# Pico Display Static

**URL:** <https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/pico-display-static/16244>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [February 13, 2021, 2:37pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/pico-display-static/16244 "2021-02-13T14:37:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![ClearCarbon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/clearcarbon/32/7591_2.png) [@ClearCarbon](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/ClearCarbon)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2021, 2:37pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/pico-display-static/16244/1 "2021-02-13T14:37:19Z")

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I got the pins on my pico soldered on and the display connected and had started testing out the micropython image. Everything was working fine [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Etumb58XIAwIKSW?format=jpg&name=4096x4096](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Etumb58XIAwIKSW?format=jpg&name=4096x4096)

Then I pulled the usb out of the pico and plugged it back in and all that is now displayed on the display is static - [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EtumiYOXUAEHs6c?format=jpg&name=4096x4096](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EtumiYOXUAEHs6c?format=jpg&name=4096x4096)

Flashing with micropython gives me a working pico (the screen stays in its default state). Flashing the piratey micropython gives me screen fuzz and no connection from thonny, does anyone have any idea’s what might be wrong?

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**Author:** ![ClearCarbon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/clearcarbon/32/7591_2.png) [@ClearCarbon](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/ClearCarbon)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2021, 2:37pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/pico-display-static/16244/2 "2021-02-13T14:37:50Z")

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Here’s a couple of images of my soldering as it’s been many years since I did any - [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EtunUhJXcAIny9N?format=jpg&name=4096x4096](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EtunUhJXcAIny9N?format=jpg&name=4096x4096) & [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EtunXdDXMAYAXx9?format=jpg&name=4096x4096](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EtunXdDXMAYAXx9?format=jpg&name=4096x4096)

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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:** [February 13, 2021, 2:54pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/pico-display-static/16244/3 "2021-02-13T14:54:48Z")

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Are you just running the unmodified Pimoroni code for the display? I’ve seen it do this when the display is initialised but not actually given any data to show.

Try [resetting the flash memory](https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/pico/getting-started/) (scroll to the bottom of the Utilities section) and then re-flashing Pimoroni’s MicroPython firmware.

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**Author:** ![ClearCarbon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/clearcarbon/32/7591_2.png) [@ClearCarbon](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/ClearCarbon)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2021, 3:34pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/pico-display-static/16244/4 "2021-02-13T15:34:54Z")

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Thank you so much Shoe, that got it working!