# Github Badger (Badger 2350) is resistant to any and all attempts to work **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [December 8, 2024, 5:19pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/github-badger-badger-2350-is-resistant-to-any-and-all-attempts-to-work/26738 "2024-12-08T17:19:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Neko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ab992/32.png) [@Neko](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/Neko)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2024, 5:19pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/github-badger-badger-2350-is-resistant-to-any-and-all-attempts-to-work/26738/1 "2024-12-08T17:19:57Z")
Hi! I recently acquired a Github Badger via Hack Club High Seas; However, my badge has been utterly resistant to any and all attempts to make it work. I have tried BadgerBodger, I have tried Thonny, I have tried every UF2 available under the sun, and it refuses to actually work. It is just taunting me with “Hello World! With love from GitHub”. It is connected to my PC via a USB-C cable I know works on a known working USB port. Also included are multiple screenshots from the Hack Club Slack detailing my attempts to get this working (my user is Neko). Please help? I sadly cannot seem to be able to include the UF2 files I tried; if anyone has links to a good filesharing service that doesnt require me to create an account that would be amazing. Thanks for any help that can be given- Neko she/her ---
**Author:** ![Neko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ab992/32.png) [@Neko](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/Neko)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2024, 5:33pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/github-badger-badger-2350-is-resistant-to-any-and-all-attempts-to-work/26738/3 "2024-12-08T17:33:17Z")
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**Author:** ![Joshy-J](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/joshy-j/32/8184_2.png) [@Joshy-J](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/Joshy-J)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2024, 10:30am UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/github-badger-badger-2350-is-resistant-to-any-and-all-attempts-to-work/26738/4 "2024-12-09T10:30:05Z")
People tend to respond quite badly to screenshots. Let’s start at the very beginning again. Do you have the UF2 file in your downloads? 1. Hold the boot button whilst you plug the board into the USB. 2. It should connect like a flash drive. Drag the UF2 into the flash drive. It should disappear. Wait 30 seconds. Unplug the USB cable 3. Open thonny. At the bottom right, it should look like this. ![Screenshot 2024-12-09 at 11.29.33](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/pimoroni/original/2X/7/7dd4ec6602a543c20b924427343947ba7962d2c3.png) 4. Plug in the badger. 5. It should now have more options for you to connect to at the bottom right. If you do that, let me know and we’ll carry on. ---
**Author:** ![Tonygo2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/tonygo2/32/7814_2.png) [@Tonygo2](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/Tonygo2)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2024, 12:11pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/github-badger-badger-2350-is-resistant-to-any-and-all-attempts-to-work/26738/5 "2024-12-09T12:11:17Z")
I doubt that was made by Pimoroni in Sheffield! I think you have a rip-off clone board. Where did you buy it - so we can avoid them. Check the the main chip is actually a Pico RP2040 or a Pico 2 2350. Looking at the photo the square chip looks blank so may not even be a Pico chip. They have the Raspberry Logo. ![Chip](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/pimoroni/original/2X/4/4d5942a814f6e28bf52b33842e75a03e2c4c6efa.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![ZodiusInfuser](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/zodiusinfuser/32/10546_2.png) [@ZodiusInfuser](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/ZodiusInfuser)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2024, 12:51pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/github-badger-badger-2350-is-resistant-to-any-and-all-attempts-to-work/26738/6 "2024-12-09T12:51:29Z")
> [@Tonygo2](#): > > I doubt that was made by Pimoroni in Sheffield! We did make those badges for Github ---
**Author:** ![Tonygo2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/tonygo2/32/7814_2.png) [@Tonygo2](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/Tonygo2)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2024, 1:58pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/github-badger-badger-2350-is-resistant-to-any-and-all-attempts-to-work/26738/7 "2024-12-09T13:58:43Z")
Great news - so they have the correct chips then I would try to Nuke it with flash\_nuke.uf2 and then install the correct .uf2. I thought all the Pico chips had the Raspberry Logo on them. ---
**Author:** ![ZodiusInfuser](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/zodiusinfuser/32/10546_2.png) [@ZodiusInfuser](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/ZodiusInfuser)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2024, 2:04pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/github-badger-badger-2350-is-resistant-to-any-and-all-attempts-to-work/26738/8 "2024-12-09T14:04:47Z")
> [@Tonygo2](#): > > I thought all the Pico chips had the Raspberry Logo on them. They do. I wonder if that is just a trick of the lighting / camera angle. If not, then it could be a clone but I doubt any company would be that interested in copying a board that was only created for a single conference event. ---
**Author:** ![Neko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ab992/32.png) [@Neko](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/Neko)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2024, 6:26pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/github-badger-badger-2350-is-resistant-to-any-and-all-attempts-to-work/26738/10 "2024-12-15T18:26:58Z")
Apologies for a late reply, been swamped with work at the end of the term. @Joshy-J: Thank you for the help, but I did try what you said as part of the screenshot saga, and that got me closer but still did not work. @Tonygo2 and @ZodiusInfuser: I can confirm there is a raspberry on the chip. Seems to be a lighting trick with my camera. I did also do multiple nuke and uf2 attempts across both Arch (my main OS) and Windows 11 and neither worked. ---
**Author:** ![Joshy-J](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/joshy-j/32/8184_2.png) [@Joshy-J](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/Joshy-J)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2024, 6:38pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/github-badger-badger-2350-is-resistant-to-any-and-all-attempts-to-work/26738/11 "2024-12-15T18:38:50Z")
> [@Neko](#): > > but still did not work What part did not work? What result did you get? ---
**Author:** ![Neko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ab992/32.png) [@Neko](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/Neko)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2024, 6:39pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/github-badger-badger-2350-is-resistant-to-any-and-all-attempts-to-work/26738/12 "2024-12-15T18:39:51Z")
It’s been a day or two so I don’t remember the exact issue, but it was that somehow even though the device was recognized in Thonny the screen wouldn’t update no matter what I tried. ---
**Author:** ![Joshy-J](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/joshy-j/32/8184_2.png) [@Joshy-J](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/Joshy-J)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2024, 7:55pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/github-badger-badger-2350-is-resistant-to-any-and-all-attempts-to-work/26738/13 "2024-12-15T19:55:37Z")
> [@Neko](#): > > the device was recognized in Thonny the screen wouldn’t update no matter what I tried. what exactly did you try? ---
**Author:** ![bablokb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee59a6/32.png) [@bablokb](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/bablokb)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2024, 7:49am UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/github-badger-badger-2350-is-resistant-to-any-and-all-attempts-to-work/26738/14 "2024-12-16T07:49:02Z")
@ZodiusInfuser: will we see a Badger2350 (W) some day in the shop? ---
**Author:** ![ZodiusInfuser](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/zodiusinfuser/32/10546_2.png) [@ZodiusInfuser](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/ZodiusInfuser)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2024, 11:57am UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/github-badger-badger-2350-is-resistant-to-any-and-all-attempts-to-work/26738/15 "2024-12-16T11:57:02Z")
Yes (here’s some extra chars to get to 20)