I got it working. I updated the onboard Angstrom distribution on the eMMC and it fixed the problem of loading the uSD card with LinuxCNC.
Windows OS instructions are here - look for "Update board with latest software" on this page: http://beagleboard.org/Getting+Started Unpacking the image file in Ubuntu 12.04 and then writing the card with DD worked fine as well. I used the Angstrom distribution for the BeagleBone Black on this page dated 2013-09-04. http://beagleboard.org/latest-images It took about 45 minutes for it to rewrite the onboard eMMC using the created "update card". I used a 4GB uSD Sandisk Class 4 I had on hand. Thanks for the help. :-) Dave On 3/13/2014 3:35 PM, Michael Haberler wrote: > Am 13.03.2014 um 22:19 schrieb Dave Cole <linuxcncro...@gmail.com>: > >> I have a total of 4 BBB's. All 4 boards respond in the same way to the >> uSD card created with the script. >> These boards were purchased as one lot, last year. >> >> The script is pulling files in off the web, so perhaps some of those >> source files have changed? > yeah, that is my suspicion too, in particular the uboot boot loader ; I have > a hard time imagining we get this far with an electrical issue in the SD slot > > anybody want to try replacing uboot or maybe the whole DOS partition from a > know-to-work SD? I wouldnt suggest this as a hack for production work, but it > might help isolate the issue > > -m > >> At the moment I'm writing the 12/28/13 image to a uSD card using DD. >> >> I think that using the uSD card slot is a better idea even if it is a >> little fragile. Why constrain ourselves to 2 GB? >> The last 8 Gig card I bought was $8.00 or $1.00 per GB. >> >> Dave >> >> >> On 3/13/2014 1:42 PM, Charles Steinkuehler wrote: >>> It may also be the boot loader on a particular version BeagleBone. I >>> haven't reproduced the problem here, so I'm not sure exactly what's >>> going on. >>> >>> On 3/13/2014 1:30 PM, Mark Tucker wrote: >>>> This seems like another good reason to get this to fit on the eMMc to >>>> avoid killing the card slot. >>>> >>>> >>>> On 13/03/14 18:24, Michael Haberler wrote: >>>>> Am 13.03.2014 um 17:33 schrieb Charles Steinkuehler >>>>> <char...@steinkuehler.net>: >>>>> >>>>>> Pinging Michael Haberler: >>>>>> >>>>>> Is this the same issue you were seeing? >>>>>> >>>>>> It seems like Michael's issue was with the SD card slot on the BBB, the >>>>>> same SD card worked on a different board. >>>>> that is exactly what I saw two days ago - same symptom, almost identical >>>>> uboot outpput >>>>> >>>>> I eventually swapped the BB against a new one, and that booted the same >>>>> SD card just fine! >>>>> >>>>> the SD card slot seems to be a bit fragile >>>>> >>>>> -m >>>>> >>>>>> On 3/13/2014 12:16 PM, Dave Cole wrote: >>>>>>> I tried adding the partition manager and that made no difference. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I hooked up a TTL to USB serial adapter cable to the debug port and >>>>>>> this is what I saw (see below) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> If you have any ideas, let me know, everything is setup here and it is >>>>>>> easy to alter. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Otherwise I'll download a 4 gig image and write it to a card. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks, Dave >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> U-Boot SPL 2013.04-rc1-14237-g90639fe-dirty (Apr 13 2013 - 13:57:11) >>>>>>> musb-hdrc: ConfigData=0xde (UTMI-8, dyn FIFOs, HB-ISO Rx, HB-ISO Tx, >>>>>>> SoftConn) >>>>>>> musb-hdrc: MHDRC RTL version 2.0 >>>>>>> musb-hdrc: setup fifo_mode 4 >>>>>>> musb-hdrc: 28/31 max ep, 16384/16384 memory >>>>>>> USB Peripheral mode controller at 47401000 using PIO, IRQ 0 >>>>>>> musb-hdrc: ConfigData=0xde (UTMI-8, dyn FIFOs, HB-ISO Rx, HB-ISO Tx, >>>>>>> SoftConn) >>>>>>> musb-hdrc: MHDRC RTL version 2.0 >>>>>>> musb-hdrc: setup fifo_mode 4 >>>>>>> musb-hdrc: 28/31 max ep, 16384/16384 memory >>>>>>> USB Host mode controller at 47401800 using PIO, IRQ 0 >>>>>>> OMAP SD/MMC: 0 >>>>>>> mmc_send_cmd : timeout: No status update >>>>>>> reading u-boot.img >>>>>>> reading u-boot.img >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> U-Boot 2013.04-rc1-14237-g90639fe-dirty (Apr 13 2013 - 13:57:11) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I2C: ready >>>>>>> DRAM: 512 MiB >>>>>>> WARNING: Caches not enabled >>>>>>> NAND: No NAND device found!!! >>>>>>> 0 MiB >>>>>>> MMC: OMAP SD/MMC: 0, OMAP SD/MMC: 1 >>>>>>> *** Warning - readenv() failed, using default environment >>>>>>> >>>>>>> musb-hdrc: ConfigData=0xde (UTMI-8, dyn FIFOs, HB-ISO Rx, HB-ISO Tx, >>>>>>> SoftConn) >>>>>>> musb-hdrc: MHDRC RTL version 2.0 >>>>>>> musb-hdrc: setup fifo_mode 4 >>>>>>> musb-hdrc: 28/31 max ep, 16384/16384 memory >>>>>>> USB Peripheral mode controller at 47401000 using PIO, IRQ 0 >>>>>>> musb-hdrc: ConfigData=0xde (UTMI-8, dyn FIFOs, HB-ISO Rx, HB-ISO Tx, >>>>>>> SoftConn) >>>>>>> musb-hdrc: MHDRC RTL version 2.0 >>>>>>> musb-hdrc: setup fifo_mode 4 >>>>>>> musb-hdrc: 28/31 max ep, 16384/16384 memory >>>>>>> USB Host mode controller at 47401800 using PIO, IRQ 0 >>>>>>> Net: <ethaddr> not set. Validating first E-fuse MAC >>>>>>> cpsw, usb_ether >>>>>>> Hit any key to stop autoboot: 1 0 >>>>>>> gpio: pin 53 (gpio 53) value is 1 >>>>>>> mmc0 is current device >>>>>>> micro SD card found >>>>>>> mmc0 is current device >>>>>>> gpio: pin 54 (gpio 54) value is 1 >>>>>>> SD/MMC found on device 0 >>>>>>> reading uEnv.txt >>>>>>> 1701 bytes read in 3 ms (553.7 KiB/s) >>>>>>> Loaded environment from uEnv.txt >>>>>>> Importing environment from mmc ... >>>>>>> Running uenvcmd ... >>>>>>> reading zImage >>>>>>> 3492416 bytes read in 399 ms (8.3 MiB/s) >>>>>>> reading uInitrd >>>>>>> ** Unable to read file uInitrd ** >>>>>>> reading /dtbs/am335x-boneblack.dtb >>>>>>> 24884 bytes read in 10 ms (2.4 MiB/s) >>>>>>> Wrong Ramdisk Image Format >>>>>>> Ramdisk image is corrupt or invalid >>>>>>> gpio: pin 55 (gpio 55) value is 1 >>>>>>> ** File not found /boot/uImage ** >>>>>>> U-Boot# >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> __________________________________ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wednesday, March 12, 2014 3:20:42 PM, Dave Cole wrote: >>>>>>>> On 3/12/2014 2:00 PM, Charles Steinkuehler wrote: >>>>>>>>> On 3/12/2014 2:49 PM, Dave Cole wrote: >>>>>>>>>> But I did notice when running the script that a few errors pop up >>>>>>>>>> saying >>>>>>>>>> it can't recognize a file type and it can't write to the root >>>>>>>>>> directory. >>>>>>>>>> I have a sudo in the front of the script command line. >>>>>>>>>> Although the completed card appears to have a root with files in it, >>>>>>>>>> etc. Nothing obvious is out of place. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Perhaps I am missing some dependencies on the Linux 12.04 box? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> The uSD card creation script runs to completion. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Anything obvious come to mind? If not, I'll attach a TTL to USB >>>>>>>>>> cable >>>>>>>>>> and see what a terminal window says when it boots. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I have a Linux 10.04 box also that I can try and use to create the >>>>>>>>>> uSD card. >>>>>>>>> The script should work on most recent Debian or Ubuntu systems, but >>>>>>>>> there are some packages required that are not present by default. If >>>>>>>>> you can, review the errors when running the script to see if you're >>>>>>>>> possibly missing something (the partition manager comes to mind). >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Alternately, you can just use the raw image file which you just dd >>>>>>>>> straight onto the uSD card...no dependencies required. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I'll load partition manager and see if that helps. If not I'll try >>>>>>>> and capture the output and look at it. It flies by on the screen so >>>>>>>> fast that I can't catch it just by interrupting the script and >>>>>>>> scrolling up. I can fall back to the DD solution, but it might be >>>>>>>> helpful if I can catch these errors. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thanks, Dave >>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>>>>> Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book >>>>>>> "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and >>>>>>> their >>>>>>> applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, >>>>>>> this first edition is now available. 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