Hi all, Just an update. I have re-flashed the BBB with debian 7.8 and upgraded the kernel from http://elinux.org/Beagleboard:BeagleBoneBlack_Debian#Kernel_Upgrade
After a reboot, I am not able to log into the BBB via USB through ssh 192.168.7.2. Regards, Cornelius On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 2:00 PM, Cornelius Lee <[email protected]> wrote: > Alright then, William. > > As advised, I will reflash BBB with debian 7.8 and work from there. > > Thank you and Robert so much for your patience and help. > > > Regards, > Cornelius > > > On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 1:18 PM, William Hermans <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Cornelius, >> >> I think probably for the time being, the best, and easiest solution would >> be for you to switch back to Wheezy 7.8, or 7.9. Then, you can upgrade to a >> newer 4.1.x kernel from there, and still have everything work correctly. >> >> Then come back everyone once in a while an try a standalone image. Which >> if you're unaware of the differences. A standalone image runs off an >> sdcard, instead of flashing the eMMC. >> >> These newer Jessie images seem to still have issues, but if you give >> Robert a little while, I'm sure he'll eventually get the problems ironed >> out. >> >> On Thu, Mar 10, 2016 at 9:26 PM, Cornelius Lee <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> @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. >>> 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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