#BeagleBoneBlack #ThisMayBeWorking

OS: Debian 12.4 Bookworm
Image: BeagleBoard.org Debian Bookworm IoT Image 2023-12-11

I fllashed directly to the eMMC (4 GB drive, no less), then updated the kernel, and suddenly everything is just smooth.

Unfortunately, I can't use eMMC and the wireless cape since they use the same pins. So. Time to see what wifi adapters I have that it supports. Hopefully not just the crappy ones I bought on sale to test with.

#BeagleBoneBlack #AdventuresInUpgradeHell

Bookworm 12.4 failed very slowly and weirdly with pieces just kind of falling apart, not unlike how I imagined people dying of leprosy (I read a lot of historical fiction as a child and it was my number one fear of dying from).

But I have time, so trying again and switching types. We're going mmc and 2 GB.

OS: Debian 12.2 Bookworm
Image: am335x-eMMC-flasher-debian-12.2-minimal-armhf-2023-10-07-2gb.img.xz

And may God have mercy on my soul.

#BeagleBoneBlack #DebianBookworm #IIsIWDMadeBySatan? Yeah, I am deeply not vibing with this.

In its defense it does connect easily. IT also disconnects easily and loses interfaces, so.

#BeagleBoneBlack update.

Medusa is now updated to Debian GNU/Linux 12.4 Bookworm. It took me several image burns to get one that worked.
So far, this is the only Bookworm image that would work:

BeagleBoard.org Debian Bookworm IoT Image 2023-10-07

I also found out why this one and 12.2 are not official or shouldn't be: for both BBB and BeaglePlay, there's a shocking number of Beagle specific packages missing.