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Date:      Sat, 6 Jul 2013 20:08:46 -0600
From:      Tom Everett <tom@khubla.com>
To:        Paul Mather <paul@gromit.dlib.vt.edu>
Cc:        "freebsd-arm@freebsd.org" <arm@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Booting Beagleboard Black
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I have just now ordered that cable.  Thanks for the link.



On Sat, Jul 6, 2013 at 8:05 PM, Paul Mather <paul@gromit.dlib.vt.edu> wrote:

> On Jul 6, 2013, at 9:41 PM, Tom Everett <tom@khubla.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks everyone.  I tried the instructions here.
> https://wiki.freebsd.org/FreeBSD/arm/BeagleBoneBlack .
>
> Specifically
>
> 1 - unplug the usb and sd card
> 2 - plug in sd
> 3 - hold down "user/boot" button located by the sd connection, at the FAR
> end of the board from the other two buttons
> 4 - plug in USB
> 5 - observe power light go on
> 6 - release "user/boot" button
>
> The power light stays on, but nothing else happens.  Perhaps my .img file
> is not correct, is there somewhere I can download a "known to work" .img
> file?
>
>
> Do you have a USB to serial cable to monitor what is happening during the
> startup?  Something like http://www.adafruit.com/products/954 is very
> handy.  It can help let you know whether it is booting the right image, or
> how far it is getting in the boot sequence.
>
> I've managed to boot a Crochet-produced image on my BeagleBone Black, so I
> know it is possible.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Paul.
>



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