Create a uSD card that successfully flashes the other board again. Then try it on this board.. If it fails, then request an RMA and we can look at to to see what is going on.
Gerald On Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 7:50 PM, <mikeyan...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thank you for your reply. To answer your questions: > - Yes, I am unzipping the image that was loaded prior to putting it on > sdcard > - Nothing else is plugged in. Only SDcard and 5V brick are plugged in > - The brick is rated at 5V, 2Amps > - I have formatted the SDcard but not consistently. I will try again. > > Note: The SDcard I am using is a SanDisk 8 GB class 4 card. It has been > used successfully to re-flash (un-brick) a different BBB, although I am > using a different image. > > > > On Friday, December 13, 2013 4:54:06 PM UTC-8, Gerald wrote: > >> Are you unzipping the image that you download? >> Make sure nothing else is plugged in, no HDMI and no Ethernet. >> Make sure 5V power supply can deliver at least 1A. >> Reformat the uSD card before you use Windisk to copy the image onto the >> 4GB card. >> >> >> Gerald >> >> >> >> On Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 6:47 PM, <mikey...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Greetings, >>> >>> I have a Beagle Bone Black (BBB) that I somehow managed to brick and I >>> have been following the instructions on these two sites to try and re-flash >>> the image: >>> http://elinux.org/Beagleboard:Updating_The_Software >>> http://learn.adafruit.com/beaglebone-black-installing- >>> operating-systems/overview >>> >>> I am using a Windows 64-bit PC to connect to the BBB and I am using the >>> image titled "BBB-eMMC-flasher-2013.09.04.img.xz" which I downloaded >>> from here: http://beagleboard.org/latest-images/ >>> >>> I have tried multiple times to re-flash my BBB but so far nothing seems >>> to work. I am following the directions which are to 1) put image on sdcard, >>> 2) put sdcard in slot, 3) hold down user boot button, and 4) turn on BBB by >>> plugging in a 5V power brick, 5) release user boot button when all 4 LEDs >>> are on. Every time I do this, I told the user boot button down until all 4 >>> LEDs light up solid and then start flashing, at which point I release the >>> button. I wait 45-60+ minutes (one time I let it go overnight) but at no >>> point do I end up with an indication that the re-flash is complete (i.e. >>> all 4 LEDs lit up solid). During the re-flash process (or what I assume is >>> the re-flash process), the LED's look like this: >>> LED 0 - heartbeat, which indicates system is running >>> LED 1 - Nothing. This corresponds to access of the microSD card >>> LED 2 - Blinking. This corresponds to an active CPU. >>> LED 3 - Nothing. This corresponds to access of on-board memory >>> >>> I have tried plugging in an HDMI cable so that I can view what is >>> happening during the re-flashing process. Upon bootup, the monitor shows a >>> BeagleBone flash screen followed by a login screen. By using a >>> USB-connected keyboard I can log in as "root". It does not ask for my >>> password even though I had created a password for my pre-bricked BBB. Once >>> logged in I can navigate through different directories, manually turn >>> on/off LEDs, etc. Note that the login screen only appears if I have an >>> sdcard in the BBB. Without the sdcard, the BBB will have the power LED on, >>> but will not respond, nor will it connect to PC, nor will any of the other >>> LEDs come on. Also note that it does not appear to matter if I press the >>> user boot button or not... the BBB seems to always boot from the sdcard if >>> it is plugged in. >>> >>> I'm at the point where I am about ready to throw away this BBB and buy >>> another. However, I would prefer to solve this mystery if possible. Any >>> suggestions would be most welcome. If you have any follow-up questions I'd >>> be happy to answer them. >>> >>> thanks! >>> Mike >>> >>> -- >>> 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 beagleboard...@googlegroups.com. >>> >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >> >> -- > 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 beagleboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- 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 beagleboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
