Sam Lewis has posted comments on this change. ( https://review.coreboot.org/c/coreboot/+/44379 )
Change subject: mb/ti/beaglebone: Rename beaglebone to beaglebone-black ......................................................................
Patch Set 8:
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https://review.coreboot.org/c/coreboot/+/44379/8//COMMIT_MSG Commit Message:
https://review.coreboot.org/c/coreboot/+/44379/8//COMMIT_MSG@19 PS8, Line 19: original Beaglebone.
I wonder if the right course of action isn't to add the "black" as a variant then?
Hmm, I'm not sure, given I don't have an original Beaglebone to test with. If we were to have a variant for the original Beaglebone then I think it'd mean either:
1) I do my best to adapt this BBB port to the original Beaglebone, but I won't be able to test it. They are similar enough that it should mostly work, but the SDRAM stuff will be a bit of a guessing game. Or, 2) The original Beaglebone variant is kept in its previous state in the tree, and someone can come along and finish the port if they'd like to in the future.
Given that this port sat in the tree for quite some years without being completely functional (I think it hasn't even booted for a few years now), I feel like there hasn't been a lot of demand for a coreboot port of original Beaglebone. And given that it's hard to acquire an original Beaglebone in 2020, it seems like that is probably unlikely to change in the future. :) I'm hopeful that this, more complete, BBB port will have a little more interest but only time will tell!
What do you think?