2013/4/29 Kent A. Reed <kentallanr...@gmail.com> > How much is your time worth? If the eMMC storage is blank you'll need to > download an image file, burn it to a microSD card, plug it in, and boot > from it (the BBB Angstrom distribution automagically transfers itself to > the eMMC storage; Robert Nelson provides a script one can use, or at > least work from, to accomplish the same thing with other builds). It's > your call: pay the man the $2 or do the time. > > My board is naked at the moment but, lord willing and the creek don't > rise, I'll have it mounted on standoffs from some sort of plate by > tonight as I've done for previous SoCs I've played with. Encasements > will come later when I've decided how I'm going to be using them. > > You can power the BBB from the microUSB port but things may get dicey if > you're going to hang power-sucking USB peripherals from the other port. > I like to use a decent 5v power supply. (I have a collection left over > from various defunct products). > > Thanks a lot! It's not about time, it's about fun! I suspected that transferring the boot image is no problem, just was not sure. Then $42 it is. And no power supply, I can find something in my inventory. Also, I hope to use remote desktop instead of monitor (when Ubuntu is installed).
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