# Issues starting core services Rocky 9 on Raspberry Pi 3

**URL:** <https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/issues-starting-core-services-rocky-9-on-raspberry-pi-3/9766>\
**Category:** Special Interest Groups\
**Created:** [May 3, 2023, 5:07pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/issues-starting-core-services-rocky-9-on-raspberry-pi-3/9766 "2023-05-03T17:07:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![shag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@shag](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/shag)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 5:07pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/issues-starting-core-services-rocky-9-on-raspberry-pi-3/9766/1 "2023-05-03T17:07:11Z")

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Hello braintrust,

We have a Raspberry Pi 3 that we i’ve imaged with RockyLinuxRpi\_9.1.img, and on first boot, we’re getting a lot of core system services that fail to start, like:

- User Login Management
- Security Auditing Service
- D-Bus System Message Bus

These services time out when trying to start, then cycle and try again. We’ve had zero issues with Rocky 8 on the same Pi, but Rocky 9 just won’t start. Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![codedude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3d9bf3/32.png) [@codedude](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/codedude)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 6:44pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/issues-starting-core-services-rocky-9-on-raspberry-pi-3/9766/2 "2023-05-03T18:44:40Z")

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Hi Shag!  
Is this a PI 3b? We’re in the process of putting the fix into our image. In the meantime, try this workaround.

**Disable loading the brcmfmac wifi driver:**  
After you copied the image to the SD card:

1. Mount the root partition, for example:  
`# mount /dev/sda3 /mnt/`

2. Create the /mnt/etc/modprobe.d/01-rpi3-blacklist.conf file with the following content:  
`blacklist brcmfmac`

3. Unmount /mnt/:  
`# umount /mnt`

4. Boot the SD card in your RPI 3.

5. Extract the driver file.  
`# xz -d -k /lib/firmware/brcm/brcmfac43430-sdio.raspberrypi,3-model-b.xz`

6. Remove the blacklist file.  
`# rm -f /etc/modprobe.d/01-rpi3-blacklist.conf`

7. Reboot

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**Author:** ![shag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@shag](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/shag)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 7:33pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/issues-starting-core-services-rocky-9-on-raspberry-pi-3/9766/3 "2023-05-03T19:33:36Z")

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It is a 3B. Will try this once I get back to the office and let you know! Thanks!

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**Author:** ![brian](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/brian/32/5777_2.png) [@brian](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/brian)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2023, 3:15am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/issues-starting-core-services-rocky-9-on-raspberry-pi-3/9766/4 "2023-08-25T03:15:52Z")

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