RPI and HDMI->VGA converters..

gshimself

Update…

Now I know it’s something to do with my RPI… I borrowed a friends RPI (with my screen, SD-card, converter, enverything) it works like a charm. And he got the same RPI model.

Someone know what could fix the problem?

kckndrgn

Best i can say is, have you done an update and upgrade recently to your Pi (assuming you are on Rasbian or NOOBS OS)?

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

and make sure all drivers and configurations are current?

Might start with a new installation of the Pi OS and go from there.

May also need to try to find the differences in the configurations between your Pi and your friends.

gshimself

@kckndrgn Thanks for replying!

I’ve done a update/upgrade but same resaults, and yes, I’ve reinstalled Jessie on my SD card. But before I reseted my SD-card I tried it in his RPI and it worked. So
My card -> His RPI, WORKS
His cars -> His RPI, WORKS
My C -> my rpi, NO
His C -> ^^^^, NO.

So it’s something with my hardware to do but can’t figure out how and why… It’s not like there is a BIOS reset anywhere either. :(
And the powersupply should be good when I’ve used the same stuff on his RPI when it works. It’s so weird. It’s just a video output.

kckndrgn

Sounds like you have a bad Pi then.

Don’t know if there is any support in the Pi/Linux world but maybe you can use a USB to VGA adapter? I’ve got one on my PC (running winblows) for a dual monitor setup.

Knox

There is also this little beauty
https://www.pi-supply.com/product/gert-vga-666-hardware-vga-raspberry-pi/

it uses the gpio pins instead of the hdmi output.

gshimself

@Knox I’ve thought about that but just that I’ve tried 3 different converters makes me mad when it doesn’t work for some unknown reason. But maybe I just have to accept it and buy one. :)