Raspberry Pi 5 fails to boot !!
Hello everyone, I am using Raspberry Pi 5 (64 bit) and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS for some time.
Yesterday, I installed a heat sink and a cooler fan on it .
But now the Raspi fails to boot. I have tried the bootloader thing with imager software and also flashing the sd card again and again.
What I have observed:
3 long 3 short blinks with SD card and also without SD card.
According to the convention, the 3 long and 3 short blinks means I2C error.
I concluded that its a hardware issue , cannot be fixed with software and the board needs to be replaced now.
Am I right or wrong? What should I do ? I don't have spare Raspi and neither enough money to buy a new one.
Help me out please.
Also , please tell me what could be the reason behind this damage. Also the heat sink isn't the reason right ? The board worked before ( some weeks before heat sink ) and not after heat sink installation.
Thanks. Please help