iPollo G1 Mini – Not connecting, no LED lights after reboot

Mining
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Hi,
I’m having trouble with my iPollo G1 Mini — it’s not connecting to the network and now both LED lights are off completely.

Here’s what happened:

At first, when I powered it on with the SD card inserted, both the green and red LEDs came on (stayed on, no blinking). I waited around 5–10 minutes, assuming it was flashing the firmware.

Then I turned it off, removed the SD card, and turned it back on — but now both LEDs are off, and the device shows no signs of life (no lights, no network, nothing).

What I tried:

  • Used a known good power supply, tested and confirmed working.
  • Downloaded the official firmware version 2.52 (G1-Ver252-support-ssl-tool-tfcard-sysupgrade.img.gz) from the iPollo website.
    • I couldn’t find version 2.54 on their official site — it seems unavailable for download.
  • Flashed the image to a FAT32-formatted microSD card using Balena Etcher.
  • Inserted the SD, powered it on, and waited ~10 minutes (both LEDs were on at this point).
  • Removed SD and rebooted — now nothing happens. No lights. No network. Completely unresponsive.

Summary:

  • The device briefly showed LED activity (both lights solid).
  • After rebooting without the SD card, it’s totally unresponsive.
  • No lights, no connection, and I can’t access the web interface.

It seems like the recovery didn’t complete properly, or the firmware flash failed. Not sure if it’s a software or hardware issue now.

Any help or suggestions would be really appreciated.

Thanks!

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For flashing to latest bios by microSD card: version G2.54

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I’ve flashed the “SDCARD-iPollo-G1-2.5.4-firmware” onto my SD card, ensuring it’s formatted as FAT32 and that the firmware file is in the root directory. However, after inserting the card and powering on the device, nothing changes—no LEDs light up and there’s no network connectivity.

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Be sure it’s not overheating, verify all fans are operational and pushing air in the same direction. Consider reapplying thermal paste to the heatsink (remove old paste, clean with rubbing alcohol, power blow surfaces, apply thin layer of new). You can flash the firmware by microSD card to the latest version G2.54. Swapping a failing PSU with a functional PSU, preferably 20A or better (this solution being best). And finally, if none of the aforementioned works, you can change the control board.

From this heavily troubleshooted thread with all of the possible solutions we know of: iPollo G1 Mini – Not connecting, no LED lights after reboot

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If the hardware is damaged, it can be sent back to China for repair, but it may be more expensive to ship.

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I think you keep the sd card in, why do you take it out before booting?