+- PINE64 (https://forum.pine64.org)
+-- Forum: Pinebook Pro (https://forum.pine64.org/forumdisplay.php?fid=111)
+--- Forum: Linux on Pinebook Pro (https://forum.pine64.org/forumdisplay.php?fid=114)
+--- Thread: PBP does not power on (or only 1 in 10 times) (/showthread.php?tid=19708)
PBP does not power on (or only 1 in 10 times) - zkajdan - 02-24-2025
Hi,
I have a PBP which when I press the power button, powers on about 1 in 10 times. Otherwise, the power light does not come on.
Has anyone encountered this? What could I do?
One thing I noticed is that successes and failures seem to appear in a row, e.g., 9 failures - 3 successes - 6 failures...
Also, it seems like when it had been powered off for some minutes, it always starts with a series of failures - as if it had to "warm up" somehow?
(Of course, that may be nonsense, it but wanted to mention just in case it is not :-))
Many thanks for any hints!!
RE: PBP does not power on (or only 1 in 10 times) - tllim - 02-25-2025
(02-24-2025, 03:15 PM)zkajdan Wrote: Hi,
I have a PBP which when I press the power button, powers on about 1 in 10 times. Otherwise, the power light does not come on.
Has anyone encountered this? What could I do?
One thing I noticed is that successes and failures seem to appear in a row, e.g., 9 failures - 3 successes - 6 failures...
Also, it seems like when it had been powered off for some minutes, it always starts with a series of failures - as if it had to "warm up" somehow?
(Of course, that may be nonsense, it but wanted to mention just in case it is not :-))
Many thanks for any hints!!
Please install tow-boot and hopefully this help up.
RE: PBP does not power on (or only 1 in 10 times) - zkajdan - 02-27-2025
(02-25-2025, 05:10 PM)tllim Wrote:(02-24-2025, 03:15 PM)zkajdan Wrote: Hi,
I have a PBP which when I press the power button, powers on about 1 in 10 times. Otherwise, the power light does not come on.
Has anyone encountered this? What could I do?
One thing I noticed is that successes and failures seem to appear in a row, e.g., 9 failures - 3 successes - 6 failures...
Also, it seems like when it had been powered off for some minutes, it always starts with a series of failures - as if it had to "warm up" somehow?
(Of course, that may be nonsense, it but wanted to mention just in case it is not :-))
Many thanks for any hints!!
Please install tow-boot and hopefully this help up.
Many thanks @tllim !!
I am trying, but when I get it to start once in a time (every 10th press or so) I get a message scrolling through infinitely - it may be that from TowBoot in fact, it's something ending in "flash to SPI"... But I can't react to that message...
Do you have an idea what I could do?
Many thanks again!!