I found out the issue. I had used the wrong connections; connected 5V instead of ground!
After using the right connections, it worked even with the USB power. On Sunday, August 16, 2020 at 8:43:48 PM UTC+2 [email protected] wrote: > I got a DC adapter to power the board. Although the serial connection does > not get dropped on powering up, I do not see the bootloader loading. > > Some time back, I had managed to get access to the U-Boot bootloader on > the serial terminal with the USB power itself. It didn't show up again. The > behavior has not been consistent. Presently, the serial connection drops > out if I try to power using USB. > > I would appreciate any inputs to solve the issue. > > > On Thursday, July 23, 2020 at 12:45:57 AM UTC+2, Rishabh Kumar Gupta wrote: >> >> Thanks Jon, for the link. I tried modifying my current driver >> installation. It still shows the same error. >> >> Although, now the board boots up but the serial connection gets dropped. >> The serial and power connections are somehow still mutually exclusive. The >> serial connection appears only when I turn off and plug out the micro-USB >> (power). >> >> >> On Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at 4:54:30 PM UTC+2, jonnymo wrote: >>> >>> That error you are seeing appears to come from your USB to Serial >>> interface. >>> Note: >>> http://www.prolific.com.tw/US/ShowProduct.aspx?p_id=225&pcid=41 >>> >>> Jon >>> >>> On Tue, Jul 21, 2020 at 6:48 AM <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I got to know that the driver is no longer supported when I first >>>> connected the cable. The driver still seems to work though. >>>> >>>> >>>> [image: PL2303HXA-driver-properties.png] >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Also, I added filters in the VM's settings and that is how picocom was >>>> able to connect to /dev/ttyUSB0. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Monday, July 20, 2020 at 2:51:55 AM UTC+2, Dennis Bieber wrote: >>>> >>>>> On Sun, 19 Jul 2020 12:15:09 -0700 (PDT), in >>>>> gmane.comp.hardware.beagleboard.user Rishabh >>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >I am running Ubuntu 18.04 inside a VM using VirtualBox hosted on >>>>> Windows >>>>> >10. I am trying to use a PL2303HXA serial to USB cable to get the >>>>> serial >>>>> >output to my terminal in Ubuntu. I am doing this to view U-Boot. >>>>> > >>>>> >>>>> Wonder if Win10 may be getting in the way... The driver for >>>>> the HXA is >>>>> no longer supported in Win10. >>>>> http://www.prolific.com.tw/US/ShowProduct.aspx?p_id=225&pcid=41 >>>>> """ >>>>> NOTE: >>>>> >>>>> Windows 8/8.1/10 are NOT supported in PL-2303HXA and PL-2303X EOL >>>>> chip >>>>> versions. >>>>> """ >>>>> >>>>> I don't know how VirtualBox handles USB devices -- if they >>>>> pass through >>>>> to the guest OS as raw devices, or if VBox is intercepting the guest >>>>> I/O >>>>> and mapping through the host OS... >>>>> >>>>> https://www.google.com/search?q=PL2303HXA+&oq=PL2303HXA >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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/590f7b0d-7cfb-4e0f-99e6-0efe7deb3c4fo%40googlegroups.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/590f7b0d-7cfb-4e0f-99e6-0efe7deb3c4fo%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- 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/6c8b21cd-ba91-440c-8b3e-4202c6b67930n%40googlegroups.com.
