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I just don't know what to do anymore.

madtothebone
madtothebone over 8 years ago

I can't even serial into this device. I've tried the for dummies guide, I've tried the guide here https://dave.cheney.net/2013/09/22/two-point-five-ways-to-access-the-serial-console-on-your-beaglebone-black, nothing. Currently, I have it powered up via usb, as well as another usb connecting it to the j1 header with an ftdi friend, and I've used the "sudo screen" command via 115200, and the terminal is just a blank screen. It's just hanging.

 

I want to use the device that I've paid money for, I've had it for over a year now with no ability to access it. Using my bbb rev c has been one of my primary motivations in switching from windows to linux (ubuntu). I want to access it, I want to use it.

 

Please help, if I have to give it away, I will not be buying another one.

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  • dougw
    dougw over 8 years ago +2
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzRVVtGNfj8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tb0ms3ZykVQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6b4zlh0IrE
  • dougw
    dougw over 8 years ago

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzRVVtGNfj8

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tb0ms3ZykVQ

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6b4zlh0IrE

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  • volly
    volly over 8 years ago

    madtothebone

    Let me understand this correctly have you actually managed to load any LINUX OS on the BBB....

    Or are you wanting to but you were unsuccessful thus far.

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  • parkbenchbruce
    parkbenchbruce over 7 years ago in reply to volly

    Madtothebone,

    It is just not you. I tried in 2013 (I went to the Google Group for help), my problem so I gave up, just about to try again.

     

    Hi,

     

    I have a Beagleboard Black, San micro sdcard 16g extreme with the Kali Linux Image on it. With the help of Tobin over at Win32 image writer I saw that the write was correct with an image 

    G (microsd card) 122M
    G /storage/kali/images/beaglebone-black/root 6.72G
    opened partition to find 12 folders
    So the partition is there and working. Win32 image did its job.  This means boot problem then I found your group. Read the threads.

    I modified the text file uEnv

    Used these following values

     

    mmcdev=1
    bootpart=1:2
    mmcroot=/dev/mmcblk1p2 ro

     

    to replace

    echo Booting from external microSD...; setenv mmcdev 0; else setenv mmcdev 1; if test $mmc0 = 1; then setenv mmcroot /dev/mmcblk1p2 rw; fi;

    ext4load mmc 1:2 ${loadaddr} /boot/zImage && mw.l 4804c194 00c00000; echo Booting from internal eMMC...; fi

    No change. S2 button should be held until 4 leds light up - no leds light up.

    Any tips,

    Thanks

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  • gadget.iom
    gadget.iom over 7 years ago in reply to parkbenchbruce

    Hi parkbenchbruce

     

    Your post appears to have a cop-paste from another post in it, so I don't fully understand if you're having issues or answering the question.

     

    I'm a relative BeagleBone Noob myself, but would be happy to help you out where I can.

     

    Paul

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