[beagleboard] Re: Here is the BeagleBone Debian (beta) image you want to test

2014-12-18 Thread mbbackus
I recently tried running some OpenCV code that works fine independently but crashes with a select timeout error when I try running it while I have my mini wifi module from Adafruit plugged in to provide wireless access via an AP network. Both the camera and the wifi module are plugged into a

Re: [beagleboard] Re: Here is the BeagleBone Debian (beta) image you want to test

2014-08-06 Thread mbbackus
I purchased a proto cape from sparkfun with an eeprom. Apparently I can write a dts file and compile it so that I have better control of the headers at boot time. I'm trying to control some dc motors and was only able to find 4 gpios and 4 more pwms that are low and stay low when the

Re: [beagleboard] Re: Here is the BeagleBone Debian (beta) image you want to test

2014-07-24 Thread mbbackus
I was using the March 31st image (I think) up until yesterday when I updated to the most recent image. One thing I liked about the march image is that it automatically booted to the sd card (no need to press the boot button). How can I implement this functionality with the newer image? -- For

[beagleboard] Re: Here is the BeagleBone Debian (beta) image you want to test

2014-04-07 Thread mbbackus
I'm still running into some annoying root/debian user permissions problems. First, I have to switch to the root user in order to run a script I wrote to share the host computer's Internet connection. Second, when I push to git I get an error message about permission denied. The push goes

Re: [beagleboard] Re: Here is the BeagleBone Debian (beta) image you want to test

2014-04-07 Thread mbbackus
Yes and no. The solution was worse than the problem. Updating to the development kernel as mentioned above resulted in better support for Wifi but an unstable LXDE environment. At this point I just don't rely on Wifi. On Friday, April 4, 2014 9:03:12 AM UTC-8, Toni Salaet Larrull wrote: I

Re: [beagleboard] Re: Here is the BeagleBone Debian (beta) image you want to test

2014-04-02 Thread mbbackus
What is the problem with the default kernel? That wifi doesn't work good in general, that it doesn't connect to unsecured networks, that Wicd is buggy and will freeze up the BeagleBone? I went ahead and updated the kernel. I am now able to connect to secured and unsecured networks using the

Re: [beagleboard] Re: Here is the BeagleBone Debian (beta) image you want to test

2014-04-01 Thread mbbackus
My BeagleBone part of a primitive robot with a breadboard strapped to the top, and servo motors underneath. The wifi dongle was between both. For this reason, I dug out my unpowered USB hub and used it as an extender to get the wifi dong'e away from all the metal. I powered the beagle bone with

Re: [beagleboard] Re: Here is the BeagleBone Debian (beta) image you want to test

2014-03-28 Thread mbbackus
I downloaded and tested the March 27th image today. Thanks for including xrdp-it made testing wifi go much faster. Here's what I found. - I was able to connect to a WPA2 secured network at the school where I teach - I was unable to connect to my cell phone when unsecured (Android

[beagleboard] Re: Here is the BeagleBone Debian (beta) image you want to test

2014-03-26 Thread mbbackus
Sad to say that I had my wifi dongle working yesterday, but despite hours of effort today, I was unable to get it working. On Monday, March 24, 2014 9:21:04 PM UTC-8, mbba...@gmail.com wrote: I really like the 2014-03-19 image. It solves most of the problems I was having with Ubuntu and

[beagleboard] Re: Here is the BeagleBone Debian (beta) image you want to test

2014-03-25 Thread mbbackus
I really like the 2014-03-19 image. It solves most of the problems I was having with Ubuntu and Angstrom. I am now able to connect wirelessly to WPA secured networks using Adafruit's dongle while tethered via a USB cable! This will make developing and debugging an autonomous robot that uses

Re: [beagleboard] Re: Is normal Network Routing supposed to work in USB tethered mode?

2014-03-12 Thread mbbackus
I have spent a lot of time trying to share a Mac's Internet connection with a BeagleBone Black while connected via USB. I am able to do this without any difficulty just using the Mac Gui on a machine running OSX 10.6.8. On a machine running OSX 10.7.5, I can make it work, but I have to run the