mallen4013
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error message on black screen

Mon Aug 10, 2015 11:19 pm

don't know much about computers I need the dumbed down version on how to fix
a message on a black screen that has an error and says stuff about debugging and manually
fix fsck ive read a bunch of posts and the answer is probably there but I don't understand
please enlighten

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Re: error message on black screen

Tue Aug 11, 2015 6:55 am

Hi and welcome to the forum.
I think the best thing to do would be to re-image the SD card, or try another sd card altogether.
Which type are you using?

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Re: error message on black screen

Tue Aug 11, 2015 8:23 am

mallen4013 wrote: a message on a black screen that has an error and says stuff about debugging and manually
fix fsck
fsck problems usually mean the storage (SD card) is corrupted, so Texy's advice is the first thing to try.

If you need more help, it is important to quote the error message exactly. People here are generally not clairvoyant and it is not a good idea to guess what an error message means until you've seen the whole message and know what you were doing with the Pi at the time.
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