Seems that your BBB has no network (or no nameserver)! Is it connected via USB only? Easiest is to connect it via Ethernet to a router with dhcp-Server.
On Sat, May 2, 2015 at 1:20 PM, Nova Jack <[email protected]> wrote: > Background > I am working on Virtual Machine, using 32bit Ubuntu and have successfully > connected to the remote server using the beaglebone's IP address after > installing the required bone drivers for the beaglebone. I want to access > GIOP of BeagleBone Black and be able to run a DC motor on it. I have tried > following this tutorial by adafruit: > > https://learn.adafruit.com/setting-up-io-python-library-on-beaglebone-black/installation-on-ubuntu > > but I seem to get errors in the early stages. > > Errors > My first error is with the very first command using " > > sudo ntpdate pool.ntp.org to set the right date and time. But I get the > following errors: > > root@beaglebone:~# sudo ntpdate pool.ntp.org Error resolving pool.ntp.org: > Name or service not known (-2) 23 Apr 21:18:42 ntpdate[2034]: Can't find > host pool.ntp.org: Name or service not known (-2) 23 Apr 21:18:43 > ntpdate[2034]: no servers can be used, exiting root@beaglebone:~# sudo > apt-get update Err http://debian.beagleboard.org wheezy-bbb Release.gpg > Could not resolve 'debian.beagleboard.org' Err http://security.debian.org > wheezy/updates Release.gpg Could not resolve 'security.debian.org' Err > http://ftp.us.debian.org wheezy Release.gpg Could not resolve > 'ftp.us.debian.org' Err http://ftp.us.debian.org wheezy-updates Release.gpg > Could not resolve 'ftp.us.debian.org' Reading package lists... Done W: > Failed to fetch http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/wheezy/Release.gpg > Could not resolve 'ftp.us.debian.org' W: Failed to fetch > http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/wheezy-updates/Release.gpg Could not > resolve 'ftp.us.debian.org' W: Failed to fetch > http://security.debian.org/dists/wheezy/updates/Release.gpg Could not > resolve 'security.debian.org' > > > Question > -Does it have to do with the beaglebone's debian's image not been updated to > the latest version? > -Is it because I don't have complete access to the beaglebone (in reference > to the security error message) > -Am I missing some essential packages for the beaglebone? > > Would really appreciate your help! > > -- > 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.
