Hey, I tried to use the getting started process and everything went well till the SD flashing part.
I mounted the image on the uSD card as instructed on the circuitco, beagleboard, and adafruit websites, using the win32 installer. I put the uSD into the BBB and as instructed, held down the boot button before pluging in the uUSB cable. I kept holding the boot button for close to 20seconds, none of the user LEDs would light up. I just had the power LED light up, but none of the other four. I disconnected and tried this several times with no luck. Since I read about the USB power problem, I even resorted to use my Iphone USB charger to plug in the uUSB cable, this charge is rated at 1Amp. Still I couldnt get the LEDs to light up. As for the image, I mounted the Angstrom distribution image that was provided through the links from one of the websites you suggested On Friday, November 1, 2013 4:04:21 PM UTC-5, Gerald wrote: > > I doubt they are knock offs. What happens is that sometimes a person will > buy a board, blow it up, send it back and gets a new one. The blown up > board ends up in somebody else UPS box. > > There is a way we can tell if it is knock off, but we have to have it, > not just pictures. > > But, as long as your board is working and boots up, you should be OK. You > might send an email to Logic and ask them about the red dot. > > Check the board and see if everything is working. > > Gerald > > > On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 3:54 PM, sid2013 <[email protected]<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> I have uploaded images of the board it self. I dont know how helpful this >> will be. >> Do you know if the BBB boards sold by amazon are legitimate? Or chinese >> knockoffs? >> I mean are they known to fail or be defective? >> >> Amazon claimed that the seller was Logic Supply. I check their website >> and the beagleboard website. Logic supply is one of the distributors listed >> on the beagleboard website. >> >> >> On Friday, November 1, 2013 3:43:20 PM UTC-5, Gerald wrote: >> >>> The A5C and A6 are equivalent and the changes do not affect the way >>> it operates and is not for any known issues. We are just trying the keep >>> the design up to date. We just made a few tweaks to comply with an errata >>> that TI sent out. You can find information on the Wiki that describes the >>> changes. http://circuitco.com/support/**index.php?title=** >>> BeagleBoneBlack#Revision_A6_.**28Production_Version.29<http://circuitco.com/support/index.php?title=BeagleBoneBlack#Revision_A6_.28Production_Version.29> >>> >>> As to a white sticker with a pink dot, we did not put that there. We >>> have had several reports of questionable boards from Amazon. We are not >>> sure where the boards are coming from and in a lot of cases, no idea who >>> the supplier is supposed to be. We have no way to track it for sure nor do >>> the suppliers. I have heard this story from other board makers as well. >>> That is why Amazon is not listed as a supplier by us. >>> >>> Gerald >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 3:31 PM, sid2013 <siddharth....@gmail.**com>wrote: >>> >>>> My BBB just arrived through UPS. I ordered on Amazon. >>>> >>>> I received the A5C version, I read a little bit and found that the A6 >>>> is the latest revision. >>>> Are there any known problems with the A5C or any improvements with the >>>> A6. >>>> If so, I will have have to return it and get the latest one. >>>> >>>> As I am new, I have no clue if these revisions will have any impact on >>>> my application. >>>> >>>> Also, I noticed there is a tiny white sticker on the back of the board >>>> with Pink dot on it. Now I was wondering if that is one those water damage >>>> markers, and because there is a pink dot, I was just worried if it is >>>> showing water damage or something. >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> >>>> >>>> On Friday, November 1, 2013 10:22:33 AM UTC-5, Gerald wrote: >>>> >>>>> USB is only 500mA, so as long as you have no USB peripherals and >>>>> Ethernet, you should be fine. I recommend the 5V supply. >>>>> >>>>> Most USB hubs should work. There is a list on the link i sent you of >>>>> the ones we know work. >>>>> >>>>> USB Hub may not need to be powered depending on what you plug in. As >>>>> long as it does not exceed 500mA on the USB, it will be fine. Those >>>>> devices >>>>> you mentioned will be under the 500mA. >>>>> >>>>> Gerald >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 10:18 AM, sid2013 <siddharth....@gmail.**com>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Thank you for the reply guys. >>>>>> >>>>>> Second query was that, is necessary to have the 5v power adapter ? I >>>>>> read on a lot of discussions that the OS is very shaky and crashes >>>>>> without >>>>>> the external power, especially with USB peripherals connected. >>>>>> >>>>>> Also, which USB hubs you all recommend? That is, if I have an >>>>>> external power source, does the USB hub need to be powered? Or can I use >>>>>> a >>>>>> normal passive USB hub? >>>>>> >>>>>> I currently have the Logitech Keyboard and mouse, with the Unified >>>>>> USB receiver, so I think I should be fine, but I'm planning to add the >>>>>> wifi >>>>>> dongle. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Friday, November 1, 2013 12:19:57 AM UTC-5, sid2013 wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hello everyone, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I have purchased a new BBB, as a hobby as well as educating myself >>>>>>> about linux and embedded programming. >>>>>>> I'm a electrical engineer with a power concentration, but I have >>>>>>> done some HDL programming and worked with MSP430's. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I was looking at many of the getting started tutorials online, and >>>>>>> it all got me confused, as all of them were written at different points >>>>>>> of >>>>>>> time, with most of them not aware of the new linux versions as well as >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> TI SDK. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I wanted to know whats my best option at getting started with this >>>>>>> board, without completely messing up the on-board image and being >>>>>>> stranded. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> There seems to be newer versions of Ubuntu and the TI SDK, but I >>>>>>> couldnt find much on if they are working properly and how I can install >>>>>>> them on the BBB. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> My purpose for this board for starters is, that I want to SSH >>>>>>> through my windows 7 machine to the BBB and run the on board G++ >>>>>>> compiler >>>>>>> to do some basic C++ programming and getting the GPIOs to work >>>>>>> according to >>>>>>> my needs. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Please guide me to a tutorial that has the guidance for installation >>>>>>> of the latest and most stable OS for the BBB. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> My second query was that, is it possible to do Audio processing on >>>>>>> the BBB, if so, how? Are there addons to the default Angstrom OS or any >>>>>>> other OS that can help me process Audio. 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