[beagleboard] Re: Beaglebone Black Getting Started not working

2014-03-07 Thread John Ruffer
I bought this board a bit on a whim, so I don't have my usual embedded supplies on hand (e.g. a 5V power supply). I'll give it a go as soon as I get my hands on one. But basically, the only feedback I can get from the board are the activity LEDs (U0-3), which are blinking as prescribed. Yeah, I th

[beagleboard] Re: Beaglebone Black Getting Started not working

2014-03-07 Thread porkupan
Does the BBB boot on its own (with a 5V power supply)? Do you get a login prompt on the monitor? Do you see the u-boot startup on the serial port (you may need to buy a special cable for that)? I am not sure what's the point of doing the "Getting Started" procedures. You can just use it.