How to Net-boot NAOMI/Tri-Force/Chihiro Using Pi-Force Tools

[KinG_SoPa]

If you are very lucky, the chip might still work, but it's probably best to get a new one.

i was afraid that might be the case, but i got hope haha, i will try my best to desolder with no damage on the chip if not ill just order a new chip, ill keep you guys posted

 

[twistedsymphony]

I've got a desoldering station and you're welcome to come by and I can pull all that solder out for you. I've also got a couple of working modules so you can check that your image is good.

 

[KinG_SoPa]

I've got a desoldering station and you're welcome to come by and I can pull all that solder out for you. I've also got a couple of working modules so you can check that your image is good.

Damm i wish i would of seen this message yesterday, i went ahead and attempted to desolder the chip with these tools and it was a complete fail haha, jassin was right that shit was a MF, so i just ended up ordering a new adafruit lcd , when it arrives I’ll attempt again, thanks for the invitation, i can still go just because Haha

 

[jassin000]

Dont toss the old LCD, if you didn't mangle it too badly with the braid I can rework it.

I'm telling you desolder is a bitch, I should know... I've never owned a desolder station/pump/anything, I only used braid these past 20 years!

The easiest trick I know is to just cut the feet right off the IC. Grab the chopped leg with some tweezers and as you heat it (make sure it's hot or you might rip up traces) with the iron pull it out. Then go back in with fresh flux/solder and braid to clean up the thru hole.

 

[twistedsymphony]

thanks for the invitation, i can still go just because Haha

anytime, always happy to help or have people over to play on the cabs.

 

[KinG_SoPa]

Dont toss the old LCD, if you didn't mangle it too badly with the braid I can rework it.

sure you can have it . This was the result of my mistake lol

 

[jassin000]

Dont toss the old LCD, if you didn't mangle it too badly with the braid I can rework it.

sure you can have it . This was the result of my mistake lol

Oh thats not too bad at all, yea I'll grab it and rework next time we meet up.

I'm moving back to the ghetto this weekend (aka Fitchburg MA) but soon as I evaluate the situation (ie install bars on the windows and buy a handgun) its cab moving time.
You are welcome to be a part of that if you like.

 

[KinG_SoPa]

I'm moving back to the ghetto this weekend (aka Fitchburg MA) but soon as I evaluate the situation (ie install bars on the windows and buy a handgun) its cab moving time.You are welcome to be a part of that if you like.

the ghetto haha, i was born and raised in the bronx NY it don't get any more ghetto then that i miss it actually, if you need help moving your cabs let me know im glad to help you out with those whales haha.

 

[KinG_SoPa]

I give up , I assembled a new adafruit lcd with the chip the right way this time , i re image the sd card with the piforce v1.5 ,also adjusted the contrast and nothing.

 

[werejag]

i had to change aoption in the script dealing with rgb versus blue. which mine was blue

 

[KinG_SoPa]

i had to change aoption in the script dealing with rgb versus blue. which mine was blue

Which file was it that you had to go in and change that?

 

[werejag]

i looked thru his github for the script i dont see it. probably due to i was runing a older script

 

[werejag]

sorry i wish i could be of more help

 

[muckyfingers]

i had to change aoption in the script dealing with rgb versus blue. which mine was blue

Which file was it that you had to go in and change that?

Same info I posted on the last page. You won’t get backlit info unless you change the script


https://github.com/travistyoj/piforcetools/issues/2

 

[KinG_SoPa]

Same info I posted on the last page. You won’t get backlit info unless you change the script

https://github.com/travistyoj/piforcetools/issues/2

i tried that just now and still nothing.

 

[obcd]

It looks like your lcd backlight isn't working. It's basically just 2 pins of the lcd (usually at the end) that are connected to the 5V and gnd.
If you have a meter you can check if the 5V arrives on those pins.
Maybe you could find a datasheet of the chip on the lcd board and see if that gets powered as well.

But, I would basically try to get the backlight going first.
If you start the assembly without sd card in the pi, you should be able to get that one line on the display like you had when the chip was wrongly inserted.
You might need to tweak the contrast potmeter for that.

With an sd card, the pi starts up and might blank the display. That's why it's better to test without sd card first.

 

[KinG_SoPa]

Thanks for the suggestion, im gonna try the adafruit troubleshoot instructions to see if i can get something to display on the lcd first

 

[obcd]

Without backlight, even if you get something on the lcd, you won't see it.
It's the light that shines trough the display that makes the characters visible.
Maybe, if you shine with a strong light on the lcd. (Like your smartphone flash led),
you might be able to see something if you look at the lcd under different angles. (Without functioning backlight)

I just checked the adafruit raspberry lcd assembly and apparently the backlight is also controlled by the raspberry pi.
So the method of starting it without sd card won't work.

Just make sure you enable IIC with the raspi-config program of the pi. If you use a normal working image, it should be enabled.
If you use a normal working image, make sure it is suposed to work on your version of pi you are using.

 

[KinG_SoPa]

Hello everyone,

So i figured out the issue. I had to go into the piforcetools.py file and change anything that said Adafruit_CharLCDPlate() to Adafruit_CharLCDPlate(busnum = 1) and then put the sd card back into the raspberrypi and boom text and backlight working

 

[KinG_SoPa]

So now i try to load up a game “marvel vs capcom 2 and it gives me a error 31