Flashing a BBB with debian

I am finding it impossible to flash an old BBB with debian. I download images from the beagle website copy it to a disk with Etcher, edit the the uEnv.txt file with 'sudo nano ‘/media/aaron/rootfs/boot/uEnv.txt’ press the little power button and plug in a power lead, but I get no flashing lights…nothing.
I have sucessfuly flashed and used Angstrom, but it seems a bit limited.
Also, I am trying to use syncloud but with absolutely no success.
Can somebody pleas tell me where I am going wrong
Thanks

Since you flashed an old version of Angstrom, you better follow the
offical directions:

1: Using your thumb nail, push and hold the boot button down.
2: Plug in 5Volt DC jack
3: Wait till 4 led's turn on
4: Lift thumb nail..

Regards,

I am finding it impossible to flash an old BBB with debian. I download images from the beagle website copy it to a disk with Etcher, edit the the uEnv.txt file with 'sudo nano ‘/media/aaron/rootfs/boot/uEnv.txt’ press the little power button and plug in a power lead, but I get no flashing lights…nothing.
I have sucessfuly flashed and used Angstrom, but it seems a bit limited.
Also, I am trying to use syncloud but with absolutely no success.
Can somebody pleas tell me where I am going wrong

Since you flashed an old version of Angstrom, you better follow the

I have tried that many many times and I get no lights flashing at all. If I power up without pressing the boot button I get 3 blue led’s on constant… no flashing

Okay, if the above 4 step procedure doesn't work, sadly that leaves a
couple options.

You actually didn't follow that procedure
The image is corrupt.

So try it again after reflashing the microSD.

If it still doesn't work, grab a serial cable:

https://elinux.org/Beagleboard:BeagleBone_Black_Serial

and get me the serial boot log for debugging..

Regards,

Yes you were right. I now finally have a debian jessie system on my device (crumbs that was difficult), but I would like a gui. I have tried to install ldxe core, but it tells me I don’t have room. Is there a solution/ I would like a a graphical interface.
Thanks for all your replies

Run it from the plug in card?
Plug in the size you need.
Expand the installed image to make the whole card available to you.
— Graham

On Sat, 23 Feb 2019 12:22:13 -0800 (PST),
aaron@cnccraft.co.uk declaimed the following:

Yes you were right. I now finally have a debian jessie system on my device

  Still behind, since stretch has been the version for almost a year or
so <G>

(crumbs that was difficult), but I would like a gui. I have tried to
install ldxe core, but it tells me I don't have room. Is there a
solution\/ I would like a a graphical interface.

  If your BBB is so old as to have 2GB eMMC -- your option is probably to
just run off the SD card. The full-up LXQT (LXDE was dropped some time ago)
installers /will/ fit in a 4GB eMMC.