you cannot use the USB power while flashing you need a 2 amp power supply i posted a few days ago a mail that tells you the links for the correct ones
On 6/7/2015 5:43 AM, [email protected] wrote: > New to the world of BBB and bought one and am stuck at flashing the > eMMC on the BBB. > I followed the instructions on the BBB website, but the thing just > won't flash - I'm sure it's something I'm not doing right, but it > seems dozens/hundreds/thousands of similar folks have the same exact > problem. > > Here is what I did as per the manufacturer's instructions: > (http://beagleboard.org/getting-started) > 1) Connected the BBB to PC running Windows 8.1 with mini-USB cable > 2) Installed 64-bit Windows drivers - restarted Windows and resumed > this process > 3) Used Windows Chrome to browse to BBB at http://192.168.7.2 - > everything looked fine > 4) Updated BBB to latest software: > a) downloaded latest BBB image at: http://beagleboard.org/latest-images > b) downloaded and installed 7Zip and unzipped the .img.xz file to just > a .img file > c) downloaded and installed the Image Writer for Windows and it built > the 16 GB SD micro flash - I looked at the directory and it seems > just fine with all the files having today's date > d) unplugged BBB and inserted the SD > e) Pressed and held the Reset button on the BBB while inserting the 5V > 2A power cord - held button down 5 seconds and all 4 LEDs lit up > f) LEDs flashing for about 1 minute then just LED 0 flashing the > heartbeat for the next 5 hours - no 4 lit LEDs as the instructions > promise. > > If I connect the Mini USB I can see the SD card directory, with all > files having today's date, which means BBB booted from the card but > when I remove the SD card and reset BBB I see the original 2013 files > that were never flashed on the eMMC > > So what the heck am I doing wrong? > > Thanks for any help.....this really should not be this hard for > hundreds/thousands of users having the same exact problem.... > -- > 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:[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.
