Thanks a lot Robert! On Sun, Jan 18, 2015 at 7:54 PM, Robert Nelson <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 18, 2015 at 12:27 PM, Raj Bharath RB <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>While others may disagree, I use ONLY class 10 uSD cards. > > > >>However your real problem is that you are trying to use a Windows machine > >> to read a Linux > > > >>for matted memory device! Only the boot partition is FAT formatted. > > > >>Just put the uSD card in your BBB and it should work fine ….. > > > > > > Thanks a lot for your reply Bill and Philip. I will buy a new Class 10 > > microSD card soon. But actually, > > previously, I had used the same class 2 card earlier and it worked in BBB > > after flashing for 50 minutes with the image > > (BBB-eMMC-flasher-debian-7.5-2014-05-14-2gb.img). But this time, it was > > flashing for more than 1 hour and 30 minutes and even after that all the > > LED's did not glow finally. > > > > Only after many unsuccessful attempts of flashing BBB eMMC by formatting > the > > microSD card using Windows 7 (FAT/FAT32) and using Win32 image > installer, I > > tried the cygwin to write the image (using dd command). > > > > Also, previously, I used HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool to format my > card > > and then used Win32 image installer. After this process, I removed my > card > > and inserted to check the files inside, but Windows 7 popped up to say > 'The > > card needs to be formatted to be used'. I am puzzled why this happened!. > > > >> > >> > > >> > I am having very hard time with my microSD card (4GB, Transcend, Class > >> > 2) > >> > for the past several days. I am using Windows 7 and I formatted this > >> > card > >> > using FAT and also FAT32. Then using Win32 disk image installer, I > >> > installed > >> > Debian 7.7 eMMC flasher for BBB (Jan 6, 2015 release) in the card. > >> > > >> > After successful writing, I safely removed the card and inserted it > >> > again in > >> > the PC (using card reader) to check the files, immediately an pop up > >> > flashed > >> > asking to format > >> > the card. Also, I could not see the card size in 'My computer'.I have > >> > done > >> > this process earlier and it worked well (display of files) but I dont > >> > know > >> > why it doesnot work well. > >> > > >> > Moreover, instead of win32 disk image installer, I used cygwin to > write > >> > the > >> > debian image in the card after formating it with the below syntax and > it > >> > was > >> > successful. But when I > >> > remove and insert the card again to check the files, the pop up says > >> > 'You > >> > need to format the card' > >> > >> "Microsoft" doesn't support linux file systems. > >> > >> > > >> > $ dd bs=1M > >> > if=BBB-eMMC-flasher-debian-7.7-console-armhf-2015-01-06-2gb.img > >> > of=/dev/sdb > >> > 1700+0 records in > >> > 1700+0 records out > >> > 1782579200 bytes (1.8 GB) copied, 548.304 s, 3.3 MB/s > >> > > >> > Moreover, I used this card in BBB to flash the eMMC but it did not > work. > >> > It > >> > initially started to show that the flash process was on but all LED's > >> > glowed > >> > within 5 minutes. Then I removed the card and supplied the power again > >> > and I > >> > was not able to connect at all through Putty like before. > >> > >> If it was blinking a cylon pattern and then 5 minutes later went full > >> on, it's fine.. > > > > > > Thanks Robert for your detailed reply. Actually, I installed the image ( > > eMMC flasher : BeagleBone Black: v3.14.26-ti-r43 kernel with updated > image > > 2015-01-06) from the link > > http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardDebian#eMMC:_BeagleBone_Black. Actually, > all > > the LEDs glowed in cyclon > > pattern after 5 minutes of the flashing process. > > > >> > >> > >> I'm guessing you have putty setup for ssh over usb? > > > > > > Yes exactly. Actually, I have already posted a question in this link few > > days earlier: > > > https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!searchin/beagleboard/Raj_RB/beagleboard/9PWK96YLkzA/xvLpPewQSbUJ > > > > I have followed exactly all the steps in the youtube link > > (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-NEPiZDSx8) and it worked earlier > with the > > (2014-05-14 release) Debian but not now with the same release also. > Please > > let me know what I miss! > > > >> > >> > >> The "console" image on "http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardDebian"; does not > >> fully implement "every" communication interface like the images on > >> > >> " > http://elinux.org/Beagleboard:BeagleBoneBlack_Debian#Debian_Image_Testing_Snapshots > " > >> > >> > >> Due to issues with g_multi on a single partition setup, and g_ether > >> not working the way i wanted, that console only enables g_serial > >> > >> With the "console" here are the interfaces enabled [x] vs the factory > >> image: > >> > >> debug connector - serial [x] > >> eth - ssh [x] > >> usb - flash drive [ ] > >> usb - ssh [ ] > >> usb - serial [x] > >> > > > > Actually, I am a newbie. Do you mean that I should use the image dated > > 2014-12-31, BBB Rev C (4GB eMMC) in the link > > " > http://elinux.org/Beagleboard:BeagleBoneBlack_Debian#Debian_Image_Testing_Snapshots > " > > instead of > "BBB-eMMC-flasher-debian-7.7-console-armhf-2015-01-06-2gb.img" as > > 'usb - ssh [ ]' > > is not enabled? > > Yes.. if all you want is an upgrade to the factory default: 2014-05-14 > release with all the bb.org customizations, pick either the 4gb or 2gb > flasher images from here: > > http://elinux.org/Beagleboard:BeagleBoneBlack_Debian#2014-12-31 > > The images on "http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardDebian"; serve an entire > different purpose. > > 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 a topic in the > Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/beagleboard/1g8Tnh8wmfU/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. 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