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ViciousCarnivore: /* Ground A Pin */

2026-02-24T07:43:13Z

Ground A Pin

2026-02-24T07:23:01Z

Moving Resistor

2026-02-24T07:22:39Z

Always Boot from SD Card

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Update && Change Kernel

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No Video Display on Devuan/Debian 10 after Update

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No Video Display on Devuan/Debian 10 after Update

2025-06-19T23:44:46Z

Update && Change Kernel

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No Video Display on Devuan/Debian 10 after Update

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No Video Display on Devuan/Debian 10 after Update

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 https://forum.beagleboard.org/t/how-to-force-boot-from-sd-card-other-than-by-holding-the-button-down/35633/6
-This is easier than moving a resistor. on the BBG, it is pin P8_43 to ground. You might want to put a 100ohm resistor in there to mimic the boot switch. See the schematic.
+This is easier than moving a resistor. on the BBG, it is pin P8_43 to ground. You might want to put a 100ohm resistor in there to mimic the boot switch (though I found it was not necessary). See the schematic.
 ====Moving Resistor====

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 <small>ref: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/33030802/fix-the-boot-order-emmc-on-a-beagle-bone-black</small>
-A latching switch would be nice. Onboard flash is built in obsolescence.
+A latching switch would be nice. Onboard flash is built in obsolescence. It's one of the flaws with the beaglebone. It is always in the way.
 =====Instructions=====

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 [[File:DSCN3116.JPG|300px|thumb|right|Monitoring temperature w/a beagle and LMT84 / LM35]]
 ===Always Boot from SD Card===
   "...move R68 to R93 if you want to make the board boot from SD by default."
 <small>ref: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/33030802/fix-the-boot-order-emmc-on-a-beagle-bone-black</small>
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 A latching switch would be nice. Onboard flash is built in obsolescence.
-====Instructions====
+=====Instructions=====
 Put some leaded solder on both sides of R68 (bottom of board, the silkscreen is misplaced, but just count down the line). Use hot air to remove R68, being careful not to use too much air flow which will knock the resistor off your bench, onto the floor. The resistor is a 100K, in case you lose it.
 After removing the resistor, use an iron to put small dobs of leaded solder on pad R93 (top side of board). Use hot air to heat the board until the solder is fluid, then place the 100K R onto R93, heating as necessary while being careful not to blow the resistor away.
 ===Where are the registers for the BBB?===
 AM335x_TechnicalReferenceManual.pdf

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 The trap is that if you try to apt install a debian arm kernel, the beagle may not even boot.
-=== Login to Console without User Interaction ===
+=== Login to Console (HDMI LCD) without User Interaction ===
 This always confuses me. I've done it before. It's handled with inittab.
   Edit /etc/inittab (comment out existing, and add this below. Replace username with your new user):

← Older revision		Revision as of 00:19, 20 June 2025
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	The trap is that if you try to apt install a debian arm kernel, the beagle may not even boot.		The trap is that if you try to apt install a debian arm kernel, the beagle may not even boot.
		+
		+	=== Login to Console without User Interaction ===
		+	This always confuses me. I've done it before. It's handled with inittab.
		+	Edit /etc/inittab (comment out existing, and add this below. Replace username with your new user):
		+	1:2345:respawn:/bin/login -f USERNAME tty1 </dev/tty1 >/dev/tty1 2>&1
		+
		+	per https://wiki.zoneminder.com/Dedicated_SBC_Camera_Monitor#Auto_Start_Computer
		+	If you search this online, for some reason you don't get this answer.

	==Beagleboard==		==Beagleboard==

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 See also: https://forum.beagleboard.org/t/no-hdmi-output-on-beaglebone-black/22391 Which has the sys fs entry for the HDMI (useful).
   e.g. root@beaglebone:/sys/class/drm/card0/card0-HDMI-A-1# parse-edid edid
 Note that the Beagle will indicate the HDMI is enabled and connected, if you only connect a cable. You don't have to actually have a screen connected. At least in my setup.

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 Check that the cable hasn't failed. I had a cable fail on me inbetween beaglebones. That is near unbelievable. It worked one day, and then the next the cable was dead. So you technically, should have an ebay HDMI cable tester (I can't ever remember a time a VGA cable failed on me...).
-Sadly, there isn't a step by step discussion of troubleshooting video output problems on the beaglebone anywhere. Just forum posts. That is a systematic failure of documentation. Maybe if I get time, I can make one on the elinux wiki... Ideally, there should be a single mediawiki page with all possible video output troubleshooting scenarios (instead of scattered forum posts).
+Sadly, there isn't a step by step discussion of troubleshooting video output problems on the beaglebone anywhere. Just forum posts. That is a systematic failure of documentation. Maybe if I get time, I can make one on the elinux wiki. Ideally, there should be a single mediawiki page with all possible video output troubleshooting scenarios (instead of scattered forum posts).
 === Update && Change Kernel ===

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 === Update && Change Kernel ===
 There is the /opt/scripts/tools/update_kernel.sh tool. If you run this, it will only update the current kernel release to the latest release of the same #.## version. If you want to change to a new number that is not helpful. However, it will list other available kernels. This is good because an apt search linux-image comes up with too many results to dig through. So the update_kernel.sh will tell you what TI kernels are available. From there you just add linux-image to the beginning of whatever numbers they list there, and install one of those.
 ==Beagleboard==