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White screen on mintypi
So I just finished wiring the pi to the pcb board. I tested to make sure I had a good connection on each solder point. I attached the screen and plugged it in but I only get a white screen. I reprogrammed a new copy of the mintypi program from the guide but still get just a white screen. Any recommendations?
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Re: White screen on mintypi
There's already a whole thread on this.
http://www.sudomod.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=3460
Re-align your screen ribbon cable and ensure you added at least 1 layer of masking (or equivalent) tape.
http://www.sudomod.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=3460
Re-align your screen ribbon cable and ensure you added at least 1 layer of masking (or equivalent) tape.
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Re: White screen on mintypi
Yes, follow the instructions that Wermy created. You need to have the SD car installed with the Retro Pie image Wermy configured. You won't get an image without it because Retro Pie isn't configured to use that screen by default.
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Re: White screen on mintypi
Got it to work! Thanks again guys. Think I had a bad connection as well!!!
White Screen??
sp i soldered my pi zero to the pcb and plugged in the screen to test. at first i got a white scree. then the black boot up screen for retropie popped up for a second. then went white again. now im only getting a white screen. what am i doing wrong?
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Re: White Screen??
Read through this thread and you will likely find a fix.
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Re: White screen
Hey guys, i just wanted to post an update to a problem I was having where half my screen was white and the other half was visible.after hours of re aligning my ribbon cable I wasn't able to get a clear image. I gave up and saw similar screens on eBay and bought them just in case my screen was defective. They arrived today, trimmed the cables and it worked right away, turns out something was just wrong with my original screen.
Re: White screen
Okay, I had a white screen issue, after having a myriad of other issues (all user error). It is definitely caused by bad solder points on the gpio. I only messed with a few points in order to fix this. The pins I resoldered between white screen and non whiute screen were:
- 5V
- SCK
- D/C
- 3.3V
Re: White screen
I had two white screens, but everything else checked out with the hdmi cable on a monitor. Guessed either the screens were both? bad or there was something else. I’ve worked through these forums for two weeks or more now. Finally had a chance to get new sd cards and the new screens arrived. Once I got the new cards imaged and screens taped, one at least has worked tonight! My 10 year old, who has been hoping this could be done by now, is ecstatic. Thanks people!
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