Additionally, be patient. It might take much longer than 30 minutes before everything is installed. 1 hour should do it for sure.
Dietmar Am 23. Februar 2019 00:21:31 MEZ schrieb Danny Haidar <[email protected]>: >On 2/22/19 5:52 PM, Jon Carriel via Freedombox-discuss wrote: >> >> I bought a Cubietruck and a 64GB micro-SD card. Managed to put the >> Cubietruck together. I have a Windows 7 system. Successfully >> downloaded the F.B. Cubietruck emulation onto the card with Etcher. >> Following the video on the freedombox.org homepage, I inserted the SD >> card, connected to my router, and powered on. After half an hour, >the >> ethernet still blinks green and red, and FWIW the Windows Network >> doesn't see the new machine. >> >> Is the video's assumption that one has a working SBC first? Does one >> have to boot the Cubietruck first? Is it necessary to install Debian >> first? I'm at a loss here. >> >Hi Jon, > >Thanks for trying out FreedomBox. > >To answer your questions: > >1. Yes, your SBC should be working in the sense that you have >confirmation that it ins't broken. Since your ethernet indicator lights >are blinking, it sounds like your hardware is working. > >2. Once you've installed FreedomBox on the SD card, all you have to do >is insert the SD into the Cubietruck, plug in the ethernet cord, and >then plug in the power cord. No need to do anything else to the >Cubietruck before plugging in the SD and ehternet and power cords. > >3. No, it is not necessary to install Debian first. The image you >flashed onto your SD card should be all you need. > >It sounds like you've followed all the steps correctly, so I want to >learn more. > >When you downloaded the FreedomBox image, which version did you >download? Was it under "stable", "testing", or "unstable"? And did you >make sure that it was for the Cubietruck? Just want to be extra sure >here. > >Also, did you check your router's interface to see if the FreedomBox >appears on your local network? You mentioned that you don't see >anything >on Windows Network, but what about your router's user interface? In my >case, I was using a TP-Link router, which I could access by browsing to >192.168.1.1. Once I got to the router's interface and logged in, I saw >a >map of devices on my network, and the FreedomBox was listed at a local >IP address like "192.168.1.8". So I entered that local IP address into >my browser, and I saw the FreedomBox interface. > >Try to find the local IP address of your FreedomBox and enter it into >your browser's URL bar. > >I hope we can get to the bottom of this! > >Best, > >Danny > > >Danny Haidar* >Vice-President for Product & Development >FreedomBox Foundation > >* Not admitted to practice law in any jurisdiction. >Nothing in this email constitutes legal advice. >I cannot establish any attorney-client relationships.
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