[beagleboard] Where is the discussion supposed to be - links are all broken

2023-08-02 Thread Chris Green
Web searches produce the same broken link as above. I'm actually after how to find what the default pin assignemnts are at turn-on with no cape, device-tree or anything. -- Chris Green · -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed

[beagleboard] Re: Are the 'latest' builds for BBB really from 2020?

2023-07-31 Thread Chris Green
Robert Nelson wrote: > On Mon, Jul 31, 2023 at 11:33 AM Chris Green wrote: > > > > As per subject, are the latest images for BBB really from April 2020, > > it seems rather old. ... or is une just expected to update having > > installed? > > https://forum.

[beagleboard] Are the 'latest' builds for BBB really from 2020?

2023-07-31 Thread Chris Green
As per subject, are the latest images for BBB really from April 2020, it seems rather old. ... or is une just expected to update having installed? -- Chris Green · -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

[beagleboard] Re: apt not working - temporary?

2023-04-26 Thread Chris Green
Robert Nelson wrote: > On Tue, Apr 25, 2023 at 4:03 PM Chris Green wrote: > > > > Robert Nelson wrote: > > > On Tue, Apr 25, 2023 at 3:33 PM Chris Green wrote: > > > > > > > > When I try an 'apt update' on my BBB I get the following:- > > &

[beagleboard] Re: apt not working - temporary?

2023-04-25 Thread Chris Green
Robert Nelson wrote: > On Tue, Apr 25, 2023 at 3:33 PM Chris Green wrote: > > > > When I try an 'apt update' on my BBB I get the following:- > > > > root@odin:~# apt update > > Ign:1 http://security.debian.org stretch/updates InRelease > > E

[beagleboard] apt not working - temporary?

2023-04-25 Thread Chris Green
] Hit:7 https://apt.syncthing.net syncthing InRelease Is there a server down or something? -- Chris Green · -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubs

[beagleboard] Re: BBB GPIO pin output capability

2022-11-15 Thread Chris Green
Stephen Lentz wrote: > > On Nov 15, 2022, at 4:33 PM, Chris Green wrote: > > > > I can't find this anywhere in the System Reference Manual. What is > > the drive capability of the BBB output pins? Also what is the best way > > of buffering them so they won't

[beagleboard] BBB GPIO pin output capability

2022-11-15 Thread Chris Green
I can't find this anywhere in the System Reference Manual. What is the drive capability of the BBB output pins? Also what is the best way of buffering them so they won't get any bad voltages fed back into them? -- Chris Green · -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss

[beagleboard] Re: Is it possible to change boot device 'programmatically'?

2021-09-02 Thread Chris Green
Dennis Lee Bieber wrote: > On Wed, 1 Sep 2021 20:06:49 +0100, in gmane.comp.hardware.beagleboard.user > Chris Green wrote: > > >Dennis Lee Bieber > wrote: > >> > >> I'm surprised this post even came through. The beagleboard forum > >> /m

[beagleboard] Re: Is it possible to change boot device 'programmatically'?

2021-09-01 Thread Chris Green
gt; > On Wed, 1 Sep 2021 16:50:11 +0100, in gmane.comp.hardware.beagleboard.user > Chris Green wrote: > > >If one has a BBB which normally boots from eMMC is it possible to > >write a script that will reboot from the microSD card? > > > > On current Be

[beagleboard] Is it possible to change boot device 'programmatically'?

2021-09-01 Thread Chris Green
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[beagleboard] Re: Grove Base Cape for BeagleBone(R) v2.0 disables BBB ethernet

2021-02-08 Thread Chris Green
Robert Nelson wrote: > On Sun, Feb 7, 2021 at 7:03 AM Chris Green wrote: > > > > I have an old[ish] BBB on which I have been doing some experimenting > > for a friend. I have the current Debian 10 console version installed. > > > > One of the things to try

[beagleboard] Grove Base Cape for BeagleBone® v2.0 disables BBB ethernet

2021-02-07 Thread Chris Green
to completely disable all ethernet, neither the RJ-45 nor the ethernet over USB works. Is this to be expected? The BBB's ethernet works fine when the cape is removed again, but having no way to communicate with it when the cape is attached makes it rather difficult to do anything. -- Chris Green

[beagleboard] Re: apt on BBB *very* slow, anyone else noticed?

2021-02-02 Thread Chris Green
Chris Green wrote: > That's interesting, it looks as if there is some sort of bug/oddity on > the BBB then. It does seem to affect some other things as well, my > BBB feels a lot slower in general than previous incarnations were. > Maybe I'll try an older Debian and see if it a

[beagleboard] Re: apt on BBB *very* slow, anyone else noticed?

2021-02-02 Thread Chris Green
ddity on the BBB then. It does seem to affect some other things as well, my BBB feels a lot slower in general than previous incarnations were. Maybe I'll try an older Debian and see if it acts the same. -- Chris Green · -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You rec

[beagleboard] Re: apt on BBB *very* slow, anyone else noticed?

2021-02-01 Thread Chris Green
jonnymo wrote: > [-- text/plain, encoding quoted-printable, charset: UTF-8, 98 lines --] > > On Mon, Feb 1, 2021 at 10:03 AM Chris Green wrote: > > > Robert Nelson wrote: > > > On Mon, Feb 1, 2021 at 11:18 AM Chris Green wrote: > > > > > > >

[beagleboard] Re: apt on BBB *very* slow, anyone else noticed?

2021-02-01 Thread Chris Green
to 68% or 69% and then runs like treacle. Here's the time :- root@beaglebone:~# time apt search vile Sorting... Done Full Text Search... Done bubblewrap/stable 0.3.1-4 armhf setuid wrapper for unprivileged chroot and namespace manipulation [snip] real3m59.631s

[beagleboard] Re: apt on BBB *very* slow, anyone else noticed?

2021-02-01 Thread Chris Green
Robert Nelson wrote: > On Mon, Feb 1, 2021 at 11:18 AM Chris Green wrote: > > > > I have recently done a clean install of Debian on a BBB and it feels > > *very* slow, especially when running apt. Even 'apt search' just > > crawls along at times. > > &

[beagleboard] apt on BBB *very* slow, anyone else noticed?

2021-02-01 Thread Chris Green
:- chris@dns$ time apt search vile Sorting... Done Full Text Search... Done [snip results] real0m8.512s user0m8.228s sys 0m0.285s Just eight seconds, much more reasonable, so what's happened to the BBB? -- Chris Green · -- For more options, visit http

[beagleboard] Re: Beaglebone via Ubuntu to internet not working

2021-01-29 Thread Chris Green
Kenneth Martin wrote: > [-- text/plain, encoding quoted-printable, charset: UTF-8, 55 lines --] > > I do not have a router. I have WiFi. > You have a router somewhere! :-) -- Chris Green · -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message

[beagleboard] Re: Beaglebone via Ubuntu to internet not working

2021-01-29 Thread Chris Green
say. Get a UTP patch lead and simply connect the BBB direct to your router, job done. -- Chris Green · -- 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

[beagleboard] Re: Locale error on new BBB install

2021-01-29 Thread Chris Green
le-gen en_US en_US.UTF-8* > *sudo dpkg-reconfigure locale*s > The problem is (was) that locale-gen isn't installed on the console image. Once I installed the 'locales' package and ran locale-gen (which is part of the locales package) for the locale I wanted then all was well. -- Chris Green

[beagleboard] Re: Locale error on new BBB install

2021-01-28 Thread Chris Green
Chris Green wrote: > I have just installed the Debian 10.3 console image on a BBB an it has > a locale error:- > > root@beaglebone:~# locale > locale: Cannot set LC_CTYPE to default locale: No such file or directory > locale: Cannot set LC_MESSAGES to default lo

[beagleboard] Locale error on new BBB install

2021-01-28 Thread Chris Green
correctly installed and the en_GB.UTF-8 locale hasn't been generated. The command localefdef can't find the require character maps. What do I need to install/build, anyone know? -- Chris Green · -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because y

[beagleboard] Re: Beaglebone via Ubuntu to internet not working

2021-01-28 Thread Chris Green
ier simply to connect direct from the BBB to your router with a UTP cable. It then 'just works'. -- Chris Green · -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscrib

[beagleboard] Re: Beaglebone via Ubuntu to internet not working

2021-01-28 Thread Chris Green
will also get its DNS and such set up so that it works. -- Chris Green · -- 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 receivin

[beagleboard] Re: Beaglebone via Ubuntu to internet not working

2021-01-28 Thread Chris Green
B to have direct access to the internet (like the system you're connecting from) you need to connect the RJ45 port to your LAN. ... sorry if you know all this already! :-) -- Chris Green · -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because

[beagleboard] Re: Unable to get ethernet interface working

2021-01-18 Thread Chris Green
cess with the default > password. > > But it doesn’t look like it able to start the ethernet interface and was > wondering if anyone here can help debug to why it wont start/enable. > Rather basic question, but you never know, is the BBB/Cape connected to a network that has a DHCP server

[beagleboard] 4G connection for BBB - dongle or other, recommendations?

2021-01-01 Thread Chris Green
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[beagleboard] Are 'console' images still available?

2020-12-31 Thread Chris Green
Are 'console' images still available? I have BBBs with only 2Gb and I don't think even the IOT builds will fit, and anyway I need only what the console builds provide. -- Chris Green · -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you

[beagleboard] Re: Simple 3G/4G connection *TO* BBB, what's available?

2020-12-28 Thread Chris Green
ontrol) which can forward the traffic down > the tunnel to your host. That is almost inevitably going to be the situation. However as I already tunnel out through the WiFi connection I currently use for this (which the 3g/4G will replace) it's not a big problem. -- Chris Green · --

[beagleboard] Simple 3G/4G connection *TO* BBB, what's available?

2020-12-27 Thread Chris Green
) but I think that might be less difficult to find. -- Chris Green · -- 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 fro

[beagleboard] Re: Remote access for the beagle bone black (BBB) to modify /upgrade file from cloud server

2020-10-15 Thread Chris Green
BBB Looking at what "AWS cloud server" I suspect that the IOT services there might be what you need to talk to your BBB. -- Chris Green · -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "

[beagleboard] Re: Beagle bone Black

2020-10-01 Thread Chris Green
, or are you using a current sensor with an output voltage you're measuring via the BBB's ADC, or something else? -- Chris Green · -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard"

[beagleboard] Re: No ethernet connection to BBB when powered by 5V cable

2020-07-29 Thread Chris Green
-l" and it will show all IP addresses on the LAN. It should then be fairly easy to work out the addresses of the BBBs. -- Chris Green · -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard&q

[beagleboard] Re: sudo problem

2020-07-27 Thread Chris Green
Stuart Longland wrote: > On 23/7/20 9:24 pm, Chris Green wrote: > > However it's doubtful if one wants or needs serious security on a BBB > > which will probably only ever have one user. OK, the normal/default > > permissions will prevent you (as a user) doing things that

[beagleboard] Re: sudo problem

2020-07-23 Thread Chris Green
a BBB which will probably only ever have one user. OK, the normal/default permissions will prevent you (as a user) doing things that only root (which presumably will be you, on purpose) should be able to do, by mistake, but that's about all. -- Chris Green · -- For more options, visit http://beagle

[beagleboard] Re: 2GB linux image

2020-06-23 Thread Chris Green
l only have ssh (or local serial console) access to your BBB though. I *thought* an IOT (internet of things) version would fit in 2Gb but it looks as if the latest ones don't. -- Chris Green · -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you

[beagleboard] Re: Network setup taken over by something

2020-04-29 Thread Chris Green
yet another reason for keeping functions short and source files to a reasonable size. -- Chris Green · -- 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

[beagleboard] Re: Network setup taken over by something

2020-04-27 Thread Chris Green
maxmike wrote: > > > Is there any way to get aptitude to access gdb in Buster? apt-get update > fails as does apt-get install gdb > It would make it easier to help you if you told us the errors you get when trying this. .or even copy and paste what actually happens.

[beagleboard] Re: Can not connect via USB

2020-02-17 Thread Chris Green
r router's LAN then you need to find out what this address is. -- Chris Green · -- 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

[beagleboard] Re: Flashing Debian to BBB in order to use kali linux?

2020-02-14 Thread Chris Green
putty? > A basic non-Gui non-desktop Linux will work perfectly well, consumes about 1Gb or so. I have 'console' Debian and Ubuntu running on 2Gb BBBs without any problem. Lots of space to spare. -- Chris Green · -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You rec

[beagleboard] Re: Questions about an old[ish] BBB - A6A

2020-01-14 Thread Chris Green
Chris Green wrote: > Robert Nelson wrote: > > > > For your boards installed on your boat, the biggest advantage to > > copying a new OS to the eMMC is to remove that ancient image from the > > eMMC, that's been blocking your upgrade path for the last 2 years. &g

[beagleboard] Re: Questions about an old[ish] BBB - A6A

2020-01-14 Thread Chris Green
Robert Nelson wrote: > On Tue, Jan 14, 2020 at 9:32 AM Chris Green wrote: > > > > I have a couple of fairly old BeagleBone Blacks, both version A6A with > > 2Gb emmc. I have a couple of questions:- > > > > Will a 16Gb microSD card work OK (or is it more to

[beagleboard] Questions about an old[ish] BBB - A6A

2020-01-14 Thread Chris Green
using the SD card? -- Chris Green · -- 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 b

[beagleboard] Re: Easiest way to upgrade kernel?

2019-07-13 Thread Chris Green
Robert Nelson wrote: > On Fri, Jul 12, 2019 at 5:16 PM Chris Green wrote: > > > > Robert Nelson wrote: > > > [-- text/plain, encoding quoted-printable, charset: UTF-8, 56 lines --] > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > On Tue, Jul 9,

[beagleboard] Re: Easiest way to upgrade kernel?

2019-07-12 Thread Chris Green
Robert Nelson wrote: > [-- text/plain, encoding quoted-printable, charset: UTF-8, 56 lines --] > > Regards, > > On Tue, Jul 9, 2019, 4:03 AM Chris Green wrote: > > > I have a BBB running Debian 9 (Stretch) but still with a very old > > kernel - 3.8.13. > &g

[beagleboard] Easiest way to upgrade kernel?

2019-07-09 Thread Chris Green
up running with a new kernel I can set about sorting out any problems due to the kernel change. -- Chris Green · -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubs

[beagleboard] Re: 1-Wire

2019-03-21 Thread Chris Green
knowledgeable specialist help. It's on sourceforge:- owfs-develop...@lists.sourceforge.net Don't worry about the 'developers' bit, they're a helpful crowd and will do their best to answer any reasonable sort of 'user' questions. -- Chris Green · -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/di

[beagleboard] Re: operating system on eMMc or on Sdcard

2019-03-01 Thread Chris Green
Robert Nelson wrote: > On Fri, Mar 1, 2019 at 3:03 AM Chris Green wrote: > > > > Graham wrote: > > > There are three versions of the release package. > > > The lxqt version is slightly less than 4 GB total, and should only be used > > > if you wa

[beagleboard] Re: operating system on eMMc or on Sdcard

2019-03-01 Thread Chris Green
often seem to have only LXQT and IOT versions. -- Chris Green · -- 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

[beagleboard] Re: What's the easiest way to update kernel?

2019-02-17 Thread Chris Green
Daniel Kulp wrote: > [-- multipart/alternative, encoding 7bit, 71 lines --] > > [-- text/plain, encoding 7bit, charset: UTF-8, 27 lines --] > > > > On Friday, February 15, 2019 at 3:48:25 PM UTC-5, Chris Green wrote: > > > > > > Anyway, are there a

[beagleboard] Re: What's the easiest way to update kernel?

2019-02-15 Thread Chris Green
Robert Nelson wrote: > On Fri, Feb 15, 2019 at 2:03 PM Chris Green wrote: > > > > Is there a straightforward way to update a BBB kernel? Standard Linux > > Yes: https://elinux.org/Beagleboard:BeagleBoneBlack_Debian#Kernel_Options > Ah, OK, I hadn't found that before.

[beagleboard] What's the easiest way to update kernel?

2019-02-15 Thread Chris Green
Is there a straightforward way to update a BBB kernel? Standard Linux systems manage it with "apt-update;apt-upgrade" so why not BBB? Even RPi manages it so it's not down to size/space. -- Chris Green · -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received th

[beagleboard] Re: Is fail2ban in the latest IOT distribution?

2019-02-11 Thread Chris Green
l. As I said we've just set things up so we can do 'remote' logins from the site where the system is, that should let us diagnose what's happening. -- Chris Green · -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Goo

[beagleboard] Re: Is fail2ban in the latest IOT distribution?

2019-02-10 Thread Chris Green
Robert Nelson wrote: > On Sun, Feb 10, 2019 at 3:16 AM Chris Green wrote: > > > > A friend is having trouble with remote logins to a BBG, the symptoms > > look a *bit* like what fail2ban would do after failures. Is fail2ban > > in the standard IOT distribution now

[beagleboard] Is fail2ban in the latest IOT distribution?

2019-02-10 Thread Chris Green
A friend is having trouble with remote logins to a BBG, the symptoms look a *bit* like what fail2ban would do after failures. Is fail2ban in the standard IOT distribution now? -- Chris Green · -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you

[beagleboard] Re: Problems with SSH over the USB

2018-12-16 Thread Chris Green
Andy Bushnell wrote: > [-- multipart/alternative, encoding 7bit, 146 lines --] > > [-- text/plain, encoding quoted-printable, charset: UTF-8, 61 lines --] > > > > On Sunday, December 16, 2018 at 4:33:27 AM UTC-8, Chris Green wrote: > > > >

[beagleboard] Re: Problems with SSH over the USB

2018-12-16 Thread Chris Green
n image but it seems I need to log in to do that. > When you plugged it into the USB port what IP address did you try to connect to the BBBlue? ... also what OS are you running on the 'host' computer? -- Chris Green · -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You rec

[beagleboard] Re: Network IP address assignments

2018-12-06 Thread Chris Green
igurable in the router/DHCP server. (N.B. I've summarised a lot and skipped over lots of details and bits I'm not familiar with, don't take the above as a full description of how it works. There are, for example, other ways the wlan0 address might be set, I've just described the most likely one)

[beagleboard] Re: How to protect 1.8V ADC and other pins.

2018-09-02 Thread Chris Green
e than 1.8 volts. They are wired up as simple voltage followers so the output voltage exactly follows the input voltage. The op-amps are TI LM10s. It's been working for a year or more now and the BBB is all working still. The LM10 op-amps can handle quite large input voltages without damage. --

[beagleboard] Re: Simple schematic editor as intuitive as grease pencil on quadrule?

2018-08-22 Thread Chris Green
path after I hit > its limits. > > Do you or anyone have any suggestions? I might just use a stylus on my 2in1 > laptop, but it would be nice to work at a slightly higher level! > After many years looking for something both functional adn reasonably easy to use I've set

[beagleboard] Re: Beaglebone issue : Cannot access 192.168.7.2 on Beaglebone

2018-05-25 Thread Chris Green
231.8 KiB) > This is telling you that your *desktop* machine is 192.168.7.2, I think the BBB will be 192.168.7.1. -- Chris Green · -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group

[beagleboard] Re: BeagleBone Black fails to Boot for micro SD card

2018-05-25 Thread Chris Green
SD card, I have uploaded the latest image to a micro SD card > > What image is on the eMMC to begin with? > That is *exactly* the question one shouldn't have to ask! There needs to be a reliable/easy way to install an OS onto the eMMC *without* making any assumptions as t

[beagleboard] Re: Ubuntu sshd config file

2018-05-23 Thread Chris Green
oot password so you can't log in to root using a password anyway (directly or via ssh). -- Chris Green · -- 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

[beagleboard] Re: Cannot SSH to BBB anymore

2018-05-19 Thread Chris Green
Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfr...@ix.netcom.com> wrote: > On Fri, 18 May 2018 10:21:40 +0100, Chris Green > <c...@isbd.net> declaimed the following: > > >The BBB 192.168.6.x address is the one it sets up itself for use over > >USB (I think) so that

[beagleboard] Re: Cannot SSH to BBB anymore

2018-05-18 Thread Chris Green
ear on your ethernet LAN. The BBB can have two IP addresses, the one on the USB connection to your computer and the one on its RJ45 ethernet connection which will be set by the DHCP server on that network (usually the router). -- Chris Green · -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/d

[beagleboard] Re: Cannot SSH to BBB anymore

2018-05-17 Thread Chris Green
e are on your LAN? If so look at the list of IPs and see if you can see the BBB one or (it might have changed) one that you don't recognise. -- Chris Green · -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Gr

[beagleboard] Re: Are console images not available from beagleboard.org?

2018-05-15 Thread Chris Green
e list matches the package list > of the console image?" > Yes, you can do it that way, but it sure sounds like the "hard way" to me. > Very hard work IMHO, it's non-trivial to work out which packages to remove and I'm pretty sure that there's a *lot* to remove too. -- Chris

[beagleboard] Re: Are console images not available from beagleboard.org?

2018-05-14 Thread Chris Green
an old[er] console image, I'm just saying that there isn't a 'recommended' default console image like there is for the IOT and full GUI images. -- Chris Green · -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups &quo

[beagleboard] Re: Are console images not available from beagleboard.org?

2018-05-13 Thread Chris Green
really, those are the weekly 'testing' snapshots. If you look they are are Debian 9.4. The 'recommended' release versions on the beagleboard.org site are all still Debian 9.3 (but there's not a console version there). -- Chris Green · -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/di

[beagleboard] Re: Are console images not available from beagleboard.org?

2018-05-13 Thread Chris Green
oblems, the install runs perfectly OK, but for newcomers who want a console only installation it's quite difficult to find one. -- Chris Green · -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard"

[beagleboard] Re: How to tell if running from SD card or eMMC?

2018-05-13 Thread Chris Green
Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfr...@ix.netcom.com> wrote: > On Sat, 12 May 2018 13:46:57 +0100, Chris Green > <c...@isbd.net> declaimed the following: > > >I have an old BBB with a 2Gb eMMC (A5A) and inadvertently plugged a (actually an A6A, misread the label) > >microSD

[beagleboard] Are console images not available from beagleboard.org?

2018-05-12 Thread Chris Green
there be a default/recommended console version as otherwise I'm using 'bleeding edge'/beta sort of versions. I only spotted this because I was wondering why the IOT version I downloaded to put on someone else's BBB was Debian 9.3 but my console one was running Debian 9.4! :-) -- Chris Green

[beagleboard] How to tell if running from SD card or eMMC?

2018-05-12 Thread Chris Green
I have an old BBB with a 2Gb eMMC (A5A) and inadvertently plugged a microSD with a 4Gb IOT version of Debian on it. What should happen? I *think* it's simply running from the microSD card which seems quite sensible. Is there an easy way of telling what memory it's running from? -- Chris Green

[beagleboard] Re: DIfferences between console, iot and lxqt builds (also 2Gb and 4Gb)?

2018-04-08 Thread Chris Green
odules. Other modules are available with pip. > > example: > > sudo apt install git build-essential tree htop i2c-tools python3 > python3-pip python3-smbus > Yes, yes, OK, I know! :-) I've already done 'apt install python3' and anything else needed will surely tell me w

[beagleboard] Re: DIfferences between console, iot and lxqt builds (also 2Gb and 4Gb)?

2018-04-08 Thread Chris Green
n. > I see, thanks for the explanation of iot. So 'console' won't even have Python? However, as you say, using apt-get to install stuff on a console based system will certainly be easier to get to a minimal system for a specific set of needs. I probably only need console + python + a couple

[beagleboard] DIfferences between console, iot and lxqt builds (also 2Gb and 4Gb)?

2018-04-08 Thread Chris Green
% of the 2Gb so that leaves me loads of space for the sort of things I want to do. -- Chris Green · -- 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 grou

[beagleboard] Re: Surely a FAQ but I can't find the answer - maximum SD card size for BBB

2018-04-06 Thread Chris Green
Robert Nelson <robertcnel...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Apr 6, 2018 at 1:17 PM, Chris Green <c...@isbd.net> wrote: > > Graham <gra...@flex-radio.com> wrote: > >> > >> From memory it was: > >> > >> Samsung 128GB up to 80MB/s E

[beagleboard] Re: Surely a FAQ but I can't find the answer - maximum SD card size for BBB

2018-04-06 Thread Chris Green
t bother with cheap "no name" uSD cards. > SD cards (and USB sticks) seem to be plagued by fakes. -- Chris Green · -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group.

[beagleboard] Surely a FAQ but I can't find the answer - maximum SD card size for BBB

2018-04-06 Thread Chris Green
I'm sure this must be a FAQ but I can't find the answer on beagleboard.org or searching elsewhere. So, what's the maximum size microSD card one can use in a Beaglebone Black? Plus are there any specific requirements for type, formatting, etc.? -- Chris Green · -- For more options, visit http

[beagleboard] Re: I *still* can't get Debian 9 onto my BBB

2018-04-05 Thread Chris Green
Robert Nelson <robertcnel...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Apr 5, 2018 at 3:44 AM, Chris Green <c...@isbd.net> wrote: > > Robert Nelson <robertcnel...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Thanks for continuing to help Robert. :-) > > > > > >> > Wh

[beagleboard] Re: Can someone clarify "Debian Image Snapshots" please

2018-04-05 Thread Chris Green
Robert Nelson <robertcnel...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Apr 5, 2018 at 8:19 AM, Chris Green <c...@isbd.net> wrote: > > I'm looking at:- > > > > https://elinux.org/Beagleboard:BeagleBoneBlack_Debian#2018-03-25_-_Debian_9_.28Stretch.29_-_Weekly > > > &g

[beagleboard] Can someone clarify "Debian Image Snapshots" please

2018-04-05 Thread Chris Green
so I can go for the "microSD/Standalone: (stretch-console) (All BeagleBone Variants & PocketBeagle)" image. This will presumably simply boot from and use the microSD card. -- Chris Green · -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this messa

[beagleboard] Re: I *still* can't get Debian 9 onto my BBB

2018-04-05 Thread Chris Green
Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfr...@ix.netcom.com> wrote: > On Wed, 4 Apr 2018 20:52:50 +0100, Chris Green > <c...@isbd.net> declaimed the following: > > > > >When inserted in the BBB I want to update it did nothing on rebooting. > >I also tried powering up with t

[beagleboard] Re: I *still* can't get Debian 9 onto my BBB

2018-04-05 Thread Chris Green
e user mode... > > So IF it fails, follow the standard eMMC flashing directions here: > > https://elinux.org/Beagleboard:BeagleBoneBlack_Debian#Flashing_eMMC > OK, thank you. As I said above I'm away from the boat for a while now, I should be able to retry in a week or two. -- Chri

[beagleboard] Re: How to Autorun application at the start up in BeagleBone

2018-04-04 Thread Chris Green
/rc.local. Any program called from /etc/rc.local will get run at system startup. -- Chris Green · -- 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

[beagleboard] I *still* can't get Debian 9 onto my BBB

2018-04-04 Thread Chris Green
to write it to the microSD card (on a Linux system) A script to run that will install it on the eMMC. -- Chris Green · -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To u

[beagleboard] Re: Can I run Debian 7's beaglebone-black-eMMC-flasher.sh to upgrade to 9?

2018-04-03 Thread Chris Green
Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfr...@ix.netcom.com> wrote: > On Mon, 2 Apr 2018 17:34:18 +0100, Chris Green > <c...@isbd.net> declaimed the following: > > > > >I need to run my script above with the 'flasher' image > > > >or:- > > > >If I hav

[beagleboard] Re: Can I run Debian 7's beaglebone-black-eMMC-flasher.sh to upgrade to 9?

2018-04-02 Thread Chris Green
Robert Nelson <robertcnel...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Apr 2, 2018 at 9:12 AM, Chris Green <c...@isbd.net> wrote: > > In my quest to upgrade Debian 7 to Debian 9 I have found the script > > /opt/scripts/tools/beaglebone-black-eMMC-flasher.sh. > > what does &

[beagleboard] Can I run Debian 7's beaglebone-black-eMMC-flasher.sh to upgrade to 9?

2018-04-02 Thread Chris Green
in the script which I will check, apart from these should it work? I've kept my Debian 7 up to date so this script should (I suppose) be OK. -- Chris Green · -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[beagleboard] Re: Upgrade Debian 7 to Debian 9 - I have new OS on microSD, what next?

2018-04-02 Thread Chris Green
Chris Green <c...@isbd.net> wrote: > I need to upgrade my BBB from Debian 7 to Debian 9. I'm just going to > install Debian 9 and then re-install my customisations. > > So, I have a Debian 9 image on a microSD card and have put that into > my Debian 7 BBB. It boots up

[beagleboard] Upgrade Debian 7 to Debian 9 - I have new OS on microSD, what next?

2018-04-02 Thread Chris Green
advice. -- Chris Green · -- 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 beagleboar

[beagleboard] Re: Can I get some help with getting started with the pocket beagle

2018-03-08 Thread Chris Green
re are you turning on "network sharing" and *why* are you turning it on? -- Chris Green · -- 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 a

[beagleboard] Re: Internet connection through USB

2018-03-05 Thread Chris Green
thernet port directly to your router. -- Chris Green · -- 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 f

Re: [beagleboard] Can one check for Rev B or Rev C in software?

2018-02-18 Thread Chris Green
On Sat, Feb 17, 2018 at 11:09:25AM -0600, Robert Nelson wrote: > On Sat, Feb 17, 2018 at 10:49 AM, Chris Green <c...@isbd.net> wrote: > > I have a remote BBB and I want to check whether it is Rev B or Rev C, > > how can I do this using just command line software (I onl

[beagleboard] Re: BBB moving to new OS, flashing EMMC, I'm confused

2018-02-17 Thread Chris Green
some 1-wire inputs. However there's nothing that requires re-mapping things at all. -- Chris Green · -- 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 an

[beagleboard] Re: BBB moving to new OS, flashing EMMC, I'm confused

2018-02-17 Thread Chris Green
Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfr...@ix.netcom.com> wrote: > On Sat, 17 Feb 2018 15:45:03 +0000, Chris Green > <c...@isbd.net> declaimed the following: > > >I have a BBB (well, I have three actually) all running old versions of > >Debian (Debian 7 to be specific). I ne

[beagleboard] Can one check for Rev B or Rev C in software?

2018-02-17 Thread Chris Green
I have a remote BBB and I want to check whether it is Rev B or Rev C, how can I do this using just command line software (I only have ssh access to it). -- Chris Green · -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed

[beagleboard] Why isn't my BBB booting from microSD card?

2018-02-17 Thread Chris Green
/rootfs with what look like the right sort of contents. -- Chris Green · -- 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 e

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