Have Two CM5 uConsoles, neither will boot

Here’s from a posting I made a few weeks ago describing what fixed this problem for me-


MikeJSTB
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14d

Holy moley , it’s working!

And it was so simple, following the advice here https://youtu.be/CpXH9CWM_Kw?si=22RHynw93JpOXS0O

Basically use the Raspberrt Pi Imager.

  1. Use the “no filter” option
  2. Choose the RP5 boot loader from the options menu
  3. Burn your SD card
  4. Insert SD into uConsole & power up with batteries & USB C power supply
  5. Wait approximately 8 minutes
  6. Back to Imager, burn your chosen Rex OS Image
  7. Turn off uC remove usb c & batteries
  8. Insert your SD card from step 6
  9. Power uC up, wait a few…and it boots!!!

I’ve been fighting with this for months! Woo-Hoo!

I believe it was the “running the boot loader” step in steps 2&3 that made it work