raspberrypi3b won't fully boot

dave1323 · January 1, 2021 at 8:46 PM

I have a raspberry pi 3b and I recently needed to replace my microsd card and after imaging the new card with the correct version of libreelec my pi boots says it is resizing the partition reboots and I see the libreelec splash screen and then it just hangs as a black screen and never fully boots. What could be wrong?

**Da Flex** · January 3, 2021 at 5:01 PM Official Post

Write your microSD with Etcher and try again.

dave1323 · January 9, 2021 at 3:20 AM

I tried that and it is still doing the same thing

**Da Flex** · January 9, 2021 at 7:05 AM Official Post

Can you copy the kodi.log from microSD to your PC? If yes, upload it to Pastebin and post the link.

phermos · January 13, 2021 at 10:29 PM

Hi,

I think i got the same problem but with a raspberry4. Unplugging the remote usb dongle, until the first boot was complete, solved my problem.

I hope this works for you as well!

dave1323 · January 15, 2021 at 9:27 PM

There isn't a kodi.log file on the microsd card. Also, I tried without the dongle and that didn't help.

**Klojum** · January 15, 2021 at 9:53 PM Official Post

Quote from dave1323

says it is resizing the partition reboots and I see the libreelec splash screen and then it just hangs as a black screen and never fully boots. What could be wrong?

Either your SDcard got somehow corrupted, or things are going really slow.

Which exact SDcard are you using?

Perhaps USB booting is an option for you.

**Da Flex** · January 16, 2021 at 1:38 AM Official Post

Quote from dave1323

There isn't a kodi.log file on the microsd card.

You can activate logging (log level 1 or 2 will do) by creating an advancedsettings.xml.

dave1323 · January 18, 2021 at 9:42 PM

I have a SanDisk 32GB Ultra microSDHC UHS-I Memory Card, I have also tried a different card. I added the advancedsetings.xml file and ran for 10 minutes but still don't have a log file showing.

**Da Flex** · January 18, 2021 at 9:58 PM Official Post

If you attach the microSD to the PC, kodi.log is at /STORAGE/.kodi/temp. Check that folder, it must have some content.

dave1323 · January 20, 2021 at 8:25 PM

I attached the card to my Surface and there isn't a .kodi folder. Also, I tested my pi and card by loading Raspian which booted fine

**Da Flex** · January 20, 2021 at 8:44 PM Official Post

OK, then Kodi doesn't start at all, which means it hasn't generated the folder and the kodi.log.

We are still stepping in the dark. Raspbian has a tool to update the RPi firmware. Maybe LE can boot with a new firmware.

dave1323 · January 26, 2021 at 4:50 PM

I did a full update and still nothing

**Da Flex** · January 26, 2021 at 4:53 PM Official Post

Hmm, then maybe it's broken.

PS: At boot time hardware will get checked. There is a chance that Raspbian ignores a hardware defect, but LE don't. On Raspbian you should find a log, and if there is a defect, the log will name that hardware part.