what build to use with BBBW?

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Dec 23, 2016, 5:25:43 AM12/23/16

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What build is recommended for the BBBW? I'm always confused by the naming conventions and the numerous build types available.

BeagleBoard on their "latest image" page recommends this one for BBBW:

But then they also have this one from the same date with BBBW in the name:

https://debian.beagleboard.org/images/BBBW-blank-debian-8.6-lxqt-4gb-armhf-2016-11-06-4gb.bmap

Should we prefer "bone-debian" over "BBBW-blank-debian"? Is there a difference?

And if we want the latest build, *then* we go directly to RCN's site? For example:

If I can make a suggestion: can a README.TXT be created at beaglebord and/or on rcn-ee which says:

If you have BBB rev C, start with BBB-something.img.xz

If you have BBBW, start with blahblah

If you have BBGW, start with blahblah

From reading the forum, I know I'm not the only newbie to be confused as to which build I should be using.

Stéphane

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Dec 23, 2016, 9:56:27 AM12/23/16

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Like this readme?
http://elinux.org/Beagleboard:BeagleBoneBlack_Debian#Debian_Image_Testing_Snapshots

For "end" users, there is only two images:

bone-xyz.img.xz = microSD image
BBB-blank-xyz.img.xz = eMMC flasher

The "other" images do not change anything for "end users" that the
bone-xyz.img.xz/BBB-blank-xyz.img.xz don't already do..

Regards,

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Robert Nelson
https://rcn-ee.com/

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Oct 5, 2017, 8:00:45 AM10/5/17

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Hello!

I couldn't find this image:
https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/bb.org/testing/2016-12-18/lxqt-4gb/BBBW-blank-debian-8.6-lxqt-4gb-armhf-2016-12-18-4gb.img.xz
can somebody please help me?

I am really stuck with BBBW. I tried a lot of latest and older images but the WL led of BBBW is not light up. I don't know what the reason. please help me to resolve this issue.

Thanks
Ameet Kumar

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Oct 5, 2017, 8:00:45 AM10/5/17

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Oct 5, 2017, 8:00:54 AM10/5/17

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On Friday, December 23, 2016 at 6:56:27 AM UTC-8, RobertCNelson wrote:

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Oct 5, 2017, 8:08:02 AM10/5/17

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On Thu, Oct 5, 2017 at 3:07 AM, <ameetk...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I couldn't find this image:
> https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/bb.org/testing/2016-12-18/lxqt-4gb/BBBW-blank-debian-8.6-lxqt-4gb-armhf-2016-12-18-4gb.img.xz
> can somebody please help me?
>
> I am really stuck with BBBW. I tried a lot of latest and older images but
> the WL led of BBBW is not light up. I don't know what the reason. please
> help me to resolve this issue.

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