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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Jason Kridner edited this page May 5, 2017 · 10 revisions

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What system firmware should I use for starting to explore my BeagleBone Blue?

Download the latest 'iot' image from https://beagleboard.org/latest-images. As of this writing, that image is https://debian.beagleboard.org/images/bone-debian-8.7-iot-armhf-2017-03-19-4gb.img.xz.

Use http://etcher.io for writing that image to a 4GB or larger microSD card.

Power-up your BeagleBone Blue with the newly created microSD card to run this firmware image.

What is the name of the access point SSID and password default on BeagleBone Blue?

SSID: BeagleBone-XXXX where XXXX is based upon the board's assigned unique hardware address
Password: BeagleBone

I've connected to BeagleBone Blue's access point. How do I get logged into the board?

Browse to http://192.168.8.1:3000 to open the Cloud9 IDE and get access to the Linux command prompt.

If you've connected via USB instead, the address will be either http://192.168.6.2:3000 or http://192.168.7.2:3000, depending on the USB networking drivers provided by your operating system.

How do I connect BeagleBone Blue to my own WiFi network?

From the bash command prompt in Linux:

  1. sudo -s (become superuser/root)
  2. connmanctl
    connmanctl> tether wifi off (not really necessary on latest images)
    connmanctl> enable wifi (not really necessary)
    connmanctl> scan wifi
    connmanctl> services(at this point you should see your network appear along with other stuff, in my case it was "AR Crystal wifi_f45eab2f1ee1_6372797774616c_managed_psk") connmanctl> agent on
    connmanctl> connect wifi_f45eab2f1ee1_6372797774616c_managed_psk
    connmanctl> quit

Where can I find examples and APIs for programming BeagleBone Blue?

http://www.strawsondesign.com/#!manual-install

I'm running an image off of a microSD card. How do I write it to the on-board eMMC flash?

TBD

I've got my on-board eMMC flash configured in a nice way. How do I copy that to other BeagleBone Blue boards?

As root, run the /opt/scripts/tools/eMMC/beaglebone-black-make-microSD-flasher-from-eMMC.sh script with a blank 4GB or larger microSD card installed and wait for the script to complete execution.

Remove the microSD card.

Boot your other BeagleBone Blue boards off of this newly updated microSD card and wait for the flashing process to complete. You'll know it successfully started when you see the "larson scanner" running on the LEDs. You'll know it successfully completed when it shuts off the board.

Remove the microSD card.

Reboot your newly flashed board.