# HyperPixel 2.1 Round Borked

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**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [January 13, 2026, 6:22pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/hyperpixel-2-1-round-borked/28612 "2026-01-13T18:22:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![makerhacks](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/makerhacks/32/12026_2.png) [@makerhacks](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/makerhacks)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 6:22pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/hyperpixel-2-1-round-borked/28612/1 "2026-01-13T18:22:00Z")

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I can’t get my HyperPixel 2.1 Round to work on my Pi Zero W (original not 2)

This is the same Pi zero where I was using HyperPixel 4 so I know the board and headers _should_ be ok.

Tried multiple versions of Raspbian including new old versions people have said here and in the reviews that they managed to get working.

Tried installing drivers and the config.txt line added, will only boot without that line. I2C etc are disabled.

It’s been in the box for months since I got it so I can’t see it being physically damaged but now I come to use it only the backlight shows it has any function at all.

Ideas?

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**Author:** ![makerhacks](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/makerhacks/32/12026_2.png) [@makerhacks](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/makerhacks)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 7:36pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/hyperpixel-2-1-round-borked/28612/2 "2026-01-13T19:36:04Z")

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![IMG_1999](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/pimoroni/original/2X/2/2f2c2360b4d08ee01529014dfbf27724ee0264e5.jpeg)

Confirmed the 4.0 works, just with config.txt changed. Perhaps the round one was DOA?