I finally built my Zynthian (with some small problems - of course I soldered one IC in the wrong way ^^, but we could replace it) and enjoyed testing all the functions for the last month.
At first I had the older image of gorgona on my micro SD (the second update then took for about an hour) and when I used my Zynthian it sometimes hung up when I was running through the menus too quick.
So I decided to rewrite the image on the micro SD with new gorgona edge version, after formatting the micro SD with windows format-option. When I now start my Zynthian it only comes white screen and I couldnĀ“t find a reason for it. I also rewrote the image on the SD and fixed a soldered point that broke. Do you got any idea what the reason for the white screen could be?
The last SD Gorgona Edge image is pre-configured for the new Kits v2. As you are using a Kit v1, you should access to the webconf tool using your browser and change some options before it works for you:
Display: PiTFT 2.8ā Resistive
Wiring Layout: PROTOTYPE-4
Style -> Font Size: 10
I put this question as a public topic for sharing with all the community
OK, thanks for your fast reply and for sharing of course! For now my screen isnĀ“t just white but shows the Zynthian logo with an āerrorā after changing all the options you told me. Anything to configure else then?
Doing an update via ssh - for whatever reason - didnĀ“t work yet. IĀ“ll give it a new try tomorrow and let you know about my results Thanks for all of your help!
So I tried updating, but it wouldnĀ“t change anything Ā“til now. Also read through some other threads.
When getting the log appears an endless loop telling me āUnable to open I2C device: no such file or directoryā
Strange ā¦i suggest to check the MDAsum of the image (ae8228c7561e7fd2241911a3302f4d1f)
and use Win32DiskImager to write the image on sd
If your hardware is
Hey guys, I finally (!!!) found the mistake I was doing. I installed the image right and also used the right commands for updates etc., I just didnĀ“t know that it makes any difference if you connect the network cable to the computer or directly to the router - thaught about it already two days ago, but it seemed to me that the zynthian is right connected through my PC
IĀ“m sorry for that, but the whole SSH and how to use it right is completely new for me - so thanks again for helping everybody out whoĀ“s not yet so familiar with it!
for @jofemodo still the outputs (when zynthian connected to router from update:
/root$ /zynthian/zynthian-sys/scripts/update_zynthian.sh
Updating zynthian-sys ā¦
From https://github.com/zynthian/zynthian-sys
e7777e2ā¦e8d37bf master -> origin/master
Updating e7777e2ā¦e8d37bf
Fast-forward
scripts/recipes/install_linuxsampler.sh | 2 Ā±
scripts/setup_system_rbpi_minibian_jessie.sh | 13 +++++++++Ā±ā
scripts/update_zynthian_sys.sh | 21 +++++++++++++++++Ā±ā
scripts/zynthian_envars.sh | 3 +++
4 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
Updating System configuration ā¦
SOUNDCARD CONFIG => dtoverlay=hifiberry-dacplus
DISPLAY CONFIG => dtoverlay=pitft28-resistive,rotate=90,speed=32000000,fps=20
mv: cannot stat āzynbanks/ā: No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat ā/zynthian/zynthian-sys/etc/udev/rules.d/ā: No such file or directory
Custom Config /zynthian/zynthian-sys/custom/display/PiTFT 2.8 Resistive ā¦
Updating zynthian recipes ā¦
Executing /zynthian/zynthian-sys/scripts/recipes.update/01_setup_zynthian_multilayer.sh ā¦
Already upgraded to multilayer!
Executing /zynthian/zynthian-sys/scripts/recipes.update/02_setup_zynthian_webconf.sh ā¦
Already upgraded to webconf!
Executing /zynthian/zynthian-sys/scripts/recipes.update/03_setup_zynthian_master.sh ā¦
Already upgraded to master!
Executing /zynthian/zynthian-sys/scripts/recipes.update/04_setup_zynthian_edge.sh ā¦
Executing /zynthian/zynthian-sys/scripts/recipes.update/update_dexed_dcoredump.sh ā¦
From https://github.com/dcoredump/dexed
OK! Yes ā¦ perhaps itās not clearly explained, but for updating you need to connect your Zynthian Box to Internet. The easiest way is connecting it to your local network using the ethernet connector. Your router is an Internet Gateaway
If you connect your Zynthian Box directly to your PC, a local link is created and you can communicate with the Zynthian Box from the computer, but you wont get an Internet connection. To do so you would need to configure your PC as a gateaway. This is out of the scope of this Forum, but if somebody want to write a little tutorial about how to do it ā¦
root@zynthian:~# cat /boot/config.txt
# For more options and information see
# http://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/configuration/config-txt.md
# Some settings may impact device functionality. See link above for details
# Tell bootloader to use initram image
#initramfs initrd.img-4.1.13-v7+
# Load RT Kernel for RBPI2
#kernel=kernel7-rt.img
# uncomment if you get no picture on HDMI for a default "safe" mode
#hdmi_safe=1
# uncomment this if your display has a black border of unused pixels visible
# and your display can output without overscan
#disable_overscan=1
# uncomment the following to adjust overscan. Use positive numbers if console
# goes off screen, and negative if there is too much border
#overscan_left=16
#overscan_right=16
#overscan_top=16
#overscan_bottom=16
# uncomment to force a console size. By default it will be display's size minus
# overscan.
#framebuffer_width=1280
#framebuffer_height=720
# uncomment if hdmi display is not detected and composite is being output
#hdmi_force_hotplug=1
# uncomment to force a specific HDMI mode (this will force VGA)
#hdmi_group=1
#hdmi_mode=1
# uncomment to force a HDMI mode rather than DVI. This can make audio work in
# DMT (computer monitor) modes
#hdmi_drive=2
# uncomment to increase signal to HDMI, if you have interference, blanking, or
# no display
#config_hdmi_boost=4
# uncomment for composite PAL
#sdtv_mode=2
# Disable Splash Screen
disable_splash=1
# Disables dynamic frequency clocking
force_turbo=1
# Uncomment to overclock the arm. 700 MHz is the default.
[pi2]
arm_freq=900
core_freq=250
sdram_freq=450
over_voltage=2
[all]
# Uncomment some or all of these to enable the optional hardware interfaces
dtparam=i2c_arm=on
dtparam=i2s=on
dtparam=spi=on
# Uncomment this to enable the lirc-rpi module
#dtoverlay=lirc-rpi
# Additional overlays and parameters are documented /boot/overlays/README
# Enable MMAP support (Jackd, etc.)
dtoverlay=i2s-mmap
# Enable UART for MIDI
enable_uart=1
[pi3]
# Disable Blutooth Support for HifiBerry compatibility with RBPi 3
dtoverlay=pi3-disable-bt
# Swap back the ttyAMA0 to GPIO
dtoverlay=pi3-miniuart-bt
[all]
# Soundcard Config
dtoverlay=hifiberry-dac
# Display Config
dtoverlay=pitft28-resistive,rotate=90,speed=32000000,fps=20
# Adjust UART clock for MIDI Baudrate (31250)
#New kernels
dtoverlay=midi-uart0
# Old kernels
#[pi3]
#init_uart_clock=39062500
#init_uart_baud=38400
#dtparam=uart0_clkrate=48000000
#[pi2]
#init_uart_clock=2441000
#init_uart_baud=38400
#dtparam=uart0_clkrate=3000000
#[all]
Yeah, and I thaught the whole time that my zynthian would use the internet connection of my PC when connected - nearly despaired because it didnĀ“t wanted to update
