RPI will not boot
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RPI will not boot
I have the rpi model A. NOOBs installs fine but after first reboot I get a black screen with blinking cursor no matter what I type nothing happens.
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Re: RPI will not boot
What are the LEDs on the Pi doing?
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Re: RPI will not boot
the ACT led is off. The pwr led is on
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Re: RPI will not boot
Have a look at this troubleshooting page:
http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting# ... on_display
http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting# ... on_display
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Re: RPI will not boot
I went through the troubleshooting page and it was no help. The SD-card was inserted properly. I had the 3 files that the troubleshooting page listed (bootcode.bin, fixup.dat, start.elf). I do have admin rights when using the SD-card writer software. I looked at the chip on the board and I have a samsung chip not a Hynix. I check the RPI SD cards and my SD-card works with the system. I got it to boot directly into Scratch but will not boot to the desktop. When trying to save a file from Scratch it gives me a save failed: Folder may be locked or read only message.
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Re: RPI will not boot
Are you using a monitor, or are you connecting to it through a USB-Serial cable?
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Re: RPI will not boot
I am using my tv via hdmi as the monitor since i do not have a computer monitor that uses hdmi
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Re: RPI will not boot
Do you have the option to use the NTSC/PAL video? There may be some kind of trouble with the HDMI configuration. The more variables we can eliminate, the easier it will be to home in on the problem.
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Re: RPI will not boot
I found the problem. Even though I was using a 4gb SD-card it was not enough space for the root filesystem. I took the 32gb micro SD-card out of my phone, and the RPI booted right to the desktop with no problems. Thank you for your time and assistance.
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Re: RPI will not boot
Glad to hear you have it working. Happy hacking!
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