Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2012 10:24:16 +0100 From: Sevan / Venture37 <venture37@gmail.com> To: Andrew Turner <andrew@fubar.geek.nz> Cc: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Unable to boot Pi successfully with ethernet interface configured Message-ID: <50641B40.9020700@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20120927190413.7b3664e0@fubar.geek.nz> References: <506327AD.8030103@gmail.com> <201209261928.37018.hselasky@c2i.net> <201209261955.42641.hselasky@c2i.net> <201209262101.55283.hselasky@c2i.net> <50635923.1060906@gmail.com> <20120927190413.7b3664e0@fubar.geek.nz>
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On 27/09/2012 08:04, Andrew Turner wrote: > How are you powering the board? Do you have anything plugged into the > USB ports? The board with ethernet can draw 700mA, if you are powering > it from a USB port in a computer it will only be able to supply 500mA > which will cause issues. > > The network chipset on the Raspberry-Pi is sensitive to it's input > voltage. [1] explains how to test if the power supply is inadequate. I was powering from USB port on a computer, there is an SD card in a USB adapter plugged into one USB port, I tried connecting it to a USB > power adapter rated at 5V 1A, system booted & hung at the same place, will drop the SD card & switch back to an ordinary flash drive to see how that progresses tonight. Sevan
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