What does this blinking mean?

July 6, 2024, 18:19

riothedev

This is a pi zero w, and im getting this blinking when i plug it in, doesnt show up on the network either, any ideas?video

riothedev

weirdly enough after leaving it alone for 10 mins it started working, i guess it took a bit to boot up or something.

riothedev

Solved.

illegitimate_egg

On first boot they have to expand the fs and restart a few times

riothedev

alright, thanks a lot.

riothedev

i've been wwaiting for 10 mins already and it stilll hasn't booted up, it does this every time, could it be the sd card?

illegitimate_egg

hmm

illegitimate_egg

it shouldn't do it every time

riothedev

mhm its quite weird it didnt do that before

riothedev

now whatever i flash it does that

riothedev

although my old 64gb sd card broke so i had to switch to a 16gb one, so it could be the card

riothedev

been 20 mins

riothedev

still hasnt started

oops.se

Just connect a monitor and a keyboard and go from darkness to enlightenment !

riothedev

dont have a mini hdmi to an hdmi sadly

oops.se

Buy one.

riothedev

well yea i will but its not as available in my country, so i'd have to order it

riothedev

and that takes time

riothedev

meanwhile im wondering if i can fix that

riothedev

because its not starting at all anymore basically

riothedev

weird it doesnt even blink anymore

riothedev

it blinks for a bit and then goes blank

riothedev

welp, im gonna blame the sd card. i've been waiting for it to boot for around 40 mins now, even reflashed it a few times but nothing

riothedev

it worked just fine yesterday though, although it was quite slow

oops.se

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