BeagleBone Black - WAS: Time for Pi

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 09:15:32AM -0400, Giles Orr wrote:
> Apologies to William: the bad ssh server is apparently unique to me -
> they do usually ship with a functional ssh server.  Besides, as
> mentioned, it's apparently quite easy to run another Linux distro on
> it as mentioned by others.
> 
> An update on mine: it's still as functional as it was previously (ie.
> I still have no ssh server, but it connects and works as it did
> before) so, contrary to my guess, I didn't brick it or even cause it
> problems.
> 
> That chip does run quite warm though, even when it's not under heavy
> load.  I need to follow Len's advice and find a way to get a heat sink
> on it.  There are no supports, anyone have any idea where I could get
> one or how to mount it?

Hmm, lots of places certainly claim it does not need a heatsink.

I know it is possible to buy small heatsinks which could then be glued on
(hopefully with glue that can be removed again and which tolerates heat).

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Len Sorensen
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