Re: [Gumstix-users] My new Tobi+Overo Earth Dead on Arrival?

[J. L. <vwy...@gm...>]

Well I might be able to shed a little light for you. Just so you know
the HDMI port only does the digital signal its more like a DVI. You
will also need to set your uboot variables for your monitor. When you
connect through the console port are you using kermit like its
suggested? Giving kermit a shot may help, though not sure. Or its at
least worth trying it out, I have been seeing some people on here
lately that are complaining about garbage like you are and I have yet
to see one person say they were trying it with kermit and doing it in
the manner thats on the setup page.

Other suggestions I will leave for the others as thats the best I can
think of, I am a beginner myself.



On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 10:40 AM, Alex George <ag....@gm...> wrote:
> My new gumstix system appears to be tossing garbage at the console.  As this
> is my first time working with a gumstix I would appreciate a sanity check
> before I contact the company to request RMA.
>
> I just got a new gumstix set with the following parts:
>
> Tobi (PKG30002)
> Overo™ Earth COM (GUM3503E)
> 5.0 volt US power adapter (PWR002)
>
> 1.  The tobi and overo snap together easily
> 2.  When connecting the serial/usb port to my computer(s) a green LED turns
> on, the computer installs the USB com device, and I can connect to it
> (115200 NONE 8 1)
> 3.  When I connect power to the tobi a green LED on the overo turns on, as
> does a red LED between the Rj45 and the full size USB
> 4.  I get garbage characters in the terminal and none of my input appears to
> register.
> 5.  Reseting via the small console reset button near the usb/serial port
> generates more garbage
> 6.  I get the same behavior on my PC (windows 7 + Indigo terminal) and Mac
> (OS X + minicom AND vmware ubuntu + minicom)
> 7.  When I connect the HDMI to my monitor the monitor doesn't sense a signal
>
> Don't know how this will look via the mailing list, but here is my terminal
> output after a power-on
> £tصb $U   @D¨±  à
>
> now power-on + console reset
> £tصb $U   @D¨±  à£tصb $U   @D¨±  à
>
> now power-on + console reset 2 times
> £tصb $U   @D¨±  à£tصb $U   @D¨±  à£tصb $U   @D¨±  à
>
> Am I missing something simple, or should I contact the company for a
> replacement?
>
> (this is my first email to a list, so apologies if I've failed as a portion
> of the etiquettee)
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