A20-OLinuXino-LIME, ethernet keeps causing shutdown.

[Chiefahol]

Start A20-OLinuXino-LIME with ethernet plugged in: Crashes and shuts off before you reach desktop.

Plug in ethernet to A20-OLinuXino-LIME and run 'sudo apt-get update': Crashes again

Plug in ethernet to A20-OLinuXino-LIME and run 'sudo apt-get update': Crashes again

Plug in ethernet to A20-OLinuXino-LIME and run 'sudo apt-get update': Crashes again

Plug in ethernet to A20-OLinuXino-LIME and run 'sudo apt-get update': Success???


Does anyone know why my LIME is being so temperamental? It's currently powered by the Mini-USB port, ethernet activity seems to push it to it's limit. D:

Any advice is appreciated, i'll post here if it keeps happening.

[Chiefahol]

Okay, i just did a 50MB update and it did not crash.

Problem seems to have resolved itself. (yay!)

I will report back when i do some more serious testing. (Many hours of downloading.)

[Chiefahol]

Okay no it just crashed again, problem is still unresolved.

[soenke]

Connect a 5V >=2A quality power supply to the DC barrel and it will work.

[Chiefahol]

I found this but it was only 5V/1A:

https://www.olimex.com/Products/Power/SY0605E/

Where exactly can i buy a 2A DC adapter?

It's kind of silly Olimex does not ship these with the boards. Now i'm stuck waiting on parts again.

[soenke]

You can buy 5V DC adapters anywhere on the internet or any electronics store, it is really nothing special. Maybe you already have one home from your old router/switch.

[Chiefahol]

Found a 5V 4A adapter on a USB splitter.

It seems to have solved the issue.

Cheers!

[MBR]

Also, you can try the PC PSU as a source of 5V, becasue event the weak ones can supply at least 5A, see my older post for details https://www.olimex.com/forum/index.php?topic=3940.msg16814#msg16814.