**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Sat Jan 06 03:00:02 2018 Jan 06 10:49:52 It looks like the beagleboard has an Spectre affected processor. Right? Jan 06 10:50:35 https://developer.arm.com/support/security-update Jan 07 01:05:04 I cannot find a Micro-HDMI cable that will fit in my new Beaglebone-Black-Wireles, when I have a USB cable plugged-in. Where can I get one that is thin enough. Jan 07 01:06:45 You can trim the plastics. The metal inside is the size of the metal you see protruding out. Jan 07 01:07:34 Do I have to trim the plastic, for any cable to fit? Jan 07 01:08:18 Nah, but it's way easier and doesn't involve shipping time ;) Jan 07 01:08:39 I'm not sure about the wireless, let me check a pic and see if they're the same spacing as on the regular black Jan 07 01:09:38 Oooooh, whoah, things are moved way around Jan 07 01:10:36 No idea, then. I have monoprice part numbers for microhdmi and microusb cables that fit the regular black without hitting, but that's a full-size-USB-A you're up against, totally different from what I've done Jan 07 01:11:34 I've had to trim a lot of cables for a lot of things, and I have really good luck with a pair of big diagonal cutters, they give a lot of control and no chance of slicing my hand up like I'd probably do with a knife :P Jan 07 01:11:46 I have tried several different cables. And, it just doesn't seem possible to plug-in both a USB and a HDMI at the same time. Jan 07 01:24:11 Unless I am missing something, It seems that the Beaglebone-Black-Wireless is basically unusable, since it is impossible to plug-in both a keyboard/mouse and a display at the same time. Jan 07 01:27:27 I've never thought to try to use one as a desktop :/ I'm the sort of hardware nerd who starts with a UART and seldom leaves Jan 07 01:28:17 I understand the frustration though. I just bought a flashlight that can't charge from most of my microusb cables. Jan 07 01:31:08 Every instruction I have found simply says plug-in a USB-hub (for the keyboard and mouse) plug the Beaglebone into a monitor and use the pre-installed Linux distribution to perform all configuration. However I am at a loss as to how I can access the OS if I cannot even connect the external components. Jan 07 01:42:28 So I have got my serial cable out, and my non booting beaglebone says; pastebin.com/8yGUUZLt Jan 07 01:42:41 (pocketbeagle) Jan 07 02:24:38 jonnyw2k: interesting, looks like it might have un-/misprogrammed board identification EEPROM Jan 07 02:28:21 Ray1108: I've pretty sure I've had stuff connected to it, but you're right that the connector placement is... not ideal Jan 07 02:29:45 anyway to reprogramme the EEPROM myself? Jan 07 02:31:26 yeah, you need an u-boot built to ignore the EEPROM and just assume it's a particular board type (pocketbeagle in this case), and there's some test point that needs to be connected to ground while writing EEPROM to temporarily disable its write-protection Jan 07 02:34:23 I can build that u-boot for ya if you want Jan 07 02:49:27 https://liktaanjeneus.nl/u-boot-2017.11-pocketbeagle.tar.xz Jan 07 02:49:43 (untested, I don't have a pocketbeagle) Jan 07 02:50:50 Sorry got side tracked, turns out I had beagleboot running on the machine I was powering it up from(so I assume that doesn't have the dtb for the pocketbeagle), no serial output if I just power it up with or without uSD Jan 07 02:51:09 what's beagleboot? Jan 07 02:51:14 * zmatt googles Jan 07 02:51:37 ah, a BBBlfs-derivative Jan 07 02:51:49 yeah Jan 07 02:52:09 probably it's just using an u-boot that's too old to know about the pocketbeagle then Jan 07 02:52:27 neat to know this exists though Jan 07 02:54:15 even though apparently it's currently slow as fuck Jan 07 02:54:31 (browsing the issues on github) Jan 07 02:55:04 using it for pocketbeagle would be a bit silly anyhow since it doesn't have eMMC Jan 07 02:55:18 I was just checking how dead the board was Jan 07 02:55:59 I don't see the point of faffing with RMA's if its a simple fix (I might learn something in the process) Jan 07 02:56:02 oh, so it does boot up (at least up to the point of running some u-boot build) when booted via usb? Jan 07 02:56:33 sounds like it might actually have some hardware issue related to the sd card slot then Jan 07 02:56:45 well that pastebin... no serial output without usb booting Jan 07 02:57:25 do you have something to power it without connecting it to the usb port of a computer? Jan 07 02:57:29 e.g. usb charger Jan 07 02:57:34 yeah Jan 07 02:57:51 HELP Jan 07 02:57:58 I'd be curious to know what you get in that case Jan 07 02:58:20 the first step Jan 07 02:59:03 jonnyw2k: it's not hugely important, but just mildly interesting Jan 07 02:59:16 I download the 64-bit installer driver but it can not run Jan 07 02:59:28 I do not know why is that. **** ENDING LOGGING AT Sun Jan 07 03:00:01 2018