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Green LED blinks in a specific pattern<br />

With recent firmware, according to this forum post (http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/<br />

viewtopic.php?f=28&t=8725#p103338) the green light will blink in a specific pattern to<br />

indicate some types of errors:<br />

▪ 3 flashes: loader.bin not found<br />

▪ 4 flashes: loader.bin not launched<br />

▪ 5 flashes: start.elf not found<br />

▪ 6 flashes: start.elf not launched<br />

If start.elf won't launch it may be corrupt and can be replaced with arm240_start.elf or<br />

any of the other armXXX_start.elf files.<br />

Coloured splash screen<br />

With recent firmware, a coloured splash screen is displayed after firmware (start.elf) is<br />

loaded. This should be replaced by linux console a second later. However if the coloured<br />

screen remains, it suggests the kernel.img file is failing to boot. Try replacing it with a<br />

known good one.<br />

Immediately after displaying the splash screen, the <strong>PI</strong> starts consuming a little more<br />

current, if the <strong>PI</strong> resets at that moment its an indication that your PSU isn't able to deliver<br />

the full current your <strong>PI</strong> requires, but dips its output voltage below a minimum when<br />

loaded with the full current the <strong>PI</strong> needs.<br />

Kernel Panic on boot<br />

Text appears on screen, but then hangs with debug messages. This can be caused by USB<br />

devices such as keyboards. Try again with nothing in the USB.

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