solid green and red light pi 4 4Gb not posting

October 13, 2023, 00:57

dexallout

Got some raspberry pi 4’s to start a pi cluster but I am getting no desktop environment or the pi booting any ideas on how to fix it?

parabolicpennies

what's the issue

parabolicpennies

no display?

parabolicpennies

did you use pi imager

dexallout

Yes I used pi imager nothing is displaying what so ever

parabolicpennies

what are you using to display

parabolicpennies

micro hdmi?

parabolicpennies

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dexallout

Micro hdmi to hdmi

dexallout

All I get is a black screen should I be able to fix it within the files of the micro sd card on my computer?

dexallout

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parabolicpennies

if you used the pi imager it should work

parabolicpennies

display on right input ? lol

dexallout

Yes it’s on the right input

dexallout

It only has one

parabolicpennies

have you tried remote access

dexallout

Have not tried it cuz I don’t know how

dexallout

You talking ssh?

parabolicpennies

ya or the other one

parabolicpennies

vnc

parabolicpennies

might help with the troubleshooting

parabolicpennies

<@419650566134956032> I might have an idea maybe

dexallout

<@1046635210206363648> Shoot

parabolicpennies

the default hdmi strength in config.txt is 4

parabolicpennies

change to 6

parabolicpennies

my display started flashing today for some reason and I'm about to try and see if that fixes it

parabolicpennies

<@419650566134956032> this did infact just fix my flickering display issue

parabolicpennies

edit the config.txt change the hdmi boost from 4 to 6

parabolicpennies

I think basically the signal is too weak for certain monitors

parabolicpennies

I'm running a 144hz 1440p monitor ( in 1080p )

parabolicpennies

you could try a regular TV to troubleshoot this theory

parabolicpennies

hope it helps

dexallout

I have 1080p 144hertz monitor but I’ll try this when I get home thank you I’ll let you know

dexallout

If it works

parabolicpennies

my monitor would still flicker after adjusting that. My guess is the power source for myself. I'm not using a raspi approved power supply.

parabolicpennies

going to try to change mine to 144hz

parabolicpennies

you may also try changing the desktop background ? seemed to help me

dexallout

I found out the issue I was sold counterfeit boards

parabolicpennies

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dexallout

Yo

parabolicpennies

seriously ?

dexallout

Yes

parabolicpennies

how do you check

parabolicpennies

I fixed my display issue

dexallout


parabolicpennies

was coming back to yell you

parabolicpennies

which one the counterfeit

dexallout

One in the case is real

dexallout

One outside is fake

parabolicpennies

is mine counterfit ?

parabolicpennies

who'd you order from

dexallout

I got two off Facebook marketplace

parabolicpennies

got mine from one of rep dealers on the raspi site

parabolicpennies

gotcha

parabolicpennies

I was told to always order from reputable dealers

parabolicpennies

canakit

parabolicpennies

valros

parabolicpennies

etc

dexallout

Yup Cana kit is where I got my new one

dexallout

But now I’m out $130 could have been worse

parabolicpennies

this is where i got mine from

parabolicpennies

parabolicpennies

pretty sure it is legit

parabolicpennies

but yo i was using a type c to c android charger thinking it would power this thing better than the usb to c one they sell from the official rasberry company

parabolicpennies

and it was causing the issues with my display

parabolicpennies

i tried all the chargers

parabolicpennies

you need a 3 amp 5v

parabolicpennies

or the hardware gives issues

parabolicpennies

needs to be usb to c

parabolicpennies

not c to c

parabolicpennies

go straight to the wall too, dont go into a multi outlet strip or extension cord

parabolicpennies

was my entire issue lol

dexallout

I got mine of Amazon through canakits store

dexallout

Came with everything I needed

parabolicpennies

nice, should've gotten the charger but meh