Orange Pi PC Not Powering on

orangepie14

Hi All,

I'm using Orange Pi for the first time. I'm having issues getting the PC to power on. Initially I was using a 5v 2A power adaptor and when powered on used to get the red light on the board, however I was unable to boot. After browsing on youtube, I found that the issue could be with the power adaptor not supplying enough power consistently.

I bought a new power adaptor(5v 3A), and now I'm unable to power on the Pi as I'm not getting the red power light, not event with the old adaptor, instead the LAN lights stay on. It is not booting either from the class 10 8 GB SD card which is formatted and loaded with rasbian OS. I'm not getting any display on the monitor which is connected to the Pi using HDMI cable.

Model: Orange Pi PC Pic attached.

Any help is appreciated.

topsbr

Hello people...

Problem solved!!!

1) I downloaded the SD Formatter card and formatted my memory card, with that, I was sure that it was good;

2) I downloaded Etcher again;

3) I downloaded the image from the Armbian website, the Armbian Buster, located here => https://dl.armbian.com/orangepipc/Buster_current

4) I generated the image on the card using Etcher;

5) I put the card in the Orange PI PC and I could see the green led on the board light up ...

I used this documentation as a help => https://docs.armbian.com/User-Gu ... o-prepare-a-sd-card

And I watched this video that also helped me => https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqNjbD3YHug

Thank you all!

igorpec

Start here:
https://www.armbian.com/download/?tx_maker=xunlong
and read
https://docs.armbian.com/User-Guide_Getting-Started/
before start.

orangepie14

Thank you for the links.

If I power on the Orange PI PC without any SD card, will it boot to a BIOS kind of screen?
Also without the SD Card I should atleast get the red light right?

orangepie14

Looks like there is no problem with the Power Adaptor.

I used Etcher to flash the SD card with Ubuntu Xenial, and now when I power on, get a solid green and blinking red light(blinks twice). Does that mean the SD card is faulty?

igorpec

> Does that mean the SD card is faulty?

Read the documentation and wait a few minutes.

orangepie14

Ok got it working, the SD card was perfect as it passed the H2testw test.

The new Power Supply I purchased helped in providing constant 5v Power.
The final issue was that the armbian OS didn't have the HDMI drivers required to display content on the screen.
Able to get display with vga.

Thanks for the help @igorpec.

igorpec

orangepie14 replied at 2018-12-12 14:29
Ok got it working, the SD card was perfect as it passed the H2testw test.

The new Power Supply I p ...

HDMI is 100% working on all Armbian images. If there is no screen, your cables or monitor is failed.

orangepie14

Well, I guess then the issue was with the TV not compatible with OrangePi board, I was able to get display on the same old TV with vga, so I assumed that the issue was with the HDMI drivers.

Now the Pi is working with the old power supply as well. So I guess the issues was with the old TV.

topsbr

Hello friends,
This is my first post on the forum, I also have an Orange PI PC card with exactly the same features mentioned by friends in the posts above ...
I tried to start it with a power supply from an old D-Link router, which provides me with 5Vac x 3A and nothing happens, except the 2 network card LEDs are on.
I've tested it with and without a memory card and the effect is the same.
I also tested the power supply using a clamp meter and it is supplying me with the 3 Amps mentioned on its label.
Can someone help me? Will I really have to change this power supply?

topsbr

Narly9999 replied at 2020-6-29 13:41
Which OS is on memory card?  And how did you install the OS onto the card?

Hello...

I downloaded this image:
OrangePi_pc_debian_stretch_server_linux5.3.5_v1.0.tar.gz

And I used Balena Etcher to record it on the memory card.
Is there any other way? Ruffus maybe?

What I find strange is that neither the green nor the red LED on the card light up, only the LEDs on the network card are lit at the moment.

Anyway, thank you so much so far.