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YoshiFan100
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Raspberry Pi 4 4gb Not Booting
My raspberry pi 4 4gb version is not booting. It worked completely fine for a couple of days, until just recently it would not boot up. The green led on the board is blinking and the red led is on. I tried reflashing the SD Card and it did not work. Please help!
Re: Raspberry Pi 4 4gb Not Booting
Have you tried using another microSD card?
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YoshiFan100
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Re: Raspberry Pi 4 4gb Not Booting
I was wondering why I would have to use another sd card if it worked previously. Also, heres a bit more information on what is happening. The pi green led is blinking 4 times. It blinks like this whether the sd card is in or out.
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Re: Raspberry Pi 4 4gb Not Booting
...because it might be that the card, rather than the Pi, has failed. The four flashes from the green LED also suggests this.
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YoshiFan100
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Re: Raspberry Pi 4 4gb Not Booting
Alright, I will try to get a card. But why would it not be working now if it worked earlier?
Re: Raspberry Pi 4 4gb Not Booting
Most common reasons in no particular order...
1) Mistreatment of card, including improper shutdowns.
2) Cheap no name brands that just aren't up to the job of running an OS.
3) Fake cards that have overwritten existing data with fresh data (eg card reports it's 32gb but is really only 16gb), therefore corrupting the card.
1) Mistreatment of card, including improper shutdowns.
2) Cheap no name brands that just aren't up to the job of running an OS.
3) Fake cards that have overwritten existing data with fresh data (eg card reports it's 32gb but is really only 16gb), therefore corrupting the card.
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YoshiFan100
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Re: Raspberry Pi 4 4gb Not Booting
Alright. Thank you for your replies. I will post my results when I get another SD card.
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YoshiFan100
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Re: Raspberry Pi 4 4gb Not Booting
It works awesome! I am writing this on the pi btw. Thank you all so much for your help. One more thing, is there a way to make the chances of the sd card being damaged lower? Thanks again! 
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Re: Raspberry Pi 4 4gb Not Booting
Yes, simply NEVER use sudo unless you absolutely positively can't do your task without it.YoshiFan100 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2020 6:15 amis there a way to make the chances of the sd card being damaged lower? Thanks again!
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Re: Raspberry Pi 4 4gb Not Booting
Wait, why?
Re: Raspberry Pi 4 4gb Not Booting
More investigation: I reformatted my sd card, installed the 2019-09-26-raspbian-buster.img properly into it, rebooted the Pi 4.
The screen is now black. I can ping my raspberrypi, so it proves it has booted correctly, but I still have a blank screen. My power supply delivers up to 3A, and i use the HDMI cable given with the bundle i bougth.
The screen is now black. I can ping my raspberrypi, so it proves it has booted correctly, but I still have a blank screen. My power supply delivers up to 3A, and i use the HDMI cable given with the bundle i bougth.