Hi there I am not an expert either. However I managed to get one on the same monitor working. I used the pin out same as the virtual frontiers article. Can you put a clear step by step prices of what you did including how you connected it? I can compare this with my setup. I put the steps I did here...

Hi ktb Thanks for reply. I went over it and tried as an spi device. However it does not seem to have the right amount of pins. When I do connect it in spi style it does create a fb1 device. But when I send console or x to the fb1 it neither lights up not any display. However if I connect it in i2c m...

Hi Can any one tell me if it is me or the display is botched and I need to get another? I bought this one below: http://www.ebay.com/itm/371269588487?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT On the pi, with stock raspbian, I changed /etc/modules and added i2c-bcm2708 AND i2c-dev. O...

Hi Can someone please have a look at the schematic and tell me if this will protect the pi from my bumbling? I am planning to source 3v3 to feed some momentary switches. These switches then go to GPIO pins setup as input and with pull down resistor. I plan to add a 330ohm between switches and the 3v...