Troubleshooting • Please help to identify a component on RPI4B
Hi everyone, Please help to identify a resistor value on a Raspberry Pi 4B 4GB. On mine it is scraped off, i am trying to repair it. Thanks in advance.Statistics: Posted by breeze11 — Sat Oct 17, 2026...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: 2 Pi 3 B+, Same Problem After Succesful Config
We don't normally just "pull the power cord" - we shut it down using the procedure from the desktop or command linehttps://www.raspberrypi.com/documentati ... p-shutdownDoes the Pi3+ boot from a fresh...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • 2 Pi 3 B+, Same Problem After Succesful Config
I've purchased 2 raspberry pi 3 B + and both stopped working after loading the OS and the pi hole application. I'm able to configure pi hole, then I pull the power cord to put it into production and...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Pi5 RP1 not found
Most times I've seen this it is due to one or more surface mount components being knocked off the board. Have a careful look in the area under the RP1 to see if any are missing. If all looks good then...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Pi5 RP1 not found
I have a Pi 5 (16 GB) that won't boot. The STAT LED comes up red, but it will flash amber; the pattern of the amber flashes is 4 long blinks, followed by 3 short blinks, which seems to indicate an...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: USB drives all are owned by root
How are thet formatted? lsblk -f will tell you.Statistics: Posted by Pi5_User — Fri Oct 16, 2026 4:28 am
View ArticleTroubleshooting • USB drives all are owned by root
when I try to move a file into a external USB pcmanfm won't do it. I checked permissions and found the drives are owned by root - all of my USB sticks and my external hard drive. i went into terminal...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: RPI 4B requires 12+ hours to reboot
It's worth changing the settings so it only boots to console. Then "sudo su -" and type 'reboot' and/or 'poweroff' from root console.Pretty sure I don't even have a desktop interface installed, but I...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Raspberry Pi 5 boot failure: kernel panic unable to...
As explained during the rpi-update process :If a problem occurs then the Raspberry Pi Imager may be used to createa bootloader rescue SD card image which restores the default bootloader image.I would...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Raspberry Pi 5 boot failure: kernel panic unable to mount...
Hello everyone,I'm encountering an issue with my Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB) failing to complete boot after a recent kernel update. During the startup sequence, it detects the SD card, begins mounting the...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Raspberry Pi 5 - lost capacitor
Hi, I too have few components of capacitor and resister missing from my rpi5 board, near cpu and rp1 which caused my rp1 to fail and usb devices weren't working on the rpi5 board, it would be great if...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: WiFi stops working
I have now spent enough time with this RTL8192. Tried every possible trick for it.It just does not work with Raspian drivers.My old log books tell me that it does not work with Ubuntu nor Debian...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Pi Zero 2 W only boots when I plug in the USB cable...
Finally, 2w miss a resident Statistics: Posted by frankyku410 — Thu Oct 15, 2026 2:35 am
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Intel 8265 PCIe WiFi Woes
Did you install the firmware package firmware-iwlwifi?EDIT: oopps...saw that you mentioned it. As Emily Latella used to say "Never mind" Statistics: Posted by bls — Wed Oct 14, 2026 5:57 pm
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Intel 8265 PCIe WiFi Woes
Once again my search skills are failing me. Hopefully someone on here can help.I have an M.2 PCie Intel 8265 WiFi adapter connected to a Pi5 but the damned thing doesn't want to come up.It is detected...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Bullseye MQTT packets installation failed
Did you remember to run apt update before the install?The current version of libcjson1 on debian-security is 1.7.18-3.1+deb13u1, but you're trying to install 1.7.14-1+deb11u3.That suggests your...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Bullseye MQTT packets installation failed
Yesterday I upgraded my Raspberry Pi 3, Raspberry Pi 4 and Raspberry Pi 5 cards with MQTT protocol library installation packets. My cards all run Raspberry Pi OS from 32-bit Stretch to 64-bit Trixie...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Raspberry Pi Zero W unable to connect to WiFi
I have a Raspberry Pi Zero W that I want to connect to WiFi.I am running an old MacBook so I don't have the latest Raspberry Pi Imager (my OS is too old), but I downloaded version 1.9.0 which I assume...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: zero2w wifi down, won't go up
A friend of mine ran my problem past co-pilot, and got several answers, a few of which were clearly wrong, and one of which turned out to be right. (I personally have objections to using AI, but...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Can't run rpi-imager
Found this issue as well when I tried opening with sudo but if you do:sudo QT_QUICK_BACKEND=software rpi-imagerThen it will run and till Qt to skip OpenGL and render in softwareStatistics: Posted by...
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