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by beardedviking
Wed Feb 21, 2018 5:32 am
Forum: Support (mintyPi)
Topic: Pi doesn‘t boot
Replies: 17
Views: 9017

Re: Pi doesn‘t boot

Okay, new SD cards didn't do anything. When I plug in the power supply nothing happens. No blinking LEDs, no working screen, nothing. It's dead, Jim. I bought a few different solder tips and will try to get the Pi of the board with alot of patience. Maybe I can save at least the board or the Pi. If ...
by beardedviking
Thu Jan 18, 2018 9:22 am
Forum: Support (mintyPi)
Topic: Pi doesn‘t boot
Replies: 17
Views: 9017

Re: Pi doesn‘t boot

See, that's the problem right there. I don't have a hot air station and I also don't know anyone who does. But I would be willing to sacrifice the Pi. ;) But as I saw in the other thread with the (seemingly) exact same problem where the guy got it to run by simply switching to another SD card I will...
by beardedviking
Thu Jan 18, 2018 3:14 am
Forum: Support (mintyPi)
Topic: Pi doesn‘t boot
Replies: 17
Views: 9017

Re: Pi doesn‘t boot

I was a bit busy the last couple of days, so I couldn't test this yet. If this does not work, do you think I could separate the Pi and the PCB with like a Dremel tool? I ordered a new Pi Zero and I'm thinking about connecting it to the PCB via the testpads after the old Pi is removed (this time I wi...
by beardedviking
Tue Jan 09, 2018 11:50 am
Forum: Support (mintyPi)
Topic: Pi doesn‘t boot
Replies: 17
Views: 9017

Re: Pi doesn‘t boot

Okay, I tested for continuity between VCC and Ground and got nothing. No beep. It gave me some readings on the display though but I don't know how to interpret them. Usually the multimeter shows a "1" when there is no continuity and a 4 or 3 digit value that rapidly drops to "0" when there is contin...
by beardedviking
Tue Jan 09, 2018 12:39 am
Forum: Support (mintyPi)
Topic: Pi doesn‘t boot
Replies: 17
Views: 9017

Re: Pi doesn‘t boot

I'm pretty sure you have power grounded. Use a multimeter and test continuity from VCC to any GND pad, if there's continuity there is your problem. What kind of soldering iron tip are you using? You could've put too much solder on the 5v GPIO and it spread to the GND GPIO to the left of it. I thoug...
by beardedviking
Mon Jan 08, 2018 2:49 pm
Forum: Support (mintyPi)
Topic: Pi doesn‘t boot
Replies: 17
Views: 9017

Re: Pi doesn‘t boot

Thanks for your answer. I already checked for continuity twice or trice even, but I did it again because… you never know. Every connection from the Pi to the board and on to the screen gives me a loud and clear beep. All ground pads react perfectly. I checked every pin for shorts with the surroundin...
by beardedviking
Mon Jan 08, 2018 12:19 pm
Forum: Support (mintyPi)
Topic: Pi doesn‘t boot
Replies: 17
Views: 9017

Re: Pi doesn‘t boot

Okay, strange thing. I disconnected the ribbon cable, plugged in the power supply and suddenly the status LED indicated that the Pi was booting. After that I connected the ribbon cable again (and I made sure it is connected correctly), plugged in the power supply and again the Pi booted and the scre...
by beardedviking
Mon Jan 08, 2018 8:15 am
Forum: Support (mintyPi)
Topic: Pi doesn‘t boot
Replies: 17
Views: 9017

Re: Pi doesn‘t boot

One idea I haven't tried yet is to start the Pi without the screen connected and see if that changes anything. I don't think it will but you never know, right?

Btw: what is the RHT (RMT?) next to the D/C and 3.3V Pins? There seems to be no test pad for this one.
by beardedviking
Sun Jan 07, 2018 3:05 am
Forum: Support (mintyPi)
Topic: Pi doesn‘t boot
Replies: 17
Views: 9017

Re: Pi doesn‘t boot

Haha, sorry, I didn’t see that. Great guide by the way. I checked and I had a reading of 5.2V on the 5V test pad and 3.31V on the 3.3V test pad. I then did the same with the corresponding GPIO pins and received the same readings. So this is kinda good news so far, right? Here is the image of the sol...
by beardedviking
Sat Jan 06, 2018 7:05 pm
Forum: Support (mintyPi)
Topic: Pi doesn‘t boot
Replies: 17
Views: 9017

Re: Pi doesn‘t boot

I will upload a photo later (it’s 3 in the morning and I’m about to catch a few hours of sleep ;) ). Can you please explain how I would do the voltage readings?