Hi,
i replied to this discussion:
http://midibox.org/forums/topic/19987-goom-stm32f4-usb-problems/
but i guess the board is a better place for it? Maybe someone could move it here.
In short, the original poster and me both have similar problems with the new stm32f4 discovery pcb (STM32F407G-DISC1). The app will not run if only powered from micro usb; i think it has to do with a new ST-Link (ST-LINK V2A compared to the old ST-LINKV2) that is on the newer boards. According to
Today I experienced the same behaviour on my board marked MB997D. The fix noted above works perfectly, just remove link SB11 and resistor R68 (100R). Both are on the underside of the Discovery board. LED1 now blinks red (perceived lack of USB host I assume), but it still boots into ST LINK okay (I didn't try flashing the bootloader).
Maybe to clarify: I had already gone through the MIOS bootloader process, but afterwards, unless the mini USB (ST LINK side) was connected the computer wouldn'