Two ways to fix a flashing white screen on your Peloton bike

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I'm posting these from Reddit and elsewhere so they might be available to more Peloton users. Both these methods have worked to solve this problem, which seems related to system upgrades perhaps.

METHOD 1: RESETTING THE PELOTON BIKE WITHOUT A FACTORY RESET

This is how to fix the Peloton white flashing screen / white flashing screen of death on Peloton bike without factory reset.

  1. Unplug the power cord at the base of the bike.

  2. Unplug the two cords from the back of the monitor.

  3. Press the up volume and the power button simultaneously and hold for 60 seconds.

  4. Release both buttons wait 10 seconds.

  5. Reinsert all cords, both monitor cords first, power cord second.

  6. Fire up the monitor and voilà white - Flashing screen gone problem fixed, no need to reset to factory specs etc.

METHOD 2: FACTORY REBOOT/RESET OF PELOTON BIKE

This is how to use the wipe/factory reset function on a Peloton bike with a flashing white screen. 

1. Turn the touchscreen off by holding down the power button.  

2. Hold down the volume up button on the touchscreen and the power button at the same time. 

 

3. The touchscreen will power on and the Peloton logo will appear after a couple of seconds. 

 

4. A menu will appear to the left of the Peloton logo, with “Select Boot Mode” and the options “Recovery Mode” “Fastboot Mode” and “Normal Boot”. (If these options do not appear skip to step 7.) 

 

5. Use the volume up to navigate and the volume down to select. Navigate using the up volume key to “Recovery” and use the down button to select it. 

 

6. You will see a screen with text that says "No command." From this screen, hold the power button, tap the volume up button, then release the power button. This will allow access to the advanced system recovery menu. 

 

7. Use the volume buttons to navigate to “Wipe All User Data / Factory Reset” and use the power button to select it. 


8. Select “Yes --Delete All User Data" with the Up button, and confirm with the power button.. Once the data has been wiped, select “Reboot System Now.”


You'll now have to rejoin your wifi and sign in all users...but at least the Peloton bike's working again.



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