[MinnowBoard] New minnow board max and no video and no console - broken ?

[nb]

Hi Gerard,

Sorry, I meant micro-HDMI to VGA adapter

I’ve googled a lot and didn’t find such a problem.
Generally when video don’t work, console does. Not for me…

Regards


> Le 16 févr. 2015 à 15:59, Gerard Bucas <gerard.b at tekmagic.net> a écrit :
> 
> Hi NB
> 
> What did you mean you bought a 'micro USB to VGA adapter'? Do you mean 'micro-HDMI'?
> 
> The minnow MAX board only has a micro-HDMI connector for video out. So you need a micro-HDMI to HDMI cable to connect it to an HDMI monitor. 
> 
> Not sure if a micro-HDMI to VGA adapter will work - I have not tried that myself. 
> 
> Regards
> 
> Gerard
> 
> 
> 
>> On Feb 16, 2015, at 3:22 PM, nb <nb at dagami.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi everybody,
>> 
>> I’m posting here hoping to find some help
>> 
>> I’ve received today my minnowboad max. While waiting for it I have prepared everything to use it the first day.
>> I’ve bought a micro usb to vga adapter but nothing on the screen when booting.
>> Tried this with and without the micro sdcard, it’s the same.
>> 
>> I’ve also bought a small ftid to usb board to boot on serial console if display don’t work. 
>> I’ve tried this with a linux box using serial. I use kermit on a Mac, and all was ok.
>> I tried it on the serial connector, but nothing happens. I’ve tried different speeds 19200 bps, 115200, 56700 but no success.
>> I see leds blinking (on ftdi board) at boot time, and when typing on the Mac keyboard but no text is displayed.
>> 
>> Isn’t the minnowboard broken?
>> I really don’t understand.
>> 
>> It would be great if someone here has an idea or a way to search
>> 
>> Regards
>> 
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