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Re: White screen

Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2017 3:21 pm
by Nowhonda
Hey Guys, I have searched the forums for a solution to the white screen problem and tried to troubleshoot the problem on my own with no success. I checked to make sure the GPIO pins were consistent, I have the masking tape on the screen connector, the pins are properly aligned, and I have rewritten the retro-pie image multiple times. Any help would be appreciated.
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Re: White screen

Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2017 6:27 pm
by J-Malice
How did you check the gpio?

Re: White screen

Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2017 10:56 pm
by Nowhonda
I checked with a multimeter using the test pads on the pcb. First with setting that confirms continuity with sound then the voltage setting. What would you recommend?

Re: White screen

Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2017 11:32 am
by J-Malice
Can you get a closer picture of the gpio pins?

Re: White screen

Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2017 11:37 pm
by Nowhonda
Its not pretty, but there was continuity.
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Re: White screen

Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2017 1:43 pm
by J-Malice
DC looks like it doesn't have enough solder. Did you see my last post on the previous page? Check the 4 gpio that I mentioned. My screen was exactly like that until I made sure to press the soldering iron deep into each opening and apply a *very* little bit more solder to each.

Edit: also, you have no solder on the A button gpio.

Re: White screen

Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2017 10:55 pm
by Helder
This seems like a continuity problem, are you checking the corresponding GPIO to the test pad under the 8pin socket?

Re: White screen

Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2017 11:31 pm
by Nowhonda
I got it to work and it was a continuity issue. Thanks for the help and please forgive the simple solution. I really did think the continuity was fine before I tried it again.

Re: White screen

Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2021 5:37 pm
by Mercado
Having the same issue with the white screen. I’ve checked the continuity multiple times with different multimeters and shows good continuity. Any other suggestions? Anything will help thank you.