remember 3.3v ftdi ONLY

On 1/10/2015 12:39 PM, Kevin Groce wrote:
> Rev Sticker says A6A and is stuck on the header.  I will boot and
> check what distro/ver is installed and see if my FTDI adapter will
> work on the console port. Just have not had a moment rest from work. 
>
>
> KG
>
> On Sat, Jan 10, 2015 at 12:20 PM, William Hermans <[email protected]
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>
>     First of all, you never mentioned what you have installed on the
>     eMMC currently. Secondly, you never mentioned which flasher image
>     you're trying to install, and from where. Also, do you have a
>     serial debug cable ? Serial debug output should be turned on if it
>     is in fact one of Robert's images. Which instructions did you try
>     to follow ? What method did you attempt to put the image on the
>     sdcard ?
>
>     You left out a lot of important information . . . knowing the
>     actual revision number of your beaglebone black would be handy
>     too. It should be written on a white sticker stuck on the ethernet
>     jack some where. For instance, on ours it is stuck on the side.
>     Just says "A5A"
>
>     On Sat, Jan 10, 2015 at 7:59 AM, Kevin Groce <[email protected]
>     <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>
>         So with that being said what would be the best way to flash
>         this to use more recent bootloaders? 
>
>         Kevin Groce 
>
>         On Fri, Jan 9, 2015 at 10:25 PM, William Hermans
>         <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>
>             Ah, I suppose it could also be an available space issue,
>             but the reason why I mentioned the above first, was that
>             we have two A5A's here, and with recent Debian images,
>             I've had to hold the button down until the board starts to
>             boot. Where in the past, this was never a problem. Of
>             course, I'm booting from sdcard too, but I have Angstrom
>             with 3.8.8 kernel on the board ( upgraded once ). SO that
>             should tell you how old the image + bootloader is on our
>             boards . . .
>
>             On Fri, Jan 9, 2015 at 9:15 PM, William Hermans
>             <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>
>                 Problem with the A6A i believe will be old bootloader
>                 versus new bootloader. e.g. Angstrom + old bootloader
>                 on the eMMC, newer bootloader + Debian on the sdcard
>                 flasher image.
>
>                 With that said, you should wait for Robert to chime in
>                 before taking drastic steps. Such as believing your
>                 board is bad. It is not impossible, but I think it is
>                 very unlikely.
>
>                 On Fri, Jan 9, 2015 at 8:19 PM, evilwulfie
>                 <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
>                 wrote:
>
>                     With a proper image it should flash.
>
>                     http://elinux.org/Beagleboard:Debian_On_BeagleBone_Black
>
>
>                     http://elinux.org/Beagleboard:Ubuntu_On_BeagleBone_Black
>
>
>
>                     On 1/9/2015 7:37 PM, Kevin Groce wrote:
>>                     I am having such a hard time with flashing the
>>                     BBB. I am guessing it is an A6A revision based on
>>                     the wiki. I am not a novice when it comes to
>>                     flashing but for some reason this bugger wont
>>                     flash. I have followed the instructions to a T
>>                     and results are not forth coming. Do you think I
>>                     could have a bad board? When I I load the image
>>                     to the card and press the user boot button I do
>>                     not get the LED response that is said to happen
>>                     after flash. I have used cheap 8gb SD card and a
>>                     sandisk 16gb SD card and both same outcome.
>>                     Nothing. I need a board that works for a P-port
>>                     cape project.
>>
>>
>>                     KG
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