# Rasp pi A+ not booting **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [3 April 2019 07:51 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/rasp-pi-a-not-booting/4992 "2019-04-03T07:51:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Craig45835](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@Craig45835](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Craig45835)\ **Post date:** [3 April 2019 07:51 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/rasp-pi-a-not-booting/4992/1 "2019-04-03T07:51:05Z")
Have a new out for the box A+ that will not boot if a usb stick is plugged in. If stick is removed it will boot ok, I can put the same sd card and usb stick into other A+ boards with no issues. Any suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![Stephen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forum.core-electronics.com.au/stephen/32/1599_2.png) [@Stephen](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Stephen)\ **Post date:** [4 April 2019 00:49 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/rasp-pi-a-not-booting/4992/2 "2019-04-04T00:49:07Z")
Hi Craig, Does this problem follow with any USB stick? ---
**Author:** ![Craig45835](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@Craig45835](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Craig45835)\ **Post date:** [4 April 2019 01:09 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/rasp-pi-a-not-booting/4992/3 "2019-04-04T01:09:50Z")
The couple I tried yes, but if I put in a dongle for keyboard mouse, it works ok ---
**Author:** ![Graham](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forum.core-electronics.com.au/graham/32/54_2.png) [@Graham](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Graham)\ **Post date:** [4 April 2019 02:35 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/rasp-pi-a-not-booting/4992/4 "2019-04-04T02:35:18Z")
What is powering the A+ (if an aftermarket power supply, what is the voltage and amps)? ---
**Author:** ![Craig45835](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@Craig45835](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Craig45835)\ **Post date:** [4 April 2019 06:44 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/rasp-pi-a-not-booting/4992/5 "2019-04-04T06:44:30Z")
The power supply for a pi 3 B. I have used the same supply to setup many other A+ using same model stick without any problems. ---
**Author:** ![Stephen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forum.core-electronics.com.au/stephen/32/1599_2.png) [@Stephen](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Stephen)\ **Post date:** [4 April 2019 21:23 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/rasp-pi-a-not-booting/4992/6 "2019-04-04T21:23:49Z")
Hi Craig, Are you running a fresh install of Raspbian? ---
**Author:** ![Craig45835](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@Craig45835](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Craig45835)\ **Post date:** [4 April 2019 22:11 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/rasp-pi-a-not-booting/4992/7 "2019-04-04T22:11:46Z")
Running ubuntu mate, but the sd card being used works fine in other boards ---
**Author:** ![Stephen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forum.core-electronics.com.au/stephen/32/1599_2.png) [@Stephen](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Stephen)\ **Post date:** [4 April 2019 22:20 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/rasp-pi-a-not-booting/4992/8 "2019-04-04T22:20:12Z")
Hi Craig, Despite it being an unlikely cause since it works on other boards, try with a fresh image of Rasbian and see if you still have the same issue. 90% of Pi issues are image related, even when they sometimes seem like they shouldn’t be. ---
**Author:** ![Graham](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forum.core-electronics.com.au/graham/32/54_2.png) [@Graham](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Graham)\ **Post date:** [4 April 2019 22:34 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/rasp-pi-a-not-booting/4992/9 "2019-04-04T22:34:57Z")
The latest Raspbian is definitely worth a go, and a useful way to half-split hardware/software. If the latest Raspbian doesn’t work in the A+ but does work in the other boards, then it’s going to be hardware related. ---
**Author:** ![Craig45835](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@Craig45835](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Craig45835)\ **Post date:** [4 April 2019 23:21 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/rasp-pi-a-not-booting/4992/10 "2019-04-04T23:21:19Z")
The down side is what I’m using the boards for don’t work correctly using raspbian hence why I’m using ubuntu ---
**Author:** ![Clinton](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forum.core-electronics.com.au/clinton/32/1515_2.png) [@Clinton](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Clinton)\ **Post date:** [5 April 2019 05:47 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/rasp-pi-a-not-booting/4992/11 "2019-04-05T05:47:47Z")
Is it just USB Storage Devices that cause the issue? Because it sounds a little like it might be trying to boot from the drives and falling over. Maybe have a look at your Raspi Config and see if there is something strange set. Here is a guide for enabling USB boot on the 3 might help you find the issue. > **[Raspberry Pi — Teach, Learn, and Make with Raspberry Pi](https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/hardware/raspberrypi/bootmodes/msd.md)** > > The Raspberry Pi is a tiny and affordable computer that you can use to learn programming through fun, practical projects. Join the global Raspberry Pi community. ---
**Author:** ![Craig45835](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@Craig45835](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Craig45835)\ **Post date:** [5 April 2019 06:37 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/rasp-pi-a-not-booting/4992/12 "2019-04-05T06:37:30Z")
The same usb and sd cards work fine in other boards ---
**Author:** ![Clinton](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forum.core-electronics.com.au/clinton/32/1515_2.png) [@Clinton](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Clinton)\ **Post date:** [5 April 2019 06:50 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/rasp-pi-a-not-booting/4992/13 "2019-04-05T06:50:47Z")
Yes, it would my understanding is that that guide involves writing to a register on the board itself.