Funkigamoses
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Black screen and white dot

Mon Jul 20, 2015 8:42 pm

Hello everyone! I am using the older version of Pi, the on with only two usb ports (not four, like the new one) and I am running the latest version of Raspian (NOOBS) and I have this problem where it won't boot into the desktop. It turns into a black screen with a white dot. I can type, but nothing happens. Why is that?

drgeoff
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Re: Black screen and white dot

Tue Jul 21, 2015 12:04 am

Where is the white dot?

Funkigamoses
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Re: Black screen and white dot

Tue Jul 21, 2015 6:52 am

The white dot is on the top of the screen to the left. It's blinking.

drgeoff
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Re: Black screen and white dot

Tue Jul 21, 2015 9:58 am

What do you see if you press the 'Enter' key 20 times and then the 'Space' bar 20 times?

Funkigamoses
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Re: Black screen and white dot

Tue Jul 21, 2015 6:58 pm

If it happens again I will try that and see what happens!

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