[TriEmbed] BBB kernel > 3.8 experience

[Carl Nobile]

Alex,

I myself was going to upgrade to a newer kernel until I read that all sorts
of stuff didn't work yet on the newer ones. I guess that's why 3.8 is the
current standard. I last read this about a month ago and things can change
quickly, so I'd do a search first before you try it. Anyway what the harm,
if you have issues then just revert to the old one.

Carl


On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 1:29 PM, Alex Davis via TriEmbed <
triembed at triembed.org> wrote:

> Anyone have experience with running a kernel newer than 3.8 on the
> BeagleBone Black (BBB)? I'd like to do it, as 3.8.x seems to have USB
> issues which prevent a webcam from working properly.
>
> I've tried the Ubuntu 14.04 eMMC flasher, which does get you to 3.15 (or
> something like that) where USB works well, but it does not seem to
> include much in the way of wireless drivers and nor do the guides easily
> adding them in 3.8 seem to apply.
>
> It's possible the eMMC versions omit the drivers due to space reasons.
> I'll try a full 4 GB 14.04 soon. I'd prefer to boot from the eMMC but
> will settle for booting from the SD card.
>
> I'm aware you can cross-compile a kernel and I may have to do that, but
> don't want to.
>
> As an aside, I'd heard the BBB was designed to fit in an Altoids tin, so
> I decided to find out how much work it is vs. just buying a decent metal
> case from someplace like Logic Supply. The answer is, unless you don't
> value your time, it's not worth it. Too much drilling, fiddling with
> finding the right sort of standoffs to clear the DVI port, and work with
> the tin snips and nibbler.
>
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