Re: [beagleboard] Unlimited storage on Amazon cloud drive for $5

2015-12-01 Thread William Hermans
Sounds like something a savvy Unix user could do with a few drives and a bit of bash script. Then, possibly better. Their front page says they use JBOD by the way . . . which technically is RAID. Even if it only means "just a bunch of disks" On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 12:30 AM, Lord Drachenblut < lo

Re: [beagleboard] Flashing usr0 works in terminal but led on board doesn't change? C++

2015-12-01 Thread William Hermans
errr, ps, really bad form. Hence why I normally do not write late night code . . . Anyway, this is a "proper" way to do what I was attempting to demonstrate above. #include #include #include /* Needed for O_WRONLY*/ int main(){ int fd = open("/sys/class/leds/beaglebone:green:

[beagleboard] Updating U-Boot?

2015-12-01 Thread Lee Armstrong
Hi all! We have the update_kernel.sh for updating the kernel but I can't see a way to keep U-Boot up to date. Is there a way to update it without reflashing the entire eMMC? Lee -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscrib

[beagleboard] why eSATA in X-15?

2015-12-01 Thread Taceant Omnes
My home desktop PC has an eSATA port. A few months ago I wanted to buy a hard disk for backup and could not find any at a reasonable price with an eSATA port. I bought one with a USB3 port. My question is why was eSATA interface chosen for the X-15? Why not plain SATA? http://beagleboard.org/news

Re: [beagleboard] Re: Not able to boot via SD Card in my beaglebone black element14

2015-12-01 Thread Madhukar Sah
Thank gerald. I will contact them. Regards On Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at 7:58:00 AM UTC+5:30, Gerald wrote: > > I suggest you contact Element 14 customer support for assistance with your > board. > > Gerald > > > On Mon, Nov 30, 2015 at 8:17 PM, Madhukar Sah > wrote: > >> Can i conclude that

Re: [beagleboard] why eSATA in X-15?

2015-12-01 Thread Gerald Coley
Because that was the decision we made two years ago. Plain SATA is provided on the expansion connectors as well if you want to design an expansion card for it. The TI EVM has mSATA on the LCD board. eSATA also provides an extra USB2.0 port. Gerald On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 4:37 AM, Taceant Omnes w

Re: [beagleboard] Unlimited storage on Amazon cloud drive for $5

2015-12-01 Thread mickeyf
My ignorance of this stuff is very nearly 100%, but why does "Issues found : 0" equate to 'Only' "Overall Health Rating 89.9%" ? Also, how do they get : "Latency Time (Read) : 0 ns" "Latency Time (Write): 0 ns" ...unless this was programmed by the "rogue enginee

Re: [beagleboard] Using BeagleBoneBlack to emulate USB keyboard?

2015-12-01 Thread mickeyf
There may be a quick and dirty shortcut to avoid going down the "gotta learn the low-level details of usb" rabbit hole. You can use a usb gadget to make the mini usb port appear as a serial port to your BBB software. Took about 2 lines of bash if I recall. Sorry, I don't have the details handy

Re: [beagleboard] why eSATA in X-15?

2015-12-01 Thread Taceant Omnes
On 1 December 2015 at 12:52, Gerald Coley wrote: > Because that was the decision we made two years ago. Plain SATA is provided > on the expansion connectors as well if you want to design an expansion card > for it. The TI EVM has mSATA on the LCD board. > > eSATA also provides an extra USB2.0 port

Re: [beagleboard] Updating U-Boot?

2015-12-01 Thread Robert Nelson
On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 3:15 AM, Lee Armstrong wrote: > > Hi all! > > We have the update_kernel.sh for updating the kernel but I can't see a way > to keep U-Boot up to date. Is there a way to update it without reflashing > the entire eMMC? There is, but i moved it under the "developers" folder..

Re: [beagleboard] Updating U-Boot?

2015-12-01 Thread Lee Armstrong
Ah yes, I see it now. update_bootloader.sh So if running on a flashed eMMC it will update the one there? On Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at 4:54:00 PM UTC, RobertCNelson wrote: > > On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 3:15 AM, Lee Armstrong > wrote: > > > > Hi all! > > > > We have the update_kernel.sh for u

Re: [beagleboard] Beaglebone black as a media center

2015-12-01 Thread Carlos Novaes
Understood. So it will not be an option. Anyway, it was just a funny idea that came into my mind. Maybe I would try with an old CPU that is somewhere in house... The kernel version for which I could not find the sources, at least by adapting the instructions on the link was 4.1.13-bone16. Anywa

Re: [beagleboard] Beaglebone black as a media center

2015-12-01 Thread Robert Nelson
On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 11:52 AM, Carlos Novaes wrote: > Understood. So it will not be an option. Anyway, it was just a funny idea > that came into my mind. Maybe I would try with an old CPU that is somewhere > in house... > > The kernel version for which I could not find the sources, at least by

Re: [beagleboard] why eSATA in X-15?

2015-12-01 Thread John Syne
Why not use a eSATA to SATA cable? http://www.amazon.com/SATA-to-eSATA-Cable/dp/B003ENM5IA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1448993586&sr=8-2&keywords=esata+to+sata+cable Regards, John > On Dec 1, 2015, at 2:37 AM, Taceant Omnes wrote: > > My home desktop PC has an eSATA port. A few months ago I want

Re: [beagleboard] why eSATA in X-15?

2015-12-01 Thread Gerald Coley
That was the plan.. Gerald On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 12:14 PM, John Syne wrote: > Why not use a eSATA to SATA cable? > > > http://www.amazon.com/SATA-to-eSATA-Cable/dp/B003ENM5IA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1448993586&sr=8-2&keywords=esata+to+sata+cable > > Regards, > John > > > > > > On Dec 1, 2015,

Re: [beagleboard] Unlimited storage on Amazon cloud drive for $5

2015-12-01 Thread John Syne
My guess is that they are not measuring those parameters (Latency). Regarding Health rating, I believe that has to do with the number of starts and hours of service. More important to me are the read/write/seek/sector errors. On a few month old Seagate Barracuda drives, these numbers are large,

[beagleboard] Re: Using BeagleBoneBlack to emulate USB keyboard?

2015-12-01 Thread Ed of the Mountain
Linux Gadget Drivers + BeagleBone hardware should allow you to emulate a USB keyboard. http://www.armadeus.com/wiki/index.php?title=USB_Gadget If you are emulating a keyboard, no PC driver is needed. -Ed On Monday, November 30, 2015 at 8:49:57 AM UTC-6, William Park wrote: > > Hi, > > I have

[beagleboard] GPIO 1 28 on Debian

2015-12-01 Thread rshieldstherm
After booting Debian for Beaglebone Black I looked at P9 pin 12 (GPIO 1 28) on an oscilloscope, their is a positive 65ms wide positive pulse that repeats approximately every second. Is this pin not set up as a GPIO pin? I tried echo 60 > /sys/class/gpio/export However when I tried ls -a

Re: [beagleboard] Re: Using BeagleBoneBlack to emulate USB keyboard?

2015-12-01 Thread Philip Polstra
I did a talk about how to do this at DEFCON this year. One device to pwn them all. Files you need here https://media.defcon.org/DEF%20CON%2023/DEF%20CON%2023%20presentations/DEFCON-23-Phil-Polstra-Extras.rar On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 2:12 PM Ed of the Mountain wrote: > > Linux Gadget Drivers + Be

Re: [beagleboard] user LEDs won't turn on and board won't boot

2015-12-01 Thread Bryan Hood
Here is my UART output: U-Boot SPL 2014.04-00014-g47880f5 (Apr 22 2014 - 13:23:54) Could not probe the EEPROM; something fundamentally wrong on the I2C bus. Could not get board ID. Could not probe the EEPROM; something fundamentally wrong on the I2C bus. Could not get board ID. Unknown board, cann

Re: [beagleboard] user LEDs won't turn on and board won't boot

2015-12-01 Thread Bryan Hood
Oh wow! I have an answer. I went to go probe U7, the EEPROM, and discovered that it has fallen off the PCB. All that was left was a single pin dangling on a pad. I can see where the other chip legs used to be soldered on.There must have been a defect during the SMT process. So my next question is,

Re: [beagleboard] user LEDs won't turn on and board won't boot

2015-12-01 Thread Gerald Coley
What is the serial number of the board? Gerald On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 3:10 PM, Bryan Hood wrote: > Oh wow! I have an answer. I went to go probe U7, the EEPROM, and > discovered that it has fallen off the PCB. All that was left was a single > pin dangling on a pad. I can see where the other chip

Re: [beagleboard] user LEDs won't turn on and board won't boot

2015-12-01 Thread William Hermans
Is this a circuitco board ? On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 2:10 PM, Bryan Hood wrote: > Oh wow! I have an answer. I went to go probe U7, the EEPROM, and > discovered that it has fallen off the PCB. All that was left was a single > pin dangling on a pad. I can see where the other chip legs used to be > s

Re: [beagleboard] Re: Using BeagleBoneBlack to emulate USB keyboard?

2015-12-01 Thread William Hermans
So Phil . . . if you're going to send files to others on the group, you may want to leave out files such as "attackWindows.py" . . .heh ! ;) On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 1:36 PM, Philip Polstra wrote: > I did a talk about how to do this at DEFCON this year. One device to pwn > them all. Files you n

Re: [beagleboard] user LEDs won't turn on and board won't boot

2015-12-01 Thread Bryan Hood
Serial number is blank. I just see a large white rectangle to the right of "S/N" on the bottom silkscreen. re: circuitco - I purchased it through Adafruit 2 years ago, so I don't believe so. On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 1:12 PM, William Hermans wrote: > Is this a circuitco board ? > > On Tue, Dec 1,

Re: [beagleboard] user LEDs won't turn on and board won't boot

2015-12-01 Thread William Hermans
So, I'm pretty sure there is a way to bypass the EEPROM check, and force the correct device tree board file. But I am not sure how to go about doing that. Plus, I'm not sure what else is involved. Maybe Robert can chime in and tell us whether what I'm thinking is a good idea or not ? As uboot has t

Re: [beagleboard] user LEDs won't turn on and board won't boot

2015-12-01 Thread Gerald Coley
Serial number is on the big white label on the expansion header. Is this the first time you have used the board in two years? Gerald On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 3:34 PM, William Hermans wrote: > So, I'm pretty sure there is a way to bypass the EEPROM check, and force > the correct device tree board

Re: [beagleboard] user LEDs won't turn on and board won't boot

2015-12-01 Thread Robert Nelson
On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 3:34 PM, William Hermans wrote: > So, I'm pretty sure there is a way to bypass the EEPROM check, and force the > correct device tree board file. But I am not sure how to go about doing > that. Plus, I'm not sure what else is involved. Maybe Robert can chime in > and tell us

Re: [beagleboard] why eSATA in X-15?

2015-12-01 Thread William Hermans
Or, how about using an eSATA enclosure ? they're not that expensive . . . http://www.amazon.com/Anker%C2%AE-Aluminum-External-Enclosure-12-5mm/dp/B005B5G4S6 eSATA enclosures also usually double as an USB enclosure as well. While on the subject. eSATA is usually more performant when compared to USB

Re: [beagleboard] why eSATA in X-15?

2015-12-01 Thread Robert Nelson
On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 3:41 PM, William Hermans wrote: > Or, how about using an eSATA enclosure ? they're not that expensive . . > .http://www.amazon.com/Anker%C2%AE-Aluminum-External-Enclosure-12-5mm/dp/B005B5G4S6 > > eSATA enclosures also usually double as an USB enclosure as well. While on > th

Re: [beagleboard] user LEDs won't turn on and board won't boot

2015-12-01 Thread William Hermans
> There is an image that has that feature, but it's now purpose built to > flash the eMMC from a usb flash drive... > > Sorry there really isn't just a image that, just boot to console, if > eeprom is blank anymore... > > Regards, Which implies it is still possible ? What all is involved in doing

Re: [beagleboard] user LEDs won't turn on and board won't boot

2015-12-01 Thread Bryan Hood
Thanks for all the quick replies! text on the header is "0 025 132 9 1 1758 A5C" So I'm gussing S/N is 025132911758 On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 1:39 PM, Robert Nelson wrote: > On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 3:34 PM, William Hermans wrote: > > So, I'm pretty sure there is a way to bypass the EEPROM check,

Re: [beagleboard] user LEDs won't turn on and board won't boot

2015-12-01 Thread Robert Nelson
On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 3:45 PM, William Hermans wrote: > > There is an image that has that feature, but it's now purpose built to > > flash the eMMC from a usb flash drive... > > > > Sorry there really isn't just a image that, just boot to console, if > > eeprom is blank anymore... > > > > Regard

Re: [beagleboard] user LEDs won't turn on and board won't boot

2015-12-01 Thread Gerald Coley
Sounds like it got knocked off somewhere along the way. If it were missing it would have failed two sets of tests. Request an RMA and see if it can be repaired (if pads are missing, then it can't) or buy another board. Gerald On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 3:45 PM, Bryan Hood wrote: > Thanks for all

Re: [beagleboard] Re: Using BeagleBoneBlack to emulate USB keyboard?

2015-12-01 Thread William Hermans
SO, the companion slides to go with those files: https://media.defcon.org/DEF%20CON%2023/DEF%20CON%2023%20presentations/DEFCON-23-Phil-Polstra-One-device-to-Pwn-them-all.pdf related material starts at page 22. Great job Phil. I did not realize creating a faux USB HID device was so easy. Well, "eas

Re: [beagleboard] Unlimited storage on Amazon cloud drive for $5

2015-12-01 Thread William Hermans
@John, So talking about all this reminds me of "back in the day", when 320MB drives were large, and expensive. So at that time I had an 80MB Maxtor I believe it was, and it was nearly full. Knowing one of the local shop owners in the town I lived in ( Montgomery Alabama if memory serves ) I manage

[beagleboard] GPU computation?

2015-12-01 Thread Yang Yang
I'm trying to implement some computer vision algorithms for my robot, based on beagle board black. vision processing is very CPU intensive, so I was wondering if there are any existing frameworks for running parallel computations on GPU , particularly on beagle board thanks Yang -- For mor

Re: [beagleboard] user LEDs won't turn on and board won't boot

2015-12-01 Thread Bryan Hood
Cool, I'll try flashing with the blank image first. If that doesn't work, I'll RMA. It appears to be a SMT process manufacturing defect. There is solder paste on the pads. I can see where the legs were attached, but it doesn't look like the solder properly re-flowed. Thanks everyone! Bryan On T

[beagleboard] FW: Ask about some typo for the LCD7 cape webpage

2015-12-01 Thread Douglas Guillen
Yongfan, I'm forwarding your message to the beagle groups support team, they should be able to help or refer you to the right place Regards Douglas Guillen Circuitco Electronics LLC 1380 Presidential Dr. Ste# 100 Richardson, TX 75081 Main: 214-466-6690 Ext-28 Fax: 214-466-6694

Re: [beagleboard] Unlimited storage on Amazon cloud drive for $5

2015-12-01 Thread John Syne
Hi William, You are way braver than me ;-) Regards, John > On Dec 1, 2015, at 2:17 PM, William Hermans wrote: > > @John, > > So talking about all this reminds me of "back in the day", when 320MB drives > were large, and expensive. So at that time I had an 80MB Maxtor I believe it > was,

Re: [beagleboard] Unlimited storage on Amazon cloud drive for $5

2015-12-01 Thread William Hermans
It's not "brave" so much as understanding how *not* to treat a hard drive. On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 6:53 PM, John Syne wrote: > Hi William, > > You are way braver than me ;-) > > Regards, > John > > > > > On Dec 1, 2015, at 2:17 PM, William Hermans wrote: > > @John, > > So talking about all this