I ended up downgrading the kernel thanks to your instructions:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/beagleboard/LEMjcdgYM50

I'll give the eth0 a try tonight.  I also ordered a serial cable  :)

On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 9:26 AM, Tim Limón <[email protected]> wrote:

> As far as the eth0 issue, I can configure and bring up with ifup but there
> is no communication with the router.  Pings remain unanswered, and the
> network sees the mac address, but no IP is assigned.  Also the lights on
> the Ethernet port are dead.  I have a working rev C board with 7.9 loaded.
> I moved the /etc/network/interfaces file from that on onto the 8.3, with no
> luck.  I;m thinking at some point I may need to RMA the board
>
> Thank you for the help, by the way.  I appreciate your generosity.
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 9:13 AM, Tim Limón <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I have no serial cable.
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 9:12 AM, Robert Nelson <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 11:08 AM, Tim Limón <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> > Thanks for the help.  The 8.3 image I loaded on my A5C board has
>>> issues with
>>> > the Ethernet port.  Could you recommend a 7.9 or 7.5 (LTS) snapshot?
>>> These
>>> > two "production release" images won't flash on my old board:
>>>
>>> What "issues" are you seeing?
>>>
>>> > BBB-eMMC-flasher-debian-7.9-console-armhf-2015-11-03-2gb.img
>>> > BBB-eMMC-flasher-debian-7.9-lxde-armhf-2015-11-03-2gb.img
>>>
>>> please attach a serial boot log (eMMC flasher logs all data over
>>> serial..)
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> --
>>> Robert Nelson
>>> https://rcn-ee.com/
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>  --Tim
>> 408-309-4207
>> www.linkedin.com/pub/timothy-limon/4/867/869
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
>  --Tim
> 408-309-4207
> www.linkedin.com/pub/timothy-limon/4/867/869
>
>
>
>


-- 
 --Tim
408-309-4207
www.linkedin.com/pub/timothy-limon/4/867/869

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