Would be nice if you could explain how to disable eMMC on debian. I ran out 
of GPIO's in my project. Tried to use P9_19 and P9_20 (both I2C's) in the 
device tree overlay but since i did that the overlay doesn't work correctly 
anymore.

Am Sonntag, 18. Mai 2014 22:19:16 UTC+2 schrieb john3909:
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> From: Dhruv Vyas <dhruv....@gmail.com <javascript:>>
> Reply-To: <beagl...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>>
> Date: Sunday, May 18, 2014 at 2:42 AM
> To: <beagl...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>>
> Subject: [beagleboard] Can "allocated pins" on BBB be used as GPIOs ?
>
> Hello,
>
> I recently started working on my BBB A6A. I went through necessary getting 
> started guides and it works like a charm. Now as a part of my project, I 
> need to use some of the GPIOs on P8/P9 header. While googling how to use 
> them as a GPIO, and how to set pinmux and etc, I went through this guide.  
> http://derekmolloy.ie/gpios-on-the-beaglebone-black-using-device-tree-overlays/
>  
> and he explained everything very clearly.
>
> Now my question is : is there any way i can use allocated pins as GPIOs 
> other than available pins ? If yes, how ? If no, why ? 
>
> For example, P9_19 and P9_20 are Allocated to (Group: pinmux_i2c2_pins) 
> and hence it can not be used as GPIOs ?
>
> If pins are also connected to circuitry on the board that cannot be 
> disabled then you cannot use those pins for GPIO. For example, pins used 
> for the eMMC can be used for GPIO as long as eMMC is disabled. Same for LCD 
> pins, but then you cannot use LCD or HDMI. I2C2 isn’t connected to other 
> circuity on the board so you can use it for GPIO. 
>
> Regards,
> John
>
>
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
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