Well, any chance you can convert this to a few paragraphs? Maybe a question in separate paragraphs? I am getting headache trying to read this post.
You can also try the support Wiki. http://circuitco.com/support/index.php?title=BeagleBoneBlack Gerald On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 6:58 PM, karinann <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Group: Please bear with me, as I'm really new to BeagleBoards, > I've been having a heck of time following the basic getting started > instructions and making them work or do what they > say is supposed to happen. I'm not really new to embedded systems, as > I've done quite a few hardware and software designs with Power PC > architecture over the years, but this little > wizard of a device has me baffled when it comes to the "bring up > documentation". First off, I'm using a Windows XP machine to access the > BeagleBoard Black using USB and the Ethernet Connection on board. The very > first time I tried powering up the board I seem to remember it responding > as per the getting started script on the BeagleBoard.org website, but I'm > not really sure. Right now I can use FireFox to get into the board via the > Ethernet connection. I don't have the serial to USB cable just yet so I > can't SSH or Telnet into the board on the serial port. I've downloaded > the Win32 drivers for the board per the getting started instructions. > First Question: If I have only the USB connection should I see the board > as a storage device or drive? If I should that is a problem I am having. > What I do see after plugging in the USB cable, after waiting for the board > to come up, is that in windows Explorer ( the file manager) I do see > another drive added but if I try to display its contents by clicking on the > drive, > (drive M: in my case) nothing at all happens within Windows Explorer. > There is also no recognition that a USB was even plugged in, within the > Icon Notification area of Windows. Second Question: Is there a more > detailed document or wiki that details the bring up sequence? I've been > looking around the support sites referenced on BeagleBoard.org, and have > not seen anything that might help. > If anyone is up to it I can do a WebEx session. Thanks, Regards, Karin > > -- > 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.
