*UPDATE* I've figured out my problem: I had been trying to power my 12V display with a 9V battery pack, because I had missed where it said what power supply to use on the box. :lol: Sorry to anyone who has been inconvenienced, and thank you all for the wonderful help! This was such an annoying probl...

Sounds like you have the wrong cable of the type which results in the video and ground being swapped over. That gives the TV an inverted signal. Most TVs will attempt to display that inverted signal but it will be distorted and have no colour. See https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=...

Presumably you are using a correctly wired TRRS4 Cable ? Model-B-Plus-Audio-Video-Jack-Diagram.png Actually I thought of that, and it could be the problem but from what I've heard, if I was using the wrong cable, the display wouldn't work at all. And it does come on, it just flashes repeatedly, and...

I have a Vehicle security tft monitor display I am trying to plug Into my Raspberry Pi. When I start my Pi, I have to hold the shift key for about 5 seconds then press either the 3 or 4 keys to get the display to come on. But when it does, it is flashing on and off so fast, I can barely see what is ...

I just ordered a 3.5 inch touchscreen display for my Raspberry Pi. After googling how to install it, i found this website: https://www.elecrow.com/wiki/index.php?title=3.5_Inch_480x320_TFT_Display_with_Touch_Screen_for_Raspberry_Pi I followed all the instructions and once the Raspberry Pi rebooted, ...