RetroPie forum home
    • Recent
    • Tags
    • Popular
    • Home
    • Docs
    • Register
    • Login
    Please do not post a support request without first reading and following the advice in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

    (PI 3A+) black screen

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Help and Support
    retropie pi
    15 Posts 2 Posters 1.0k Views
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • mituM
      mitu Global Moderator @BeefN'OnionPi
      last edited by

      There should another partition (I: ?) which Windows should be able to read. If there is none, then the image is not correctly written.

      B 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
      • B
        BeefN'OnionPi @mitu
        last edited by

        @mitu no there isnt any other partition except for my usual partitions, should i just keep trying to flash the image with etcher ?

        mituM 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • mituM
          mitu Global Moderator @BeefN'OnionPi
          last edited by

          Write the image again, make sure you run Etcher with the 'Run As Administrator' option.
          If that doesn't work, try using the Raspberry Pi Imager - https://www.raspberrypi.org/software/.

          B 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
          • B
            BeefN'OnionPi @mitu
            last edited by BeefN'OnionPi

            @mitu ive tried etcher again and selecting run as administrator, however it failed again. then i tried the raspberry pi imager (run as administrator) but that failed 3 times, the sd card is brand new surely its not broken already, also i bought it from argos so its not a fake, im so baffled

            mituM 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • mituM
              mitu Global Moderator @BeefN'OnionPi
              last edited by

              There are a few SD card testing application - try H2testw to check if your card has any issues.

              B 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
              • B
                BeefN'OnionPi @mitu
                last edited by

                @mitu when i try h2testw, it asks me for target, i point it to h drive and then windows says it needs to be formatted

                mituM 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                • mituM
                  mitu Global Moderator @BeefN'OnionPi
                  last edited by

                  It's ok, just format it - the RetroPie image can be re-written anyay again.

                  B 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
                  • B
                    BeefN'OnionPi @mitu
                    last edited by

                    @mitu i tried formatting (to fat) as i went through the test program, but i got "windows was unable to complete the format"

                    mituM 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                    • mituM
                      mitu Global Moderator @BeefN'OnionPi
                      last edited by

                      The card may be damaged - or the SDcard port is wonky. If you just purchased it, then try to exchange it and get a new one.

                      B 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
                      • B
                        BeefN'OnionPi @mitu
                        last edited by BeefN'OnionPi

                        @mitu thanks for your help, i will try and get it exchanged

                        think ill check its sitting correctly in the sd adapter/pc first

                        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                        • B
                          BeefN'OnionPi
                          last edited by

                          @mitu i exhanged the sd card and flash retropie again and it worked, however it was shortlived as now in getting the "end kernel panic - attempted to kill init!" command line, and retropie wont boot

                          mituM 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                          • mituM
                            mitu Global Moderator @BeefN'OnionPi
                            last edited by

                            @beefn-onionpi Don't yank the power from the PI - use the 'Shutdown' option from EmulationStation to safely shut it down.

                            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
                            • First post
                              Last post

                            Contributions to the project are always appreciated, so if you would like to support us with a donation you can do so here.

                            Hosting provided by Mythic-Beasts. See the Hosting Information page for more information.