diff --git a/BUILDING b/BUILDING index be19154..b7d1881 100644 --- a/BUILDING +++ b/BUILDING @@ -7,8 +7,22 @@ or a BeagleBone Black with the latest Debian image (see http://www.armhf.com). S software will EASILY fit on the on-board memory of the BBB, but you will still need a uSD card to install the armhf.com Debian image to the on-board memory. +Another note on the BBB, the armhf.com Debian image does not support some usb devices +out of the box, but it is easy to correct. If you plug in your DVAP or DVRPTR into +your BBB or RasPi, the kernel should auto load drivers and you will see that with the +"lsusb" command. The DVAP uses a FTDI chip and the DVRPTR uses Atmel. If you don't +see an approprite output from "lsusb" after your device is plugged in, you need to +enable it by executing: + +sudo depmod +sudo modprobe + +where YOURDEVICEMODULE is "ftdl_sio" for the DVAP or is "cdc_acm" for the DVRPTR. +After a reboot you should see the device in the "lsusb" list. If you don't see +the device listed, Scott's software will never be able to open it either. + You will need several packages to build Scott's gateway. The RasPi will probably have -all or moste of these but it still doesn't hurt to be sure: +all or most of these but it still doesn't hurt to be sure: sudo su apt-get update