[Gumstix-users] FW: New Verdex Not Responding

[Williams, E. <ewi...@ir...>]

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Hi Gumstix Tech Support:

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I recently bought my first Gumtix, a Verdex XM4-bt with a Console-VX and
a NetWifiMicroSD-FCC.  Found the Wiki info on attaching and logging in
via serial port http://docwiki.gumstix.org/Rs232

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Plugged it together, fired up Minicom, turned it on, and ...BINGO.  I
got the log in screen and logged on.  Looked around at a couple of
directories for a couple of minutes (it was late) and logged off, with a
clean shutdown.  I did no file/directory/permission alterations of any
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Tried the same thing again today and...nothing.  The LED lights up (so I
am getting power), but no boot messages on any of the 3 ports of the
Console VX. (Is one preferred over the others?)

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I tried under Linux with Minicom, tried under Windows with Hyperterm,
still nothing.  I did verify that my baud rate and other serial
parameters were right.=20

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I've looked around in the documentation on the Wiki, and I can't find
anything more detailed than the RS232 doc which just tells me to just
plug it in and it will work.

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My understanding is that the NetWifi defaults to getting addresses via
DHCP which I don't have at home, so I couldn't try communicating via
Ethernet until I got in via serial and give it a hard address;  except I
can't do that.

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I took the Gumstix to work, where we do have DHCP and plugged it into
the net and loaded up Zenmap and scanned for hosts.  Again, the Gumstix
doesn't show up.  I get 26 (well known) hosts both with and without the
Gumstix plugged into the net.

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As a last ditch, I decided to try USB, but the first thing you run into
in the http://docwiki.gumstix.org/Setting_up_USBnet is a message telling
you USB doesn't work on the Verdex.  Dang.  BTW, when will that get
fixed for Verdex?

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My Gumstix seems DOA. I bought this around Thanksgiving and haven't
gotten to play with it until now because of the holidays, and I see that
the warranty time is only 30 days.  Do I have nearly $400 worth of
brick?

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Ed Williams

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Ed Williams

iRobot Corporation,=20

3485 Sacramento Drive, Suite D

San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

805-544-3436 ext 5015

805-544-3437 fax

ewi...@ir...

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