Raspberry Pi 3B Boot Loop Issue

March 6, 2025, 07:51

samlikespixels

System Details: Model: Raspberry Pi 3B Operating Systems Tried: Raspberry Pi Lite & Full OS (Official Raspberry Pi OS images) SD Card: 128GB microSD (integrity verified) Power Supply: Official 5V supply (used previously without issues) Symptoms: Pi hangs at the “done.” message and then restarts after about 10 seconds. RGB display shows rapid, alternating green and red flashes. Boot log shows USB device events (e.g., “new high-speed USB device found”) even when no USB peripherals are attached. Issue occurs regardless of attached peripherals (ethernet, keyboard, or none). Recent Changes: WiFi configuration updated via raspi‑config. WiFi Country Code: Set to “UK” (should be “GB” for the United Kingdom). Boot loop began after making this configuration change. Troubleshooting Steps Already Taken: Tried multiple OS images and repeatedly wiped/reflashed the SD card. Tested with different peripheral setups (with and without ethernet/keyboard/display). Verified SD card integrity and power supply consistency. No explicit error messages besides the continuous reboot loop. Current issue: The Pi won’t fully boot, preventing access to raspi‑config to correct the WiFi country code. Need guidance on modifying the configuration offline or other workarounds to resolve the boot loop.

samlikespixels

i do apologise for the low quality but this was the best i could get

samlikespixels

if anyone could @ me for any questions or solutions that would be hugely appreciated. im going to go to sleep because i have not caught any sleep over this <:cartired:984435344307027978>

samlikespixels

just for the final piece of information, everything was working perfectly until one moment. and I do not know how to diagnose what broke, im starting to think its hardware but i have no clue how to tell