Pi3 acts like no SD is inserted

[wmsrite]

've downloaded Noobs, extracted it copied the files from the folder to a formatted micro sde card on my Linux machine. I insert the SD into a usb port via the supplied adapter from Cnakit (just a usb dongle with slot for the SD. I then plug in the Pi and nothing happens.

Thoughts? suggestions?

[Goraxium]

By extracted and copied, do you mean you followed the instructions here: https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentati ... s/linux.md?

[klricks]

've downloaded Noobs, extracted it copied the files from the folder to a formatted micro sde card on my Linux machine. I insert the SD into a usb port via the supplied adapter from Cnakit (just a usb dongle with slot for the SD. I then plug in the Pi and nothing happens.

Thoughts? suggestions?

I don't think boot from external USB has been implemented for general use yet....
If you want to try an experimental setup then look at this: https://github.com/raspberrypi/document ... des/msd.md

Otherwise the SD card needs to be in the SD slot on the RPi board.

[drgeoff]

've downloaded Noobs, extracted it copied the files from the folder to a formatted micro sde card on my Linux machine. I insert the SD into a usb port via the supplied adapter from Cnakit (just a usb dongle with slot for the SD. I then plug in the Pi and nothing happens.

Thoughts? suggestions?

I don't think boot from external USB has been implemented for general use yet....
If you want to try an experimental setup then look at this: https://github.com/raspberrypi/document ... des/msd.md

Otherwise the SD card needs to be in the SD slot on the RPi board.

+1

Unless the micro-SD card is inserted in the slot on the underside of the board, the RPi3 will behave in exactly the same way as no card plugged in.