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- Sun Aug 20, 2017 12:09 am
- Forum: Support (mintyPi)
- Topic: White screen
- Replies: 78
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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 defect...
- Wed Jul 26, 2017 8:00 am
- Forum: Support (mintyPi)
- Topic: White screen
- Replies: 78
- Views: 58487
Re: White screen
Same here, been at it for four days now and the best I can get is 2/3 of the screen is barely visible and the other 1/3 is all white. I've been checking and rechecking my continuity making sure any pads aren't bridged, realigning the ribbon cable(restarting after every try). Idk I think im putting t...
- Sun Jul 23, 2017 4:03 pm
- Forum: Support (mintyPi)
- Topic: Partial white screen
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2360
Partial white screen
Hey guys, so I've been getting a partial white screen on my mintypi. I have already tried inserting the cable every which way and no luck. I tested all my soldering pads for continuity and everything checks out fine, I feel like I'm going crazy here
- Sun Jul 23, 2017 3:55 pm
- Forum: Support (mintyPi)
- Topic: soldering iron
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5928
Re: soldering iron
For example I just use one I picked up at RadioShack, and I also have a butane one
- Sun Jul 23, 2017 3:54 pm
- Forum: Support (mintyPi)
- Topic: soldering iron
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5928
Re: soldering iron
I think pictures of your soldering iron could help. I'm sure everyone here uses different soldering irons, there isn't a standard as far as I'm aware of
- Sat Jul 22, 2017 9:32 pm
- Forum: Support (mintyPi)
- Topic: White screen
- Replies: 78
- Views: 58487
Re: White screen
I've spent a good 2 hours aligning the ribbon cable, adding more tape, less tape, this is the closest that I get to it working.its either all white, half white or not on at all. I'll try again more tomorrow
- Sat Jul 22, 2017 9:09 pm
- Forum: Support (mintyPi)
- Topic: I lifted the power pad off the sound card!
- Replies: 14
- Views: 13582
Re: I lifted the power pad off the sound card!
I just ripped off the one next to that one (data minus?) Do you think you could help me find another trace?
- Sat Jul 22, 2017 7:57 pm
- Forum: Support (mintyPi)
- Topic: White screen
- Replies: 78
- Views: 58487
Re: White screen
So I'm getting partial white screen?
I can see retropie in the background but the screen is still mostly white
I can see retropie in the background but the screen is still mostly white
- Sat Jul 22, 2017 7:12 pm
- Forum: Support (mintyPi)
- Topic: How to Fix the dim LCD backlight or not showing an image
- Replies: 37
- Views: 30605
Re: How to Fix the dim LCD backlight or not showing an image
Yeah it's in the middle of the line of test pads, next to rst and sdi
- Sat Jul 22, 2017 6:38 pm
- Forum: Support (mintyPi)
- Topic: How to Fix the dim LCD backlight or not showing an image
- Replies: 37
- Views: 30605
Re: How to Fix the dim LCD backlight or not showing an image
Thanks for this solution Helder. I was having this issue and I linked the second pin to ground, but nothing still shows up on the screen
EDIT: okay, so it had something to do with the ribbon cable being in juuuuusst right.
EDIT: okay, so it had something to do with the ribbon cable being in juuuuusst right.