Worked exactly once...
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Worked exactly once...
I got my raspiboy kit, put it together. It booted and looked good. I played a few games. I tried a MAME game that didn't work. I couldn't get out of it. So I powered down the unit. When I powered back up, nothing. Thought the SD card might be corrupt, so I reimaged it. Put it all back together. Nothing. Hooked up external HDMI. Nothing.
Not sure how to troubleshoot this further.
Not sure how to troubleshoot this further.
Re: Worked exactly once...
Hi,
I'll try to find root problem with you.
As you'r saying it does not work when you plug HDMI right?
So I think the problem comes from the pi or the SD. The hard boot can corrupt data, but it does not happen often.
Can you try to take use the raspberry pi zero alone with a HDMI screen? That way we will be able to identify the problem between the pi zero and the SD card.
You already tried to write new software image right?
Can you try another SD card see what happens?
If you have another raspberry pi you can try the SD on this other raspberry see what happens.
I wonder if a hard boot can damage/break the raspberry pi. It seems unlickely but not impossible.
I'll try to find root problem with you.
As you'r saying it does not work when you plug HDMI right?
So I think the problem comes from the pi or the SD. The hard boot can corrupt data, but it does not happen often.
Can you try to take use the raspberry pi zero alone with a HDMI screen? That way we will be able to identify the problem between the pi zero and the SD card.
You already tried to write new software image right?
Can you try another SD card see what happens?
If you have another raspberry pi you can try the SD on this other raspberry see what happens.
I wonder if a hard boot can damage/break the raspberry pi. It seems unlickely but not impossible.
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Re: Worked exactly once...
It did not work when I plugged the HDMI cable into the whole Raspiboy. It has been my experience that when a hard shutdown happens the SD card does usually get corrupted. I have a B+ that is used for a wall calendar and whenever it loses power, it has to be re-imaged.
So I opened it up and took out the pi and hooked it up to HDMI and power. It booted! It also did the partition resizing so that means it hadn't been booted when it was in the case the second time. After it came up, I realized I had no way to shutdown except hard, so I did pull the plug. Since I had nothing to lose, I tried to boot again. This time it booted fine as well and did not resize the partition.
So I don't think its the pi or the SD card.
So I opened it up and took out the pi and hooked it up to HDMI and power. It booted! It also did the partition resizing so that means it hadn't been booted when it was in the case the second time. After it came up, I realized I had no way to shutdown except hard, so I did pull the plug. Since I had nothing to lose, I tried to boot again. This time it booted fine as well and did not resize the partition.
So I don't think its the pi or the SD card.
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Re: Worked exactly once...
Forgot to add, thanks for your help!
Chris
Chris
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Re: Worked exactly once...
I put it back together and it booted! I don't think the 8BCraft board and the pi were making a good contact. That's my theory at least...
Chris
Chris
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Re: Worked exactly once...
It seems like the PCB is "riding up" and doesn't want to make contact with the pi. I don't know why.
Re: Worked exactly once...
So is it working now or do you still have problems?
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Re: Worked exactly once...
It worked once again and stopped. Since the PCB isn't hitting the pi properly, it doesn't boot consistently. Twice total. I've taken it apart and tried to reseat it 3-4 times.
Re: Worked exactly once...
Ok then I think it's better to replace the PCB
Please send me an email at hello@8bcraft.com with your backer number/order number and reference to this email and I'll register to send you a part.
Please send me an email at hello@8bcraft.com with your backer number/order number and reference to this email and I'll register to send you a part.
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Re: Worked exactly once...
Email sent. Thanks!