> > For what it is worth, I have two BBB's attached to a 2x12x12 block > > of wood (that's US wood inches, which translates to around the size > > of a hardbound book), with a five port switch and a seven port USB > > hub and a power strip screwed to it The BBB's get their power from > > the USB hub > > Don't use the USB connector to power the board, you will have problems > in the future. The BBB runs at 550mhz by default. Some drivers of u-boot > (not available yet in the official source code) will check if your board > is connected to the USB port or the real power connector. The driver > won't increase the cpu speed to 1ghz if you're using the USB connector.
Why?

