# 0.96 inch LCD to framebuffer Raspberry Pi

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**Created:** [November 18, 2020, 9:53am UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/0-96-inch-lcd-to-framebuffer-raspberry-pi/15366 "2020-11-18T09:53:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jake](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/Jake)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2020, 9:53am UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/0-96-inch-lcd-to-framebuffer-raspberry-pi/15366/1 "2020-11-18T09:53:50Z")

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Hi all, I have the 160x80 LCD and I can use the python libraries just fine to display images and text.

However, I want to link this to fb0, (or setup and link it to fb1) so I can run applications on the screen. I cannot use fbcp or fbtft etc as these are no longer supported for linux 5.4+.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

> **[0.96" SPI Colour LCD (160x80) Breakout – Pimoroni](https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/0-96-spi-colour-lcd-160x80-breakout)**
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> A handy lil' LCD to add readouts to your projects. This 0.96" SPI LCD has a 2:1 widescreen aspect ratio, has great viewing angles (IPS), and works with Raspberry Pi or Arduino.

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**Author:** ![Shoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Shoe](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/Shoe)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2020, 9:52pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/0-96-inch-lcd-to-framebuffer-raspberry-pi/15366/2 "2020-11-20T21:52:07Z")

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I’ve no idea what alternatives there are, but apparently with a bit of tweaking [it’s possible to get fbtft working on 5.4+ again](https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=107&t=281204&start=25).

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**Author:** ![Pachelbel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/977dab/32.png) [@Pachelbel](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/Pachelbel)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2021, 6:15pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/0-96-inch-lcd-to-framebuffer-raspberry-pi/15366/3 "2021-06-03T18:15:26Z")

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> [@Jake](#):
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> fbtft

Any update on this? I’d like to try to use the 160x80 LCD of the automation mini as a frame buffer boot console.

It _seems_ possible, just wondering if anyone else has got it working.

Thanks.  
-Pach