For what it is worth . . .

debian@beaglebone:~$ uname -a
Linux beaglebone 4.1.2-ti-r3 #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Jul 14 06:54:47 UTC 2015
armv7l GNU/Linux
debian@beaglebone:~$ cat /etc/dogtag
BeagleBoard.org Debian Image 2015-03-01
debian@beaglebone:~$ uptime
 19:46:56 up 6 days,  5:48,  1 user,  load average: 0.00, 0.01, 0.05

Powered via USB, and running ever since I installed that kernel


On Mon, Jul 20, 2015 at 9:40 AM, Graham Haddock <[email protected]>
wrote:

> William:
> OK. I plan to let it run for at least two days, perhaps three.
> --- Graham
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 20, 2015 at 11:34 AM, William Hermans <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>>
>>> *William/Wulfman: So far, running on USB Power module (no USB
>>> communications) the BBB is staying up. It has been 18 hours or so now.
>>> Running the same software that rebooted twice in 24 hours on +5V barrel
>>> connector input.  I have seen the 'bad' configuration run as long as 36
>>> hours between reboots, so the test needs to continue for at least two days.*
>>>
>>>
>>> *Thanks to Maxim for the explanation.  If that is the problem, it looks
>>> like the problem existed in 2013, a software patch was applied, and the
>>> software patch was lost between kernel 3 and kernel 4.*
>>> *--- Graham*
>>
>>
>> Glad to hear that so far everything seems good Graham. So far. However I
>> have a sneaking suspicion it will continue to run until you decide to shut
>> it off. Not 100% sure though, hence the need for someone like you to test.
>> In hopes of narrowing down this problem.
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 20, 2015 at 9:10 AM, evilwulfie <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>  usb0_vbus on the processor is an analog input to a comparator.
>>> page 80 of the processor ref manual says - USB0_VBUS (7) Supply voltage
>>> for USB VBUS comparator input
>>> i do not see it saying supplies any voltage to the circuit anywhere in
>>> the PDF.
>>> I can see the software causing the issue if there is some kind of noise
>>> in the line.
>>> maybe instead of a hard ground which would cause headaches if one was to
>>> plug a usb power connector to the BBB
>>> a pulldown of 10k on the line to keep it low.
>>> One would need to test this idea out.
>>>
>>> Gerald might have a comment ?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 7/20/2015 12:41 AM, Maxim Podbereznyy wrote:
>>>
>>> As far as I remember how the Vbus issue was described in details, hope
>>> I'm not mistaken:
>>> Vbus connects to both CPU and PMIC. CPU has a charge-pump circuit to
>>> detect OTG devices (inject some power and track USB signals for incoming
>>> events) and it injects 5V periodically into Vbus line. Sometimes PMIC
>>> detects this 5V on the Vbus input as a good voltage and turns inner power
>>> switch to Vbus where in fact no 5V with sufficient current. Next power
>>> failure and immediate reboot occur
>>>
>>> 2015-07-20 3:08 GMT+03:00 john dough <[email protected]>:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my Windows Phone
>>>>  ------------------------------
>>>> From: William Hermans <[email protected]>
>>>> Sent: 7/19/2015 11:11 AM
>>>>
>>>> To: [email protected]
>>>> Subject: Re: [beagleboard] BBB intermittently rebooting.
>>>>
>>>>   Graham, thats where you're wrong. I've been using all those testing
>>>> kernels EXACT SAME KERNELS you've been having troubles with. Except, I'm
>>>> not having troubles with them. Why ? Becasue I'm powering via USB.
>>>>
>>>>  So if you REALLY want to prove the problem this won't work for *you*
>>>> try powering via USB . . .
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Jul 19, 2015 at 7:55 AM, Graham <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Eric:
>>>> You never said what you were trying to do with the BBB, and why you
>>>> need Debian 8.1/kernel 4.x.x.
>>>> As you have seen, it is temporarily broken, but is being worked on.
>>>> This is a "test" release, and not recommended for active use, unless you
>>>> like adventures, like you are having.
>>>>
>>>> If you need the capemanager, consider Debian 7.8/kernel 3.8
>>>>
>>>> If you don't need the capemanager, but need some other benefit of
>>>> Debian 8, then use Debian 8.x and kernel 3.14.
>>>>
>>>> Both of these options are solid, do not reboot by themselves, and don't
>>>> care whether it is powered from the 5V barrel connector or USB.
>>>> --- Graham
>>>>
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