#1117·pwnagotchi

[BUG] Boot hangs at "Started Update UTMP about System Runlevel Changes" when Pi0 is installed in a PoE/ETH/USB HUB HAT

Author: Spessmen14Created Sep 23, 2022Updated Jun 3, 2025
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Describe the bug After flashing a new image to a MicroSD card, when properly installed in the Waveshare PoE/ETH/USB HUB HAT, the boot stalls at the step "Started Update UTMP about System Runlevel Changes" and never completes.

https://www.waveshare.com/wiki/PoE/ETH/USB_HUB_HAT To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Flash new pwnagotchi image (have tried official and the prepatched WaveshareV3 version from here: https://archive.org/details/pwnagotchi_1.5.5_WSV3Patched) to a Micro SD car
  2. Boot by connecting MicroUsb cable to DATA port on the HAT and a HDMI cord to the HDMI plug
  3. System hangs at the UMTP prompt

Expected behavior Boot to Pwn welcome info and console

Environment (please complete the following information):

Additional context I have tried with an old MicroSD card and a brand-new, Industrial-grade MicroSD card from Kingston. Same result.