[beagleboard] Re: high-end case for the BBB?

2014-05-12 Thread dsmcewen
On Tuesday, May 6, 2014 6:42:09 PM UTC-7, ivo welch wrote: > > > dear BBB experts--- > > we are working on getting the BBB to do a real job for us. this is our > first time that we are designing something we want to sell! we will > probably want to start with 100-1,000 of these, within a 1-3

[beagleboard] Re: high-end case for the BBB?

2014-05-12 Thread dsmcewen
If you do make a case, please make sure to provide access to the three buttons (power, reset, boot-option) on the board. Virtually all of the cases I've seen provide no access to these very helpful buttons. On Tuesday, May 6, 2014 6:42:09 PM UTC-7, ivo welch wrote: > > > dear BBB experts--- > >

[beagleboard] Re: 4GB eMMC Shipping

2014-05-13 Thread dsmcewen
> > Has anyone been able to source one of the new 4GB eMMC models, if so, from > where. > -- 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 receiv

[beagleboard] Received my 4GB eMMC BBB

2014-05-21 Thread dsmcewen
I received my 4GB eMMC BBB from Adadruit today. It's nice to have the extra eMMC and of course I still have the SD card for even more solid state storage. If there was one more item I wish I had on the BBB, it would be 1GB of RAM. -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss ---

[beagleboard] Re: Received my 4GB eMMC BBB

2014-05-23 Thread dsmcewen
> > Certainly everyone always wants more (e.g., more speed, more RAM, more > connectivity, etc.). From the posts on this thread, however, it does > appear that more RAM is a common thread and certainly increased performance > is always welcome. > > But I can see the challenge of trying to

[beagleboard] Debian ARMhf

2014-06-16 Thread dsmcewen
I’ve been running ArchLinux ARM on my BBB for about a year. I liked this version because it is a very basic Linux variant with little fluff. I also tried the official BBB Debian version, which works well but seems to come preconfigured with some packages and content, for example Apache is

[beagleboard] Debian ARMhf

2014-06-16 Thread dsmcewen
I have run ArchLinux ARM on my BBB for quite some times. I liked this version of Linux because it was basic and "clean". It reminds me of the Unix System V days when everything was based on the command line. I also tried the official BBB version of Debian, it loaded and worked but it seemed t

[beagleboard] Re: Debian ARMhf

2014-06-17 Thread dsmcewen
Robert, Thanks for the link, Debian in 64MB WOW yes, that is REAL bare-metal :) I'm having a great time trying all the different flavors on Linux on my BBB. On Monday, June 16, 2014 4:35:15 PM UTC-7, dsmc...@gmail.com wrote: > > I’ve been running ArchLinux ARM on my BBB for about a year. I

Re: [beagleboard] Debian ARMhf

2014-06-17 Thread dsmcewen
Robert, Thanks for the link, Debian in 64MB WOW yes, that is REAL bare-metal :) I'm having a great time trying all the different flavors of Linux on my BBB. On Monday, June 16, 2014 8:36:08 PM UTC-7, RobertCNelson wrote: > > On Jun 16, 2014 10:27 PM, > wrote: > > > > I’ve been running ArchL

Re: [beagleboard] Re: Custom eMMC Flasher

2014-05-02 Thread dsmcewen
On Friday, May 2, 2014 4:52:27 AM UTC-7, Piotr Murawski wrote: > > Hi, > Maybe the simplest would be to use a 4GB SD card, with e.g. ubuntu image > from http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntu#Saucy_13.10. There is enough > space to store 2GB file. > Regards, > Piotr. > > > > Dnia 2 maja 2014 1:0

[beagleboard] Re: Custom eMMC Flasher

2014-05-02 Thread dsmcewen
I've been using ArchLinux ARM on my BBB, but created a script awhile back to initialize the eMMC that may be helpful. # This script is used to create a new (clean) install of ArchLinux to the BeagleBoneBlack's # onboard eMMC memory. This script assumes you have booted the BeagleBoneBlack (not

[beagleboard] My ArchLinux ARM eMMC Initilization Scrips

2014-05-02 Thread dsmcewen
I run ArchLinux ARM on my BBB from the on board eMMC. I create a microSD image on another ARM Linux system (a PogoPlug). I have a series of three scripts: Script1 partitions/formats the microSD card, Script 2 installs the ArchLinux files on the microSD card, Script 3 I execute on the BBB once

[beagleboard] Installing Linux on eMMC

2014-05-02 Thread dsmcewen
I run ArchLinux ARM on my BBB from the on board eMMC. I create a microSD image on another ARM Linux system (a PogoPlug) and install that image on the eMMC using a series of three scripts. Script 1 - partitions/formats the microSD card Script 2 - installs the ArchLinux files on the microSD card

[beagleboard] My Personal eMMC Flasher

2014-05-02 Thread dsmcewen
I run ArchLinux ARM on my BBB from the eMMC. I initialize the eMMC using three scripts I execute on another ARM Linux system (a PogoPlug) Script 1 - executed on my originating system, partitions/formats the micro SD card Script 2 - executed on my originating system, copies the appropriate Arch

[beagleboard] 4GB eMMC Shipping

2014-05-06 Thread dsmcewen
The BBB product notes page says the 4GB eMMC will start shipping May 5, 2014 (yesterday). Dos anyone know if the 4GB eMMC model is shipping? -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" gr