DOA Zero

[m0nde]

My daughter and I bought the magazine with free PiZero. We already have other Pi, so we expected no problems. We ordered the header pins and adapters from the swag store. Tonight we put in a mini sd from another working Pi, powered up. Neither PiZero has sign of life. No power LED.

Help would be appreciated.

Nigel & Colette

[hansotten]

On the other Pi do a sudo apt-get update and upgrade, then insert in the zero.

[fruitoftheloom]

My daughter and I bought the magazine with free PiZero. We already have other Pi, so we expected no problems. We ordered the header pins and adapters from the swag store. Tonight we put in a mini sd from another working Pi, powered up. Neither PiZero has sign of life. No power LED.

Help would be appreciated.

Nigel & Colette

What Operating System was on the SD Card ??

[m0nde]

On the other Pi do a sudo apt-get update and upgrade, then insert in the zero.

Thank you for fast reply Hans.

Performed update and upgrade on old Pi. Went OK

Two PiZero still dead no LED, no HDMI out, nothing.

Nigel & Colette

[m0nde]

My daughter and I bought the magazine with free PiZero. We already have other Pi, so we expected no problems. We ordered the header pins and adapters from the swag store. Tonight we put in a mini sd from another working Pi, powered up. Neither PiZero has sign of life. No power LED.

Help would be appreciated.

Nigel & Colette

What Operating System was on the SD Card ??

Raspian I think it is what we normally use.

Nigel & Colette

[drgeoff]

Download the latest Raspbian, put it on the card and prepare to be pleasantly surprised.

[fruitoftheloom]

My daughter and I bought the magazine with free PiZero. We already have other Pi, so we expected no problems. We ordered the header pins and adapters from the swag store. Tonight we put in a mini sd from another working Pi, powered up. Neither PiZero has sign of life. No power LED.

Help would be appreciated.

Nigel & Colette

What Operating System was on the SD Card ??

Raspian I think it is what we normally use.

Nigel & Colette

Yes but Raspbian Wheezy or Jessie ?

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sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo reboot

[m0nde]

I have not heard of Jessie so probably it was Wheezy

Nigel & Colette

[fruitoftheloom]

I have not heard of Jessie so probably it was Wheezy

Nigel & Colette

When you ran apt-get update it states what repository it is accessing

But IF it is Wheezy apart from what I listed above also run:

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sudo rpi-update
sudo reboot

[m0nde]

Thanks Fruitoftheloom. My eyesight not good enough to read this on daughters screen. I have to read resistor colour codes now with eye glass!. We are making a fresh Raspbian Jessie mini sd card on a spare. Will report progress. Down load is s l o w.....

Nigel & Colette

[m0nde]

Thank you for your replies everyone Colette has her PiZero running and I will now presumably get mine running too.

Best wishes

Nigel & Colette