Encoder Bus Error after trying to use adafruit i2c library on Beagleboneblue

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Hi, I recently got a Beagleboneblue and tested the encoders using the $sudo rc_test_encoders. After flashing my sd card with a new OS everything was working fine. I wanted to test out the i2c capabilities with python. I have heard before that Bealgeboneblue was based heavily off the Bealgeboneblack so I installed adafruit blinka for BBBlack. I then hooked up an i2c device and ran $i2cdetect -y -r 1 and my i2c device was found. I thought it would work because of this. I developed some code to try to practice using i2c and ran it and now I get a bus error when trying to use the test encoders command. Did I accidently write into an address I shouldn’t be writing into?

#/usr/bin/env python3

import time
import busio
from adafruit_blinka.board.beagleboard.beaglebone_black import *

print("Hello Blinka!")

i2c = busio.I2C(pin.I2C1_SCL,pin.I2C1_SDA)

#setup
#wake up sensor
i2c.writeto(0x68, bytes([0x6B]),stop = True)
i2c.writeto(0x6B, bytes([0x00]), stop = True)
#gyro config
i2c.writeto(0x68, bytes([0x00]),stop = False)
i2c.writeto(0x1B, bytes([0x00]), stop = True)
#accel config 
i2c.writeto(0x68, bytes([0x00]),stop = False)
i2c.writeto(0x1C, bytes([0x00]), stop = True)

def accel():
    i2c.writeto(0x3B, bytes([0x00]),stop = False)
    result = bytearray(6)
    i2c.readfrom_into(0x68, result)
    return result

while True:
    ax = accel()
    print("x =", ax)
    time.sleep(0.005)

I thought this Bus Error would go away after reflashing my sd card. It persisted so I think its a hardware problem? I’m not too sure.

TLDR, used adafruits bealgeboneblack gpio/i2c library on the bealgeboneblue and now I have a bus error when trying to use the encoders. is there anyway to reverse this, is my beagle doomed! or Is the problem caused by something else potentially?

Thanks,
: D