Random white screen and restart

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Random white screen and restart

Post by bar » Wed Jun 05, 2019 4:29 pm

I built my mintypi and I have been recently seeing it restart randomly whether I'm in a game or not. It goes to a white screen then shows the retropie logo just likes it's being powered up. The time between the initial startup and when it restarts seems random, too, ranging from 20 to 30 minutes to just 30 seconds.

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Re: Random white screen and restart

Post by Helder » Wed Jun 05, 2019 11:45 pm

When did you get the kit? Was it recently? Or months ago? Also be sure the battery is fully charged and wifi and Bluetooth are turned off if not in use.
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Re: Random white screen and restart

Post by bar » Thu Jun 06, 2019 12:31 am

I received the kit recently. Whether WiFi and Bluetooth are disabled or not doesn’t seem to matter and it crashes at all battery levels

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Re: Random white screen and restart

Post by Helder » Thu Jun 06, 2019 1:27 am

I'm suspecting a weak GND point or 5v could be the culprit. Might be good idea to redo those points to be sure they are solid. It sounds like a power issue.
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Re: Random white screen and restart

Post by bar » Thu Jun 06, 2019 10:28 am

How would I go about fixing this correctly?

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Re: Random white screen and restart

Post by Helder » Thu Jun 06, 2019 3:34 pm

Did you watch Wermy's build video? He goes over a method of inserting a wire in the GPIO to make sure solder is pushed all the way down into the hole. Do the 5v,3.3v and GND points then test with a multimeter the continuity and finally play test it.
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Re: Random white screen and restart

Post by bar » Thu Jun 06, 2019 4:39 pm

Ok, that's what I thought, just making sure. Thanks. I'll try it

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Re: Random white screen and restart

Post by bar » Thu Jun 06, 2019 5:03 pm

I can't get the pi out of the tin because the paths for the threads of the screws are worn out or something. Even if I could, I doubt that there's a connection issue because I had the board soldered to the pi by LilTrublMakr, but it is still a possibility. Are there other ways I can get it out of the tin or any other possible reasons for the problem?

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Re: Random white screen and restart

Post by bar » Thu Jun 06, 2019 5:32 pm

It also restarts when I plug in a keyboard, if that helps.

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Re: Random white screen and restart

Post by LilTrublMakr » Fri Jun 07, 2019 5:51 am

If you need to, send it back to me and I can take a look.

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