**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Tue Nov 15 02:59:56 2022 Nov 15 04:00:10 * set_ says, "And there goes the buzzer, folks." Nov 15 15:56:17 hey all Nov 15 15:57:23 anyone had success in configuring BBB to flash eMMC so there is no need to use an SD card Nov 15 15:58:46 I am trying to do this with my BBB, and after following the "Flashing eMMC" steps at Nov 15 15:58:47 https://elinux.org/Beagleboard:BeagleBoneBlack_Debian#Flashing_eMMC.   the D4 LED just stays on solid. Nov 15 15:58:47 It is the only led on, and seems no other activity is occurring Nov 15 16:13:47 uhh, that sounds weird Nov 15 16:14:55 which led is D4.... Nov 15 16:15:08 hmm, usr2 Nov 15 16:15:27 cpu activity Nov 15 16:16:01 that's weird Nov 15 16:16:25 I don't think I've ever heard of anyone having a problem that matches this symptom Nov 15 16:17:13 that sounds like a kernel panic to me, but that doesn't really explain what's going on Nov 15 16:17:32 what image is on sd card? Nov 15 16:44:41 my connection timed out -- sorry bout that....    let me know if you did not see my last 3 updates Nov 15 16:45:23 oh, and my BBB is RevC Nov 15 16:49:24 {just adding something to keep my session active} Nov 15 16:51:02 Guest63: I did not see any updates, see irc log: https://libera.irclog.whitequark.org/beagle/ Nov 15 16:51:38 [9:41:27 AM] the LEDS are labeled D2 0, D3 1, D4 2, D5 3 Nov 15 16:51:39 [9:41:44 AM] and it is D4 2, that is on solid Nov 15 16:51:52 it is in the group of 4 LEDs just above the USB power connector Nov 15 16:52:03 ehm, yeah I already concluded that Nov 15 16:52:09 ok,  sorry Nov 15 16:52:25 (see irc log) Nov 15 16:52:35 my last question was which image you have on sd card Nov 15 16:53:07 (which you never saw since you disconnected, I didn't realise that) Nov 15 16:53:47 When I try to view the SD card via a USB card reader.  it shows the card is in an unsupported format... Nov 15 16:54:21 that's normal if you're trying to read the card on a non-linux system (e.g. mac or windows) Nov 15 16:54:41 ya,  was trying to view it from a windows 11 reader Nov 15 16:56:36 additionally if I try to boot without the SD installed,  ALL leds come on and stay on solid Nov 15 16:57:23 so, if I could get back to the files on the SD, I could disable the eMMC Flash option in the uEnv.txt file. Nov 15 16:57:36 and/or maybe there is a way to reset the BBB rC back ? Nov 15 16:57:45 that sounds like maybe you managed to mess up eMMC with previous attempts at reflashing... a common way people manage to do that is by changing /boot/uEnv.txt on the eMMC itself turning it into an eMMC flasher (and needless to say, making eMMC an eMMC flasher doesn't work out well) Nov 15 16:57:59 "resetting" the BBB is just a matter of reflashing it Nov 15 16:58:37 ya,  sounds like that is the exact bonehead move I made.  :-( Nov 15 16:58:51 my question is still, what image do you have on sd card? I'm assuming you do remember what you flashed to it Nov 15 16:59:10 oh,  the SD came with the image already on it. Nov 15 16:59:41 huh? I've never seen or heard of a beaglebone getting shipped with an sd card Nov 15 16:59:44 FPP v5.5 for Beagle, from Kulp Lights Nov 15 17:00:08 ya,  it is for holiday lighting Nov 15 17:00:11 xlights Nov 15 17:00:32 and Kulp Lights just started doing this this year Nov 15 17:01:00 ehhhhh the instructions you followed were for debian buster images from beagleboard.org, there's no reason to assume they'll apply to any random custom image from a third party, and based on your results I'm guessing it in fact doesn't apply :P Nov 15 17:01:17 ya,  that is the OS being used Nov 15 17:01:34 Debian Buster that is Nov 15 17:01:44 and ya,  I think I have to agree.     :-( Nov 15 17:02:29 but I cannot say whether or not the image was a Debian Buster image originating from BeagleBoard. Nov 15 17:02:36 ok,   back to square one.  LOL Nov 15 17:02:50 windows can mount linux filesystems using WSL2: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/wsl2-mount-disk Nov 15 17:03:17 good to know. Nov 15 17:04:04 or you could flash a normal image to the beaglebone's eMMC to make it a bootable linux system, and then after booting insert the sd card and use it to fix the sd card Nov 15 17:04:05 by the way.   I did try flashing eMMC using this image from another SD card Nov 15 17:04:07 bone-debian-10.3-iot-armhf-2020-04-06-4gb.img.xz Nov 15 17:04:41 but at the time  I could not get a network connection to work on the BBB, so I aborted that, Nov 15 17:05:02 (or presumably you can find the FPP sd card image on their website and just flash that to sd card) Nov 15 17:05:19 ya,   I will go digging for that as well Nov 15 17:05:41 I can get around on linux fairly well,   so I may try what you suggested... Nov 15 17:05:55 is there a particular image I should use Nov 15 17:06:16 I'm not aware of any particular problem with networking on the image you mentioned, but then again I don't use Windows and I know microsoft does like to periodically break usb networking for fun Nov 15 17:06:35 lol,  no shit Nov 15 17:07:20 (even though it's already using microsoft's own proprietary RNDIS protocol which uses microsoft's own driver built into windows... since microsoft never bothered to implement the USB standard for networking) Nov 15 17:08:12 I placed that other SD card in, held the reset button, then plugged the power in.    the bbb went through that scrolling/rolling LED "bounce" Nov 15 17:08:12 and is now sitting with ALL LEDS on.  :-( Nov 15 17:08:27 did I manage to corrupt that image as well?   LOL Nov 15 17:08:39 normally that indicates it's done flashing, but normally it would also power itself off afterwards Nov 15 17:08:52 ya,  that is what I thought Nov 15 17:09:03 flash failure = all leds flashing Nov 15 17:09:11 (simultaneously) Nov 15 17:09:55 oh,  thanks for that Nov 15 17:10:55 do have a "standard image" you use to boot to for these boards? Nov 15 17:11:30 the 2020-04-06 buster iot image is still the default image they get shipped with afaik Nov 15 17:12:39 you can also find more recent buster images here: https://forum.beagleboard.org/t/debian-10-x-buster-monthly-snapshots/31203 .. either the iot image, or a console image would suffice if you just want it to boot to do sd card maintenance Nov 15 17:12:42 aahh,   a bit dated.  :-)      but I will see if I can find it, and rebuild my secondary SD card with it... Nov 15 17:12:59 appreciate ALL the info Nov 15 17:13:44 there's also new debian bullseye images: https://forum.beagleboard.org/t/debian-11-x-bullseye-monthly-snapshots/31280 these differ significantly from the buster images Nov 15 17:14:34 ya,  I probably should not wander too far off of what I know FPP will work with Nov 15 17:15:10 sure, though obviously if it's just for sd card maintenance then it doesn't really matter what you use as long as it boots and you can log in on it Nov 15 17:17:01 true dat Nov 15 17:27:37 I will let you know how this goes.  :-D Nov 15 21:44:06 Hi all, I am looking to start programming my Beagleboard X-15 and am having a hard time getting started. I am looking to use C and am needing to use the SPI communication peripherals. I am currently using the Beagleboard X-15 to compile and run my C programs. Simply put, is there anywhere I can find some examples of peripheral programming using the Nov 15 21:44:06 Beagleboard X-15? Thank you, all! **** ENDING LOGGING AT Wed Nov 16 02:59:57 2022