On Sat, 8 Feb 2020 13:40:30 -0800 (PST), in gmane.comp.hardware.beagleboard.user KenUnix <[email protected]> wrote:
>You can always connect to a network or directly to a laptop using a regular >ethernet cable. > >Op ma 10 feb. 2020 03:18 schreef KenUnix ><[email protected]>: > >> >> I would like to get a Beagle Black up and running. I would like to manage >> it from a laptop using either Ethernet or USB >> Special software for the P.C.? Would I need a flipped Ethernet or flipped >> USB cable? >> Using the RNDIS USB connection will mean the BBB does not have access to the internet, unless one has managed to configure Internet Connection Sharing (Windows; not sure what equivalent is for other OS). . If the laptop is connecting to a router the easiest route is to run a CAT-5 (or better) cable from the BBB to the same router. That would give it access to the internet (needed for doing software updates), and make it available (at least, most modern routers should do the DNS translation) as either "beaglebone" or "beaglebone.local". >> Can I get Debian or Ubuntu pre-loaded on an SD-CARD somewhere? >> It should have Debian on the on-board eMMC, though 4GB gets a bit tight if it is running an LXQT (X-Window) image. Standard images are at http://beagleboard.org/latest-images . Use Etcher to write to an SD card (8+GB recommended -- especially for LXQT images). I've used the IoT image to reflash the eMMC and free up some space. Though we seem to be a version behind -- the images at that site are still Stretch (v9) and not Buster (v10). {There are development images available for Buster} Most recent BBBs should load the SD card image (I believe they start with the u-Boot located in the eMMC, and IT determines that an SD card image is available, whereupon it configures to load from SD card. OLD u-Boots did not do this, and required one to hold down the boot-select button to force full loading from SD card). One of the first steps to do on an SD card is run the script to reset the partition size, so the full card is available. -- Dennis L Bieber -- 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/a9f34f1nbe89fi7d84kaur8vbjsddqeurk%404ax.com.
