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by MalcolmB
Sun Apr 03, 2016 5:10 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Booting Raspi 3
Replies: 15
Views: 2031

Re: Booting Raspi 3

You make a good point. When I went out to buy my new PSU I carefully selected one with removeable leads.

I had a choice.

Of course I made the wrong choice!

All this is completely news to me.

But, it s all about learning, which is supposed to be good for us.

Thank you again.
by MalcolmB
Sun Apr 03, 2016 4:55 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Booting Raspi 3
Replies: 15
Views: 2031

Re: Booting Raspi 3

Dave, Congratulations, I am impressed. You have got it. I have wiped and reloaded my SD card again in case I have messed it up. But, critically, I have also fitted a different USB cable (from my wife's phone, my iPhone 5 has the wrong kind of connector). This is what has fixed it. I had no expectati...
by MalcolmB
Sun Apr 03, 2016 4:08 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Booting Raspi 3
Replies: 15
Views: 2031

Re: Booting Raspi 3

Dave
I have been out and bought a 2.4 amp PSU and that made no difference.

What does the coloured symbol in the top right mean?

I will reload the SD card.

Thank you.
by MalcolmB
Sun Apr 03, 2016 1:03 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Booting Raspi 3
Replies: 15
Views: 2031

Re: Booting Raspi 3

Dave and rprandom

Sorry, I should also have said that the red LED goes on and off. It might could have a regular pattern rather than just flashing.

If I don't press the shift key they whole thing just goes back to the start of booting anyway.

Thank guys
by MalcolmB
Sun Apr 03, 2016 12:59 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Booting Raspi 3
Replies: 15
Views: 2031

Re: Booting Raspi 3

Dave, You are giving me hope. Thank you. Yes, I have the multi-coloured (miniature rainbow square) in the top right. What does it mean? The PSU I use is the one supplied by Maplins in my Raspberry 2 kit which worked fine. It says it output is 5v at 2.1 amps. Any good? Do I need a bigger one - how bi...
by MalcolmB
Sat Apr 02, 2016 6:28 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Booting Raspi 3
Replies: 15
Views: 2031

Re: Booting Raspi 3

Thank you replying. I wiped a Micro SD using the SD site and then carefully downloaded 1.9 onto my computer and extracted it to the SD. I put that into the Raspi3 and powered it up. The outcome is identical. Insatalling the OS reported successful. The NOOBS window listing the operating systems avail...
by MalcolmB
Fri Apr 01, 2016 5:04 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Booting Raspi 3
Replies: 15
Views: 2031

Booting Raspi 3

Friends I am quietly going mad. I have a Raspberry Pi 3 and I simply cannot get it to boot. I have used a downloaded SD and bought two new NOOBS cards. To cut a long story short I end up in the same place every time: The screen fires up and the long listing scrolls through on the left. It then flips...
by MalcolmB
Fri Mar 25, 2016 5:46 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Log in
Replies: 0
Views: 219

Log in

Having struggled to load Rasbian in my new Pi3 I have managed to get a full 100% . I did that by slotting the SD card in and out a few times to clean the contacts. Maybe that was nothing to do with it but I got a result. After loading then it goes to a screen headed "NOOBS v1.8 Built Feb 26 16" wher...
by MalcolmB
Fri Mar 25, 2016 8:13 am
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Display colour
Replies: 2
Views: 453

Re: Display colour

Yes, I thought that was going to be the explanation. I have tried everything I can think of, and I am not a complete ham, and it won't play.

I will just mend it with a new one.

Thank you.
by MalcolmB
Thu Mar 24, 2016 5:02 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Display colour
Replies: 2
Views: 453

Display colour

Friends I hot re-connected my Pi to the display and the general background colour went red/pink instead of the normal white desktop screen. It is as though there is a complete red/pink gauze over the whole display. Everything else still works fine and is more or less readable but I cannot find any w...

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