04-03-2016, 12:45 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-03-2016, 12:49 PM by ML-Anderal.)
I had this issue with a 5V 2A power supply and I will explain it to you as they did to me when I had this exact issue. The power adapter you are using may have a safety switch to not allow devices to pull to much power.
If it is a phone power adapter or any other kind that connects USB to a power adapter and source try to connect it to a computer via USB.
If it is a wall plug I would try using a phone cable to a laptop or desktop computer.
I had to purchase adapters online (Amazon) for the Raspberry Pi 2 that was mini usb to wall plug and those have worked fine for my developer 1GB board. Before that though I was plugging it into a laptop or desktop because the safety system in my wall power adapter would not allow me to boot and sometimes it would boot for like 1 minute and shut down... etc... issues like crazy but now that I have a stable power source I have never had it shut down on its own.
(Quick Reminder to everyone.) If you plug a external Hard Drive or other device that may consume a lot of power YOU MUST MAKE SURE IT HAS ITS OWN POWER SOURCE..... Now small usb flash drives are fine but external hard drive, speakers that are more than just 2 channel or anything other than a perphiral or hand held controller needs its own power source or it will shut the board down when you plug it in. Hope that helps anyone it may pertain to!
If it is a phone power adapter or any other kind that connects USB to a power adapter and source try to connect it to a computer via USB.
If it is a wall plug I would try using a phone cable to a laptop or desktop computer.
I had to purchase adapters online (Amazon) for the Raspberry Pi 2 that was mini usb to wall plug and those have worked fine for my developer 1GB board. Before that though I was plugging it into a laptop or desktop because the safety system in my wall power adapter would not allow me to boot and sometimes it would boot for like 1 minute and shut down... etc... issues like crazy but now that I have a stable power source I have never had it shut down on its own.
(Quick Reminder to everyone.) If you plug a external Hard Drive or other device that may consume a lot of power YOU MUST MAKE SURE IT HAS ITS OWN POWER SOURCE..... Now small usb flash drives are fine but external hard drive, speakers that are more than just 2 channel or anything other than a perphiral or hand held controller needs its own power source or it will shut the board down when you plug it in. Hope that helps anyone it may pertain to!
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