I replaced the Pi in my PiAware receiver. I bought a new Raspberry Pi 4 Model B 2019 with 4GB. I just installed the latest PiAware software on the SD card from this website. Used Etcher to install it. Etcher says it’s a good install. So far so good. I put the SD card in, I turn it on, but it’s not booting up. The red power light is on so I know it’s getting power, but it’s just not booting up. I tried this before and thought it was a bad Pi so I returned it and got a new one. I have no idea why it’s not booting up. Anyone have any thoughts? UPDATE: I just checked and it boots up just fine on a Pi 3 I have. No problem. Maybe I have another bad Pi 4B? It’s not like I haven’t done this before. I’ve done a Pi 2, Pi 3 and now the Pi 4 UPDATE #2: Found the problem. Was the very last thing I would have guessed. It was the power supply. Since the RED power up light was on, I took it as working. I just tried a new power supply and it booted right up. I’m going to leave this here in case someone else has the same issue. Thanks all that responded.
Connect a screen with a HDMI cable and keyboard/mouse combo to the Pi prior to booting up so you can see on the terminal window what is going on.
That was done prior to booting up. I’m using the forward HDMI port.
you don’t get any output on the terminal screen ? If so the rewrite the SD again and check if that boots.
If not try a standard Raspberry Pi image and use the Raspberry Pi Imager instead of Etcher.
https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/
I just checked and it boots up just fine on a Pi 3 I have. No problem. Maybe I have another bad Pi 4B? It’s not like I haven’t done this before. I’ve done a Pi 2, Pi 3 and now the Pi 4.
If the card boots on a Pi 3, it normally won’t boot on a Pi 4. Make an SD caerd using a Pi 4 image.
I used the image provided by the Raspberry Pi folks for the Pi 4 B. The image provided by FlightAware also won’t boot.
Try the official RPi Imager as @tomvdhorst suggested.
Write RaspberryPi OS Bookworm image to microSD card using Raspberry Pi imager.
Guide for how to use Raspberry Pi Imager:
https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/getting-started.html#raspberry-pi-imager
How did you test if it’s running?
If you are using WiFi only and try to connect remotely via SSH there are devices having issues, even if the setup is done properly.
It is known that some have issues connecting via WiFi on first boot, sometimes it works after second or third reboot.
Beside the red light, the green light should start flashing (irregular, if it flashes regular, there’s a problem with SD card).
For the setup itself it should not matter, which imager you use. This becomes a topic if you want to use Raspberry OS and not the piaware image.
Why would that be?
As far as i know you can move Raspbian without issue between rpi3 / 4.
Anyone else reading this, don’t use “some power supply”.
The Raspberry Pi original power supplies are not that expensive and are gonna make power input circuitry on the pi (hopefully) last longer and run more stable.
At least i’d hope they have less ripple than typical chargers.
I had this non-boot power issue due to power supplies as well (POE in my case). Ended up getting 4A POE Hats for them - working without issue (other than the fan wearing out! That’s another thread…)
Right on. Power for most pi’s is almost a science. I’m sure that equation has been solved.
thanks, again @obj and @wiedehopf.
@vannossc, I’ve never used POE. Sounds like a heavy lift, to me.
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Why? Simply use the original power supply and it works. All my devices were equipped with it and i never had a single issue.
I use PoE+ for my RPi rack. It is simple and straight forward especially with multiple devices. Hardware costs may be a detriment. Each RPi requires a PoE hat. I spent about $20 each for 8 hats. I already had an Ethernet switch with PoE+ capabilities. The original standard, 802.3af aka PoE, nominally provides 48v and 15 watts to each port. The latest standard, 802.3at aka PoE+, nominally provides 48 v and 25 watts to each port. If buying now go with the 802.3at standard even though the older standard equipment costs less. Once you have the hardware, it is simply plug and play. No configuration is necessary. I set up 8 units in about 15 minutes.
I said “almost.”
Not all OEM pwr supplies are created equal and I had intermittent outages.
@obj suggested checking my pwr supply. It was bad. Got a new one and all is good since then.
Wow thanks! Interesting. I have one piaware node and another pi to screw up for kicks.
