Re: dts and dtb files

[Bob Cochran <yocto@mindchasers.com>]

On 01/16/2014 04:04 PM, Alex J Lennon wrote:
> Hi Niklas,
>
> On 16/01/2014 00:22, Niklas Molin wrote:
>> Hi.
>>
>> I'm trying to figure out how the dts/dtsi and dtb files works, when
>> compiling for the sabreSD board.
>> Where can I find more info about this?
>>
>
> It appears to be a bit of a black art.


When creating a new dts file, keep in mind that you may want to leave 
out certain board-level components that you won't be using (at first). 
For example, I have boards that have non utilized FLASH, so I left out 
the descriptions until I had time to get them right.  Otherwise, the 
kernel wouldn't boot properly.

Good luck.




>
> The ePAPR document helped me a lot (seems to need a login now but I
> believe it's the one I was referencing when I last looked at this)
>
> https://www.power.org/documentation/epapr-version-1-1/
>
> There was a presentation at ELCE 2013 which I also found useful. Device
> Tree seems to be a bit of a work in progress,
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_NyYEBxfn8&list=PLbzoR-pLrL6oxnDyb7IvnNOOBur7z_8tE&index=18
>
> Hope this helps, Cheers,
>
> Alex
>
>> When I checked in the imx6dlsabresd.conf, it pointed to some dtb (e.g.
>> imx6dl-sabresd.dtb) files (which seems to be some kind of binary files).
>> If I want to modify (enable/disable ports etc.) in my project, is it
>> ht edts and dtsi files I should use then.
>> Does these file have to be compiled in some way, to be included in the
>> sabresd project?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Niklas
>>
>>
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