# Houston, we have a problem - Firmware: 1.20.1 (Tufty)

**URL:** https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/houston-we-have-a-problem-firmware-1-20-1-tufty/22105
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [May 3, 2023, 1:46pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/houston-we-have-a-problem-firmware-1-20-1-tufty/22105 "2023-05-03T13:46:05Z")
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### Author: ![Mad\_Monk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/mad_monk/32/9433_2.png) [@Mad\_Monk](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/Mad_Monk)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2023, 1:46pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/houston-we-have-a-problem-firmware-1-20-1-tufty/22105/1 "2023-05-03T13:46:05Z")

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Well, yeah, I flashed my Tufty w/ 1.20.1 and the unit will not turn on. – Tried different cables, USB ports, etc… nada… dead screen…

So bootloaded it back to 1.19.18 - happiness returned!!

**Is anyone else having the same problem?**

Created: [Tufty w/ Firmware 1.20.1 · Issue #766 · pimoroni/pimoroni-pico · GitHub](https://github.com/pimoroni/pimoroni-pico/issues/766)

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### Author: ![andypiper](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/andypiper/32/8354_2.png) [@andypiper](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/andypiper)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2023, 12:15pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/houston-we-have-a-problem-firmware-1-20-1-tufty/22105/2 "2023-05-04T12:15:11Z")

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oh… sad! Thanks for the tip here - subscribed to the GH issue ahead of updating mine sometime soon.