Please, use a good quality SD-card and follow the [[Zynthian Software|instructions]] carefully.
Please, use a good quality SD-card and follow the [[Zynthian Software|instructions]] carefully.
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First boot could take some time. Don't be impatient and wait until you see the splash screen with the logo. If the display remains black after 1 minute, please, re-check the [[Zynthian Software|instructions]] and re-burn the SD-card again. If this still don't work, try with a different SD-card before reporting in the [https://discourse.zynthian.org forum]. For solving SD-card issues, it could be useful to [https://raspberrytips.com/green-and-red-light-on-raspberry-pi check the RPi5 status LEDs].
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First boot could take some time. After a minute or so, you will see the display fill with upside-down text, then a login prompt, which will automatically continue. Don't be impatient - wait perhaps 5 minutes until you see the splash screen with the logo. If the display remains black after 1 minute (no upside-down text is displayed), please re-check the [[Zynthian Software|instructions]] and re-burn the SD-card again. If this still doesn't work, try with a different SD-card before reporting in the [https://discourse.zynthian.org forum]. For solving SD-card issues, it could be useful to [https://raspberrytips.com/green-and-red-light-on-raspberry-pi check the RPi5 status LEDs].
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Once you see the splash screen, it could take some minutes until the system is ready. You deserve a beer, or at less some some tea or coffee. When the first-boot process finishes, the zynthian will reboot and you will be in the main menu, ready to play.
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Once you see the splash screen, it could take a few more minutes until the system is ready. You deserve a beer, or at least some some tea or coffee. When the first-boot process finishes, the Zynthian will reboot and you will be in the main menu, ready to play.