New Uniker Screen...working

[aTanguay]

I needed to build an 'X-Files' version for my SO for Christmas.
The only screen I could find is this newer one...

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07H8ZY89H/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

It doesn't like the older Raspbian, so I had to find a way around that. As a media player I used CVLC, which is just the command line version of VLC. The main thing is you have to elevate it's rights, so it'll run as root. After that, things seemed golden. Still finishing it up.

sudo sed -i 's/geteuid/getppid/' /usr/bin/vlc

You don't need to move the pins or do any of the voodoo with the backlight. It just works.
And the screen aspect is different, so the STLs aren't going to work. But this will get the guts running.

(Sorry if this should be in a WIKI area. I don't get anything when I click WIKI.)

[alexjmccoy]

Hey have you gotten the power button to turn off the display? I have the same screen (3.5" with backlight knob) and everything is working other than turning the screen off with the included buttons.py in the repo. My power button turns sound on and off, but not the display.

In the original tutorial one soldered the little jumper (below) but that wasn't on this display.

Edited to add:

I don't suppose you have created new STL files to accommodate the larger screen, have you? Would you be willing to share?

[aTanguay]

Ah, I have yet to get that far. That's next. I forgot to order the buttons, so they're on their way. So far, I'm just thrilled that it's working with an alternate screen. Sadly, that one seems sold out now too.

I'll report back if I can get that to work. This is a Christmas gift, so I need to get it done ASAP

[hchauv1]

We are in the same boat. Was trying to get this ready for my wife, with the 3.5" screen, but I can't get it to work :( .

[alexjmccoy]

We are in the same boat. Was trying to get this ready for my wife, with the 3.5" screen, but I can't get it to work :( .

What can't you get working? I can try to help (email me at alzxjm at protonmail.ch). I also reached out to iUniker for some support. I'll report back if I get anything helpful.

[byronbonkers]

Btw i found a way to get it to work with a 3.5 inch screen, heres a guide to it, https://bracketsacademy.com/retropie-high-fps-spi-display/