Setting up Debian on a BeagleBone Black
This post is about installing Debian (BeagleBone Black – 2GB eMMC) 2014-03-27 and Flashing the eMMC using a Mac running OSX 10.9 Mavericks. I decided to get a head start on using Debian with the BBB which is soon to tbe the default OS installed on them. These are the steps I used today to get up and running: Download image from http://beagleboard.org/latest-images – BBB-eMMC-flasher-debian-7.4-2014-03-27-2gb.img.xz Use Unarchiver to extract disk image – BBB-eMMC-flasher-debian-7.4-2014-03-27-2gb.img Download PiFiller to copy the disk image to the SD card – https://ivanx.com/raspberrypi/ style=“padding:4px;background:#000;display:inline-block;margin: 4px 0;” Run PiFiller and follow the directions Choose the disk image Insert the SD card Verify that PiFiller has found the correct device Some more verifying, click OK a couple of times Now wait awhile, it took about 20 minutes on my MacBook Pro Holy Cow! The dialog box opening and closing gets really annoying to watch! All set when you get the “Your SD card is ready” message Eject the SD from the Mac OS then remove it from the computer With the BBB unplugged, no network, USB, video, power cables, insert the SD card into the BBB style=“padding:4px;background:#000;display:inline-block;margin: 4px 0;” Get ready: When plugging in the BBB you will need to hold down the Boot button until all 4 USR lights turn on – While holding down the Boot button insert a 5V 2A power supply, release the Boot button when all 4 USR lights turn on Now the USR buttons should start blinking in a seemingly random pattern, this should go on for 20 to 60 minutes depending on the OS and SD card When the USR lights all light-up again the eMMC has been flashed with Debian Remove the power adapter Remove the SD card ...
