XLCD problems

[jsevakis]

Hey guys!

Just got my new X3 w/ XLCD for Christmas, and the chip is fantastic!

I also used a dremmel and cut a hole for the XLCD as well. Mine looks pretty much like a few of the other pictures that have been posted here.

The chip itself, like I said, is working fine. The trouble is this XLCD -- I can't get it to display anything. Initially I couldn't get it to even light up, but switching the direction of the cable solved that problem. Now it lights up nice, and it will respond to brightness controls in both the X3 OS and XBMC. But it just won't display anything!

Occasionally, the display shows a few random dashes that seem to blink in and out at random (usually while I play a movie in XBMC -- I have no idea what it's supposed to say there, so I won't hazard a guess as to what it's trying to do).

My gut reaction is that maybe I have a bad cable. But I thought I'd check here first -- maybe this is a common problem? I don't see many XLCD support requests here.

I'm using a 1.6b XBox and the latest revision of the Bios (1936 was it?) if that's any help.

Thanks in advance!

 

[jackdbum]

have you tried checking the connector on the chip and on the XLCD. when I bought mine i found that the pins on the XLCD socket were bent and this caused it to display nothing.

hope this helps

 

[jsevakis]

Mmm, nope. That was actually one of the first things I checked, since I had a problem with one of the other connections like that. The XLCD connectors are all clean and straight, even by the most anal-retentive of standards.

Thanks anyway.

 

[jackdbum]

Ok then, maybe you just have faulty XLCD

that would be gay seeing as they cost like £20

 

[rekcah2000a]

same problem here you need to send back your x3lcd.
I m waiting for my new one i hope this one want display somethings this time

 

[rekcah2000a]

i ve just to receie my new x3 lcd for replacement

nothing display on screen plz help me lcd is enable contrast is set to max bright set to max too plz help me it's my 2 x3 lcd and i never seen anything display on screen

very bad product or x3 chip default plz what is the vaolr for the contrast maybe is the wheel break

 

[jackdbum]

then it must be a problem with your x3. You should send it back if you still can, I wouldnt know where to start fixing it myself

 

[Xmaster666]

dude u need bios x3 1959_16 (for 1.6 boxes)
and in x3cl u gotta set to turn on the lcd hope this helps!

 

[jackdbum]

is there such a thing as x3 1959_16.

i thought that the regular 1959 bios worked on 1.6 xboxes. I am using the x3 1959 bios on a 1.6b and it works fine

 

[rekcah2000a]

i have x3 1959 and enable it on but only brightness have visual effect on lcd but the contrast wheel have no effect. I have just a light lcd for read my book before sleep but it display nothing on the lcd.
Maybe is the x3 chip but i can't send back it. I have no choose to try to make it work or trash it.
Someone can test the contrast wheel and post valor open and close here i will chech if my contrast wheel is not dead

 

[rekcah2000a]

my x3 is mounted with wire adapter you think if i use pin header that can resolve my problem ?

how do you install you x3 ?

 

[jackdbum]

always with a pin header, i've tried the wire install before on a 2.6 and had problems with it.

it shouldnt really make a difference which install you choose because they are both 'supposed' to work. so theoretically the lcd should work with the wire install

 

[rekcah2000a]

yes but i have seen some pins was missing on x3 adapter you think it possible that my problem ? i can't try to add the pins from my pin header to the missing hole on wire adapter

thanks for your reply

 

[jonrees69]

Ok, well hopefully this will answer some Q's ...

I've just bought my XLCD and fitted it perfectly -

You just plug it in, enable it the X3 bios, adjust the brightness up most of the way in BIOS, then turn the wheel on the X3 to full - check it's the right way as at the wrong 'end' it will look like it's off.

There are a total of three pins missing on the 1.6 versions as they dont need the extra 5 volt pin.

Nothing else should need to be done.

J

 

[rekcah2000a]

my box is 1.4 but i use wire install. If the lost pin on wire adapter are needed for x3 lcd i need to find an xbox with pin header installed for testing

 

[jonrees69]

So far as I'm aware, any xbox up to 1.5 should have 2 pins 'missing' from the installation, be it pin header or wire. So these are not required.

Does the LCD light up at all ?

J

 

[jackdbum]

ok, I don't think it is a problem with the install. But you can try it on a pin header if you want. Jonrees69 is right, there should be two pins missing on the pin header, the wire install only replaces the pins you need to make the chip work. the rest of the pins on the pin header are only used for extra support. So if you are confused why there arn't wires for some holes where there are pins on the pin header, dont be, it is meant to be like that.


i hope that makes sense, sorry if it doesnt :lol:

 

[rekcah2000a]

tommorow i will add the pin to my wire adapter and test of my x3 lcd display something in that way
but i think team xecuter have already tested an xbox lcd mounted with wire adapter

 

[jackdbum]

yea, i'm sure they probably have. lol :lol:

 

[rekcah2000a]

what is the pins for character ?
How i can test if my lcd work ?

maybe someone know what pins i need to test for try to have a working lcd