I modified /usr/local/lib/node_modules/bonescript/my.js around line 57:

        if (!slot) {
            if(debug) winston.debug('Failed to write device tree fragment to slots. name: ' + name);
        }
        else if(slot[0]) {

My simple test program:

var nrf = require('bbb-nrf24l01');
nrf.spiDev = '/dev/spidev1.0'; // This always needs to be the first property to be set
nrf.channel = 0; //0 - 127 and 0 - 84 in the US
nrf.payload = 4; //Size in bytes of the payload
nrf.address = 'serve'; //Address for receiving messages (Must be 5 bytes long)
nrf.startReceiving();
console.log("receiving...");
if (nrf.dataReady()) {
var data = nrf.getData(); // Returns a Buffer object with the data received
}

When I run it I get:

node ./t.js

error: Failed to find devicetree fragment: bspm_P9_17_f
info: 0: 54:PF---
1: 55:PF---
2: 56:PF---
3: 57:PF---
4: ff:P-O-L Bone-LT-eMMC-2G,00A0,Texas Instrument,BB-BONE-EMMC-2G
5: ff:P-O-L Bone-Black-HDMI,00A0,Texas Instrument,BB-BONELT-HDMI
7: ff:P-O-L Override Board Name,00A0,Override Manuf,BB-SPIDEV0
8: ff:P-O-L Override Board Name,00A0,Override Manuf,bspm_P9_16_f

info: Error loading devicetree overlay for P9_17 using template bspm
error: Unable to write to /sys/class/gpio/gpio5/value

ls /sys/class/gpio

./ ../ export gpio115@ gpio117@ gpio51@ gpiochip0@ gpiochip32@ gpiochip64@ gpiochip96@ unexport

I'm not sure why gpio5 is being used. It's as if the mode isn't set right. We should be using mode 0, but if we were in mode 7 then it would be gpio0[5](instead of mode 0 spi0_cs0).

I'm assuming the device tree config for BB-SPIDEV0 sets the pins into mode 0?

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

7390 verbose stack at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:110:17)
7390 verbose stack at maybeClose (child_process.js:1019:16)
7390 verbose stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (child_process.js:1091:5)
7391 verbose pkgid [email protected]
7392 verbose cwd /root
7393 error Linux 3.8.13-bone79
7394 error argv "node" "/usr/bin/npm" "install" "bbb-nrf24l01"
7395 error node v0.12.13
7396 error npm v3.8.5
7397 error code ELIFECYCLE
7398 error [email protected] install: node-gyp rebuild
7398 error Exit status 1
7399 error Failed at the [email protected] install script 'node-gyp rebuild'.
7399 error Make sure you have the latest version of node.js and npm installed.
7399 error If you do, this is most likely a problem with the spi package,
7399 error not with npm itself.
7399 error Tell the author that this fails on your system:
7399 error node-gyp rebuild
7399 error You can get information on how to open an issue for this project with:
7399 error npm bugs spi
7399 error Or if that isn't available, you can get their info via:
7399 error npm owner ls spi
7399 error There is likely additional logging output above.
7400 verbose exit [ 1, true ]