> Hi,
> I tried installing the ppa updates on Pandaboard ES by following your
> instructions. But after doing so, Ubuntu won't boot at all. I tried it
> 4-5 times using different SD cards but still no luck. Everything works
> fine though before installing the ppa upates.
> Here is my logfile:
> http://pastebin.com/m1YcZNLB <http://pastebin.com/m1YcZNLB%20>
> Here are my bootargs.
> http://pastebin.com/F7nDbtxp
> I would really appreciate if someone would help me solve this problem.
> Cheers,
> Jayneil.
> On Tuesday, September 4, 2012 7:25:09 AM UTC-5, Boudet, Xavier wrote:
> Hi there,
> A major update has been done on TI PPA. Please read the below
> e-mail especially for upgrade.
> If you do not have installed the TI release PPA, please refer to
> New installation procedure.
> *New installation procedure:*
> 1- Add TI OMAP release PPA:
> $ sudo su -
> # export http_proxy=<your proxy if any>
> # export https_proxy=<your proxy if any>
> # add-apt-repository ppa:tiomap-dev/release
> 2- Perform the upgrade:
> $ sudo apt-get update
> $ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
> $ sudo apt-get install ubuntu-omap4-extras
> 3- You can re-run a dist-upgrade for safety at the end, then reboot
> *Update procedure:*
> 1- Perform the upgrade:
> $ sudo apt-get update
> $ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
> *Post Installation Important Information:*
> * after the installation/update, it is advised to log as default
> user and to execute:
> # On Panda 4430:
> $ /usr/bin/alsaucm -c Panda set _verb HiFi
> # On PandaES 4460:
> $ /usr/bin/alsaucm -c PandaES set _verb HiFi
> * You need to force installation of new bootloaders through command:
> $ sudo /usr/sbin/flash-kernel --update-bootloader
> * It is advised to use Ubuntu 2D instead of Ubuntu (3D) default
> UI. Nevertheless, main compiz issues have been fixed.
> * In some cases, you might need to re-install dkms packages: after
> reboot, check if omapdrm_pvr module is loaded, if not execute
> following command before to reboot:
> $ sudo apt-get install --reinstall pvr-omap4-dkms
> *New/Fixed in August 2012 release:*
> * Kernel bug fixes:
> - SmartReflex Class 1.5 enabled with stability patches
> - IVAHD Power management (turning off IVAHD in between frames)
> - Temperature sensor fix
> - Add ARM HW ERRATA 743622, 751472 and 742230, PL310: 769419,
> OMAP: i659, i608, i705.
> - upstream patches + bug fixes: suspend and wake-up
> fixes, reduced/fixed timer interrupt occurrences (twd)
> * H264 and MPEG4 video encoder. No camera support yet but Support
> for combo use-cases such as: v4l2 usb camera -> preview -> encode
> -> decode -> display.
> Below is an example of VTC (videoconference) e.g. V4L2 USB
> webcam + preview + encode + decode + display, using V4L2, DRI2 and
> PVR.
> gst-launch -v v4l2src ! stridetransform ! queue ! tee name=t \
> t. ! queue ! dri2videosink sync=false \
> t. ! queue ! ducatih264enc rate-preset=low-delay profile=100
> ! h264parse ! ducatih264dec ! queue ! pvrvideosink sync=false
> * Decoder issues Fixes.
> * Xrandr Rotation Fixes.
> *Known Issues:*
> * BT is not supported
> * Black screen issue on some HW - workaround: boot with screen
> un-plugged, plug it after 1 minute. Issue under investigation.
> *Support:*
> You can report issues on Launchpad directly, use
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-omap4-extras-multimedia
> <https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-omap4-extras-multimedia> or
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-omap4-extras-graphics
> <https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-omap4-extras-graphics>. We will
> push
> updates for bug fixes in the PPA, so make sure to keep your system
> up-to-date!
> */Reference/Reminder:/*
> The 'top-level' ubuntu-omap-extras will install the following
> packages:
> - ubuntu-omap-extras-multimedia: another meta package that
> installs all the requires packages for MM use case:
> * GST, a modified version still compatible with all Ubuntu apps
> such as totem
> * gst-ducati and libDCE the main components that bring MM h/w
> acceleration into the system
> - ubuntu-omap-extras-graphics: meta package that pulls in all GFX
> components including new X11 driver (binary blob) and SGX kernel
> module (source using DKMS to build)
> - ubuntu-omap-extras-config: some config scripts to set some
> permission issues, and to ensure that the Ducati firmware is
> loaded at boot time by upstart.
> This release comes with the following major changes:
> - DCE interface for the h/w accelerated codecs - already there in
> 11.10
> - migration to rpmsg driver (aka syslink3, see
> http://lwn.net/Articles/448562/
> <http://lwn.net/Articles/448562/> and
> http://omappedia.org/wiki/Category:RPMsg
> <http://omappedia.org/wiki/Category:RPMsg>)
> - DRI2 extension for Video support
> (http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=OTgxOQ
> <http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=OTgxOQ>)
> - migration to a new open source X11 driver for OMAP
> (http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-video-omap/
> <http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-video-omap/> )
> - a new GST video-sink: dri2videosink to display video through
> the SGX (instead of v4l2sink). For more information, see
> https://wiki.linaro.org/OfficeofCTO/MemoryManagement?action=AttachFil...
> <https://wiki.linaro.org/OfficeofCTO/MemoryManagement?action=AttachFil...>
> - Linux 3.4 kernel, Ubuntu kernel will be replaced. This kernel
> is largely based of Linaro kernel, and sources are available here:
> http://dev.omapzoom.org/?p=integration/kernel-ubuntu.git
> <http://dev.omapzoom.org/?p=integration/kernel-ubuntu.git>.
> Linux-image-<version> package version correspond to a tag
> ti-ubuntu-<kernel version> in this tree.
> - ...
> Regards,
> /*Xavier Boudet*/
