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MC28 on Rpi4 - system hanging
Peter_RN:
--- Quote from: Zhillsguy on March 06, 2022, 12:56:26 pm ---I was recently having similar issues with my RPi4-4 with the 32bit OS I had installed using those instructions. Ran fine for months. I couldn't figure it out so I reinstalled the OS using a different method.
I downloaded the rpi os image (this time 64bit) and wrote it directly to the USB ssd using Rufus. Once the pi is set up for booting from USB, it will do so if a sd card is not installed. Installed with no problems and running fine for a couple of weeks now.
Worth a shot.
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Hello Zhillsguy
Yes definitely worth a shot.
I have made up 2 USB drives following the instructions and both give the same results, I did use the 32bit OS as I was unsure about using the 64bit - so I will give that a try. Other than that did you follow all the other instructions i.e. installed x11vnc - swap size etc?
I have been using MC since MC17 and have never had any issues that I can remember, I did run it for quite a while on a Pi3 but that would have been 3-4yrs back at least - Windows is my preferred OS. I only ever use MC for streaming Audio - the Video/TV options are switched off before any setup is undertaken.
--- Quote from: JimH on March 06, 2022, 05:43:13 pm ---You might have better luck on the Raspberry forum.
There are well known power issues with some RPi's. Try a Google search.
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Hi Jim
Thanks for your thoughts, I don't think power is the issue as I have swapped power supplies which are all the official Rpi units and the board has run OMV for a couple of months without issue. I re-purposed it to run MC as it has 4GB or ram which I thought would be more useful running MC.
Thank you both for your help.
JimH:
--- Quote from: Peter_RN on March 07, 2022, 06:45:06 am ---
Thanks for your thoughts, I don't think power is the issue as I have swapped power supplies which are all the official Rpi units and the board has run OMV for a couple of months without issue. I re-purposed it to run MC as it has 4GB or ram which I thought would be more useful running MC.
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Please Google it. The USB ports can't be reliably used to power drives, etc. Especially true on older RPi's. I've experienced the problem myself.
Peter_RN:
--- Quote from: JimH on March 07, 2022, 07:18:44 am ---Please Google it. The USB ports can't be reliably used to power drives, etc. Especially true on older RPi's. I've experienced the problem myself.
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Jim
Sorry, my reply could have been better phrased.
I have been Googling it, firstly in the days prior to my post for issues running MC (nothing found) and now explicitly about power issues as you suggested.
The Pi is a couple of months old at most, and is a Revision 1.5 board - which is quite new to my knowledge, one bought the previous month is a rev. 1.4 board, both have new power supplies and interestingly both are running at 1.8GHz which is a side effect of the new O.S. I understand. I do not overclock any of my Pi's.
I will keep looking whilst preparing a new drive with a 64bit OS as suggested by Zhillsguy, I will swap Pi boards and power supplies around if necessary to see if I can pin this down - It's wonderful being retired.
Thanks again for your help.
BryanC:
You need an externally powered USB hub to reliably use external drives with the Pi, something like this. That may not solve your problem but it would eliminate the most likely culprit.
You should also check your system logs as they would provide more clues.
Also, if your external drives are using Realtek chipsets, they are notorious for randomly disconnecting on Linux.
Zhillsguy:
--- Quote from: Peter_RN on March 07, 2022, 06:45:06 am ---Hello Zhillsguy
Yes definitely worth a shot.
I have made up 2 USB drives following the instructions and both give the same results, I did use the 32bit OS as I was unsure about using the 64bit - so I will give that a try. Other than that did you follow all the other instructions i.e. installed x11vnc - swap size etc?
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I didn't use any of them. I use the built-in vnc for remote access.
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