Hi Robert, William, thanks for digging into this.
I could spend many lines explaining that "this person" does have some experience in installing and configuring Linux devices such as NSLU2, SheevaPlug and BBB, eight devices so far. Also could I respond to all the considerations you brought up. And I would be happy to do so if you are interested, just let me know But let me cut short: *I flashed BBB-eMMC-flasher-debian-7.6-lxde-4gb-armhf-2014-10-08-4gb*, and it works on serial. So I will take it from there and start configuring the system as planned. Remaining question is why I, alternately, can get into the BBB when it is flashed with Angstrom (and now the newest Debian) and not with Ubuntu or an older Debian. Believe me, I never had a problem with PuTTY setup on all these devices, and with this lates Debian: boom it works. I will try again flashing the other images, but for now we can put this case to rest. Thanks! Op maandag 13 oktober 2014 21:56:05 UTC+2 schreef Ben McDui: > > "You can't brick it", that is what Gerald says (or was it someone else). > > Well, here I am. > (I posted earlier on this issue, please ignore the post "BBB with Ubuntu: > locked out, no SSH response" as it is outdated.) > > SUMMARY: After being flashed with Ubuntu or Debian, BBB does not respond > to Serial or SSH session from PuTTY. > > *Debian* > Received a BBB Rev C from Adafruit, Debian pre-installed. > > I'm doing everything via USB so far. > > Log in with PuTTY serial; BBB displayed the message that it was running > Debian indeed. > > *Ubuntu* > > Flash Ubuntu onto eMMC from uSD (scrupulously following the rules as > explained on various sites). > > Log in on Ubuntu (SSH 192.168.7.2) and set a root password. > > Power down, power up, log in as root, OK. > > Change /etc/network/interfaces to change from DHCP to Static IP. Left the > USB-section untouched. > > All of the above exactly as I did before on another BBB. > > > > NOW IT GOES WRONG: > > Power down, power up, start PuTTY as SSH 192.168.7.2. The window opens, > steady cursor, no response. > > PuTTY Serial, the window opens, steady cursor, no response. > > The LEDs show normal behaviour: USR0=heartbeat, USR2 shows slight CPU > activity. > > BBB appears on my PC in Devices and Printers as "Gadget Serial (COM3)". > > With Explorer on my PC, I can inspect the eMMC and even open START.htm > (Firefox starts, the "Getting started" page displays) > > > > *Debian* again > > Flash Debian onto eMMC. > > Power down, power up, start PuTTY with SSH 192.168.7.2. The window opens, > steady cursor, no response. > > PuTTY Serial, the window opens, steady cursor, no response. > > The LEDs show normal behaviour: USR0=heartbeat, USR2 shows slight CPU > activity. > > > > *Angstrom* > > After this I managed to flash Angstrom successfully, but never did I > succeed with repeating Ubuntu or Debian flashes. > > > > *Note a few things:* > > · I did install the extra drivers on the PC as the Getting Started > page says. > > · Flashing Angstrom takes 40 min. During the process, the LEDs > flash erratically (so it seems, BBB knows better of course). > > · Flashing Ubuntu takes <5 min. The LEDs show a neat running light > that bounces forth and back. > > · From previous experience, I expect Angstrom and Debian to appear > when I make a Serial connection, whereas Ubuntu requires SSH on 192.168.7.2. > -- 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.
