Pi Zero not being read by USB on Debian with RPI Desktop install

[chrisdavis2110]

I installed Debian with RPI Desktop onto a desktop computer. It is on its own hard drive. When I plug in a Pi Zero to use for GPIO expander, the usbbootgui does not pop up. The USB ports work and my Pi Zero boots normally with an SD card inserted, but when I take out the SD card and plug in the Pi Zero into the computer, nothing happens. What is the problem?

[fruitoftheloom]

I installed Raspbian Desktop Stretch onto a desktop computer. It is on its own hard drive. When I plug in a Pi Zero to use for GPIO expander, the usbbootgui does not pop up. The USB ports work and my Pi Zero boots normally with an SD card inserted, but when I take out the SD card and plug in the Pi Zero into the computer, nothing happens. What is the problem?

Raspbian only runs on ARM CPU.


Maybe you should try the latest Debian Stretch x86 with RPD:

https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/

https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/gpio-expander/

[thagrol]

Make sure you're connecting the zero via the correct USB port and cable: normal USB A to micro B, and the inner most of the two micro USB ports (the outer one is power only). No OTG adaptor.

Then see here: https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/gpio-expander/

[mahjongg]

edited first post which mistakenly called x86 debian "raspbian", it's not, its simply debian!

very important to avoid confusion!

[chrisdavis2110]

Make sure you're connecting the zero via the correct USB port and cable: normal USB A to micro B, and the inner most of the two micro USB ports (the outer one is power only). No OTG adaptor.

Then see here: https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/gpio-expander/

I have the USB connected to the inner most port with a normal cable. Usbbootgui still does not pop up

[thagrol]

Is it installed?

Can you run it manually?

[chrisdavis2110]

Is it installed?

Can you run it manually?

It is installed. When I run it manually, it does not recognize that the Pi Zero is connected

[chrisdavis2110]

this is the output in the terminal:

$ usbbootgui

(usbbootgui:2056): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_value_type_compatible: assertion 'G_TYPE_IS_VALUE (src_type)' failed

(usbbootgui:2056): Gtk-WARNING **: /build/gtk+2.0-ZErHoX/gtk+2.0-2.24.31/gtk/gtkliststore.c:612: Unable to convert from (null) to gchararray

[thagrol]

this is the output in the terminal:

$ usbbootgui

(usbbootgui:2056): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_value_type_compatible: assertion 'G_TYPE_IS_VALUE (src_type)' failed

(usbbootgui:2056): Gtk-WARNING **: /build/gtk+2.0-ZErHoX/gtk+2.0-2.24.31/gtk/gtkliststore.c:612: Unable to convert from (null) to gchararray

No idea, sorry. Except: you are booting to desktop/running startx rather than booting to the command line?

[chrisdavis2110]

No idea, sorry. Except: you are booting to desktop/running startx rather than booting to the command line?

Correct. Booting straight into the desktop

[windy54]

I had a similar problem and came to the conclusion it was because my laptop had USB 1 and not USB 2.

I booted from the same DVD on a laptop with USB 2 and it worked first time, it never worked on my laptop with USB 1

[chrisdavis2110]

I had a similar problem and came to the conclusion it was because my laptop had USB 1 and not USB 2.

I booted from the same DVD on a laptop with USB 2 and it worked first time, it never worked on my laptop with USB 1

Thanks for the advice! I was connecting it to a USB extender that was connected to a USB 3 port on the back of my computer. I tried plugging straight in with a longer cable and it worked!