I’m having trouble getting my Radxa 5C to boot, and I would really appreciate your help troubleshooting the issue. Below, I’ve included all the relevant details about my setup, the problem, and what I’ve tried so far. Please let me know if I missed anything that might help diagnose the issue.
Setup Details:
Rock 5C (brand new from a package, no signs of damage)
Power Supply 5V 3A
SD card 32 Gb (works with Radxa 5A
OS: https://github.com/radxa-build/rock-5c/releases/download/rsdk-b1/rock-5c_bookworm_kde_b1.output.img.xz
The Problem
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Symptoms:
- Solid green led all the time, no blinking
- No messages on serial debug port
- Board is always cold, temperature does not increase after 20 minutes
What I Tried
- Power Supply:
- Verified the power supply works with another device.
- Tried a different power supply to rule out issues.
- Tried to supply power from a laptop and powerbank
- OS
- Reflashed the OS image onto the boot SD card using Balena Etcher and Raspberry Pi Imager.
- Verified the checksum of the downloaded OS image.
- Tried a different SD card/eMMC/SSD to rule out hardware failure.
- Tried all available OS releases from Releases · radxa-build/rock-5c and Radxa Rock 5C - Armbian . Even tried Releases · radxa-build/rock-5a.
Questions
- Could this be an issue with the OS image or bootloader?
- Is it possible that the hardware is faulty, and how can I confirm this?
- Are there additional diagnostic steps I can take?
