Pi WILL NOT BOOT even after reading the sticky post

[Pizzahut91]

I got a Raspberry Pi 2 recently and have been trying to get it to boot. At first I was trying to get Ubuntu Mate on it and when that didn't work I tried NOOBS. After countless reformats between two different micro SD cards, the ACT LED stays solid. I can't figure out what it is. I did everything the "Can't get your pi to boot?" sticky said to do and it's still the same story.

[drgeoff]

There is a very good chance that you will regret writing that you did everything the not booting sticky said to do.

99% of not booting cases are fixed by following that post.

I can't think of any other advice than to read that post again carefully. Don't skip any of it and don't assume anything without actually checking it.

[DougieLawson]

What are you trying to put on your SDCard? Is it NOOBS or plain Raspbian or something else?
What process are you using to do it?

[Pizzahut91]

When I tried NOOBS I did exactly as the guide said: Full format, overwrite, format size adjustment on, and then I copied the extracted files onto the card. I just tried to install raspbian with the Win32DiskImager and it also didn't work.

[drgeoff]

When I tried NOOBS I did exactly as the guide said: Full format, overwrite, format size adjustment on, and then I copied the extracted files onto the card. I just tried to install raspbian with the Win32DiskImager and it also didn't work.

After doing either of those, eject the card from the PC, insert it again and post here a screenshot of what Windows Explorer or equivalent shows as files and folders on it.

[Pizzahut91]

Sorry it took me a while to respond, but here's a screenshot:

[FTrevorGowen]

Sorry it took me a while to respond, but here's a screenshot:

O.K. that looks correct to me (cf. what I've posted here:
http://www.cpmspectrepi.webspace.virgin ... ying_Files )
However you haven't stated what size of uSDHC card you're using - if it's >32Gb you will need to ensure that it's FAT32 formatted, not the default/standard format for such large uSDHC cards (common pitfall 18:
viewtopic.php?f=91&t=83372&p=651745#p677748 )
Trev.

[DougieLawson]

So you're using NOOBS. Hit the [1], [2], [3] and [4] keys (HDMI preferred mode, HDMI safe mode, composite PAL mode or composite NTSC) during boot, stop pressing keys when a picture appears on your monitor/TV.

How big is that SDCard? Is it larger than 32GB? Because large cards need special formatting if you're trying to use them with NOOBS.

If that still doesn't work buy a new 8GB SDCard (pick a different make to the one you're using) and try again.

[Pizzahut91]

It was formatted in fat32, and still didn't work. I also tried pressing 1-4 but that also didn't work.

I'll probably pick up a new SD card, then. Thanks for the help!