From: William Hermans <[email protected]> Reply-To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Date: Friday, July 4, 2014 at 8:26 PM To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [beagleboard] Beaglebone black Wifi setup problem
> John, being that he is a student and working on a project assigned to him by > his professor. He may not have any option. He may not be allowed to use a > virtual machine. > > I could say that any OS is only as good as the user using it. So in this > context when you ( or any one for that matter ) says that "Windows sucks". > This tells me they do not understand how Windows works, or how to use it. > Windows definitely is not without it's flaws, but which OS has none ? Hint: > they all have flaws, and ALL can be rooted, work improperly, or generally be a > pain in the backside if we do not take the time to learn how to use them > properly. Then if we don't, does this mean the OS is at fault ? > > Windows works perfectly fine as a desktop, and in many cases as a workstation. > Market share alone should speak volumes.But in the end it is just another > closed source OS, that costs money, with millions of users that just want to > use it, while not having to learn *how* it works. > > Your points of interest are also moot. If you know a potential issue exists, > deal with it. Don't complain about it. Don¹t take me so seriously. I was just poking a little fun for giving instructions on how to develop Linux solutions with Windows. > > > > > On Fri, Jul 4, 2014 at 6:58 PM, John Syn <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> From: William Hermans <[email protected]> >> Reply-To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> Date: Friday, July 4, 2014 at 1:40 PM >> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [beagleboard] Beaglebone black Wifi setup problem >> >>> Windows how to NDIS connection sharing or perhaps Windows NDIS connection >>> sharing would be two keyword searches I'd start with first. You may have to >>> even use different keyword searches, but you get the idea. >>> >>> Just make sure you can communicate with your BBB via ssh( from Windows ) >>> first, and consistently. >> Windows? Really! >> >> There are so many things that can go wrong with Windows (/r/n instead of /n, >> NTFS isn¹t case sensitive vs Linux file system which is case sensitive, etc). >> If you have to use a windows machine, then install a virtual machine and then >> install Debian or Ubuntu and save yourself a tone of problems. >> >> Windows; you should be ashamed of yourself ;-) >> >> Yeah, I hate windows. >> >> Regards, >> John >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Jul 4, 2014 at 1:34 PM, Cristian Mitu <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> Oh don't worry i didn't take it as an insult, thinking outside of the box >>>> is good advice for anyone i would say. And yes i am a student on my >>>> masters. >>>> >>>> Regarding the OS i am using Windows but i also have linux installed on my >>>> computer. >>>> >>>> >>>> 2014-07-04 22:22 GMT+02:00 William Hermans <[email protected]>: >>>> >>>>> Cristian, which host operating system are you using ? OSX ? Windows ? or >>>>> Linux ? >>>>> >>>>> There have been posts on these boards on how people are having problems >>>>> setting this up on Windows. but I have no personal hands on with this, and >>>>> do attribute these problems to user error. >>>>> >>>>> Anyway first step is to make sure you can communicate between the >>>>> beagleboard black, and the host system. Once that is done, go find and >>>>> read a guide or two on setting up connection sharing for your given host >>>>> OS. >>>>> >>>>> Just keep in mind that nothing you're going to find on the internet is >>>>> going to give you exact steps for your given situation. So think for >>>>> yourself, and outside of the box. Then I am sure you'll figure it all out. >>>>> This is not meant as in insult by the way . . . you are in school to learn >>>>> right ? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Jul 4, 2014 at 1:12 PM, Cristian Mitu <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> Hello William thanks for the response. So i can set up wifi by getting >>>>>> internet through USB? >>>>>> I am a just starting with this and i really need an alternative to the >>>>>> Ethernet. If you can direct me to a tutorial or documentation on this i >>>>>> would be grateful. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> 2014-07-04 22:03 GMT+02:00 William Hermans <[email protected]>: >>>>>>> 3) The Debian image used has openssh-server( or other applicable ssh >>>>>>> server ) setup and running. >>>>>>> This is wrong, sorry for the FUD. Brain fart. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Fri, Jul 4, 2014 at 1:01 PM, William Hermans <[email protected]> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> Cristian, it is possible, but you need to understand how to setup >>>>>>> internet connection sharing ( properly ) for your given host OS. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Fri, Jul 4, 2014 at 12:48 PM, Robert Nelson <[email protected]> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> On Fri, Jul 4, 2014 at 2:42 PM, Cristian Mitu <[email protected]> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> > Is it possible to get internet through the mini USB and enable wifi >>>>>>>> through >>>>>>>> > that? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> In the factory images: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> both usb0 (192.168.7.2) and usb gadget serial interfaces are active. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://beagleboard.org/latest-images >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Robert Nelson >>>>>>> http://www.rcn-ee.com/ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> 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] >>>>>>> <mailto:beagleboard%[email protected]> . >>>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss >>>>>>> --- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>>>>>> Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/beagleboard/5pp4BBxXhpY/unsubscribe. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> 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/d/optout. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss >>>>> --- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>>>> Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/beagleboard/5pp4BBxXhpY/unsubscribe. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>>>> [email protected]. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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/d/optout. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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/d/optout. >> -- >> 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/d/optout. > > > -- > 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/d/optout. -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. 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