Pi only boots after unplugging and plugging the power back in with Argon One M.2

ARGON ONE (V2 and M.2) DISCUSSION
#1

Hello!

First of all please forgive me for being fairly new to using the raspberry Pi for much more than a media player! Whilst this does only happen when using the case and SSD, please do let me know if this is the wrong place to be :slight_smile:

I have the M.2 base with a V2 case with Pi4 8GB and Pi OS 64.

I’ve followed all the instructions, including hardware and installing the script for fan + power.

When using the SD, rebooting/shutting down and back up works fine, but with the SD removed and Pi OS installed on the SSD, reboot and shutting down & booting up does not work— I have to remove power and put it back again for everything to work. That includes using the power button as well as from Pi OS GUI and terminal.

As I plan to be able to reboot remotely for a project or use the remote, I’d really like to fix this.

This is the screen that appears indefinitely after booting without removing and putting back the power cable:

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Otherwise this is such a great case, I have the remote too which is fab, and Pi OS feels so smooth!

Any help would be hugely appreciated,

All the very best!

#2

Looks like your pi is configured for Network booting.

Run ‘sudo raspi-config’ then Advanced Options, Boot Order.

Make sure that it’s set to either B1 (try SD first then USB) or B2 (try USB then SD).

I have two of the m.2 bases and both boot from the m.2 SSD without issue.

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#3

I’ve tried putting all three first with no difference!

But thank you very much for your help :relaxed: I appreciate it!

I think that maybe all three are not picked up without having removed and added the power cable, just not sure why the SSD is not being picked up!

#4

If anyone has any advice, would be hugely appreciated!

Still only booting after power cycling.

Thank you :slightly_smiling_face:

#5

This is still an issue, has anyone else had a similar issue?

I notice that this happens regardless of the OS and boot config / order.

Again, boots perfectly if I remove the cable and then plug back in and power up, just not rebooting or shutting down and starting up again.

#6

It’s starting to sound like a problem with the M.2 base. It’s basically a USB drive. Can you reproduce this problem with the base disconnected, booting from a thumb drive? Do you have a spare base to swap in?