0. First, thanks a million for going to such great lengths to help. 

A. 

> However -- the following 
> https://machinekoder.com/machinekit-debian-stretch-beaglebone-black/ 
> claims to be instructions for setting up MachineKit on Debian 9 Stretch -- 
> starting from the recent standard (flashable) OS image.
>
 I had come across the link you mentioned, and I knew it is more recent 
than the one I have on BBB now, but I found many people referring to 
debian-machinekit-8.7 
<https://elinux.org/Beagleboard:BeagleBoneBlack_Debian#BBW.2FBBB_.28All_Revs.29_Machinekit>
 as 
the latest, best, least-in-need-of-modification image out there, and so I 
opted that.



B.

>  It is unclear if that image can be converted to a flasher image -- it may 
> be SD card only. My suggestion would be to FIRST get it working from the SD 
> card... THEN consider if it can be flashed to the eMMC. 


Typing hostnamectl, when no mSD card is inside the BBB, gives me :
machinekit@beaglebone:~$ hostnamectl
   Static hostname: beaglebone
         Icon name: computer
        Machine ID: f4ee2c0f817c4a6e91d28c4d1c48a642
           Boot ID: 928edadc13894c9e815ac34f9fffabc7
  Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 8 (jessie)
            Kernel: Linux 3.8.13-xenomai-r83
      Architecture: arm
I thought this already means I have flashed onto eMMC. Am I wrong?



C.  

>   you claim to have connectivity to Google 

By connecting, I meant pinging, actually. Isn't that connecting? Although I 
cannot "browse" and, in layman's terms, see anything from the net on the 
puTTY window (!), but it IS connected to give out such data: 

machinekit@beaglebone:~$ ping 8.8.8.8
PING 8.8.8.8 (8.8.8.8) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=1 ttl=116 time=29.5 ms
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=2 ttl=116 time=27.1 ms
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=3 ttl=116 time=26.6 ms
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=4 ttl=116 time=37.0 ms
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=5 ttl=116 time=59.8 ms
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=6 ttl=116 time=28.3 ms

And, yes, I'm doing this by commanding

> sudo /sbin/route add default gw 192.168.7.1
>
> I got this from here  
<https://ofitselfso.com/BeagleNotes/HowToConnectBeagleboneBlackToTheInternetViaUSB.php>
and here 
<https://www.digikey.com/en/maker/blogs/how-to-connect-a-beaglebone-black-to-the-internet-using-usb>
.

D.

> SSH is a network protocol, so is not related to having anything show up on 
> your PC as a "device".

Even if not as a drive, shouldn't BBB be ever listed somewhere on my device 
manager page. People out there have reported to have seen this, under 
"ports" or "other devices" at least.



E.

> What does the network info show? From Windows command line:


How can I check that? (I'm starting feeling like a time traveler from some 
200 year ago! Is this something I should know?!!)
However, my ifconfig :
machinekit@beaglebone:~$ ifconfig
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 84:eb:18:eb:eb:ec
          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST DYNAMIC  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
          Interrupt:40


lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:65536  Metric:1
          RX packets:195488 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:195488 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:15052336 (14.3 MiB)  TX bytes:15052336 (14.3 MiB)


usb0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 84:eb:18:eb:eb:ee
          inet addr:192.168.7.2  Bcast:192.168.7.3  Mask:255.255.255.252
          inet6 addr: fe80::86eb:18ff:feeb:ebee/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:30126 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:3012 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:3523513 (3.3 MiB)  TX bytes:740524 (723.1 KiB)

F.

> did you do a 
>         sudo apt-get update

 

Even doing so, gives :
machinekit@beaglebone:~$ sudo apt-get update
Err http://deb.machinekit.io jessie InRelease


Err http://security.debian.org jessie/updates InRelease


Err http://ftp.us.debian.org wheezy-backports InRelease


Err http://deb.dovetail-automata.com wheezy InRelease


Err http://deb.machinekit.io jessie Release.gpg
  Could not resolve 'deb.machinekit.io'
Err http://repos.rcn-ee.com jessie InRelease


Err http://security.debian.org jessie/updates Release.gpg
  Could not resolve 'security.debian.org'
Err http://deb.dovetail-automata.com wheezy Release.gpg
  Could not resolve 'deb.dovetail-automata.com'
Err http://ftp.us.debian.org wheezy-backports Release.gpg
  Could not resolve 'ftp.us.debian.org'
Err http://repos.rcn-ee.com jessie Release.gpg
  Could not resolve 'repos.rcn-ee.com'
Err http://httpredir.debian.org jessie InRelease


Err http://httpredir.debian.org jessie-updates InRelease


Err http://httpredir.debian.org jessie Release.gpg
  Could not resolve 'httpredir.debian.org'
Err http://httpredir.debian.org jessie-updates Release.gpg
  Could not resolve 'httpredir.debian.org'
Reading package lists... Done
W: Failed to fetch http://httpredir.debian.org/debian/dists/jessie/InRelease


W: Failed to fetch http:
//httpredir.debian.org/debian/dists/jessie-updates/InRelease


W: Failed to fetch http://security.debian.org/dists/jessie/updates/InRelease


W: Failed to fetch http://deb.machinekit.io/debian/dists/jessie/InRelease


W: Failed to fetch http://repos.rcn-ee.com/debian/dists/jessie/InRelease


W: Failed to fetch http://deb.dovetail-automata.com/dists/wheezy/InRelease


W: Failed to fetch http:
//ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/wheezy-backports/InRelease


W: Failed to fetch http://deb.machinekit.io/debian/dists/jessie/Release.gpg 
 Could not resolve 'deb.machinekit.io'


W: Failed to fetch http://security.debian.org/dists/jessie/updates/Release.gpg 
 Could not resolve 'security.debian.org'


W: Failed to fetch 
http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/wheezy-backports/Release.gpg 
 Could not resolve 'ftp.us.debian.org'


W: Failed to fetch http://deb.dovetail-automata.com/dists/wheezy/Release.gpg 
 Could not resolve 'deb.dovetail-automata.com'


W: Failed to fetch http://repos.rcn-ee.com/debian/dists/jessie/Release.gpg 
 Could not resolve 'repos.rcn-ee.com'


W: Failed to fetch http://httpredir.debian.org/debian/dists/jessie/Release.gpg 
 Could not resolve 'httpredir.debian.org'


W: Failed to fetch 
http://httpredir.debian.org/debian/dists/jessie-updates/Release.gpg 
 Could not resolve 'httpredir.debian.org'


W: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones 
used instead.


THANKS FOR ALL THE EFFORT and TIME YOU PUT in ANSWERING MY QUESTIONS. I 
LEARNED A LOT FROM YOU.

On Thursday, March 14, 2019 at 8:41:06 PM UTC+3, Dennis Lee Bieber wrote:
>
>         Because of the length of my reply, I'm duplicating a paragraph 
> from 
> below here, so it is the first thing seen! 
>
> """ 
>         However -- the following 
> https://machinekoder.com/machinekit-debian-stretch-beaglebone-black/ 
> claims to be instructions for setting up MachineKit on Debian 9 Stretch -- 
> starting from the recent standard (flashable) OS image. 
> """ 
>
> On Wed, 13 Mar 2019 23:16:49 -0700 (PDT), Sardar Vayghannezgad 
> <[email protected] <javascript:>> declaimed the 
> following: 
>
> >The image I'm using is from here 
> ><
> https://elinux.org/Beagleboard:BeagleBoneBlack_Debian#BBW.2FBBB_.28All_Revs.29_Machinekit>
>  
>
> > 
>
> >   - successfully flashing an image on a microSD card and then transfer 
> >   them on to the BB-Black, so that it can run without the flash card 
> inside, 
>
>         It is unclear if that image can be converted to a flasher image -- 
> it 
> may be SD card only. My suggestion would be to FIRST get it working from 
> the SD card... THEN consider if it can be flashed to the eMMC. 
>
> >   - connecting BBB to my PC via puTTY and to the internet (albeit, 
> >   apparently Google only, as I cannot have puTTy download any packages) 
>
>         You don't use PuTTY to "connect[ing] BBB to my PC". PuTTY is a 
> Secure 
> SHell/telnet client that is used to connect to remote systems -- so the 
> remote BBB must already be reachable via some network before PuTTY can get 
> to it. 
>
>         Since PuTTY is a text console, I don't understand how you claim to 
> have 
> connectivity to Google -- you aren't running a browser on the BBB (or if 
> you are it must be an ancient text-only -- like lynx [which I just 
> installed to demo]). 
>
> debian@beaglebone:~$ sudo apt-get install lynx 
> Reading package lists... Done 
> Building dependency tree 
> Reading state information... Done 
> The following additional packages will be installed: 
>   lynx-common 
> The following NEW packages will be installed: 
>   lynx lynx-common 
> 0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 8 not upgraded. 
> Need to get 1,672 kB of archives. 
> After this operation, 4,942 kB of additional disk space will be used. 
> Do you want to continue? [Y/n] 
> Get:1 http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch/main armhf lynx-common all 
> 2.8.9dev11-1 [1,098 kB] 
> Get:2 http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch/main armhf lynx armhf 
> 2.8.9dev11-1 [575 kB] 
> Fetched 1,672 kB in 1s (1,034 kB/s) 
> Selecting previously unselected package lynx-common. 
> (Reading database ... 76303 files and directories currently installed.) 
> Preparing to unpack .../lynx-common_2.8.9dev11-1_all.deb ... 
> Unpacking lynx-common (2.8.9dev11-1) ... 
> Selecting previously unselected package lynx. 
> Preparing to unpack .../lynx_2.8.9dev11-1_armhf.deb ... 
> Unpacking lynx (2.8.9dev11-1) ... 
> Processing triggers for mime-support (3.60) ... 
> Setting up lynx-common (2.8.9dev11-1) ... 
> Setting up lynx (2.8.9dev11-1) ... 
> update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/lynx to provide /usr/bin/www-browser 
> (www-browser) in auto mode 
> debian@beaglebone:~$ lynx google.com 
> Looking up  'google.com' first 
> debian@beaglebone:~$ 
>
> -=-=-=-=- 
>  Google 
>
>    Search Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More » 
>    Web History | Settings | Sign in 
>
>    Google 
>
>      _______________________________________________________ 
>    Google Search  I'm Feeling Lucky    Advanced search 
>       Language tools 
>
>    Advertising Programs     Business Solutions     About Google 
>
>                                   © 2019 - Privacy - Terms 
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> (NORMAL LINK) Use right-arrow or <return> to activate. 
>   Arrow keys: Up and Down to move.  Right to follow a link; Left to go 
> back. 
>  H)elp O)ptions P)rint G)o M)ain screen Q)uit /=search [delete]=history 
> list 
> -=-=-=- 
> debian@beaglebone:~$ sudo apt-get remove lynx lynx-common 
> Reading package lists... Done 
> Building dependency tree 
> Reading state information... Done 
> The following packages will be REMOVED: 
>   lynx lynx-common 
> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 2 to remove and 8 not upgraded. 
> After this operation, 4,942 kB disk space will be freed. 
> Do you want to continue? [Y/n] 
> (Reading database ... 76408 files and directories currently installed.) 
> Removing lynx (2.8.9dev11-1) ... 
> Removing lynx-common (2.8.9dev11-1) ... 
> Processing triggers for mime-support (3.60) ... 
> debian@beaglebone:~$ 
>
>
>         If your only connection is via the USB, you must have Internet 
> Connection Shariing (ICS) enabled on your PC so that it will gate traffic 
> between the USB connection (BBB) and the regular internet connection used 
> by said PC. It is often much more reliable to use a CAT-5 Ethernet cable 
> to 
> connect the BBB to the router. (May also need to play with Windows 
> Firewall 
> settings) 
>
>         On a connection that does not have ICS I get the following (when 
> using 
> PuTTY on the USB connection): 
>
> debian@beaglebone:~$ ping 8.8.8.8 
> connect: Network is unreachable 
> debian@beaglebone:~$ ping 192.168.7.1 
> PING 192.168.7.1 (192.168.7.1) 56(84) bytes of data. 
> 64 bytes from 192.168.7.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=128 time=0.566 ms 
> 64 bytes from 192.168.7.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=128 time=0.812 ms 
> 64 bytes from 192.168.7.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=128 time=0.729 ms 
> 64 bytes from 192.168.7.1: icmp_seq=4 ttl=128 time=0.717 ms 
> 64 bytes from 192.168.7.1: icmp_seq=5 ttl=128 time=0.868 ms 
> 64 bytes from 192.168.7.1: icmp_seq=6 ttl=128 time=0.756 ms 
> 64 bytes from 192.168.7.1: icmp_seq=7 ttl=128 time=0.762 ms 
> ^C 
> --- 192.168.7.1 ping statistics --- 
> 7 packets transmitted, 7 received, 0% packet loss, time 6009ms 
> rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.566/0.744/0.868/0.089 ms 
> debian@beaglebone:~$ ping google.com 
> ping: google.com: Temporary failure in name resolution 
> debian@beaglebone:~$ 
>
>         After plugging in a CAT-5 cable from my router I get: 
>
> debian@beaglebone:~$ ping 8.8.8.8 
> PING 8.8.8.8 (8.8.8.8) 56(84) bytes of data. 
> 64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=1 ttl=121 time=22.5 ms 
> 64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=2 ttl=121 time=22.9 ms 
> 64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=3 ttl=121 time=23.3 ms 
> 64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=4 ttl=121 time=23.4 ms 
> 64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=5 ttl=121 time=23.0 ms 
> 64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=6 ttl=121 time=23.0 ms 
> ^C 
> --- 8.8.8.8 ping statistics --- 
> 6 packets transmitted, 6 received, 0% packet loss, time 5007ms 
> rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 22.582/23.091/23.451/0.313 ms 
> debian@beaglebone:~$ ping google.com 
> PING google.com(dfw25s13-in-x0e.1e100.net (2607:f8b0:4000:803::200e)) 56 
> data bytes 
> 64 bytes from dfw25s13-in-x0e.1e100.net (2607:f8b0:4000:803::200e): 
> icmp_seq=1 ttl=53 time=50.0 ms 
> 64 bytes from dfw25s13-in-x0e.1e100.net (2607:f8b0:4000:803::200e): 
> icmp_seq=2 ttl=53 time=49.3 ms 
> 64 bytes from dfw25s13-in-x0e.1e100.net (2607:f8b0:4000:803::200e): 
> icmp_seq=3 ttl=53 time=49.3 ms 
> 64 bytes from dfw25s13-in-x0e.1e100.net (2607:f8b0:4000:803::200e): 
> icmp_seq=4 ttl=53 time=48.9 ms 
> ^C 
> --- google.com ping statistics --- 
> 4 packets transmitted, 4 received, 0% packet loss, time 3003ms 
> rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 48.916/49.427/50.041/0.484 ms 
> debian@beaglebone:~$ 
>
>         If I use PuTTY with the router issued IP (not the USB IP) and 
> shut-down 
> the USB PuTTY session I get: 
>
> debian@beaglebone:~$ ping 8.8.8.8 
> PING 8.8.8.8 (8.8.8.8) 56(84) bytes of data. 
> 64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=1 ttl=121 time=23.4 ms 
> 64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=2 ttl=121 time=23.1 ms 
> 64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=3 ttl=121 time=22.9 ms 
> 64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=4 ttl=121 time=22.2 ms 
> ^C 
> --- 8.8.8.8 ping statistics --- 
> 4 packets transmitted, 4 received, 0% packet loss, time 3006ms 
> rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 22.288/22.948/23.430/0.430 ms 
> debian@beaglebone:~$ ping 196.168.7.1 
> PING 196.168.7.1 (196.168.7.1) 56(84) bytes of data. 
> ^C 
> --- 196.168.7.1 ping statistics --- 
> 26 packets transmitted, 0 received, 100% packet loss, time 25591ms 
>
> debian@beaglebone:~$ ping google.com 
> PING google.com(dfw06s48-in-x0e.1e100.net (2607:f8b0:4000:80c::200e)) 56 
> data bytes 
> 64 bytes from dfw06s48-in-x0e.1e100.net (2607:f8b0:4000:80c::200e): 
> icmp_seq=1 ttl=53 time=49.7 ms 
> 64 bytes from dfw06s48-in-x0e.1e100.net (2607:f8b0:4000:80c::200e): 
> icmp_seq=2 ttl=53 time=49.9 ms 
> 64 bytes from dfw06s48-in-x0e.1e100.net (2607:f8b0:4000:80c::200e): 
> icmp_seq=3 ttl=53 time=50.3 ms 
> ^C 
> --- google.com ping statistics --- 
> 3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 2003ms 
> rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 49.722/49.982/50.308/0.243 ms 
> debian@beaglebone:~$ 
>
>         Note that the USB connection does not respond. 
>
> >My Questions are: 
> > 
> >   1. BBB does show up on my PC with the default image 
> >   <https://beagleboard.org/latest-images> it comes out with, and I can 
> go 
> >   through the instructions available on Beagleboard/getting started 
> webpage 
> >   <https://beagleboard.org/getting-started#step2>, but once I replace 
> it 
> >   with another Image 
> >   <
> https://elinux.org/Beagleboard:BeagleBoneBlack_Debian#BBW.2FBBB_.28All_Revs.29_Machinekit>,
>  
>
> >   it doesn't seem to appear as a drive on my PC nor anywhere on the 
> Device 
> >   Manager. However, I can putty it to my PC, and share my PC WiFi with 
> it. 
> >   Given that I have installed the required drivers from BBoard Getting 
> >   Started <https://beagleboard.org/getting-started#step2>, Is this 
> >   normal?!! If not, What is it that causes this? (I have searched high 
> and 
> >   low online, but haven't come up with a concrete conclusion) 
>
>         The "drive" you see is a virtual drive presented by Linux to the 
> USB 
> connection (it used to be a physical FAT partition, but is now an image of 
> a FAT partition that Linux mounts and connects with a USB storage driver). 
> The MachineKit image may not be configured to generate a FAT partition for 
> Windows. If so, it will not appear anywhere on your PC. 
>
>         Again, you do NOT "putty to my PC"; you are running PuTTY ON the 
> PC and 
> using SSH to get to the remote BBB. SSH is a network protocol, so is not 
> related to having anything show up on your PC as a "device". 
>
>         What does the network info show? From Windows command line: 
>
> Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.17134.648] 
> (c) 2018 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. 
>
> C:\Users\Wulfraed>ifconfig 
> 'ifconfig' is not recognized as an internal or external command, 
> operable program or batch file. 
>
> C:\Users\Wulfraed>ipconfig 
>
> Windows IP Configuration 
>
>
> Ethernet adapter Ethernet: 
>
>    Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : attlocal.net 
>    IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2600:1700:e630:890::48 
>    IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 
> 2600:1700:e630:890:c932:bd85:577:9922 
>    Temporary IPv6 Address. . . . . . : 
> 2600:1700:e630:890:dd60:4af5:539a:dc45 
>    Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::c932:bd85:577:9922%18 
>    IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.66 
>    Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 
>    Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : fe80::6655:b1ff:fea7:3ba0%18 
>                                        192.168.1.254 
>
> Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi: 
>
>    Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected 
>    Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : 
>
> Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 2: 
>
>    Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected 
>    Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : 
>
> Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 3: 
>
>    Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected 
>    Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : 
>
> Ethernet adapter Ethernet 2: 
>
>    Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : 
>    Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::a10d:c6b2:4a61:19f8%14 
>    IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.7.1 
>    Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.252 
>    Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 
>
> C:\Users\Wulfraed> 
>
> (Since I don't have ICS running, "Ethernet 2" does not have gateway 
> information) 
>
>         From the BBB (with CAT-5 connection) 
>
> debian@beaglebone:~$ ifconfig 
> eth0: flags=-28605<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,DYNAMIC>  mtu 1500 
>         inet 192.168.1.69  netmask 255.255.255.0  broadcast 192.168.1.255 
>         inet6 2600:1700:e630:890:d239:72ff:fe18:3ee5  prefixlen 64 
>  scopeid 
> 0x0<global> 
>         inet6 fe80::d239:72ff:fe18:3ee5  prefixlen 64  scopeid 0x20<link> 
>         inet6 2600:1700:e630:890::44  prefixlen 64  scopeid 0x0<global> 
>         ether d0:39:72:18:3e:e5  txqueuelen 1000  (Ethernet) 
>         RX packets 67984  bytes 96168301 (91.7 MiB) 
>         RX errors 0  dropped 0  overruns 0  frame 0 
>         TX packets 41344  bytes 3769311 (3.5 MiB) 
>         TX errors 0  dropped 0 overruns 0  carrier 0  collisions 0 
>         device interrupt 53 
>
> lo: flags=73<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING>  mtu 65536 
>         inet 127.0.0.1  netmask 255.0.0.0 
>         inet6 ::1  prefixlen 128  scopeid 0x10<host> 
>         loop  txqueuelen 1000  (Local Loopback) 
>         RX packets 1136  bytes 78176 (76.3 KiB) 
>         RX errors 0  dropped 0  overruns 0  frame 0 
>         TX packets 1136  bytes 78176 (76.3 KiB) 
>         TX errors 0  dropped 0 overruns 0  carrier 0  collisions 0 
>
> usb0: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST>  mtu 1500 
>         inet 192.168.7.2  netmask 255.255.255.252  broadcast 192.168.7.3 
>         inet6 fe80::d239:72ff:fe18:3ee7  prefixlen 64  scopeid 0x20<link> 
>         ether d0:39:72:18:3e:e7  txqueuelen 1000  (Ethernet) 
>         RX packets 4719  bytes 358077 (349.6 KiB) 
>         RX errors 0  dropped 5  overruns 0  frame 0 
>         TX packets 306  bytes 61229 (59.7 KiB) 
>         TX errors 0  dropped 0 overruns 0  carrier 0  collisions 0 
>
> usb1: flags=4099<UP,BROADCAST,MULTICAST>  mtu 1500 
>         inet 192.168.6.2  netmask 255.255.255.252  broadcast 192.168.6.3 
>         ether d0:39:72:18:3e:ea  txqueuelen 1000  (Ethernet) 
>         RX packets 0  bytes 0 (0.0 B) 
>         RX errors 0  dropped 0  overruns 0  frame 0 
>         TX packets 0  bytes 0 (0.0 B) 
>         TX errors 0  dropped 0 overruns 0  carrier 0  collisions 0 
>
> debian@beaglebone:~$ 
>
> >   2. I can use my PC WiFi to connect BBB to the Google per online 
> >   instructions, yet any attempt, via puTTY, to download Machinekit 
> Packages 
> >   <
> http://www.machinekit.io/docs/getting-started/install-runtime-packages/> 
> (Just 
> >   in case, is the link right for my case?!!) from the related website 
> leads 
> >   in the error: 
> >   
> >machinekit@beaglebone:~$ sudo apt-get install machinekit-xenomai 
> >Reading package lists... Done 
> >Building dependency tree 
> >Reading state information... Done 
> >E: Unable to locate package machinekit-xenomai 
> > 
> > 
> >or 
> >machinekit@beaglebone:~$ sudo apt-get install machinekit-posix 
> >Reading package lists... Done 
> >Building dependency tree 
> >Reading state information... Done 
> >E: Unable to locate package machinekit-posix 
>
>         Note that this link states packages for Wheezy (Debian 7) and 
> "Jessie" 
> (Debian 8)... But if your BBB has been flashed with a fairly recent 
> system, 
> it is running Stretch (Debian 9). The pre-built BBB image is running 
> Jessie 
> (Debian 8). MachineKit packages won't be found when trying apt-get on 
> Stretch (BTW:  
>
> first, just in case new packages did become available?) 
>
> debian@beaglebone:~$ sudo apt-cache search machinekit 
> debian@beaglebone:~$ sudo apt-cache search chromium 
> chromium - web browser 
> chromium-driver - web browser - WebDriver support 
> chromium-l10n - web browser - language packs 
> chromium-shell - web browser - minimal shell 
> chromium-bsu - fast paced, arcade-style, scrolling space shooter 
> chromium-bsu-data - data pack for the Chromium B.S.U. game 
> goopg - GPG for Chromium GMail 
> chromium-lwn4chrome - Chromium extension for making LWN.net slightly 
> easier 
> to read 
> chromium-ublock-origin - general-purpose lightweight ads, malware, 
> trackers 
> blocker (Chromium) 
> cgpt - GPT manipulation tool with support for Chromium OS extensions 
> chromium-widevine - web browser - widevine content decryption support 
> chromium-common - web browser - common resources used by the chromium 
> packages 
> chromium-dbgsym - debug symbols for chromium 
> chromium-driver-dbgsym - debug symbols for chromium-driver 
> chromium-shell-dbgsym - debug symbols for chromium-shell 
> debian@beaglebone:~$ 
>
>         Note how Stretch does not find anything for machinekit, but lots 
> for 
> chromium browser. 
>
>         However -- the following 
> https://machinekoder.com/machinekit-debian-stretch-beaglebone-black/ 
> claims to be instructions for setting up MachineKit on Debian 9 Stretch -- 
> starting from the recent standard (flashable) OS image. 
>
>
> > 
> >              3. I have downloaded the Machinekit Client on my PC. What 
> >else do I need? I can see online that I need download tightVNC viewer 
> both 
> >on my PC and on the BBB via puTTY. right? Provided that I can do so, do I 
> >need to download a VCP (Visual Control Panel) like QtQuickVcp to use in 
> >conjunction with Machinekit? Should I install this on my PC or BBB or 
> >both?!!! 
> > 
>
>         Can't help -- I THINK you need something running as a web-server 
> on the 
> BBB to which the client application will connect. 
>
> >            4. My keyboard is misspelling on ThightVNC window. How can I 
> >fix this? 
>
>         Ask on a TightVNC support group? It probably is a mismatch between 
> keyboard and display locales. 
> > 
> >Any help, however small, would be appreciated. 
>
>
> -- 
>         Wulfraed                 Dennis Lee Bieber         AF6VN 
>         [email protected] <javascript:>    
> HTTP://wlfraed.home.netcom.com/ 
>
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