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Screen Blank with black bars after firmware update
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 2:19 pm
by Snaps
Hello everyone, I'm new to the 3d printer world be I decided I should get myself an a10m recently. Well after have it for a while I also wanted to use a spare bltouch I had sitting around. So I when to flash the vertebreak marlin firmware I compiled using Cura as my way of communicating with the printer, but after it finished and I turned the printer off and on again the screen now just shows the yellow background with two lines of black squares on it! I have no clue what I've done wrong, and I've looked through the code I compiled just to double check and everything seemed correct. I've also tried flashing firmware from geeetech's website, and tried even using geeetech's firmware toolkit, but to no avail. So does anyone have any suggestions at all? Because I'd hate to have just broken my brand new printer.
Re: Screen Blank with black bars after firmware update
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2020 11:35 am
by Nielda95
I got the same problem, I did exactly the same you did. and I only could install another Marlin Firmware, the screen is the same, but I can controll it from my pc.
Which color is your board?
Re: Screen Blank with black bars after firmware update
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2020 8:46 am
by Mongrel68
having same problem _Any updates on how to fix
Board is a GT2560 v4.1b
Re: Screen Blank with black bars after firmware update
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2020 11:38 am
by Mongrel68
Have just been informed by Geeectech support that the new A10m printers come with the new V4.1b board and this board isn’t compatible with any of the current firmware that is available !
If you have tried to upgrade the firmware the board will fail and will need replacing with a new board with preloaded firmware !
Re: Screen Blank with black bars after firmware update
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2020 9:07 pm
by Fray
I have exactly the same problem with the screen!!! What to do?
Re: Screen Blank with black bars after firmware update
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2020 3:13 pm
by Mongrel68
You will need to contact Geeetech sales support and get them to send out a replacement Board .
No other way to fix as I’ve been told !
Re: Screen Blank with black bars after firmware update
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2020 5:48 pm
by Fray
Do they specifically sell with such a mother
boards?
Re: Screen Blank with black bars after firmware update
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2020 5:53 pm
by Fray
When they send you a new motherboard, it will have 20 pins for the display, and yours has 6 pins. Be careful! and clarify it
Re: Screen Blank with black bars after firmware update
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2020 5:59 pm
by Fray
photo motherboard Old and new
Re: Screen Blank with black bars after firmware update
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2020 8:37 pm
by Mongrel68
Fray.
The first photo you posted is the V4.0 board with 20pin screen connector .
2nd pic with 12 pin is the new V4.1b board .This is the one that they will send if your printer has it installed .
They will ask for the serial number of printer and that will tell them which board your printer was sent with .