From owner-freebsd-arm@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jul 7 03:18:38 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C6066970 for ; Sun, 7 Jul 2013 03:18:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gonzo@id.bluezbox.com) Received: from id.bluezbox.com (id.bluezbox.com [88.198.91.248]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 75D7F1F02 for ; Sun, 7 Jul 2013 03:18:38 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [207.6.254.8] (helo=[192.168.1.65]) by id.bluezbox.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.77 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1UvfUe-000MJW-3y; Sat, 06 Jul 2013 20:18:37 -0700 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.3 \(1503\)) Subject: Re: Booting Beagleboard Black From: Oleksandr Tymoshenko In-Reply-To: Date: Sat, 6 Jul 2013 20:18:12 -0700 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <49BADE26-2E93-4FFC-9563-63F6B556FA1D@bluezbox.com> References: To: hiren panchasara X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1503) Sender: gonzo@id.bluezbox.com X-Spam-Level: -- X-Spam-Report: Spam detection software, running on the system "id.bluezbox.com", has identified this incoming email as possible spam. The original message has been attached to this so you can view it (if it isn't spam) or label similar future email. If you have any questions, see The administrator of that system for details. Content preview: On 2013-07-06, at 6:17 PM, hiren panchasara wrote: > On Sat, Jul 6, 2013 at 6:10 PM, Tom Everett wrote: >> I've built a kernel using crochet, and copied the resulting .img file to a >> micro SD card. I followed the simple instructions here: >> >> https://github.com/kientzle/crochet-freebsd/tree/master/board/BeagleBone >> >> When I reset the board using the reset button on the BBB, I get three blue >> lights lit on the USB, and nothing happens. Can anyone give a BBB newb a >> hand? > > So, you need to hold the boot button for a few (2 to 3) seconds before > powering it on. That way it will boot from the sd card. > > Locate boot button: > http://learn.adafruit.com/beaglebone-black-installing-operating-systems/flashing-the-beaglebone-black [...] Content analysis details: (-2.9 points, 5.0 required) pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- 0.0 URIBL_BLOCKED ADMINISTRATOR NOTICE: The query to URIBL was blocked. See http://wiki.apache.org/spamassassin/DnsBlocklists#dnsbl-block for more information. [URIs: khubla.com] -1.0 ALL_TRUSTED Passed through trusted hosts only via SMTP -1.9 BAYES_00 BODY: Bayes spam probability is 0 to 1% [score: 0.0000] Cc: "freebsd-arm@freebsd.org" X-BeenThere: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the StrongARM Processor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 07 Jul 2013 03:18:38 -0000 On 2013-07-06, at 6:17 PM, hiren panchasara = wrote: > On Sat, Jul 6, 2013 at 6:10 PM, Tom Everett wrote: >> I've built a kernel using crochet, and copied the resulting .img file = to a >> micro SD card. I followed the simple instructions here: >>=20 >> = https://github.com/kientzle/crochet-freebsd/tree/master/board/BeagleBone >>=20 >> When I reset the board using the reset button on the BBB, I get three = blue >> lights lit on the USB, and nothing happens. Can anyone give a BBB = newb a >> hand? >=20 > So, you need to hold the boot button for a few (2 to 3) seconds before > powering it on. That way it will boot from the sd card. >=20 > Locate boot button: > = http://learn.adafruit.com/beaglebone-black-installing-operating-systems/fl= ashing-the-beaglebone-black I just nuked partition table on MMC1 (internal memory card). It made = zero-stage=20 boot loader boot from external SD card. You can do it by breaking to = u-boot prompt and executing following sequence # mmc dev 1 # mmc erase 0 512 Do it only if you 100% sure you know what you're doing and you don't = have any=20 data you need on mmc1. I don't think this command can inflict = irreparable =20 damage since you can always re-flash internal MMC card. =20