TinyPilot not getting an IP address?
I purchased my TinyPilot hobbyist kit back in January and finally got around to setting it up today. I hooked everything up per the assembly instructions, however it doesn't seem to be getting an IP address via DHCP, as I can't access it via the tinypilot DNS name, and the device list on my router's web interface doesn't show any unaccounted-for devices.
Is there anything I can do to troubleshoot the issue?
Thanks!
Michael Lynch @michael2021-03-01 15:52:35.562ZSorry about that! Thanks for reporting this.
There are a few possibilities here in descending order of likelihood:
- The TinyPilot microSD is corrput
- The Ethernet connection is faulty
- The TinyPilot hardware is defective
A few questions:
- Does the red power light on the TinyPilot turn on when you turn on the device?
- Do the green and orange activity lights on the TinyPilot's Ethernet port turn on when you turn on the device?
Troubleshooting steps
- Can you try flashing a separate microSD with Raspberry Pi OS Lite?
- If you change nothing but the microSD and you can ping the device at
raspberrypi, then the microSD image is likely corrupt, and I can send you a new one.
- If you change nothing but the microSD and you can ping the device at
Aaron Loessberg-Zahl @amloessbHi Michael,
Thanks for the quick reply! Here's the answers to your questions:
- Does the red power light on the TinyPilot turn on when you turn on the device? Yes
- Do the green and orange activity lights on the TinyPilot's Ethernet port turn on when you turn on the device? Yes
I flashed Raspberry Pi OS Lite onto a 4GB microSD I had laying around, and it almost instantly registered with DHCP (and is pingable), so it does sound like a corrupted image might be the culprit.
Please let me know how you'd like to proceed from here, and thanks again!
Michael Lynch @michael2021-03-02 19:11:53.798ZSorry about that! I've just emailed you the TinyPilot image so you can reflash.
- Progresswith handling this problem