Ok, so the following does *NOT* work on a 4.4.x kernel, but does on a 4.1.x kernel.
*Starting off with 4.4.x kernel* william@beaglebone:~$ cat ti/WH-ADC-00A0.dts /dts-v1/; /plugin/; / { compatible = "ti,beaglebone", "ti,beaglebone-black"; /* identification */ part-number = "WH-ADC"; version = "00A0"; fragment@0 { target = <&tscadc>; __overlay__ { compatible = "uio"; uio-alias = "adc"; status = "okay"; }; }; }; william@beaglebone:~$ sudo touch /etc/modprobe.d/uio.conf william@beaglebone:~$ sudo nano /etc/modprobe.d/uio.conf # put in /etc/modprobe.d/uio.conf # # make driver match on compatible = "uio"; options uio_pdrv_genirq of_id=uio william@beaglebone:~$ ls /dev | grep uio /* Crickets . . .*/ william@beaglebone:~$ sudo sh -c "echo ' WH-ADC' > /sys/devices/platform/bone_capemgr/slots" [ 3658.413635] bone_capemgr bone_capemgr: part_number ' WH-ADC', version 'N/A' [ 3658.420830] bone_capemgr bone_capemgr: slot #5: override [ 3658.426181] bone_capemgr bone_capemgr: Using override eeprom data at slot 5 [ 3658.433959] bone_capemgr bone_capemgr: slot #5: 'Override Board Name,00A0,Override Manuf, WH-ADC' *Changing to 4.1.x kernel* william@beaglebone:~$ sudo nano /boot/uEnv.txt uname_r=4.1.18-bone-rt-r19 william@beaglebone:~$ sudo reboot william@beaglebone:~$ sudo sh -c "echo 'WH-ADC' > /sys/devices/platform/bone_capemgr/slots" [ 62.607962] bone_capemgr bone_capemgr: part_number 'WH-ADC', version 'N/A' [ 62.614993] bone_capemgr bone_capemgr: slot #4: override [ 62.620338] bone_capemgr bone_capemgr: Using override eeprom data at slot 4 [ 62.627374] bone_capemgr bone_capemgr: slot #4: 'Override Board Name,00A0,Override Manuf,WH-ADC' [ 62.649771] bone_capemgr bone_capemgr: slot #4: dtbo 'WH-ADC-00A0.dtbo' loaded; overlay id #0 So, something between these two versions, has changed, and has broken what worked initially. Perhaps it could even be the adc alias in the main board file ? I haven't looked yet . . . -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to beagleboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/7504f115-e242-4617-b956-d4549aeeb029%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.