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Raspberry Pi3 Does not boot up - Green light does not lit

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I purchased a Raspberry Pi3 last week, after spending couple of days trying to get it to boot up I gave up and purchase another one. I am having the same issues, it just would not boot up, i.e. the green light does not lit -- which I think means that is Not reading the SD card to load the Operating System. This is what I have done so far:

Used a 5v/2A power supply, use a 5v/2.4A power supply.

Used the SD with the preloaded OS that I purchased - no luck

Purchase another SD card, formatted it and load Noobs sw on it - still no luck

I removed every thing that is plugged in the PI3 except for the power supply, still no luck.

 

Anyone out there who is experiencing the same issue???

Does your one works out of the box?

 

What am i doing wrong???

 

What should the voltage/Amp for the power supply be? is it 5v/2.5A?

Help please.. Gerard

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    One issue is SD card manufacturers sometimes add a boot section so Noobs install I'm guessing is prevented access to the memory it needs to install. In disc management win 10 you can inspect the card and manage it to create the memory partition volume that uses all the SD cards available memory. Also formatting the card could be an issue using correct settings. I'm also having a failed install and I'll implement some of the suggestions eg internet connection mentioned.

     

    Cheers

     

    Colm

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    One issue is SD card manufacturers sometimes add a boot section so Noobs install I'm guessing is prevented access to the memory it needs to install. In disc management win 10 you can inspect the card and manage it to create the memory partition volume that uses all the SD cards available memory. Also formatting the card could be an issue using correct settings. I'm also having a failed install and I'll implement some of the suggestions eg internet connection mentioned.

     

    Cheers

     

    Colm

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  • 0 in reply to cbweb

    I recently bought my first Raspberry Pi 3 Media Centre Kit and, not knowing much about electronics, I followed instructions with double and triple checking before I switched it on.

    It startup okay and the advice on what to do appeared on my TV set.

    Then the image started to fade and finally disappeared. The red light remained on but the green light disappeared.

    I have since tried a few times. Red light comes on but no green light or picture on the TV.

    I have sent emails to the supplier, Raspberry Pi Australia, but they don't seem to have any clues and haven't offered to do anything about it.

    It cost me Aus$159 and it seems I've just done my money.

    I don't feel like spending more unless I can be assured of a result.

    I'm a bit disappointed that the supplier doesn't seem to have any idea what might be wrong.

    Cheers (or gloom)

    Brian.

  • 0 in reply to caduceus

    Hi Brian.

    I'm no expert but do have a basic understanding.

    Firstly do persevere , faults are rare and Raspberry Pi software and hardware projects can be extremely rewarding.

    But I get that you aren't feeling that now... So ..

    The Red light confirms power to the unit and the green confirms a valid Rasbian software detected and booted.

    So if you have Only the Red light this is indicating that a valid version of Linux cannot be initiated.

    First off I would use your pc to download a new copy of the NOOBS software package ( use a usb/micro SD converter) . This will totally replace your previous version.  Hopefully this is the issue.

    The other is a dodgy connection , which for us noobs means a new board.

    But the light situation with solid red makes me think you have corrupted software . So download or even buy ( about a tenner UK) a new pre-installed NOOBS Raspian SD card, this would be good as all doubt over your procedure is then eliminated (!!)...

    Good Luck mate,

    Cheers!

    Tao

  • 0 in reply to taodev

    I must add that Raspberry Pi Australia were eventually very helpful and I learned that it was the SD card which was wonky.

    I got another card and all worked well, though I'm having trouble understanding some of the acronyms in LibreELEC.

    However, I will eventually learn. I am very impressed by the way it was so easy to connect to the Internet.

    It's almost like my PC. I'll certainly recommend to my friends that they give it a go.

    Brian (Caduceus)