Sorry the google groups interface is kind of confusing and I guess this never got posted, but here are some pics of the bad joints for my micro SD card reader if anyone is curious.
<https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-fUCML388adE/UvlzzmhUciI/AAAAAAAAADY/CkH3IgvnZGo/s1600/IMG_2531.jpg> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yhoqWEgYKgQ/Uvlz5NXB7XI/AAAAAAAAADg/grPyWmPkJsc/s1600/IMG_2533.jpg> <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/--G9R5zBxG1s/Uvlz9uXqF0I/AAAAAAAAADo/KNhhBrNagFI/s1600/IMG_2534.jpg> I've since been able to fix the reader by touching it up very carefully with a soldering iron. Now I can boot off an SD card without problems (before it refused to boot from the SD card reader). It's a bummer to have to do this fix to brand new hardware though, and will definitely ruin someone's day if they don't have the tools or knowledge to solder surface mount connection. I think beaglebone folks probably want to look at the SD card reader carefully on recently built boards. It looks like this is the 3rd instance of the same issue, here are a few others: - Issue here<http://beagleboard.org/Community/Forums?place=msg%2Fbeagleboard%2FUBuACCD3OG4%2FEiJOZO__kxMJ> - Issue here<https://groups.google.com/forum/embed/?place=forum/beagleboard&showsearch=true&showpopout=true&showtabs=true&hideforumtitle=true&parenturl=http%3A%2F%2Fbeagleboard.org%2FCommunity%2FForums#!category-topic/beagleboard/beaglebone-black/hEGZMkfcNUY> Maybe there's a cold spot in the oven that reflows the boards? On Thursday, February 6, 2014 2:47:53 PM UTC-8, Eric wrote: > > The new ROHS compliant lead free solders generally have a rather dull > finished appearance when compared to the 60/40 or 63/37 tin/lead > solders used prior to ROHS. > > On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 1:02 AM, <to...@tonydicola.com <javascript:>> > wrote: > > I was just trying to install Ubuntu from a microSD card on my recently > > acquired BBB and unfortunately as I inserted the card the entire card > reader > > snapped off the board on its left side. The solder joints don't look so > > great (they aren't very shiny at least) and it doesn't look like it was > > attached very well. Anyone else run into similar problems? Can I try > > touching the solder joints up to get it reattached or am I SOL? > > > > -Tony > > > > -- > > 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 <javascript:>. > > 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.
