Contents - Raspberry PI Community Projects

▪ 5.5 Networking no longer works when changing SD card between two
Raspberry Pis
▪ 5.6 Crashes occur with high network load
▪ 5.7 Network connection fails when a Graphical User Interface is being
used
▪ 6 Passwords
▪ 6.1 I do not know the password to login
▪ 6.2 Some programs refuse to accept my password
▪ 6.3 I don't know the root password
▪ 7 Sound
▪ 7.1 Sound does not work with an HDMI monitor
▪ 7.2 Sound does not work at all, or in some applications
▪ 8 Display
▪ 8.1 Startx fails to start
▪ 8.2 Screen is the wrong color
▪ 8.3 Video does not play or plays very slowly
▪ 8.4 Can only get 800x480 resolution in LXDE (Arch linux)
▪ 8.5 Big black borders around small image on HD monitors
▪ 8.6 Writing spills off the screen on HD monitors
▪ 8.7 Interference visible on a HDMI or DVI monitor
▪ 8.8 No HDMI output at all
▪ 8.9 Composite displays no image
▪ 8.10 Composite displays only black and white image
▪ 9 GPIO
▪ 10 General
▪ 10.1 The time is incorrect
▪ 10.2 A part broke off
▪ 10.3 Unable to install new software
▪ 11 Troubleshooting power problems
▪ 12 Hardware versions/revisions
▪ 13 References
Power / Start-up
A good power supply that will supply 5V is vital. There is more information about See
#Troubleshooting_power_problems.
Note that the PI has no BIOS, so nothing will be displayed on screen unless the PI
successfully boots!
Red power LED does not light, nothing on display
The power is not properly connected.