Teroyk's mentioned solution has merit.
The problem reminds me of how ...with not enough battery charge, the n8x0 can end up bootlooping.

As far as the aforementioned problem goes, a number of battery issues like it ...up to and including a battery that has so low a charge it cannot charge, especially when attempting to charge via the battery in the n8x0 device and charging with the charge cable.
The battery having so little a charge remaining to begin with.
Add to that that the device while attempting to charge thus, does cause a drain on the battery with the system startup lighting and logo before going dark to charge.

A good remedy for batteries and some of the aforementioned issues is to invest in an external n8x0 battery charger, which are or were...quite cheap.
Or a universal battery charger.
This is also an excellent method of determining if a battery is the problem or not.