Flashing a BBB with debian

[aa...@cnccraft.co.uk]

I am finding it impossible to flash an old BBB with debian.  I download images from the beagle website copy it to a disk with Etcher, edit the the uEnv.txt file with  'sudo nano '/media/aaron/rootfs/boot/uEnv.txt' press the little power button and plug in a power lead, but I get no flashing lights....nothing.

I have sucessfuly flashed and used Angstrom, but it seems a bit limited.

Also, I am trying to use syncloud but with absolutely no success.

Can somebody pleas tell me where I am going wrong

Thanks

[Robert Nelson]

Since you flashed an old version of Angstrom, you better follow the
offical directions:

1: Using your thumb nail, push and hold the boot button down.
2: Plug in 5Volt DC jack
3: Wait till 4 led's turn on
4: Lift thumb nail..

Regards,

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

[aa...@cnccraft.co.uk]

[aa...@cnccraft.co.uk]

On Thursday, 21 February 2019 21:42:53 UTC, RobertCNelson wrote:

On Thu, Feb 21, 2019 at 3:38 PM <aa...@cnccraft.co.uk> wrote:
>
> I am finding it impossible to flash an old BBB with debian.  I download images from the beagle website copy it to a disk with Etcher, edit the the uEnv.txt file with  'sudo nano '/media/aaron/rootfs/boot/uEnv.txt' press the little power button and plug in a power lead, but I get no flashing lights....nothing.
> I have sucessfuly flashed and used Angstrom, but it seems a bit limited.
> Also, I am trying to use syncloud but with absolutely no success.
> Can somebody pleas tell me where I am going wrong

Since you flashed an old version of Angstrom, you better follow the

I have tried that many many times and I get no lights flashing at all. If I power up without pressing the boot button I get 3 blue led's on constant... no flashing

[Robert Nelson]

Okay, if the above 4 step procedure doesn't work, sadly that leaves a
couple options.

You actually didn't follow that procedure
The image is corrupt.

So try it again after reflashing the microSD.

If it still doesn't work, grab a serial cable:

https://elinux.org/Beagleboard:BeagleBone_Black_Serial

and get me the serial boot log for debugging..

[aa...@cnccraft.co.uk]

Yes you were right. I now finally have a debian jessie system on my device (crumbs that was difficult), but I would like a gui.  I have tried to install ldxe core, but it tells me I don't have room.  Is there a solution\/ I would like a a graphical interface.

Thanks for all your replies

[Dennis Lee Bieber]

On Sat, 23 Feb 2019 12:22:13 -0800 (PST),
aa...@cnccraft.co.uk declaimed the following:

>Yes you were right. I now finally have a debian jessie system on my device

Still behind, since stretch has been the version for almost a year or
so <G>

>(crumbs that was difficult), but I would like a gui. I have tried to
>install ldxe core, but it tells me I don't have room. Is there a
>solution\/ I would like a a graphical interface.

If your BBB is so old as to have 2GB eMMC -- your option is probably to
just run off the SD card. The full-up LXQT (LXDE was dropped some time ago)
installers /will/ fit in a 4GB eMMC.


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Wulfraed Dennis Lee Bieber AF6VN
wlf...@ix.netcom.com HTTP://wlfraed.home.netcom.com/

[gra...@flex-radio.com]

Run it from the plug in card?

Plug in the size you need.

Expand the installed image to make the whole card available to you.

--- Graham

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