[MinnowBoard] MinnowBoard Max - no Input signal on screen

Eric ericolv at cox.net
Fri Oct 23 23:25:05 UTC 2015


Is there something more I'm supposed to do?   I've sent two emails to
'rma at minnowboard.org', attempting to get a replacement for a dead MBM, but
never heard anything back.


Thanks
-----Original Message-----
From: elinux-MinnowBoard
[mailto:elinux-minnowboard-bounces at lists.elinux.org] On Behalf Of John
Hawley
Sent: Friday, October 23, 2015 2:13 PM
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Subject: Re: [MinnowBoard] MinnowBoard Max - no Input signal on screen

If D2 isn't turning on I'd go ahead and file an RMA.

- John 'Warthog9' Hawley

On 10/23/2015 01:55 PM, maxreyesr at gmail.com wrote:
> There is a FTDI seríal port on minnowboard max for those cases to find 
> a solution even without input signal on screen...
> 
> El 23/10/2015 14:34, "Rico Miledi" <rico.miledi at biodot.com 
> <mailto:rico.miledi at biodot.com>> escribió:
> 
>     I was looking at the TinCanTools flasher, however as the board is
>     brand new I do not see why I should need to do this.
>     I was looking for confirmation that the board is bad and I think I
>     have just received it - thank you.
> 
>     r
> 
>     On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 11:47 AM, Eric <ericolv at cox.net> wrote:
> 
>         Sounds like the first one I bought (still dead).   I had to send
>         it back, they re-flashed it and sent it back.  It worked for a
>         while then went dead again.  If you have a SPI flasher, you can
>         try to re-flash the board (SPI Hook TinCanTools.com or DediProg
>         SF 100, the first one is /much/ cheaper).  However, this did not
>         work for mine.    ____
> 
>         __ __
> 
>         *From:*elinux-MinnowBoard
>         [mailto:elinux-minnowboard-bounces at lists.elinux.org] *On Behalf
>         Of *Rico Miledi
>         *Sent:* Thursday, October 22, 2015 5:39 PM
>         *To:* MinnowBoard Development and Community Discussion
>         *Subject:* Re: [MinnowBoard] MinnowBoard Max - no Input signal
>         on screen____
> 
>         __ __
> 
>         I only pressed the power switch after I tried different monitors
>         and power supplies (I misstated the rated amperage of the power
>         supply I am currently using - it is 3A instead of 2.5A).____
> 
>         __ __
> 
>         I just turned it on - left it on for a minute then pressed the
>         power switch - nothing appeared to happen the one LED that was
>         on (D1 - next to the button) did not flicker - I have never seen
>         D2 go on.____
> 
>         __ __
> 
>         r____
> 
>         __ __
> 
>         On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 5:11 PM, Rico Miledi
>         <rico.miledi at biodot.com> wrote:____
> 
>         Yes - nothing seemed to change.____
> 
>         __ __
> 
>         r____
> 
>         __ __
> 
>         On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 4:12 PM, David Byte <dbyte at suse.com>
>         wrote:____
> 
>         Did you press the power button near the blue LEDs?
> 
>         Sent from my iPhone. Typos are Apple's fault. ____
> 
> 
>         On Oct 22, 2015, at 6:10 PM, Rico Miledi
>         <rico.miledi at biodot.com> wrote:____
> 
>             I have been trying to follow the setup procedures for a new
>             MinnowBoard Max as described on:____
> 
>             http://wiki.minnowboard.org/MinnowBoard_MAX_HW_Setup____
> 
>             I have a 2.5Amp AC to 5V DC power supply (positive on the
>             inside of the barrel) that shows a voltage of 5.4V without a
>             load (just using a multi-meter) and have tried several
>             monitors but each of these reports no signal input.____
> 
>             The board shows only has one illuminated led light when
>             power is applied - I believe that there should be two?____
> 
>             Is the board defective or should I be doing something else
>             (it was purchased recently from Mouser).____
> 
>             Thank you in advance for any help.____
> 
>             Rico____
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