RasPi 2 Wont boot?

[Gershy13]

I get this error when i boot:

End kernel panic - not syncing: requested init /usr/lib/raspi-config/init_resize.sh failed (error -8)

I have tried formatting multiple times and it doesnt work..

I am not using NOOBS as that failed...

Cant find anything about it online. Any ideas?

 

 

Thanks

Gershy13

[manikyath]

- download the raspbian image

- it should be a zip, inside that zip should be an .img file

- extract that .img file to a place where you'll find it

- if you are doing the do on linux, use DD

- if you are doing the do on windows, use win32 disk imager

- select the SD card as output, select the .img file as input, and let it run.

- once its done slot the SD card in your pi

- ???

- profit.

[Gershy13]

13 minutes ago, manikyath said:

- download the raspbian image

- it should be a zip, inside that zip should be an .img file

- extract that .img file to a place where you'll find it

- if you are doing the do on linux, use DD

- if you are doing the do on windows, use win32 disk imager

- select the SD card as output, select the .img file as input, and let it run.

- once its done slot the SD card in your pi

- ???

- profit.

ive done that, and i get this error...

[manikyath]

3 minutes ago, Gershy13 said:

ive done that, and i get this error...

are you sure your SD card isnt a brick? that'd be my next bet.

 

btw, dont use NOOBS edition, everyone i've heard who tried it told me its harder than just installing your OS of chocie.

[Gershy13]

1 minute ago, manikyath said:

are you sure your SD card isnt a brick? that'd be my next bet.

 

btw, dont use NOOBS edition, everyone i've heard who tried it told me its harder than just installing your OS of chocie.

im sure its not a brick, its working fine and showing up in windows..

I tried noobs and it didnt work so i went to this...

[manikyath]

1 minute ago, Gershy13 said:

im sure its not a brick, its working fine and showing up in windows..

I tried noobs and it didnt work so i went to this...

format the SD card to something windows can read, put a large file on it, unplug it, plug it back in, and read the file off.

 

SD cards (especially cheap ones) are VERY suceptible to becoming derpy and bricking your data.

 

something else: when you plug in your pi, does the red LED light up? if it doesnt that means its not getting the 5 volts it wants, which from my experience has a really bad influence on some SD cards

[Gershy13]

2 minutes ago, manikyath said:

format the SD card to something windows can read, put a large file on it, unplug it, plug it back in, and read the file off.

 

SD cards (especially cheap ones) are VERY suceptible to becoming derpy and bricking your data.

 

something else: when you plug in your pi, does the red LED light up? if it doesnt that means its not getting the 5 volts it wants, which from my experience has a really bad influence on some SD cards

ill try and put a large file on it, but its really slow (4mb/s)

it is a cheapy ebay one... maybe i should get a new one...

Would a 2gb one work?

[manikyath]

1 minute ago, Gershy13 said:

ill try and put a large file on it, but its really slow (4mb/s)

it is a cheapy ebay one... maybe i should get a new one...

Would a 2gb one work?

raspbian requires at least a 4GB SD card, and if its an ebay one.. i wouldnt be surprised if its just a chunk of garbage.

 

i usually recommend 8GB SD cards because they're still on the cheap side and are pretty much ideal on the price per GB range.

 

also, buy from a reputable store, and a reputable brand. kingston and sandisk seeming to be your best bets.

[Gershy13]

1 minute ago, manikyath said:

raspbian requires at least a 4GB SD card, and if its an ebay one.. i wouldnt be surprised if its just a chunk of garbage.

 

i usually recommend 8GB SD cards because they're still on the cheap side and are pretty much ideal on the price per GB range.

 

also, buy from a reputable store, and a reputable brand. kingston and sandisk seeming to be your best bets.

ok thanks... ill have to get myself a new better one... I have a samsung one which died on me so im gonna get a replacement or a refund for that... Ive heard Lexar and Samsung are pretty good too...

[manikyath]

1 minute ago, Gershy13 said:

ok thanks... ill have to get myself a new better one... I have a samsung one which died on me so im gonna get a replacement or a refund for that... Ive heard Lexar and Samsung are pretty good too...

well, i have no experience with them, so i cant recommend them.

[Gershy13]

1 minute ago, manikyath said:

well, i have no experience with them, so i cant recommend them.

ok thanks, ill have to get a new one... I thought it was possibly my SD card