Questions tagged [noobs]
Questions involving the New Out Of Box Software (NOOBS). Use this tag if you are having trouble using NOOBS to boot your Pi, having trouble with using NOOBS to install an OS, or your question involves NOOBS, such as how to configure an installation from within NOOBS.
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Should I install NOOBS or Raspbian?
The Foundation site used to state states "Beginners should start with NOOBS – New Out Of the Box Software."
Raspberry Pi Ltd. now hides NOOBS from unsuspecting novices.
Only unscrupulous ...
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Kernel panic-not syncing: VFS: unable to mount root fs on unknown- block(179,6) running Raspbian on top of NOOBS
When booting, the sequence stops at the following:
Kernel panic-not syncing: VFS: unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(179,6)
What can I do to get my Raspberry Pi 2 to boot again using the ...
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Installing Raspbian from NOOBS without display
I am trying to install Raspbian from NOOBS, but I have no other screen/keyboard available than my laptop screen/keyboard. I find enough information about using a laptop screen/keyboard for a Pi, but ...
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Now that Raspbian Stretch has been released, should Jessie users rush out and do the upgrade? Is it safe?
It has taken a while, but RaspberryPi.org has now announced the official release of Stretch to replace Jessie.
Does this mean everybody should start changing their repos and doing the upgrade?
Myself, ...
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Where is cmdline.txt located on the NOOBS SD card?
I need to reset a forgotten RPI OS password. In order to do that I need to insert the SD card to the computer and edit the cmdline.txt file. It is not anywhere on the SD card root folder or any of the ...
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Installing Raspbian from NOOBS without display V2.1 and beyond
So it appears there have been significant changes to the "New Out Of the Box Software" (NOOBS) system with version 2.1 and beyond. According to the release notes included with the package:
2016-11-...
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Enable SSH in NOOBS before install
In the last release (2.1) of NOOBS the developers have "disabled by default" SSH, so it's not possible anymore to connect to a Raspbian via SSH, which is installed via NOOBS, without enabling SSH ...
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Kali & NOOBS in pi
I have read many tutorials and guides, that try to explain how to have two OSes Kali and Raspbian (Wheezy) in the Pi using Berryboot. The problem is that I do not know how, where and when to install ...
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Rasberry pi noobs sd card shows /dev/sdb6 with fdisk when there are only /dev/sdb and /dev/sdb1 exist?
I'm trying to edit some init scripts that have gone haywire on my raspberry pi Noobs SD card, and since it's easier, I'm trying to edit them on a MacPro 3,1 Ubuntu box I have.
After I plug the sd-...
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Colored screen when booting raspbian from noobs
i have a raspberry pi model b with noobs and raspbian installed on the sd card. ive used it for quite a while but today when i boot the pi it just shows me a colored screen and i cant do anything. i ...
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Raspbian migration from Raspberry Pi 2 to Raspberry Pi 3
I have spent the past couple of months developing software on my RPi2 and I would like to now run this on my RPi3 to take advantage of the higher performance. The software I have written relies on ...
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Formatting 64/128gb microSC card to run on RP3
I had no success with experimenting on my SanDisk Ultra 64GB microSDXC UHS-I (SDSQUNC-064G-GN6MA).
I tried formatting entire one to Fat, Fat32 using 3rd party software, making small Fat/Fat32 ...
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First time RPI user, Raspberrian installer won't boot, red light only
I seem to be one of countless scores of people who just don't seem to have the magic touch in getting this little machine to actually run. I will walk through the history of what I have done.
Model ...
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How can I add another Operating System onto NOOBS?
When NOOBS is booted up, there is a choice of a variety of Operating Systems.
Is it possible for me to add another Operating System onto this list (for example MinePeon)?
If so, how do I do it?
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How to get back to NOOBS?
How can I get back to NOOBS? My Pi boots straight into the SCRATCH animator and I can't get anything else. Note I tried holding down the shift key when booting but it still went straight to SCRATCH, ...
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NOOBS stuck at rainbow screen - Raspberry Pi 4
I formatted my SD card to fat32 using GParted and copied all the files from the official NOOBS Lite download: https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/noobs/. I unzipped using unzip command on the ...
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How do I get RCA video out of OpenELEC/LibreELEC?
Thanks to help received in here, I was able to get RCA video out of my Raspberry Pi 1 version B with NOOBS.
With Raspian (installed via NOOBS) all I had to do was editing the config.txt file to ...
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Raspberry pi B+ first boot
I got Raspberry pi B+ and I tried to boot by using NOOBS v1.3.10 and RASPBIAN Debian Wheezy Version:September 2014. Then I got two different problems.
These are my component information,
Raspberry ...
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Incorrect time until I restart the ntp server (multiple times)
I am using Raspberry PI Model B with Raspbian, installed by NOOBS, upgraded to the latest version. The NTP server is automatically started in the boot process.
When I boot my RPI, the time is always ...
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HDMI Output works with NOOBS but not after I install an OS
I am brand new to RasPi.
I installed the NOOBS onto an SD card. (formatted using SDFormatter)
On boot the NOOBS screen came up on HDMI.
I selected Raspbian.
After NOOBS installed Raspbian and (I ...
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Pi 4 does not see SD. Can't boot from SD-card
My Rpi 4 doesn't see the SD-card. I have switched SD-cards, formatted them all correctly. Also used both Raspian and Noobs. Nothing helps because it does not see the cards.
Every 'solution' on the ...
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Raspberry Pi NOOBS not working
I am trying to install Raspbian with NOOBS. I downloaded the offline w/ network version (not the lite version), unzipped it, and copied and pasted the files into a formatted 32GB microSD card (...
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Raspberry Pi 4 stuck on Rainbow Screen
My Raspberry Pi turns on, it shows the Rainbow Screen, then freezes. I have not installed Raspbian; I downloaded NOOBS and put it on my micro SDHC card. I put the micro SDHC card into the slot and ...
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Get a pi running headless, first time use, with only NOOBS pre-installed on SD card
I got a pi3 with an SD card+adapter pre-installed with NOOBS. I'm wondering if there is some way to get this running headless through my laptop, on which I have Ubuntu 15.04 installed.
I'm totally ...
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Default gateway is missing
I have set up a new installation of NOOBS on a Raspberry Pi 2. I configured a static IP address by adding this to /etc/dhcpcd.conf:
interface eth0
static ip_address=192.168.2.102/24
static routers=...
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Raspberry Pi 3 - Blank Screen - Red Led and no Green Led
Today I got a Raspberry Pi 3. When I powered it on for the first time I've putted on my SD Card the last image of Ubuntu Mate, but the red led was on and the green led was flickering and screen blank. ...
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How to install RetroPie using/alongside NOOBS?
Absolute beginner/noob here. I wanted to know if there's a simple way to install NOOBS (Raspbian + RaspBMC, to be specific) and RetroPie on the same SD Card without going through a lot of hoops. More ...
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Remote connection to Pi succeeds or fails apparently at random
I'm attempting to remotely access the desktop of my Raspberry Pi 2 using VNC. I followed these instructions to install TightVNC Server on the Pi (which is running NOOBS) and these instructions to ...
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Raspberry PI 2 Model B Not Detecting ds18b20 Sensor (Tested with Multiple Sensors)
I just wanted to ask some advices. I have tried everything I could find, including :
/boot/config.txt add Line dtoverlay=w1-gpio,gpiopin=4
Update and Upgrade
Updating firmware
Buying new Sensors.
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How do I make a copy of a NOOBS SD card?
When we install Linux on Raspberry Pi with a NOOBS SD card, the original data on the card is erased as it becomes the storage device for the new system.
I have just bought a 16Gb NOOBS SD card, and I ...
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Multiple microphones
Some of you know a method to connect 4 microphones to a RPi and handle them seperate?
I want to calculate out when a soundwave hits the first microphone, the second, third and fourth (under water).
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Force NOOBS 1.3 to use composite
I currently only have access to composite video screens, so I can't use HDMI which makes it a royal pain to use NOOBS.
I have NOOBS 1.3 and I wanted to try dual-booting a couple different OSs, but I ...
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solid red + solid green on bootup [duplicate]
Just got an SD card:
SanDisk Ultra 32GB microSDHC UHS-I Card with Adapter, Grey/Red, Standard Packaging (SDSQUNC-032G-GN6MA) (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B010Q57T02)
Formatted it with ...
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Raspberry PI 3 Model B+ resetting after every reboot
My RPi 3 resets itself after every reboot. All my settings, customizations etc are lost. Keyboard layouts, date/time setting, setting in the sudo raspi-config (camera setting etc), desktop ...
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Noobs: Offline intallation without monitor and disabling network mirrors
I'm planning to install either Arch or Raspbian on my rp using Noobs(with offline installation option).
I have no HDMI monitor, so I will do it using ssh in "silent install mode" as described in this ...
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NOOBS doesn't work! The worst! (My research!)
Why i called it "The worst"? Beacuse i can't make it work >:(. "And sorry im 11 years old using this and im lithuanian so there are some mispells or mistakes so don't ban me!". There are five devices ...
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