08-03-2020, 02:43 AM
(07-31-2020, 09:18 AM)gracefullyparanoid Wrote:(07-23-2020, 03:23 AM)jvlist Wrote: Well so far no luck. the debian version would not boot at all. Manjaro 20.06 does give me a green power light but no boot screen. So im gonna try another version.
I was in a similar predicament as you. I had installed Kali Linux on my eMMC and after an update the PBP was dead. The light would come on red and then nothing. I could not boot to SD for any distro and the USB boot did not work. I really did not feel comfortable trying to open the case and do the eMMC switch start procedure. Partially because I felt the risk of breaking it was high and partially because my two cats believe themselves to be tech savy and always come to assist.
I ordered this from Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LHJ...UTF8&psc=1
It was 5 dollars and another 4 to ship it and it came in three days in the mail. Once I got it, I locked the cats out of the bedroom (lol). Then I turned the PBP over and removed the 10 screws from the back. The eMMC was easy to spot and popped right out. I placed it on this eMMC reader and put it in my other computer. I flashed Mr.Fixit's original Debian build to the eMMC using Balena Etcher. I put it back into the PBP and it booted right up. The eMMC adapter is an extremely helpful device to have around.
In any case, Good Luck! and I hope you resolve your problem.
I had more or less the same issue, and I solved it the same way! Buying the USB to eMMC adapter and using it to flash to the eMMC directly with another computer!
