Beaglebone wont boot at powerup

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Hi,

my beaglebone black developped an unwanted behaviour:
When powered it wont boot. It only boots, after I have
pressed the reset button on the pcb.
I tried this with the original image of the onboard
eMMC, which is still there untouched from the beginning.

Is there anything I can do to fix that?

Thank you very much for any help in advance!
Best regards.
mcc

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What is your power source?

Gerald

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Hi Gerald,

its a 2Ampere Switching device, which works over half an year now with
my setup…

Meino

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Are plugging in the DC connector to the board or plugging in the power supply withe DC connector already plugged in to the board?

Gerald

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Hi Gerald,

I first plug the power supply into the wall mains adapater and then the DC plug into the Beaglebone Black (A5C, by the way).

Meino

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I suggest you request an RMA so we can look at it.

http://www.elinux.org/Beagleboard:BeagleBoneBlack#RMA_Support

Gerald

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Hi Gerald,

I am living in Germany...
The main question is: How long will it take and how much will it cost?
Rough estimation?

Meino

Gerald Coley <gerald@beagleboard.org> [14-01-31 17:06]:

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Depending on where you bought it, you can return it to where you purchased it for a replacement after the RMA is approved.

Gerald

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I bought it from www.exp-tech.de.
Currently -- as so many others -- they cannot sell
any Beaglebone Black...everything is out of stock.

Sigh...

Best regards,
Meino

Gerald Coley <gerald@beagleboard.org> [14-01-31 17:16]:

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Well, they are supposed to have RMA stock and not sell that stock. If they have no RMA stock, maybe they don’t get to be a distributor anymore. Go ahead and request the RMA.

Gerald

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Oh, I didn't know that! Ok, thanks for the help! :slight_smile:

Have a nice weekend!
Best regards,
Meino

Gerald Coley <gerald@beagleboard.org> [14-01-31 17:48]:

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You as well!

Gerald

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Hi Gerald,

believe me or not :slight_smile: ...but...

MY BEAGLEBONE BLACK IS WORKING AGAIN!

I didn't change anything. The only thing I can
think of is a massive RF noise on the mains from
a HAM in the neighbourhood or from a "crazy" (badly shielded)
electrical tool/machine/something here in the apartment building...
its an building from 1900, so the power line may be not as good
(in concern to RF/noise/spikes etc.) as elsewhere.

Miracle or not...I am happy. Weekend saved! :wink:

Again, thank you very much for you help in hard times :))))

Best regards,
Meino

Gerald Coley <gerald@beagleboard.org> [14-01-31 21:00]: