Questions tagged [boot]
These questions refer to the initial starting up of the Raspberry PI.
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Raspberry Pi 4 crashes at startup then boot loops
I have a raspberry 4 8GB model, tested with multiple power supplies, multiple SD cards, and even tried to boot from USB (both the 2.0 and 3.0 ports).
I also tried multiple images, the 64 and 32 bit ...
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sh: can't access tty; job control turned off
Yesterday, I was programming GPIO controls for a robot in class and left for a few minutes to work with another group. I came back to find all the GPIO disconnected and sh: can't access tty; job ...
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MAX31586 configuraiton using overlay
I want to read three MAX31586s using a Raspberry pi 3B.
Two are connected on the spi0 and I can configure the maxtherm on config.txt to work. For the third one, maxtherm doesn't work with spi1, at the ...
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Speed up Raspbian boot
I'm customizing a Raspbian Stretch Lite image to fit my needs. I'm quite fine with the results but now I would like to speed up the booting process because it takes so long to complete.
Here some ...
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Process/Flow/steps for speeding of the booting time in raspberry pi for the cluster
I am using Raspberry pi for the cluster, that would display the basic data like the CAN data and one wire data.
For can I used the Can-Socket and for one wire I am just reading a gpio pin of raspberry ...
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Does an rPi 3B+ SSD require external power?
My 3B+ boots from a Western Digital Blue SSD. The nameplate under the SSD indicates 1.6A at 5V so, I am really puzzled how it works at all off a USB port with no external power.
My WD Blue is wired ...
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Kernel Panic VFS Error During Boot
I recently started getting this error during bootup on an SD Card with Raspbian Stretch-Lite:
---[end Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(179,2)
I looked around ...
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can raspberry pi run in ro mode?
Is raspberry pi able to easily work RO without messing up the FS it is being booted from? I guess low-level (kernel-level that is) support for that must be available because live-cds exist so I was ...
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Installing raspbian os [closed]
I have an raspberry pi 3 model b.
So I know I will be traveling a lot and want to use my pi (going to be turned into a retro pi with packages) The problem I have is that i need to change the WIFI a ...
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Add secondary root partition to Raspberry Pi OS base image (dual-boot)
I want to modify the official Raspberry Pi OS lite image:
https://downloads.raspberrypi.org/raspios_lite_arm64/images/raspios_lite_arm64-2023-05-03/2023-05-03-raspios-bullseye-arm64-lite.img.xz
I want ...
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Pi 4; 8GB RAM: Having fimware and OS(openBSD) both on the SD card
Yesterday I installed openBSD on my Pi 4 with 8GB RAM:
I first installed the [UEFI firmware][1] on the vfat formated, primary, and only partition of an SD Card
I created an openBSD 7.3 boot stick
I ...
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How to disable USBboot?
When i turn on my Raspberry Pi it tries to boot from USB. I plugged in a wireless mouse. Message on monitor:
starting USB...
USB0: Core Realses: 2.80a
scanning bus 0 for devices...
And nothing going ...
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Run systemd timer periodically but not on boot
I would like to run a script every 30 minutes on my RbPi, but not immediately after boot.
Example: If I boot my RbPi at 15:15, the script should run at 15:30 not before.
Setup: My RbPi has no ...
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Stuck on Rainbow Screen after kernel upgrade on CentOS7
I ran 'yum update' on my Raspberry Pi3 running Centos7, and now it will not boot. Both LED's are solid (no flashing) and it does not get past the 'Rainbow Screen'.
The following packages were ...
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How to clone OS from SD to SSD using command line?
I have set up my Raspberry Pi 4 for use as a small home server, running OpenMediaVault. Currently, the Pi is running from an SD card, but I'd like to switch to an SSD. I've found several tutorials ...
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Raspberry Pi would not start
Hi, when booting Rasberry PI I get following error messages and RPI does not start. I have took out SD Card, run chkdsk on Windows machine, did not detect errors. Is there anything I can do to fix it? ...
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Wifi not working in raspberry pi 0 when booting from usb
I am using raspberry pi os in raspberry pi 0 w I booted from USB after editing the config.txt file but the wifi is not working on my USB boot it says there is no wireless LAN, I wanted to know 2 ...
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RPI not connecting the wifi
As written I am unable to connect my RPI to the internet.
What happened is I took the RPI from the office (where it was working) and took it home (to a new wifi).
To save myself the headache, before I ...
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How to set up a raspberry pi to shutodown and boot based on whether UPS it is plugged in or not
I am building a golf cart and want to install a raspberry PI as dashboard computer for it. For this purpose I am using a Raspberry Pi 4 model B and I have a RPi UPSPack V3 for a ups. I have it wired ...
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Raspberry Pi 3 not boots if usb camera plugged in
Raspberry Pi 3 Model B Plus Rev 1.3
Boots from usb Ultra Fit and works perfect. Except it not trying to boot if camera plugged in usb. ACT LED not flashes.
If I remove cam and insert it after boot - ...
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unable to boot to network mode in pi4 B board when SDcard is removed
I am trying to Boot pi4 Board in Network boot without Sdcard for that i have done below steps
1 > sudo rpi-eeprom-config --edit and set as below
BOOT_ORDER=0xf21 - **Try SD first**, followed by **...
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How can I convert my Raspberry Pi into a Wi-Fi network in order to receive a device configuration in a captive portal?
Initial Situation: Device: Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W with Raspberry Pi OS Lite (64-bit)
I aim to establish a seamless Raspberry Pi configuration that transitions between two distinct modes:
Setup Mode: In ...
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Sporadic slow booting due to fsck (mount count being reset)
I'm hoping to use a Raspberry Pi as the basis of an in-car infotainment system. I've followed a number of guides on reducing boot times, but the Pi will often take a long time to boot—about 20 s ...
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Why does my Raspberry Pi keep on rebooting?
I have a Raspberry Pi running Debian. The boot.rc file in the boot partition is replaced with the boot_enable_ssh.rc so that I can access it with ssh. After that did not work, I connected it to a ...
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Can not create a file in bootscript.sh at boot
I am on a Pi Zero 2W running headless with SSH.
I modified crontab to run bootscript.sh on reboot and bootscript.sh runs on startup successfully except for the writes to a file. However, if I run ...
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How do I rotate LCD touch panel on a Raspberry Pi 3?
I know this question has been asked many times, but I can't find a solution that works anywhere to rotate the official raspberry pi touch screen (not the display part as this is working, just the ...
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Headless PI not booting anymore after upgrade and nordvpn install
my Pi apparently stopped working after apt upgrade and installing nordvpn app. The thing is that I see a red line at the bottom of my var/log/syslog.
In practice I can't ssh anymore in it.
I checked ...
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What filename does auto_initramfs look for?
From the config.txt documentation:
If auto_initramfs is set to 1, look for an initramfs file using the same rules as the kernel selection.
Presumably it's looking for something with either no suffix,...
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How to persist ethtool setting across reboot in bullseye 11.7
I need to ensure the following is run when my Raspberry Pi 4 is rebooted.
/sbin/ethtool --change eth0 advertise 0x008
Following various bits of advice, I added a last line to if-pre-up.d/ethtool as ...
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Keep HDMI off on boot
I have a battery-powered RPi Zero W that is going to be hooked into a mobile laser projector. This is an experiential setup, so I need to be able to turn it off and on between uses.
My goal here is ...
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RetroPie won’t start up after I manually shut it down
I just setup my RetroPie and tested out a game. I then shut it off using the power button. When I tried starting it up again it doesn’t go past this screen. I unplugged it for an hour and tried again ...
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Autostart syncthing after reboot
I have installed syncthing on my Raspberry Pi but it does not start automatically.
How can I run it automatically after a reboot?
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Raspberry Pi: Unable to reboot (unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(179,2) - on brand new sdcard/image
I got some new Sandisk 32gb Ultra sdcards installed Pi OS on them etc - but when booting the Pi they gave the error in the title - all the same.
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Unable to detect NVMe M.2 ssd in raspberry pi 4 8gb
Is it possible to use an NVMe M.2 as external storage on a Pi4b 8GB?
I have the following PCIe device: samsung NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD 970 Evo plus, 500 gb +
external hard drive enclosure with a C to A ...
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getting an error when I autostart my py script which contain PyQt Gui
I'm trying to automatically start a py script which has pyqt5 Gui when I boot my Raspberrypi. I did sudo nano /etc/rc.local and made a log.text to know what's happening and I received:
qt.qpa.screen: ...
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Dual or Triple Boot Possible?
I'm wondering if it's possible to dual boot Raspbian, LineageOS, and RetroPie on an SD card? I've looked around and it seems like there is an issue with it not going straight into a bootloader like ...
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How to find reboot/shutdown cause in Buster OS?
I was analyzing my raspberry pi for reboot and its time and its cause. Earlier I was working on Jessie and I was able to understand the reboot or shutdown is normal by observing the syslog file for ...
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start "cvlc" in background on booting without user login
I have a command I want to start a webcam to start to stream using vlc /cvlc on/after boot.
The command is:
cvlc -vvv v4l2:///dev/video0:chroma=mp2v :input-slave=alsa://hw:CARD=U0x46d0x825,DEV=0 :live-...
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Autostart, detect directory and open in standard GUI
I want to detect the existence of a (directory on a) USB drive (/media/pi/Music), wait for it to appear, then open it in the GUI.
Using xdg-open /media/pi/Music in ~/.config/lxsession/LXDE-pi/...
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How to boot and safely shutdown with a button when WAKE_ON_GPIO=0
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To boot and shutdown my pi I have been using a button shorting GPIO 3 an GND. However after shutting down the pi, the fan shim and HDD keep on running. To solve this I've edited the ...
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What is the earliest place in the boot process where camera (raspistill) can be used?
It seems that right after local-fs.target doesn't work. Any idea what prevents it from working early in the boot process?
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Raspbian Desktop and Netcat script at boot
I'm a complete beginner and I'm looking for some help.
I need to automatically start a command / script at boot to listen for a port from Netcat on computer with Raspbian Desktop version.
If I open ...
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Start Python Pygame automatically (with sudo rights) after booting instead of displaying a prompt
I'm trying to solve this problem.
I would like to boot a raspbery directly into pygame without
starting the GUI.
I have a raspberry pi generation 2 with the current "2021-01-11-raspios-buster-...
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RPI Motion service delay on restart
Is there any way to delay the start of the Motion service on RPI restart?
I'm having an issue where v4l does not make it yet to provide /dev/video0 but Motion is already trying to open it and ...
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Run py script on boot
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I moved on to a different question since I had not accurately spotted the problem. The problem is that cv2 module can not be found when the script is triggered either ...
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What does this authentication failure mean with OpenMediaVault on raspberry pi, and is it the reason pi is slow to connect to network
I recently migrated my raspberry pi openmediavault server device to a new case (geekworm's naspi gemini). I installed a script by geekworm to run a pwm fan on the pi, then rebooted. After this, the ...
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New Raspberry pi 3 startup issue. Rainbow+Blackscreen
I just bought my first raspberry pi 3. So first I connected with HDMI mouse and keyboard. I downloaded the latest version of noob from pi site and connected the pi3 to the 2amp mobile charger.
The ...
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RPI3 "Reboot" and "Shutdown -r" Failing on Raspbian Jessie
Whenever i try to reboot my rpi 3 using
sudo reboot
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sudo shutdown -r
it fails to boot up again. However all works fine if power it down and power it up again.
I've had a look at booting ...
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Raspbian is not going into initramfs with busybox
I was not successful getting into initramfs shell (busybox) on the most recent Raspbian 64-bit release. Every time the system should fall back into the initramfs, I just get an unresponsive serial ...
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Javascript pm2 fails to persist my scripts at RPI boot time
I do this to make my scripts run on Raspbian start:
sudo pm2 startup ubuntu
sudo pm2 start my_script.js
sudo pm2 start another_script.js
Yet, RPi starts without them, what can be wrong?
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