On Tue, Feb 14, 2017 at 4:34 PM, mzimmers <[email protected]> wrote:
> So, in an attempt to upgrade the OS on my BBB, I managed to get it to lock > up. > > When I try to boot, the LEDs look like normal for a few seconds, but then > LED2 comes on solid, and the others are off. > > This occurs whether or not I plug in my flash drive. > > When I hold down the boot button, I get no LEDs at all. > > So...I'm guessing that I've corrupted some system files and am entering an > infinite loop. Given that the workings of the BBB are essentially hidden > from me (I can't access it via ssh or even ping), what is my best course of > action? > > Thank you. > This is one reason to buy, own, and use a serial debug cable, or module. You'd know exactly where the boot process was stopping. Then if you put the kernel in verbose mode( remove "quiet" form the boot args ), you would probably know exactly why the board is hanging. Chances are pretty good that the image flashing just failed for something like insufficient power while flashing( using USB power ) or maybe a picky, or bad sdcard. -- 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/CALHSORqk%3DbDGo-qQkZeiWVm%3DnwQbgA6a%2B5wMRZFu8hzXKxFmog%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
