Re: [Ltib] Problem getting started with Microwindows/Nano-X

[Stuart Hughes]

Hi Bob/all

FYI, if you need to reconfigure your kernel the easiest way is:

$ ./ltib -p kernel -c -f

That will drop you to the kernel's config system and on exit
build/install.

Regards, Stuart

On Fri, 2009-03-13 at 09:47 -0700, Matt Waddel wrote:
> Hi Bob,
> 
> Which platform are you using?  There are a couple m68knommu
> that have displays and there are 4 different display types supported.
> It sounds like the wrong display is selected in the kernel 
> configuration.  There is a 240Wx320H and if the last 1/3 of your 
> 320W x 240H is messed up it may just be a wrong kernel 
> configuration.
> 
> About the microwindows demos.  Most of the the scripts aren't 
> really "executable scripts".  I've had luck just starting them
> individually.  Does the BSP you're using have the nanox.html
> document in <ltib>/Help/software/?  There are some suggestions
> there for some of the nanox demos.
> 
> Best regards,
> Matt
> 
> 
> --- On Thu, 3/12/09, Robert S. Grimes <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> > From: Robert S. Grimes <address@hidden>
> > Subject: [Ltib] Problem getting started with Microwindows/Nano-X
> > To: address@hidden
> > Date: Thursday, March 12, 2009, 7:59 PM
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > So, I'm trying to get version 0.90 running on my embedded
> > target
> > (m68knommu under uClinux).  Everything seems to build
> > properly, but
> > that's as far as I can get.  I do see a /usr/nanox
> > directory on my
> > target, with several demo scripts and a bin
> > directory.  But none of the
> > programs run very well.
> > 
> > For example, I try the following from /usr/nanox:
> > 
> >   ./laucher.sh
> > 
> > This results in the following output on my serial
> > terminal:
> > 
> >   $ ./launcher.sh
> >   BIN_FLAT: bad header magic
> >   BINFMT_FLAT: bad header magic
> >   tsdev (compaq touchscreen emulation) is scheduled
> > for removal.
> >   See Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt for
> > details.
> >   nxclient: retry connect attempt 1
> > 
> > and the LCD (320W x 240 H) is interesting: the left 2/3 of
> > the screen
> > show a matrix of eight icon, presumably representing
> > sub-demos (which
> > seem to exist in the /usr/nanox/bin directory), seems a
> > good start.
> > But, the right third of the screen is garbage, and the
> > bottom 2-3 lines
> > are also garbled across the entire width.  Seems a
> > configuration
> > problem?
> > 
> > I couldn't seem to find anything within LTIB to specify the
> > correct
> > screen configuration for Microwindows, but the framebuffer
> > _seems_
> > correct, and the Penguin logo is displayed on startup.
> > 
> > Any ideas?
> > 
> > Oh, and is this even an issue for here, or is this solely a
> > Microwindows
> > issue? 
> > 
> > Thanks!
> > -Bob
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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