---
title: "Startup issues"
description: "What to do when your Volumio device doesn't start, stays on one LED color, doesn't wake from standby or keeps restarting."
url: https://help.volumio.com/en/articles/201-startup-issues
collection: "Troubleshooting"
updated: 2026-11-13
language: en
---

# Startup issues

What to do when your Volumio device doesn't start, stays on one LED color, doesn't wake from standby or keeps restarting.

## What the status LED means

The status LED on Volumio devices shows what the device is doing (Lineo5 and Lineo5 Duo have a blue LED that only lights when they're on):

-   Red: off.
    
-   Blinking green: starting up.
    
-   Blue: ready and connected to your network.
    
-   Blinking blue: ready, but not connected to a network.
    
-   Yellow: in standby.
    
-   Blinking yellow: in standby, and not connected to a network.
    

> **Info:** These colors are used from Volumio 4.245 onward. If your device's LED behaves differently, [update your device](https://help.volumio.com/articles/193-update-your-device).

If the LED blinks blue or yellow, the device [can't reach your network](https://help.volumio.com/articles/197-connection-issues).

## The LED doesn't light up

1.  Check that the power supply is firmly plugged into the device and the outlet.
    
2.  Try another outlet, without power strips or timers in between.
    
3.  Use the power supply that came with the device.
    

## The LED stays blinking green

The device is still starting up. The first start, and the first one after an update, can take a few minutes.

1.  Wait at least 5 minutes.
    
2.  If the LED is still blinking green, unplug the power supply, wait 30 seconds and plug it in again.
    

## The device doesn't wake from standby

See [Power and standby](https://help.volumio.com/articles/176-power-and-standby).

## The device keeps restarting

1.  Use the power supply that came with the device, and check that its cable is not damaged.
    
2.  Unplug everything connected to the USB ports, then restart the device. If it stops restarting, plug the devices back in one at a time to find the one causing it.
    

## Still not working

If the device still doesn't start, [contact our customer support](https://help.volumio.com/#gleap) and tell us your device's model, what the LED does from the moment you plug it in, and what happened just before the problem started (an update, a power cut, a new device connected).

## Related

- [Report a bug](https://help.volumio.com/en/articles/33-report-a-bug.md)
- [Connection issues](https://help.volumio.com/en/articles/197-connection-issues.md)
- [Playback issues](https://help.volumio.com/en/articles/198-playback-issues.md)
- [Music library issues](https://help.volumio.com/en/articles/199-music-library-issues.md)
- [Streaming service issues](https://help.volumio.com/en/articles/200-streaming-service-issues.md)