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Raspberry Pi A+ boot problem

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I have just received and assembled my Pi A+ and it won't boot. Red power LED on aok, Green ACT LED blinks once then goes out.

Have checked all troubleshooting blogs but no go. Powered up board with SD ejected, and ACT LED comes on, no change when SD inserted. Changed power source and TV. Still no go.

Help!

Using A+ board with Element14 8GB micro SD with NOOBS pre installed, USB attached combo keyboard/mouse, and RCA connector to old Sony TV.

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    Hi, dtsartsanis. First thing. When you are using the Composite (RCA Connector) Video Output. You may have to hit the number 3 (for PAL) or 4 (for NTSC) on your Keyboard during Boot-up. Each number, (1-4) is used to Activate a Video Output (Composite or HDMI). The default is HDMI, if you don't hit any key, on Boot. After you Boot, one time, with Composite Output. Your Pi, may remember your selection.

     

    Download the PDF here, http://www.raspberrypi.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/quick-start-guide-v2_1.pdf


    Here's the info, from the Raspberry Pi Quick Start Guide...

     

    Your Pi will now boot into NOOBS and should display a list of operating systems that you can

    choose to install. If your display remains blank, you should select the correct output mode for your

    display by pressing one of the following number keys on your keyboard;

    1. HDMI mode this is the default display mode.

    2. HDMI safe mode select this mode if you are using the HDMI connector and cannot see

    anything on screen when the Pi has booted.

    3. Composite PAL mode select either this mode or composite NTSC mode if you are using

    the composite RCA video connector

    4. Composite NTSC mode


    Also, I agree with the other Comments. Make sure your OS on your SD Card is not Corrupted or the File System is Damaged, too. You can do this in any Computer, with a Compatible SD Card Reader. Either Built in or External USB Card Reader. I did end up Re-Formatting the Pi's SD Card with Noobs and then back again with RaspBMC. I had a little problem with the Original File System, that came on the Pre-Formatted Element 14 SD Card, becoming Corrupted. And the System Would Not Boot. I thought at first that this was because. I had to Hard Shut Down the Pi, a couple of times. By Un-Plugging the Power Cord. When I couldn't see the OS in the Monitor. During my Tests on using the Analog TV Card to input the Signal to a Computer. And when the OS Froze up and would Not go to into Shut Down Mode in the GUI. But, Since Reformatting the Card, I have not had this Problem again. Through several Hard Shutdowns, since then. That was a couple of years ago. I have had to Reformat my SD Card twice since then. Initially, I used GParted, a Free and Open Source GUI Partition Managing App, that I have been using since about 2005 to Repair the File System on the Card. I Put the Card in my Laptop and used GParted to Both Repair and Re-Format the SD Card. So, that I would have a new and clean file system. Read more in my Article - Review, http://www.bishopco.com/2013/10/the-xbmc-raspberry-pi-solution-bundle.html. Also, there is more info, on these Pages...

    RPi Hardware Basic Setup
    http://elinux.org/RPi_Hardware_Basic_Setup#Display

    The Raspberry Pi Education Manual (2012 PDF)
    http://pi.cs.man.ac.uk/download/Raspberry_Pi_Education_Manual.pdf

    Raspberry Pi - Google Custom Search on DonsDeals Blog


    You may also want to try out, BerryBoot v2.0 - bootloader / universal operating system installer. I ran RaspBMC (XBMC Media Player for the Pi) on my Pi Model B. With 512MB of Ram. From 2013, till 2015. But, after all of the Updates. The System Slowed down to a crawl. And couldn't play most Videos. So, I went in search of a lighter weight OS for my Pi, a couple of months ago. I ended up using Berry Boot to install OpenELEC. Another XBMC Remix, that is very light weight and uses less resources. It is working much better now. There are several other OS's that come with BerryBoot, that may be interesting to you too. That may run better on your Model A Pi. 

    Don

  • 0 in reply to dweb98

    I think the keyboard numbers to press on boot are 3 for PAL, and 4 for NTSC.

  • 0 in reply to gadget.iom

    Paul, Yep, your right. I found my Quick Start PDF on my Computer and updated my Post. I still haven't found the link to the PDF Download, though... PS... here it is... Download the PDF here, http://www.raspberrypi.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/quick-start-guide-v2_1.pdf

     

    Don

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