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Questions tagged [troubleshooting]

Referring to troubleshooting (a form of problem solving) issues with the Pi or related to the Pi.

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Raspberry Pi 3 - internal Wifi wont connect to network

i'm rather new to Linux and all that, in fact the Raspberry Pi 3 i just got is the first Linux-only machine i ever had, running the latest version of Raspbian .. so here's my problem: I'm trying to use the integrated wifi adapter to establish a…
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Slow Boot: Ethernet Wait

I am using Minibian(lightweight version of Raspbian) and if the Pi is not connected to a network it will wait a whole minute before finishing booting. I noticed that if I commented out lines 3 and 4 in /etc/network/interfaces the Pi would boot in a…
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What is causing gaps in logs?

I am examining the log of my program, which runs on a Raspbian 9, on an SD card. The program is started and managed by systemd, and the logs are handled by journald. Occasionally the log contains gaps, such as the one highlighted below: You can…
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Accidentally shorted C97 on the Raspberry Pi with a washer

I accidentally dropped a washer and unfortunately it landed on the C97 capacitor. I think that shorted the pi out. The ACT and PWR lights are now solid red and green, whereas it was blinking previously. Is there any hope in saving it? Note to self,…
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Official Touchscreen Backlight Inconsistent Control

I am running Raspbian Jessie Lite with a custom Xfce4 Desktop Environment installed. I created a file which when run, changes the number in /sys/class/backlight/rpi_backlight/bl_power to 0 or 1 depending on what was already in the file so that if I…
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Help with installing zbar

I was hoping someone on here who's familiar with zbar could help me install it properly? Here's what happened: (I'm running Stretch on the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B). I download the file from here: ZBar bar code reader The downloaded file has a tar.bz2…
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Raspberry Pi Internet Issues

On my raspberry Pi 3B, attempting to access the internet for downloads fails. Anything that uses it (chromium, apt-get, etc) does not work, giving errors such as DNS server not found, or just hanging. However, ping google.com or ping 10.0.0.1 works…
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I got my first Raspberry Pi. So how do I turn it on?

I feel stupid asking the question: I've been looking for an answer for half an hour, but it seems that anybody else have figured it out. I've got my first Raspberry Pi 3 model B. I followed the instructions to prepare the SD card, plugged the SD…
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Consistent Corruption of SD Card

I have been using a Micro SD card that has been getting corrupted very frequently. I tested it with the badblocks command on another Linux box and it said there were 0 errors. I also checked it with the F3 Fight False Flash tool and the results were…
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Apt-Get Remove Does Not Fully Remove

I have noticed that when I in Raspbian run the commands: sudo apt-get remove package and sudo apt-get purge package there are still files related to the package on my system such as folders with the package name in my /home/pi directory. I even ran…
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Dropped wifi packets from Pi Zero W to Pi 3B+

We're trying to build a system where a master Pi 3B+ controls a dozen (or more) Pi Zero W clients - all running the latest raspbian (as of 18:00 EDT today) - in an isolated WiFi island (no connectivity to the outside world). The 3B+ is set up as a…
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How to update Chromium on RPi 3B+?

I'm brand new to Pi, and I found that the Raspberry Pi chromium is not as updated as standard Chromium. Thanks in advance. EDIT: For clarification, I am on Raspbian 2.5 (Nov. 2018) on a Raspberry Pi 3 B+. What I'm referring to as "standard"…
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How do I change the desktop wallpaper on my Pi. I am using Jessie.

I have a number of images shown for my wallpaper in preferences but whatever I click on, does not change the wallpaper. I want to go back to the Raspberry Pi image and when I click on that image nothing changes. If these pictures are corrupt, I have…
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RPI 3 Firefox Video plays but Sound is loud hiss

In the latest version of Raspbian (kernel 4.4), any file I stream through youtube-dl to omxplayer or mplayer using the 3.5mm headphone jack works perfectly. However, in Firefox when I go to any site, it will play the video fine but the only sound…
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How to get rid of this video flickering?

When connecting my RasPio to my tv (rather old, but not tube tv anymore), I get this weird flickering everywhere on the screen where clean, thin lines with big contrast are present (including fonts). I already tried increasing config_hdmi_boost in…
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