# New uConsole will not turn on

**URL:** <https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/new-uconsole-will-not-turn-on/22001>\
**Category:** uConsole\
**Tags:** hardware\
**Created:** [March 31, 2026, 2:26am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/new-uconsole-will-not-turn-on/22001 "2026-03-31T02:26:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![cw8jwh](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/cw8jwh/32/16232_2.png) [@cw8jwh](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/cw8jwh)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2026, 2:26am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/new-uconsole-will-not-turn-on/22001/1 "2026-03-31T02:26:52Z")

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Finally got mine.

Assembled per instructions, will not boot.

CM4 without wifi.

Re-inserted battery tray, no joy.  
Removed 4G board, no joy.  
Removed batteries ( left battery board in ), no joy.  
Removed CM4 and carrier board, no joy.

Any other suggestions?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Rex](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/rex/32/16852_2.png) [@Rex](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Rex)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2026, 2:38am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/new-uconsole-will-not-turn-on/22001/2 "2026-03-31T02:38:52Z")

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post a picture of the inside of the back of the device.  
what os image are you using?  
have you tried seeing the output of the hdmi?

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**Author:** ![cw8jwh](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/cw8jwh/32/16232_2.png) [@cw8jwh](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/cw8jwh)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2026, 2:40am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/new-uconsole-will-not-turn-on/22001/3 "2026-03-31T02:40:03Z")

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I also, tried without the flash card in as removing battery board completely, while plugged into USB-C for power.

Still won’t boot.

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**Author:** ![cw8jwh](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/cw8jwh/32/16232_2.png) [@cw8jwh](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/cw8jwh)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2026, 2:52am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/new-uconsole-will-not-turn-on/22001/4 "2026-03-31T02:52:17Z")

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It works with HDMI. 🤷‍♂️

I’ll re-flash the TF card with the Clockwork image.

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**Author:** ![white-round-square](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/white-round-square/32/10385_2.png) [@white-round-square](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/white-round-square)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2026, 8:28am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/new-uconsole-will-not-turn-on/22001/5 "2026-03-31T08:28:15Z")

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> [@cw8jwh](#):
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> I’ll re-flash the TF card with the Clockwork image.

flash with this one: [Trixie 6.12.y for the uConsole and DevTerm](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/trixie-6-12-y-for-the-uconsole-and-devterm/19457)

> [@cw8jwh](#):
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> CM4 without wifi.

hope you know what you are doing!

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**Author:** ![snipeytje](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@snipeytje](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/snipeytje)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2026, 8:36am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/new-uconsole-will-not-turn-on/22001/6 "2026-03-31T08:36:22Z")

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which cm4 did you get exactly? emmc?

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**Author:** ![cw8jwh](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/cw8jwh/32/16232_2.png) [@cw8jwh](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/cw8jwh)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2026, 1:37pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/new-uconsole-will-not-turn-on/22001/7 "2026-04-05T13:37:08Z")

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Got it figured out.

Thanks!  
Crappy flash card, so I flashed the eMMC using a 52Pi router board as a carrier.

CM4 8GB ram 32GB eMMC no WiFi.

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**Author:** ![white-round-square](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/white-round-square/32/10385_2.png) [@white-round-square](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/white-round-square)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2026, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/new-uconsole-will-not-turn-on/22001/8 "2026-04-05T14:12:36Z")

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> [@cw8jwh](#):
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> Crappy flash card, so I flashed the eMMC using a 52Pi router board as a carrier.

if you have an eMMC board – you can’t use the flash drive. works only either of them.