> > *a) downloaded latest BBB image at: http://beagleboard.org/latest-images > <http://beagleboard.org/latest-images>* >
Which image ? The main link is for a 4GB sdcard image only. The smaller print link under that links to the elinux page which in turn has links for many different images including flasher images. *c) downloaded and installed the Image Writer for Windows and it built the > 16 GB SD micro flash - I looked at the directory and it seems just fine > with all the files having today's date* > *d) unplugged BBB and inserted the SD* > *e) Pressed and held the Reset button on the BBB while inserting the 5V 2A > power cord - held button down 5 seconds and all 4 LEDs lit up* > *f) LEDs flashing for about 1 minute then just LED 0 flashing the > heartbeat for the next 5 hours - no 4 lit LEDs as the instructions promise.* > It sounds as though you have the wrong image for flashing. As mentioned above. One thing to note however is that running from eMMC versus sdcard wont be much of a performance difference. So, running from sdcard is not necessarily a bad thing. Gives you an opportunity to test an image before "committing" it to eMMC. On Sun, Jun 7, 2015 at 11:54 AM, evilwulfie <evilwul...@gmail.com> wrote: > > you cannot use the USB power while flashing > you need a 2 amp power supply > i posted a few days ago a mail that tells you the links for the correct > ones > > > On 6/7/2015 5:43 AM, clickco...@gmail.com wrote: > > New to the world of BBB and bought one and am stuck at flashing the eMMC > on the BBB. > I followed the instructions on the BBB website, but the thing just won't > flash - I'm sure it's something I'm not doing right, but it seems > dozens/hundreds/thousands of similar folks have the same exact problem. > > Here is what I did as per the manufacturer's instructions: ( > http://beagleboard.org/getting-started) > 1) Connected the BBB to PC running Windows 8.1 with mini-USB cable > 2) Installed 64-bit Windows drivers - restarted Windows and resumed this > process > 3) Used Windows Chrome to browse to BBB at http://192.168.7.2 - > everything looked fine > 4) Updated BBB to latest software: > a) downloaded latest BBB image at: http://beagleboard.org/latest-images > b) downloaded and installed 7Zip and unzipped the .img.xz file to just a > .img file > c) downloaded and installed the Image Writer for Windows and it built the > 16 GB SD micro flash - I looked at the directory and it seems just fine > with all the files having today's date > d) unplugged BBB and inserted the SD > e) Pressed and held the Reset button on the BBB while inserting the 5V 2A > power cord - held button down 5 seconds and all 4 LEDs lit up > f) LEDs flashing for about 1 minute then just LED 0 flashing the heartbeat > for the next 5 hours - no 4 lit LEDs as the instructions promise. > > If I connect the Mini USB I can see the SD card directory, with all > files having today's date, which means BBB booted from the card but when I > remove the SD card and reset BBB I see the original 2013 files that were > never flashed on the eMMC > > So what the heck am I doing wrong? > > Thanks for any help.....this really should not be this hard for > hundreds/thousands of users having the same exact problem.... > -- > 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/d/optout. > > > -- > 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/d/optout. > -- 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/d/optout.
