On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 7:07 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Robert, thanks for the prompt response. I downloaded the image: > > https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2015-07-08/microsd/bone-debian-8.1-console-armhf-2015-07-08-2gb.img.xz > to my Windows laptop, extracted it using 7-Zip and got the .img file. > I then used the Win32DiskImager to make the bootable SD. > The write was successful as per a pop-up message, but my > Windows machine fails to see any content on the SD.
The console is a single ext4 partition, so windows isn't going to read it.. > I however > tried to boot off the BBB from the SD, but nothing happens > and it doesn't boot. I tried these steps a few times without > any success. I followed the same steps for an Angstrom > image and it worked ok. Any reason, why it doesn't work or what > could I be doing wrong here?? The console image is only useful if you have a usb-serial adapter or and hdmi plugged in.. Otherwise your not going to see anything "pop up" on your windows device. Regards, -- Robert Nelson https://rcn-ee.com/ -- 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.
