**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Sat Jan 22 02:59:56 2022 Jan 22 03:09:44 Oh! Jan 22 03:11:01 If you have kernel 5.10.x right now, /lib/firmware/ may or may not have BBORG_POWER-00A2.dtbo available right now. Jan 22 03:12:23 Mine does not from what I can tell right now. Jan 22 03:18:01 The motorCape is not available on the overlays section in the 5.10.x kernel so far either. Jan 22 03:18:07 Oh well. One must wait! Jan 22 04:02:32 set_: the power cape has no overlay, it wouldn't have any purpose for one Jan 22 04:02:56 Oh. I am using BBIO again and cannot figure out the errors. Are you still involved w/ this lib? Jan 22 04:04:39 I've never been involved with it? Jan 22 04:04:46 Oh. Okay. Jan 22 04:09:45 I am reviewing the software now to see if I can do anything to make it work. Blah to that... Jan 22 04:09:56 It is a large lib, i.e. larger than expected. Jan 22 04:17:53 It is going to take a miracle. Jan 22 04:29:07 how can one set up a pwm driver on kernel 5.10.x for use? Jan 22 04:29:18 I looked. They are missing. Jan 22 04:55:38 Anyway...here are the tests, https://pastebin.com/fEe18UHv , that I will be looking over. Jan 22 04:55:46 If you are bored or awesome, send rations too! Jan 22 15:02:09 is the 3.3v regulator bug a thing on the Black Wireless? Jan 22 15:02:35 very much so Jan 22 15:02:50 I was hoping I didn't have to think about it. Ugh. Jan 22 15:03:23 it's also unpatchable on the black wireless since the 3.3v regulator is integrated into the osd335x SiP Jan 22 15:03:49 I am hoping for some kind of battery / organized powerdown mode, so I have to think about all this. Jan 22 15:04:44 and more confusion - the output of the power cape by my voltmeter says 4.86v, but my scope says 4.95v. weird. Jan 22 15:05:59 yeah, I gave up on that... we do reconfigure the eMMC into its most reliable/robust configuration (pSLC mode with reliable writes enabled), and we try to minimize unnecessary eMMC writes to both maximize its life and minimize the risks of power cuts Jan 22 15:06:36 so far these measures appear to have been sufficient, haven't seen any case of a corrupted filesystem yet Jan 22 15:07:30 my application is an embedded one: keep an eye on some industrial equipment, basically counting product and phoning home to a cloud-based stats system, but the machine has a Big Red Button to just kill the power, and this is used often. I want to give it enough battery or supercap or whatever to power down gracefully. Jan 22 15:08:06 our devices are applicances with an on-off switch Jan 22 15:08:45 hard power or soft power? Jan 22 15:09:07 if you're logging to cloud it sounds like you may be able to use a readonly rootfs and avoid eMMC writes entirely? Jan 22 15:09:10 hard power Jan 22 15:09:32 we have to log locally in case there's no connectivity. wifi takes a minute to come up. Jan 22 15:09:48 I might just run separate power and keep the thing on all the time and be done with it. Jan 22 15:09:56 a minute? o.O Jan 22 15:10:34 or so, maybe 30 seconds. and the internet is not always up or has a problem, we don't want to lose metrics. The machines are labeling covid test collection tubes, a good operator can run >80/minute. Jan 22 15:12:07 sounds like it's probably not a lot of data, but yeah if the eMMC is still in its default configuration, any unannounced power loss can potentially cause random corruption (including of data other than the sectors being written) Jan 22 15:12:49 what should I google to discover this eMMC config issue? Jan 22 15:13:16 it's not really an eMMC issue, it's just an obnoxious property of MLC NAND flash Jan 22 15:13:32 am I better off using an sd card for this? Jan 22 15:13:42 what is the non-default configuration? Jan 22 15:13:44 not unless you get some kind of industrial SLC card Jan 22 15:14:45 ask me later, gotto go Jan 22 15:14:57 thanks for your help. I'll do some digging Jan 22 15:15:16 https://github.com/dutchanddutch/mmc-utils/commit/d550d3e2edaa4518af99ffdc101a32e93c5d37a5 this is the command I added to mmc-utils to perform the relevant configuration, read the warnings in the commit message Jan 22 15:15:20 afk Jan 22 15:32:44 Heh! Jan 22 15:33:36 M4F in reading routines! Jan 23 00:28:22 Hey GenTooMan: I am learning again and taking notes! Jan 23 00:28:33 I got curses.h and menu.h down pat! Jan 23 00:28:43 But... Jan 23 00:29:24 I still have no clue as to how to use that lib. w/ my MotorCape, i.e. Adafruit_BBIO. I think Bullseye hates it. Jan 23 00:29:54 It is like a zinger but a Bullseye instead. Ha. Jan 23 00:30:33 bbs! Jan 23 00:59:26 anyone know how to decode what is going here I am trying to use a cape but I am power cylcing Jan 23 00:59:28 https://pastebin.com/1b8idDCJ Jan 23 01:03:28 Gues6689: wait a while (I guess). I am sure someone will arrive here shortly. I a mouth w/ fingers but I have other issues. I am sorry. Maybe someone can help soon...I will try to look at it soon. Jan 23 01:04:11 I got like 30 files w/out a Makefile. I am going bananas, i.e. if it is safe to say so. Jan 23 01:05:59 Guest6689: Yep. Just as I thought. You are going to have to wait for someone more involved and educated on this subject. Jan 23 01:06:25 I looked finally and I am not as educated on the LCD Screens as of now. Jan 23 01:22:33 organization is a perk and I am just gettin' started! Jan 23 01:57:45 make has cured me! Jan 23 02:14:29 GenTooMan: Reboot? Jan 23 02:15:26 FYI... Jan 23 02:15:55 My old 'puter crudded the shoot. This 'puter needs rebooting every time I put it to sleep. Argh. Jan 23 02:16:18 Bu! Jan 23 02:16:21 t Jan 23 02:16:28 The BBB still boots w/out concern! Jan 23 02:16:53 I am actually surprised how long these boards can run and take a whomping. Jan 23 02:17:06 bbs! Jan 23 02:22:38 GenTooMan: I am learning now how to make static libraries! Jan 23 02:22:53 Some classes are awesome and full of joy while others are just full. **** ENDING LOGGING AT Sun Jan 23 02:59:56 2022