@William, Yep, you are absolutely right! I was intending to ssh BBB via USB the same way I did after flashing debian 7.8 with the latest debian image but found that I couldn't cos' of the missing ip-address.
Yes, it would be wonderful for newbies like me if there would be an ip-address dished out by the DHCP in the BBB with the latest debian images as soon as one plugs it into the USB though.=) @Robert, Forgive me for my ignorance, but how do I get this serial connector thingy working, please? Is there some kind of gadget which I can buy off the shelf in an electronics store or do I have to assemble one by hand? On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 12:16 PM, William Hermans <[email protected]> wrote: > *William, what information were you referring to? Well, the BBB is >> detected in my linux file-system but i can't access it via ssh through USB >> after flashing the latest debian image that Robert proposed earlier on. >> However, with debian 7.8 running off the eMMC, I get a 192.168.7.2 as soon >> as I plug the BBB into the USB port of my laptop... this I found quite >> perplexing. Hence,..here I am. =-)* >> >> *Hope this explains things a little better?* > > Well yes, and no. Robert apparently picked up right away those commands > were being issued on your host, but I did not realize that, until you > mentioned you were running Mint. I assumed you were running a Mac, based on > the ethernet IP address your machine pulled, but that was just a guess. > Some Linuxes pull in the 10.* range too . . . > > Anyway, I do have some suggestions where we might proceed from here, but > hoping Robert comes up with a better / easier suggestion. These suggestions > I have are rather complex, easier to screw up, and rather long winded . . . > > > On Thu, Mar 10, 2016 at 9:09 PM, Cornelius Lee <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> William, what information were you referring to? Well, the BBB is >> detected in my linux file-system but i can't access it via ssh through USB >> after flashing the latest debian image that Robert proposed earlier on. >> However, with debian 7.8 running off the eMMC, I get a 192.168.7.2 as soon >> as I plug the BBB into the USB port of my laptop... this I found quite >> perplexing. Hence,..here I am. =-) >> >> Hope this explains things a little better? >> >> >> On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 12:03 PM, Cornelius Lee <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Ahhh i see,..thing is,..i don't have a serial cable connection from the >>> BBB to my laptop though...hence, I will not be able to debug any further, >>> correct? >>> >>> Currently, BBB is plugged in through USB. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 11:58 AM, Robert Nelson <[email protected] >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> On Thu, Mar 10, 2016 at 9:51 PM, Cornelius Lee <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> > William: >>>> > I am using Linux Mint in my host. >>>> > cornelius@cornelius /etc $ cat lsb-release >>>> > DISTRIB_ID=LinuxMint >>>> > DISTRIB_RELEASE=17.3 >>>> > DISTRIB_CODENAME=rosa >>>> > DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Linux Mint 17.3 Rosa" >>>> > >>>> > Robert: >>>> > cornelius@cornelius /etc $ journalctl|grep usb0 >>>> > journalctl: command not found >>>> > cornelius@cornelius /etc $ journalctl|grep -i dhcp >>>> > journalctl: command not found >>>> >>>> Oh, so "journalctl" is how we access the log with a systemd system. >>>> >>>> By default, we setup a multi usb interface: usb flash, usb ethernet >>>> (which we are debuggin) and a usb serial gadget. >>>> >>>> So use "gtkterm" it's the easist gui program, and run: >>>> >>>> gtkterm -s 115200 -p /dev/ttyACM0 >>>> >>>> This will give you a serial interface into the bbb.. >>>> >>>> Next run: (inside the bbb) >>>> >>>> journalctl | grep usb0 >>>> journalctl | grep -i dhcp >>>> >>>> That'll tell us what "usb0" is doing and we will see why "udhcpd" >>>> isn't doing what it's suppost to.. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Robert Nelson >>>> https://rcn-ee.com/ >>>> >>>> -- >>>> For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss >>>> --- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>>> Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/beagleboard/cvW0j4knXe4/unsubscribe. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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. >> > > -- > For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/beagleboard/cvW0j4knXe4/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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. 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