Ian: Go to:
http://rcn-ee.net/rootfs/bb.org/testing/2016-05-13/lxqt-4gb/ And download: BB-blank-debian-8.4-lxqt-4gb-armhf-2016-05-13-4gb.img.xz "blank" means flasher. This is the eMMC flasher version of a previous release that I run. --- Graham == On Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at 8:24:10 AM UTC-6, Ian Watts wrote: > > > Felipe, > Thanks for that. > I'm pretty new to the BBB (mine's a 4GB Rev C unit) and was using the > Network-over-USB method to ssh into it via Terminal on one of my Macs. I > run 2 x Macs on Sierra with the necessary HoRNDIS and FTDI drivers > installed. All was good - until I managed to flash the eMMC with the latest > Debian image (to be fair I did mess around quite a lot initially trying to > follow various posts on the topic until I realised that the uEnv.txt file I > was looking for was on the uSD card and NOT in the eMMC root folder... I > mention this because I may have screwed something up in getting there !) > > However, the fact is that now that the update is complete I cannot log > back in to the BBB. Neither does it present itself anymore as a Network > device... Driving me mad... > It does, however, power up and appears (from the Usr LEDs) to be booting > correctly with Debian 8 installed from the uSD card... but I can't 'see' > the BBB anymore from my Mac over USB. > > OK... so, not having a serial/USB adapter I though the simplest method > would be to re-flash the eMMC with a 'Flasher image' -ie- one that does NOT > require me to modify the uEnv. txt file (because I can't log in to > accomplish this). Seemed a pretty simple idea - restore my semi-bricked BBB > to default condition. My problem now is I can't find a Flasher image (one > where the uEnv.txt file is already modified to auto-flash the eMMC) to work > with that works. > > I've located and downloaded two images, formatted my uSD card and bit > copied over the image to the uSD card, powered down the BBB (external 2A > PSU), inserted the uSD card and powered on to have the Usr LEDs do their > cylon scan 'thing' and stop with all LEDs lit. A subsequent power down / up > cycle simply results in the BBB 'hanging' with Usr LEDs 0 and 1 permanently > ON and nothing else happening ! > > If I power down, switch the uSD card for a Debian 8 (non-auto flasher) > image and power up, all, once again, appears well with the BBB - Usr LEDs > wise - BUT I still can't log in via Terminal or see the BBB as an available > network device or log in via a browser... > > I have ordered a suitable Serial/USB adapter but it won't be here for a > week or so and I'm getting very frustrated and impatient to make some > progress - even if it's just to be able to log in again via ssh / browser !! > > So, I guess where I think I'm at is that I need a verified (auto - already > modified uEnv.txt file) 4GB Flasher image (any age / version of Debian) so > that I can re-start with the BBB... without making whatever mistake I made > in the process of getting as far as I got to the last time !! > > I do have a windows laptop that I could also use but haven't used Win > (it's XP) for years now. > > Anyone have any ideas on where to get a verified working auto FLASHER > image form please ? > > My logic is that flashing that image back into the eMMC would fix any/all > of my cock-ups and enable me to log in once more from Terminal / a > browser... > > Open to any and all thoughts. Thanks again for your help. > -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/fe890308-23e4-46ac-9dcc-eefae04b9d9b%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
