Beaglebone Black failed to connect to internet and USB connection to the computer not working ok

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Hello,

I am new to using BBB and Linux. I am unsuccessful in connecting my BBB to the internet. I followed the instructions from here (https://www.digikey.com/en/maker/blogs/how-to-connect-a-beaglebone-black-to-the-internet-using-usb) and I cannot even ping 192.168.7.1. I also tried following the instructions on BeagleBoard.org - upgrade and still failed to connect to the internet.

Any idea what I am doing wrong?

Thank you,
Izzy

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Hi @IzzyZul9 , this is a complex setup, so let’s start with a few basics… What version of the OS are you currently running on the BBB?

Please run and report output:

sudo /opt/scripts/tools/version.sh

On the other side of the USB connector, are you using Windows, Linux or Mac as the gateway to the internet?

Regards,

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Hi Robert, thanks for getting back to me. I’m using Windows and using putty to ssh to the BBB

debian@beaglebone:~$ sudo /opt/scripts/tools/version.sh
git:/opt/scripts/:[721f317b40aabe880c34e8e16311812eeb464ce4]
eeprom:[A335BNLT000C2107BBBG0962]
model:[TI_AM335x_BeagleBone_Black]
dogtag:[BeagleBoard.org Debian Buster IoT Image 2020-04-06]
bootloader:[eMMC-(default)]:[/dev/mmcblk1]:[U-Boot SPL 2019.04-00002-g07d5700e21                                                                              (Mar 06 2020 - 11:24:55 -0600)]:[location: dd MBR]
bootloader:[eMMC-(default)]:[/dev/mmcblk1]:[U-Boot 2019.04-00002-g07d5700e21]:[l                                                                             ocation: dd MBR]
UBOOT: Booted Device-Tree:[am335x-boneblack-uboot-univ.dts]
UBOOT: Loaded Overlay:[AM335X-PRU-RPROC-4-19-TI-00A0]
UBOOT: Loaded Overlay:[BB-ADC-00A0.bb.org-overlays]
UBOOT: Loaded Overlay:[BB-BONE-eMMC1-01-00A0.bb.org-overlays]
UBOOT: Loaded Overlay:[BB-HDMI-TDA998x-00A0.bb.org-overlays]
kernel:[4.19.94-ti-r66]
nodejs:[v10.24.0]
/boot/uEnv.txt Settings:
uboot_overlay_options:[enable_uboot_overlays=1]
uboot_overlay_options:[uboot_overlay_pru=/lib/firmware/AM335X-PRU-RPROC-4-19-TI-                                                                             00A0.dtbo]
uboot_overlay_options:[enable_uboot_cape_universal=1]
pkg check: to individually upgrade run: [sudo apt install --only-upgrade <pkg>]
pkg:[bb-cape-overlays]:[4.14.20210821.0-0~buster+20210821]
pkg:[bb-customizations]:[1.20210810.1-0~buster+20210810]
pkg:[bb-usb-gadgets]:[1.20210816.0-0~buster+20210816]
pkg:[bb-wl18xx-firmware]:[1.20210901.0-0~buster+20210901]
pkg:[kmod]:[26-1]
pkg:[librobotcontrol]:[1.0.5-git20200715.0-0~buster+20200716]
pkg:[firmware-ti-connectivity]:[20190717-2rcnee1~buster+20200305]
groups:[debian : debian adm kmem dialout cdrom floppy audio dip video plugdev us                                                                             ers systemd-journal bluetooth netdev i2c gpio pwm eqep remoteproc admin spi iio                                                                              docker tisdk weston-launch xenomai cloud9ide]
cmdline:[console=ttyO0,115200n8 bone_capemgr.uboot_capemgr_enabled=1 root=/dev/m                                                                             mcblk1p1 ro rootfstype=ext4 rootwait coherent_pool=1M net.ifnames=0 lpj=1990656                                                                              rng_core.default_quality=100 quiet]
dmesg | grep remote
[   63.223191] remoteproc remoteproc0: wkup_m3 is available
[   63.279937] remoteproc remoteproc0: powering up wkup_m3
[   63.279971] remoteproc remoteproc0: Booting fw image am335x-pm-firmware.elf,                                                                              size 217148
[   63.280267] remoteproc remoteproc0: remote processor wkup_m3 is now up
[   65.621067] remoteproc remoteproc1: 4a334000.pru is available
[   65.638770] remoteproc remoteproc2: 4a338000.pru is available
dmesg | grep pru
[   65.621067] remoteproc remoteproc1: 4a334000.pru is available
[   65.628552] pru-rproc 4a334000.pru: PRU rproc node pru@4a334000 probed succes                                                                             sfully
[   65.638770] remoteproc remoteproc2: 4a338000.pru is available
[   65.638976] pru-rproc 4a338000.pru: PRU rproc node pru@4a338000 probed succes                                                                             sfully
dmesg | grep pinctrl-single
[    0.949452] pinctrl-single 44e10800.pinmux: 142 pins, size 568
[    1.471913] pinctrl-single 44e10800.pinmux: pin PIN108 already requested by o                                                                             cp:A15_pinmux; cannot claim for 0-0070
[    1.482487] pinctrl-single 44e10800.pinmux: pin-108 (0-0070) status -22
[    1.489166] pinctrl-single 44e10800.pinmux: could not request pin 108 (PIN108                                                                             ) from group nxp_hdmi_bonelt_pins  on device pinctrl-single
dmesg | grep gpio-of-helper
[    0.962787] gpio-of-helper ocp:cape-universal: ready
lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
END
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Enable ICS and then on the Beagle run:

sudo /opt/scripts/network/usb_windows_ics.sh

Should connect up…

Regards,

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I turned on internet sharing and ran the command. It’s stil not pinging back.

Thanks.
Izzy