Not quite sure what's going on, but I turned on my Rasberry Pi for the first time today having bought a pre-installed NOOBS SD Card and all I can see is a rather striking coloured screen and nothing else. The SDCard Access light flashes green and the RedPower On light is on.
Not quite sure how to deal with this problem. Any advice gratefully received (before I throw the thing away.)
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GeoffW1952
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Re: Unable to fire up the Raspberry Pi :(
Never trust "pre-installed" cards. They often have outdated software on them that isn't compatibly with the latest Pi's.
Download Raspbian from here and follow the instructions to re-image the SD card.
If you are still having problems follow the advice on the Boot Problems sticky post
Download Raspbian from here and follow the instructions to re-image the SD card.
If you are still having problems follow the advice on the Boot Problems sticky post
Over 10 million Pi's have been sold. Most problems are user error rather than the quality of the Pi.(before I throw the thing away.)
Electronic and Computer Engineer
Pi Interests: Home Automation, IOT, Python and Tkinter
Pi Interests: Home Automation, IOT, Python and Tkinter
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DougieLawson
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Re: Unable to fire up the Raspberry Pi :(
Read this: viewtopic.php?t=58151
Then mail your unwanted RPi to me, I'll give it a good home.
Then mail your unwanted RPi to me, I'll give it a good home.
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Criticising any questions is banned on this forum.
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