixed Apr 28 17:37:40 Oh. I have not said anything about this issue. I wonder how, since it really does not matter that much, I could try to get things working. Apr 28 17:38:03 so unless you have evidence to the contrary, I'm going to assume it's simply a problem with vnc and doesn't have anything to do with the gui on the beagleboard image itself Apr 28 17:38:32 I tried on tightVNC and on VNC Viewer. Both had the same issues. Apr 28 17:38:59 Is there a way to test the GUI w/out opening it up on the BBB? Apr 28 17:39:00 two seconds of googling: Apr 28 17:39:03 "This sounds very much like a known bug: TightVNC doesn't support XKEYBOARD, which confuses Qt5. (XKEYBOARD is one of several widely-supported extensions to the original X11 protocol.) The bug report against the Qt project has a comment that states that it is unlikely to be fixed because lack of XKEYBOARD is rare. The Debian bug report suggests using TurboVNC instead of TightVNC" Apr 28 17:39:30 Aw. Apr 28 17:39:40 so it's just a tightvnc bug Apr 28 17:39:43 Odd days. I have been searching for an hour now. Apr 28 17:39:50 search better Apr 28 17:39:54 Okay, okay. Apr 28 17:40:12 So, TurboVNC. OTay. Apr 28 17:40:13 it was literally the first google result for "tightvnc keyboard' Apr 28 17:40:19 Oh. Apr 28 17:40:37 I was searching for other things like X11 and GUI Apr 28 17:41:18 in other words, you were not searching for your actual problem, nor using keywords specific enough to have any hope of getting you anything useful Apr 28 17:42:34 Right. Apr 28 17:42:43 I was blindly searching for ideas w/out any knowledge. Apr 28 17:43:11 I found that TurboVNC. I will let you know what happens. Apr 28 17:46:28 Nope. Busted. Apr 28 17:46:28 you didn't need specific knowledge, you just needed to enter the name of the software you were having a problem with (tightvnc), and the problem you were having (keyboard issues) Apr 28 17:46:38 Oh. Apr 28 17:46:52 note that it's the server side on the beaglebone that's the problem, not the client Apr 28 17:47:12 Well, I tried the TurboVNC instead. It worked w/ the letter h and then gave me issues like w/ the other VNC Viewer options. Apr 28 17:47:14 Okay. Apr 28 17:47:21 I will check elsewhere. Apr 28 17:49:36 there are also workarounds mentioned on the bug report pages Apr 28 17:52:21 why on earth do you want this anyway? Apr 28 17:53:00 (vnc to your beaglebone) Apr 28 18:04:50 I want to view something instead of getting a LCD screen. Apr 28 18:05:47 "something" Apr 28 18:05:54 OctoPrint Apr 28 18:06:25 octoprint is a web interface Apr 28 18:06:30 (according to the website) Apr 28 18:06:50 I know but I need run something on the BBB to get to the OctoPrint web interface. Apr 28 18:06:53 some cmd Apr 28 18:07:22 ehm, no? Apr 28 18:07:23 I have done this w/ a BBB, Replicape, and Linux while online. Apr 28 18:07:35 just open the web interface in a browser on your computer Apr 28 18:07:55 I would rather not but I will again and again. Apr 28 18:08:14 it sounds like you're doing something really silly Apr 28 18:08:21 as usual. Apr 28 18:08:48 Silly-man set_ doing unusual, silly things while peculiar things happen. Apr 28 18:08:53 Hhahaah. Apr 28 18:09:46 zmatt: To tell you the truth, for now, I totally forgot why I "needed" to go online via a VNC for a GUI on BBB. Apr 28 18:09:47 ... Apr 28 18:09:57 But...I will test it later again and again. Apr 28 18:09:58 then stop doing it Apr 28 18:10:12 I probably will until I get around to it again. Apr 28 18:10:17 it is really hard for me to imagine a good reason for it Apr 28 18:10:27 I know. Apr 28 18:10:38 You are right. The terminal is good and is awesome. Apr 28 18:10:49 I have no issue understanding this idea. I like the terminal. Apr 28 18:11:03 But...at times, the GUI just should work for me. Apr 28 18:11:23 gui applications can also be useful, but just run them on your own computer... you know, the thing that has the display and keyboard that are so handy for gui applications :P Apr 28 18:11:39 zmatt: What is the name of this GUI on the BBB? Apr 28 18:11:48 startx or X11? Apr 28 18:12:29 zmatt: do not worry. I just wanted to test to see if it worked or not. It is not of major concern. Apr 28 18:12:49 neither? it still depends on what exactly you're referring to with "this GUI on the BBB" Apr 28 18:13:37 Okay. I type 192.168.7.2:1 in my VNC Viewer after using the cmd tightvncserver on the BBB. Apr 28 18:13:38 ... Apr 28 18:13:42 x11 if you mean the display server, lxqt if you mean the desktop environment Apr 28 18:13:47 This should bring me to a GUI. Apr 28 18:14:02 Thank you. I could not, for the life of me, figure it out. Apr 28 18:14:19 x11 and lxqt made my day. Thank you sir. Apr 28 18:14:31 ... Apr 28 18:14:34 even though the image itself is named lxqt ? Apr 28 18:14:52 :P Apr 28 18:14:55 And get this. Yep, I have downloaded and installed this image many times. Apr 28 18:15:03 Hahahha. Yikes Apr 28 18:15:33 I can remember certain things and then the most obvious things can jump out at me and boom, I miss it completely. Apr 28 18:15:58 lxqt. Apr 28 18:17:25 zmatt: I got that darn motor Driver kicking. It was not the library in Python. It was my software from my ideas. Apr 28 18:17:26 ... Apr 28 18:17:37 Now, I can set up a bunch of ideas w/ motors again. yea! Apr 29 00:59:08 hi im a noob, got a question, if somebody made a program for beaglebone black, will it work the same on beaglebone green? thanks. Apr 29 01:11:19 ok, bye. Apr 29 02:55:04 hello Apr 29 02:56:49 do you think it's possible to connect a CGA outputting device to the bbb somehow and render the image via hdmi? Apr 29 02:57:04 basically, a CGA->HDMI adapter **** ENDING LOGGING AT Sun Apr 29 03:00:03 2018