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    Power off Wipes The SD?

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    • allenpieA
      allenpie
      last edited by

      Hello

      I have been doing a system shutdown and when I reboot the system I just get a blank screen it's just a corrupted SD card
      I have both a pi2 and pi3 they both do the same thing with different types of SD cards.

      I would like it to shut down correctly so I can make a backup.

      Am I doing something wrong I'm doing it in the system menu shutdown machine. Ensure it's off and when I plug it back in, I get a green and red light but nothing loading not even BIOS

      Retro Pie and Chill

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      • PokeEngineerP
        PokeEngineer @allenpie
        last edited by PokeEngineer

        @allenpie

        Maybe it is a crappy bootleg Pi?

        Don't sweat it.
        When in doubt, take a BYTE out of life.

        😎

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        • allenpieA
          allenpie
          last edited by

          I have 4 different SD's right now all doing the same thing I have 2 different units as well
          2 From Amazon

          2 are 16gb Micros SD HD with a rasbery Logo on it
          1 is a SanDisk 16gb Micro SD
          1 is a KingSton 8GB Micro SD

          Both my Pi2 and Pi3 with 4.02 won't come back after a system within the system

          Retro Pie and Chill

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          • PokeEngineerP
            PokeEngineer @allenpie
            last edited by

            @allenpie

            Try redownloading the image...

            Don't sweat it.
            When in doubt, take a BYTE out of life.

            😎

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            • allenpieA
              allenpie
              last edited by

              ^^ alright I'll give that a shot thanks. I do have my image on a network software sharing using WIn32 to grab It; I'm working on this now will keep u guys updated.

              Retro Pie and Chill

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              • PokeEngineerP
                PokeEngineer @allenpie
                last edited by

                @allenpie

                Also try downloading and flashing the image directly from your computer.

                Don't sweat it.
                When in doubt, take a BYTE out of life.

                😎

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                • allenpieA
                  allenpie
                  last edited by

                  ^^ yes; I'm going to try a few things right now that was my 1st though direct from my drive to the win32 tool and not going over my Nas network share
                  Just 1 less issue to worry about

                  Retro Pie and Chill

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                  • allenpieA
                    allenpie
                    last edited by

                    Alright Test 1 WAS great
                    Just a fresh OS install, setup controller shutdown took sd out back in, took cable uplug and plug back in. Started up no issue
                    Going to Update and setup Samba now will keep u posted

                    Might of been a bad rom copy from my software NAS share.

                    Retro Pie and Chill

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                    • PokeEngineerP
                      PokeEngineer @allenpie
                      last edited by

                      @allenpie

                      Alright, great! :)

                      Don't sweat it.
                      When in doubt, take a BYTE out of life.

                      😎

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                      • allenpieA
                        allenpie
                        last edited by

                        Bad News with My pi3 Same image that shutdown with the Pi2, different SD. After I do a basic install and install Samba shutdown and take the plug out and plug it back in. It won't power up this is a 16gb Micros SD HD with a rasbery Logo

                        Going to try my Sandisk on the pi2 after an update to see if it's the same issue.

                        Retro Pie and Chill

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                        • allenpieA
                          allenpie
                          last edited by

                          CanaKit 2.5A USB Power Supply is being used btw

                          OK more bad news same issue as soon as I updated with a basic install reboot and do a system shutdown it won't come backup
                          Tested on 2 different PC's doing the Image Via Win32 and tested with both a pi2 and pi3 with different SD cards

                          Once it shutdowns it won't come back up and needs to be reimaged. What am I doing wrong? Should I just set it up and take off the save lock and not allow it to save? I'm open to ideas?

                          Retro Pie and Chill

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                          • allenpieA
                            allenpie
                            last edited by

                            Ok after so much testing found out to be a user error

                            I was just unplugging it from the base of the unit, where unit connects to the power but when I unplug it from the plug by the power plug not the adapter it works just fine :) All is well

                            • nothing got corrupted

                            Retro Pie and Chill

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