# \#beaglebone **URL:** https://forums.balena.io/tag/beaglebone/101.md [Latest](https://forums.balena.io/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.balena.io/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forums.balena.io/tags.md) --- ## [Is BeagleBone Black still supported in BalenaCloud? BeagleBone Black support in BalenaCloud – not visible in device type list?](https://forums.balena.io/t/is-beaglebone-black-still-supported-in-balenacloud-beaglebone-black-support-in-balenacloud-not-visible-in-device-type-list/374195)
**Author:** [@JariBkry](https://forums.balena.io/u/JariBkry)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2025, 4:33pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/is-beaglebone-black-still-supported-in-balenacloud-beaglebone-black-support-in-balenacloud-not-visible-in-device-type-list/374195 "2025-05-13T16:33:43Z")
Hi Balena Team, I’m trying to add a BeagleBone Black device to BalenaCloud, but it does not appear in the list of supported device types when adding a new device. Is the BeagleBone Black still officially supported in B… --- ## [Beaglebone Black and UART, how to enable](https://forums.balena.io/t/beaglebone-black-and-uart-how-to-enable/373455)
**Author:** [@cheezymcsquibble](https://forums.balena.io/u/cheezymcsquibble)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2025, 3:48pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/beaglebone-black-and-uart-how-to-enable/373455 "2025-01-31T15:48:38Z")
Hello, as of 2025 what is the current method to enable UART port on a Beaglebone Black? There seems to be a lot of outdated information on this forum which is not working for me. --- ## [Logo Display on Boot for Two Different Devices](https://forums.balena.io/t/logo-display-on-boot-for-two-different-devices/372233)
**Author:** [@MGG](https://forums.balena.io/u/MGG)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2024, 7:39am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/logo-display-on-boot-for-two-different-devices/372233 "2024-10-08T07:39:16Z")
I encountered an issue today while working with two different device types. I should mention upfront that I haven’t pushed any containers to the fleets for either device. First device: Raspberry Pi 4 Model B - balenaOS … --- ## [How to get GPIO in /sys/class in Docker image for BeagleBone?](https://forums.balena.io/t/how-to-get-gpio-in-sys-class-in-docker-image-for-beaglebone/370499)
**Author:** [@WDPad751](https://forums.balena.io/u/WDPad751)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2024, 8:30am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/how-to-get-gpio-in-sys-class-in-docker-image-for-beaglebone/370499 "2024-05-28T08:30:22Z")
Project: I am working on a project that will allow me to send messages to other devices remotely. I have access to LEDs connected to pins to be used to confirm whether a message has been sent/error (was not able to send… --- ## [Running Beaglebone Black on SD Card](https://forums.balena.io/t/running-beaglebone-black-on-sd-card/370343)
**Author:** [@ahmet](https://forums.balena.io/u/ahmet)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2024, 4:58am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/running-beaglebone-black-on-sd-card/370343 "2024-05-10T04:58:58Z")
I’d like to run BalenaOS directly from SD Card instead of burning it to eMMC on my Beaglebone Black device. It’ll work like RaspberryPi in this manner since eMMC of BBB is corrupted. How could I do this ? --- ## [Using display output on a BeagleBone Black](https://forums.balena.io/t/using-display-output-on-a-beaglebone-black/344114)
**Author:** [@aslansutu](https://forums.balena.io/u/aslansutu)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2024, 4:41am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/using-display-output-on-a-beaglebone-black/344114 "2024-05-03T04:41:57Z")
Hey guys, I’m going to get right to the point. I am stumped. I have a project that already works under a vanilla Debian system. I wanted to transfer this to Balena. The project is this; there is a backend that does what… --- ## [Balena Etcher fails to write Beaglebone black image](https://forums.balena.io/t/balena-etcher-fails-to-write-beaglebone-black-image/369476)
**Author:** [@bc\_0001](https://forums.balena.io/u/bc_0001)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 7:13am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balena-etcher-fails-to-write-beaglebone-black-image/369476 "2023-12-06T07:13:38Z")
Here is the log dump from console. { “name”: “Error”, “message”: “The module ‘/tmp/pkg/7a4c5bad9a3743a3b0f01425ecde6ebfab4e53f2e7edd3aaccbf43c4d0719a0d/mountutils/build/Release/MountUtils.node’\\nwas compiled against a… --- ## [Configure uEnv.txt on beaglebone black from balena cloud](https://forums.balena.io/t/configure-uenv-txt-on-beaglebone-black-from-balena-cloud/369134)
**Author:** [@sgardner](https://forums.balena.io/u/sgardner)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2023, 11:23pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/configure-uenv-txt-on-beaglebone-black-from-balena-cloud/369134 "2023-10-20T23:23:39Z")
We need to configure our beaglebone black by setting a few options in /mnt/boo/uenv.txt. Is it possible for us to configure this file via balena cloud so we don’t have to manually configure each device or downloaded imag… --- ## [Initialize Can bus](https://forums.balena.io/t/initialize-can-bus/311537)
**Author:** [@fencer](https://forums.balena.io/u/fencer)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2023, 1:54pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/initialize-can-bus/311537 "2023-05-04T13:54:20Z")
I have added my own yocto layer on top of the balena os and in it I’m trying to initialize the can interfaces on boot. I’ve create a service but when I build the image, the service or it’s files are not present. I’ve lo… --- ## [balenaetcher not working for windows](https://forums.balena.io/t/balenaetcher-not-working-for-windows/182086)
**Author:** [@kavy](https://forums.balena.io/u/kavy)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2023, 7:42am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balenaetcher-not-working-for-windows/182086 "2023-04-02T07:42:27Z")
balenaetcher{stack:Error: User did not grant permission message:User did not grant permission. Windows 10 balenaetcher 1.5.104 how to resolve? --- ## [Device tree overlays for PocketBeagle](https://forums.balena.io/t/device-tree-overlays-for-pocketbeagle/350553)
**Author:** [@jkridner](https://forums.balena.io/u/jkridner)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2022, 10:40am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/device-tree-overlays-for-pocketbeagle/350553 "2022-12-22T10:40:27Z")
Editing /mnt/boot/uEnv.txt\_internal nor /mnt/sysroot/active/balena/overlay2/3662906acfca36b25c9f6e9fdb41a06e502e84266af4ae2c26fb93e27ff65fd3/diff/resin-boot/uEnv.txt\_internal, so what file do I actually edit in a running… --- ## [How access /dev/ttyS0 serial port inside docker.](https://forums.balena.io/t/how-access-dev-ttys0-serial-port-inside-docker/365336)
**Author:** [@Rahulk](https://forums.balena.io/u/Rahulk)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2022, 11:48am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/how-access-dev-ttys0-serial-port-inside-docker/365336 "2022-12-04T11:48:57Z")
I am using a Beagle bone black to implement an application which send/receives serial data from the device connected to BBB on port /dev/ttyS0 . I can see the /dev/ttyS0 is listed in host os using the command “ls /dev” … --- ## [No display on Beaglebone Black](https://forums.balena.io/t/no-display-on-beaglebone-black/349744)
**Author:** [@aniruddhc\_sct](https://forums.balena.io/u/aniruddhc_sct)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2021, 12:50pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/no-display-on-beaglebone-black/349744 "2021-10-27T12:50:40Z")
I have an application that is working great with the balenaFin. Now I want to deploy it on the BeagleBone Black. However, there is no display with the Beaglebone. I have a NodeJS application that uses Electron which work… --- ## [BalenaOs on BBB does not install when the Beaglebone cape comm2 is plugged in](https://forums.balena.io/t/balenaos-on-bbb-does-not-install-when-the-beaglebone-cape-comm2-is-plugged-in/347953)
**Author:** [@neo](https://forums.balena.io/u/neo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2021, 7:34am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balenaos-on-bbb-does-not-install-when-the-beaglebone-cape-comm2-is-plugged-in/347953 "2021-09-09T07:34:30Z")
BalenaOs does not install when the cape comm2 is plugged in but with the Beaglebone black alone it does. And after the installation with the BBB alone, i tried to plug the cape and then the device become offline on balea… --- ## [BBGW GPIO not found](https://forums.balena.io/t/bbgw-gpio-not-found/272449)
**Author:** [@fencer](https://forums.balena.io/u/fencer)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2021, 9:15pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/bbgw-gpio-not-found/272449 "2021-05-18T21:15:14Z")
I’m compiling my own balenaOS however when I try to access the GPIO pins on my BB Green Wireless using johnny-five in nodejs I am getting errors that that the GPIO pin does not exist. ERROR \>\> Error: ENOENT: no such fil… --- ## [BalenaOS for BeagleboneBlack on burned MicroSD with Etcher doesnot boot](https://forums.balena.io/t/balenaos-for-beagleboneblack-on-burned-microsd-with-etcher-doesnot-boot/310140)
**Author:** [@nilay.kindan](https://forums.balena.io/u/nilay.kindan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2021, 1:54pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balenaos-for-beagleboneblack-on-burned-microsd-with-etcher-doesnot-boot/310140 "2021-05-06T13:54:07Z")
Hello there, I downloded BalenaOS prod .img file(balena-cloud-beaglebone-black-2.73.1+rev2-v12.4.6.img) and burned it to a MicroSD which is 8 GB using Balena Etcher in macOS pc. Then when beagleboard black is powered o… --- ## [Trouble with balena-homeassistant](https://forums.balena.io/t/trouble-with-balena-homeassistant/275640)
**Author:** [@jkridner](https://forums.balena.io/u/jkridner)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2021, 5:32pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/trouble-with-balena-homeassistant/275640 "2021-03-25T17:32:50Z")
When I tried to launch it on a BeagleBone Black Wireless, I saw an odd behavior where it didn’t show any container running. Any idea why this is? --- ## [Update to custom OS version or kernel (confused by error in cloud dashboard)](https://forums.balena.io/t/update-to-custom-os-version-or-kernel-confused-by-error-in-cloud-dashboard/231503)
**Author:** [@jkridner](https://forums.balena.io/u/jkridner)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 7:53pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/update-to-custom-os-version-or-kernel-confused-by-error-in-cloud-dashboard/231503 "2021-01-29T19:53:12Z")
I tried building my required kernel module using https://github.com/balena-os/kernel-module-build. When I settled on using beaglebone-black headers, rather than beaglebone-green-wifi, I was able to find a version matchin… --- ## [Support for BeagleBone Green Gateway](https://forums.balena.io/t/support-for-beaglebone-green-gateway/219202)
**Author:** [@jkridner](https://forums.balena.io/u/jkridner)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2020, 4:42pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/support-for-beaglebone-green-gateway/219202 "2020-12-17T16:42:02Z")
There’s a new variant of SeeedStudio BeagleBone Green Wireless called SeeedStudio BeagleBone Green Gateway. I tried using the Green Wireless image, but it didn’t seem to boot. Is there an easy way to add the updated u-b… --- ## [Enabling CAN CAPE on BeagleBone Black](https://forums.balena.io/t/enabling-can-cape-on-beaglebone-black/207376)
**Author:** [@msadeghi](https://forums.balena.io/u/msadeghi)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2020, 4:25pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/enabling-can-cape-on-beaglebone-black/207376 "2020-11-16T16:25:46Z")
I was just reading the following thread about enabling CAN on BeagleBone Green: However I have BeagleBone Black with Comms \[https://github.com/beagleboard/capes/tree/master/beaglebone/Comms\]. I tried those solutions b… --- ## [Beaglebone Green Canbus](https://forums.balena.io/t/beaglebone-green-canbus/184757)
**Author:** [@dreyplatt](https://forums.balena.io/u/dreyplatt)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2020, 7:45pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/beaglebone-green-canbus/184757 "2020-09-21T19:45:50Z")
Hello, I am trying to setup canbus on a fleet of vehicles using the beaglebone green. I have working can bus on a beaglebone green without docker or balena. My trouble is trying to turn on can0 and can1. I have edited t… --- ## [All devices are showing online (heartbeat only) status.](https://forums.balena.io/t/all-devices-are-showing-online-heartbeat-only-status/178604)
**Author:** [@agaurav](https://forums.balena.io/u/agaurav)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2020, 9:53am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/all-devices-are-showing-online-heartbeat-only-status/178604 "2020-08-28T09:53:11Z")
All devices are in online (heartbeat only) status across all balena apps. Is there a bug. The devices are also not downloading the latest image. --- ## [Custom build for beaglebone not working](https://forums.balena.io/t/custom-build-for-beaglebone-not-working/57867)
**Author:** [@pawelevans](https://forums.balena.io/u/pawelevans)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2020, 9:32am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/custom-build-for-beaglebone-not-working/57867 "2020-04-08T09:32:20Z")
Raspberrypi3 custom build guide in https://www.balena.io/os/docs/custom-build/ builds ok, although some package downloads had checksum failures which forced me to manually wget them in to the downloads folder and keep re… --- ## [Can't ssh into Pocketbeagle](https://forums.balena.io/t/cant-ssh-into-pocketbeagle/51211)
**Author:** [@neonlink](https://forums.balena.io/u/neonlink)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2019, 10:19am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/cant-ssh-into-pocketbeagle/51211 "2019-12-23T10:19:38Z")
Hi, I’m trying to get access using the am335x\_evm usb connection so I can use balena ssh \[ip address\] into the Pocketbeagle. I’ve tried the -s arg. added custom ssh key to config.json . This worked on my raspberry pi … --- ## [Troubleshooting Local Mode - Balena CLI Logs](https://forums.balena.io/t/troubleshooting-local-mode-balena-cli-logs/18479)
**Author:** [@vdsilva](https://forums.balena.io/u/vdsilva)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2019, 8:44pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/troubleshooting-local-mode-balena-cli-logs/18479 "2019-07-11T20:44:19Z")
I cannot connect to my Beaglebone Green device to retrieve logs. The device is configured for Local Mode (via BalenaCloud) and I’m using the Balena CLI. e.g. see attached jpeg of logs command I have a BalenaCLoud sta… --- ## [Do I need to register my device as an IOT device after adding it to an APP in balena](https://forums.balena.io/t/do-i-need-to-register-my-device-as-an-iot-device-after-adding-it-to-an-app-in-balena/16918)
**Author:** [@agaurav](https://forums.balena.io/u/agaurav)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2019, 9:49am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/do-i-need-to-register-my-device-as-an-iot-device-after-adding-it-to-an-app-in-balena/16918 "2019-06-24T09:49:49Z")
I flashed an upgraded Balena OS to a device and after the boot process, a new device got registered. But then, this device stopped sending data to the teletype (ttyS1). Does this device need to be registered as an IOT d… --- ## [In the local mode, how can I assure that once the packages have been installed on the device, they won't be installed again in the subsequent push](https://forums.balena.io/t/in-the-local-mode-how-can-i-assure-that-once-the-packages-have-been-installed-on-the-device-they-wont-be-installed-again-in-the-subsequent-push/16150)
**Author:** [@agaurav](https://forums.balena.io/u/agaurav)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2019, 6:20am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/in-the-local-mode-how-can-i-assure-that-once-the-packages-have-been-installed-on-the-device-they-wont-be-installed-again-in-the-subsequent-push/16150 "2019-06-20T06:20:15Z")
In the local mode, how can I assure that once the packages have been installed on the device, they won’t be installed again in the subsequent push. For example, I have the command to install boost libraries in my Docker… --- ## [Enabling PWM on BeagleBone Black](https://forums.balena.io/t/enabling-pwm-on-beaglebone-black/8549)
**Author:** [@jacob.me.cs](https://forums.balena.io/u/jacob.me.cs)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2019, 11:26pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/enabling-pwm-on-beaglebone-black/8549 "2019-05-15T23:26:19Z")
I’m having difficulty getting PWM working on my Beaglebone Black, recently flashed with balenaOS 2.29.2+rev3, kernel version 4.14.53+. The device overlays were supposedly added back in balenaOS v2.7.5+rev1. The usual me… --- ## [Beaglebone cape support](https://forums.balena.io/t/beaglebone-cape-support/4620)
**Author:** [@sei1](https://forums.balena.io/u/sei1)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2019, 6:34pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/beaglebone-cape-support/4620 "2019-03-07T18:34:02Z")
I’m trying to get my Beaglebone (green) to enable ttyS4. I’m running 2.15.1+rev1-dev - the latest download from balenaCloud. If I try to enable it manually by ‘echo BB-UART4-RS485 \> /sys/devices/platform/bone\_capemgr/sl… --- ## [Cannot enable UART on Beaglebone](https://forums.balena.io/t/cannot-enable-uart-on-beaglebone/4162)
**Author:** [@freako987](https://forums.balena.io/u/freako987)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2019, 5:13pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/cannot-enable-uart-on-beaglebone/4162 "2019-03-04T17:13:01Z")
Hi, I’m trying to get the IO ports working on a BeagleBone running the latest resinOS (2.15.1+rev1). I’m trying to use the Bonescript library in a NodeJS runtime on the resin/beaglebone-black-node:8 base image. I want … [Next page](https://forums.balena.io/tag/beaglebone/101.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=beaglebone)