# Stuck on a backlit blank screen

**URL:** <https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/stuck-on-a-backlit-blank-screen/17350>\
**Category:** 32blit\
**Created:** [June 19, 2021, 5:33pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/stuck-on-a-backlit-blank-screen/17350 "2021-06-19T17:33:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![dood](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/dood/32/7989_2.png) [@dood](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/dood)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2021, 5:33pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/stuck-on-a-backlit-blank-screen/17350/1 "2021-06-19T17:33:34Z")

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I have somehow gotten the 32blit to be at a backlit blank screen and I’m not able to recover. I tried to 32blit install a .blit that I compiled but I ran into some errors. After that point, I can’t get back to the main screen/launcher. I tried re-flashing firmware but it has no effect.

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**Author:** ![ahnlak](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/ahnlak/32/5610_2.png) [@ahnlak](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/ahnlak)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2021, 9:03pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/stuck-on-a-backlit-blank-screen/17350/2 "2021-06-19T21:03:14Z")

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Hmm, it’s _fairly_ unbrickable (and trust me, people have done terrible things to the poor gadget…!) - I think I’ve seen some people resort to unplugging the battery to give it a hard power cycle, which might help get it talking again.

Also probably worth dropping into the 32blit Discord, which is a lot more lively 32blit-wise than here.