HP 5370 processor replacement project

[cncjerry]

After finding this 5370b for a great deal, I came across the processor replacement project.  It's been sort of shutdown for 5yrs.  I ordered the boards for cheap, thanks to help from a member here, and struggled with the BeagleBone Black.  Biggest wish someone would have told me it boots from the microsd, but depending how a file is coded, flashes the system. 

I downloaded the latest image, and found that it wont boot if it is set to flash.  I turned off the flashing, can get it to boot now.  Can't put it in the 5370B yet because I ordered the wrong footprint for the level changer... By the way, I don't have the flashing problem if I use Deb 7.11 image and make my own program.  that has pretty much the same results as below.  the image used deb 7.9.

Issues that I see at this point, if you can remember back a few years:
0) Can't get the last published image to flash, so that is a pain, unless my image using 7.11 will work.
1) Neither my version using 7.11 or the last using 7.9 has a telnet daemon running.  So you can't telnet into the box.  It looks like the 7.x debian code apt libraries are screwed up so you can't fix this without some screwing around.
2) Neither my 7.11 version or the last using 7.9 have the web server setup correctly so you can't use that access either.  Even it you set it up, I looked at the java code and can't figure out what it was doing after a cursory glance.
3) If you can't access the box using telnet, html or ssh (that works), then I'm wondering if I can get HPIB data out or control the software?

So far, everyone  I spoke with had the card in and took it out for one reason or another.  I might not even get that far, but it was sort of an interesting experiment and could have given new life to a very old box.  Wondering about the image file missing telnet and the web server, both called out in the instructions as working(?)

thanks

Jerry