Try a different network cable. IF that doesnt fix it, try pressing down firmly on the ethernet jack on the BBB
On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 9:26 AM, Felicia James <[email protected]>wrote: > Greetings, > > I'm a proud new owner of a BBB and still in the Newbie category when it > comes to terminal commands. I've been able to successfully boot my BBB > using Angstrom, I've even been able to connect to the internet (at first) > using an Ethernet cable. I have not been able to get the wifi to work - I > have the recommended Edimax wifi dongle (and know it works), but "opkg > update" is not successful. I tried switching to Ubuntu instead (which I am > more familiar and which I know how to connect to the internet...at least > with the desktop version). But, sudo apt-get update doesn't work, so I > can't install ubuntu-desktop either :( > > That's not the reason for this particular post though. > > About the third time I tried using the Ethernet, the connection kept > connecting and unconnecting. That's when I noticed that the green and > yellow network lights were not staying lit. Now, I cannot get them to light > at all. So, before I can address the problem with updating, I need a > network connection. > > Could there be something wrong with my board? Or, have I possibly messed > up a setting that "turned off" the Ethernet connector? > > I would appreciate some troubleshooting advice...currently, I have Ubuntu > flashed to the on board memory. If it helps, I'll switch back to Angstrom. > > Thanks in advance for your assistance, > > Felicia > > -- > 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 [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- 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 [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
