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    Solid green light but Pi Zero won’t boot

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      krsta
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      Pi Model: Zero 1.3
      RetroPie Version Used: 4.1
      Built From: From retropie website
      USB Devices connected: wireless mouse and keyboard bought from adafruit as everything else but the gamepad and hdmi cable.
      Controller used: yes

      So this is what happened... When i recieved my pi zero I downloaded retropie from their website, formated 8gb sandisk class 10 micro sdhc card that i got with the pi using SDFormatter, wrote retropie disk image for rasppi 1/zero using win32 disk imager and then inserted the card into the pi. I plugged HDMI cable, OTG adapter and USB hub and forementioned mouse, keyboard and a gamepad. First time I booted up the pi but i didnt use the PSU it came with it because I live in Europe and i had to buy an adapter, so I used my phone charger instead (5V/1A) and it booted up. So I was transfering some roms, fixing resolution and audio and everything was great until day after. Tomorrow, it didn’t want to boot up, so I used my powerbank i had instead (5V/2A) and it booted up. About 8 hours later it didn’t want to boot at all, so the day after I bought the adapter I was missing, so I could use the PSU I got with the pi(5.25V/1A). Once I did it still didn’t want to boot up. I tried connecting HDMI cable with my laptop and another monitor and HDMI cable worked. I have tried formating the card and writing disk image on it several times but no luck. I have also tried putting NOOBS on my sd card but i was getting the same result. Now when I plug everything in i get solid green light and thats all. I even tried other monitor/TV but nothing happened. Now I am desprate because I have no idea what could be the problem, and would be immensely greatful to anyone who knows what it could be.

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        krsta
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        It turned out that my hdmi cable didnt work with the pi as it should, so I got another one and now my pi works like a charm :D

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