A bit more information would be helpful.

On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 7:39 AM, Adam Kennedy <[email protected]> wrote:

> I have the exact same problem. I started flashing a BBB but the user LEDs
> were all blinking, so I thought the flash had failed and unplugged the
> board from power. Now the board won't boot from internal eMMC or uSD. My
> uSD has the dtbs files. I've tried forcing boot to uSD with boot button.
> The serial debug cable is the only way I can get output. All four user LEDs
> are solid. Any ideas?
>
>
> On Sunday, September 1, 2013 7:25:47 PM UTC-4, William Hermans wrote:
>
>> Very good :)
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 3:21 PM, Mike Pearson <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> You saved me. Thanks for your help. I wasn't comfortable with that step,
>>> but thought it did what it needed. Those files were not there. Got em now!
>>>
>>> Thanks again,
>>> Mike
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sunday, September 1, 2013 4:33:08 PM UTC-5, William Hermans wrote:
>>>
>>>> ERROR: Did not find a cmdline Flattened Device Tree
>>>> Could not find a valid device tree
>>>>
>>>> uenvcmd was not defined in uEnv.txt ...
>>>> halting ...
>>>>
>>>> Ok so it seems that *maybe* you forgot a step from RCN's instructions .
>>>> . . so remount that sdcard and make sure that 
>>>> /boot/dtbs/am335x-boneblack.dtb
>>>> exists. If it does not then scroll down to RCN's instructions where it says
>>>> . . .
>>>>
>>>> export kernel_version=3.X.Y-Z
>>>>
>>>> sudo mkdir -p /media/boot/dtbs/
>>>> sudo tar xfov ./linux-dev/deploy/${kernel_version}-dtbs.tar.gz -C
>>>> /media/boot/dtbs/
>>>>
>>>> Issue these commands and you should now have that file. also . .
>>>> .export kernel_version=3.X.Y-Z <---- this is going ot depend on the kernel
>>>> version you built. As I have not followed these instructions personally in
>>>> over 2 months, I do not know which kernel version is is using currently.
>>>> But, you can also navigate into the /linux-dev/deploy/ direction and issues
>>>> ls -al to find this information out, as well as navigate directly into the
>>>> proper directory, and then copy it over to the right location on the SD
>>>> card ( /boot/dtbs/).
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 2:20 PM, William Hermans <[email protected]>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> AH ok i completely missed the attachments on your first post, i will
>>>>> give them a quick looksee
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 2:19 PM, Mike Pearson <[email protected]>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Right. I know the SD card was made correctly because I booted into
>>>>>> 13.04 before attempting to transfer to eMMC. It worked great. Had I gave
>>>>>> the transfer the time it needed, I'm fairly confident that would have
>>>>>> worked well too. I haven't changed anything on the SD card, so was 
>>>>>> assuming
>>>>>> that was still the same. Would something have changed on that during the
>>>>>> transfer?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sunday, September 1, 2013 4:12:59 PM UTC-5, Gerald wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The button is there to force the boot form SD instead of the eMMC.
>>>>>>> That is is sole purpose. However, if the SD card is not made correctly,
>>>>>>> then it can't boot from the SD. IF you do not follow the correct 
>>>>>>> procedure
>>>>>>> in making the SD card, then you can have issues.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Gerald
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 4:10 PM, Mike Pearson <[email protected]>wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I'd like to boot from the SD card, but it won't. Other than the
>>>>>>>> button technique, not sure how I can force it. I am not able to access
>>>>>>>> anything to delete the MLO file. I do have a cable and posted the 
>>>>>>>> output
>>>>>>>> but to be honest, it doesn't tell me a whole lot.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Sunday, September 1, 2013 3:23:42 PM UTC-5, William Hermans
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Or, you can just boot it off of the uSD card, but this of course
>>>>>>>>> wont tell if the eMMC has failed. I have followed those instructions
>>>>>>>>> myself, but have not transferred to eMMC yet ( as i still have lots 
>>>>>>>>> of work
>>>>>>>>> to do before my project is ready for prime time ).
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I did however read the transfer to eMMC instructions, and for what
>>>>>>>>> it is it did seem fairly complex. I'd try to boot off the sd card, 
>>>>>>>>> and try
>>>>>>>>> to see / remember if you missed a step. Also, do you have a serial 
>>>>>>>>> debug
>>>>>>>>> cable / module ? In this regard this could save you a lot of hassle . 
>>>>>>>>> .. as
>>>>>>>>> uboot / the OS will tell you exactly what is wrong.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 1:02 PM, Gerald Coley <
>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I would take it back to the factory setting. Make sure that all
>>>>>>>>>> works. Then try it again.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> http://circuitco.com/support/index.php?title=Updating_The_So
>>>>>>>>>> ftware
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Gerald
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 12:39 PM, Mike Pearson 
>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]>wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>>>>>> I was upgrading my beaglebone black from 12.04 to 13.04 and
>>>>>>>>>>> referencing the following page.
>>>>>>>>>>> http://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/BeagleBone+Black#Beagle
>>>>>>>>>>> BoneBlack-uEnv.txtbasedbootscript
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I worked through all of this without a problem. I got to the
>>>>>>>>>>> step to transfer to "copy your microSD card to eMMC", but
>>>>>>>>>>> didn't realize how much time I was supposed to give it and basically
>>>>>>>>>>> interrupted it right away during programming. Now it won't boot. I 
>>>>>>>>>>> was
>>>>>>>>>>> hoping I'd be able to force it to boot from the SD card aging and 
>>>>>>>>>>> restart
>>>>>>>>>>> the process, but no luck.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> If anyone is willing to give some advice, I would be very
>>>>>>>>>>> grateful. I did search this out, but didn't see anything that 
>>>>>>>>>>> applied. I
>>>>>>>>>>> hope I've provided enough information. I attached a text file
>>>>>>>>>>> with my boot output via my FTDI cable. I also attached the uEnv.txt 
>>>>>>>>>>> which
>>>>>>>>>>> is the same as the eewiki page references.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>>>>> Mike
>>>>>>>>>>>
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