[MinnowBoard] MinnowBoard Max won't boot.

[Chris Brookes]

I had the same thing. My issue was the micro hdmi to hdmi adapter I had.  After I got a decent cable it worked fine. 

> On Apr 13, 2015, at 1:47 PM, <ericolv at cox.net> <ericolv at cox.net> wrote:
> 
> Ok, thanks for the reply.
> 
> I haven't seen anything on my screen at all.  Am I correct in assuming that I should, at least, see the shell, without any sd card or usb stick?
> 
> I suppose it could be the HDMI monitor issue, after not seeing anything with the MinnowBoard, I tested with the same monitor and cable using  a BeagleBoard Black and a RaspBerry PI V2, they both worked.
> 
> 
> 
> ---- Bill Traynor <btraynor at gmail.com> wrote: 
>> Have a look at these instructions to be sure you're set up correctly:
>> http://www.elinux.org/Minnowboard:MaxBoot
>> 
>> There's also this:
>> http://www.elinux.org/Minnowboard:MinnowMax#Weak_HDMI_signal_causing_some_monitors_to_not_work
>> 
>>> On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 2:31 PM,  <ericolv at cox.net> wrote:
>>> I wasn't sure if I sent my first message successfully, so if this is a repeat, please disregard.
>>> 
>>> Brand new MinnowBoard Max received a couple days ago.   If I understand correctly, I should be able to boot, minimally to a shell, without any usb stick or sd card inserted?   If this is the case, mine will not boot.  Two lights come on at power up but that's it, nothing on the screen.
>>> 
>>> Please Help.
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