May I ask where you got the barrel jack for this build? I have an Adafruit jack, and while I was able to get it to work, it's longer than the one you used. Yours seems to fit much better.

Getting there... Capture1.JPG I've made a lot of progress on my GBZ, beset with the setbacks you expect for a first time build. The biggest surprise was learning that the 3rd party batteries I bought from Amazon had a reversed polarity than those from Adafruit. Whoops. :shock: Unfortunately, that me...

Thanks for the tip. I'm sorry if this should have been in the show off section instead. It's my first build and I'm new to these forums, so I didn't think what I'd done was worthy of that yet. I'll take that as a compliment though.

I have a working screen. Huzzah! IMG_1376.JPG It looks like a little of the text is getting cut off though, especially in the configuration menu. Overscan is turned off and the screen has been forced to 320x240 in the /boot/config.txt file. Anybody know how to get that to fit more nicely? IMG_1377.J...

My headphone jack breakout boards arrived today, and I'm pleased to say that I think these will work out great! IMG_1350.JPG The one problem I did have to solve was the size of the jacks they came with. As you can see from the photo, they're bigger than the jacks I had ordered off of Amazon, with mu...

Yeah, I was back and forth about a DC barrel jack, but I do think the micro USB will be the way to go for me. I plan to mount mine at the bottom of the case too. My headphone jacks with breakout boards should be here today, and my USB breakout board for the data connection should be here by week’s e...

Progress and setbacks... Capture1.JPG I got my case modded up to my liking and have installed Wermy's button wells, my Kitsch-Bent controller board and Erik Gee's L/R button brackets. They look great! I've also soldered up the wiring, which I will trim to size once I get everything where I like it. ...

Thanks for the tip. I'm on the fence about whether to use a barrel jack or the micro USB breakout. I was thinking I'd use that spot for a power LED and place the breakout elsewhere. I'll let you know Knowing how it wires up helps a lot though.

Thanks for the reference! I do have a power strip on order. I wanted my build to be as clean as possible, the fewer boards the better. I'm not averse to using one if I have to though. My used GB showed up a few days ago, and having not held one since my own childhood, they are much smaller than I re...

Hello everyone, I discovered the GBZ a couple of weeks ago as I was pondering a new project to take on. I like what I've seen on here, and have spent the last couple of weeks gathering parts so that I can get started. I'm using the long weekend as a chance to jump in! IMG_1273.JPG As I am new at thi...