I can't get v5.4.2.92++ to work

[furioussgamer]

Hello, i use lcd smartie 5.4 since a while with a HD44780 bought from lcdmodkit on ebay and it works fine but the v5.4.2.92 show nothing on the screen. With the 5.4 i use the LCD2USB.dll but this dll isn't in the v5.4.2.92 folder. I have try try the HD44780.dll and i have paste the LCD2USB.dll in the v5.4.2.92 folder but both don't work. What do i have to do for use the v5.4.2.92?

[hydrolisk1792]

Hello, i use lcd smartie 5.4 since a while with a HD44780 bought from lcdmodkit on ebay and it works fine but the v5.4.2.92 show nothing on the screen. With the 5.4 i use the LCD2USB.dll but this dll isn't in the v5.4.2.92 folder. I have try try the HD44780.dll and i have paste the LCD2USB.dll in the v5.4.2.92 folder but both don't work. What do i have to do for use the v5.4.2.92?

What is your operating system?

[furioussgamer]

Windows 7 64 bits.

[hydrolisk1792]

Windows 7 64 bits.

Try to re-download the new verson on smartie, one or more of the files may have gotten corrupted whilst downloading.

[furioussgamer]

hello, i'm back with my problem but i have buy the official board and i use windows 8 x64 now.
So i have re-download the latest version of LCD Smartie but now the display seems to not be powered, no light!

I don't know why, i have just unsolder the board and inserted the new. When i have plug the board in the usb port the drivers seems to have been installed fine but i don't know which dll to choose! And i think it's not normal that the display seems to not be powered!

Sorry for my bad english

EDIT:


My previous board works correctly with the display, it is this display and board:
http://www.eio.com/p-18963-lcdmod-u204f ... dding.aspx

[gorlik]

Please select the DS00HIDA display plugin.
Also make sure you adjust contrast and backlight to a suitable level.

[furioussgamer]

Yes i have try the DS00HIDA plugin and the contrast and backlight are both at 50%. I have try with more and less without success.

EDIT:

This happens only with LCD Smartie 5.4, i don't have the DS00HIDA plugin in the 5.4 folder so i have copy and paste from the 5.4.2.92 folder to the 5.4 folder with no luck.

BUT The 5.4.2.92 don't work with my other board (but the display lights up), look my first post.

[gorlik]

The official board should work out of the box with 5.4.2.92++ using the DS00HIDA plugin.
Does the board show up in device manager?
After you select the plugin, close and reopen lcdamartie. Do you get an error?

Does your official boars show any welcome message when first plugged in?

[furioussgamer]

Does the board show up in device manager?

I don't see the board in device manager but maybe i missed something because i have HUBS. I look for VID_20A0&PID_3E10 but i don't find in device manager, i've find the VID/PID in Zentimo xStorage Manager that see when i plug/unplug the board!

After you select the plugin, close and reopen lcdamartie. Do you get an error?

Yes, this one:

show any welcome message when first plugged in?

What do you mean?

[gorlik]

can you look for either:
VID 0x20a0 PID 0x3e10
VID 0x0403 PID 0xc630
VID 0x0403 PID 0xfc63

If you don't see either one of these in the device manager, the unit is not communicating with the PC.
Can you try a different USB port? diffent hub, connecting directly to the motherboard, different port on the mobo (some might be attached to the ICH some might be an additional USB controller)

[furioussgamer]

can you look for either:
VID 0x20a0 PID 0x3e10
VID 0x0403 PID 0xc630
VID 0x0403 PID 0xfc63

Ok, i've found the VID 0x20a0 PID 0x3e10 in the device manager, not where i was looking previously...

If you don't see either one of these in the device manager, the unit is not communicating with the PC.
Can you try a different USB port? diffent hub, connecting directly to the motherboard, different port on the mobo (some might be attached to the ICH some might be an additional USB controller)

I've try on each port on the back of the case and on the usb pin on the MB with this:

And the display never lights up.

[furioussgamer]

error deleted.

[gorlik]

If you can see the vid/pid in device manager you should not get the lcdsmartie error.
Can you confirm you still get the error message after selecting the da00hida.dll from the latest lcdsmartie zip file?

I'll compile a simple command line diags if you still have issues.
Also, just in case can you repeat the experiment above without a lcd plugged into the board?

[gorlik]

Also, can you tell me the version of the da00hida.dll?

[furioussgamer]

I have try without the display with same results.
I have just one ds00hida.dll, it's version 1.04 and i still get the error.

[furioussgamer]

Ok, so now everything works perfectly with windows 7 but not with windows 8.1!
The problem is if i close LCD smartie, when i relaunch LCD smartie the main window don't appears (but is in the task manager) and the screen don't lights up! I have to close LCD smartie, unplug the board, plug the board and launch LCD smartie!

Someone have had a similar issue with windows 8?