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i wonder if anyone has come across this
my gotek worked the screen worked then suddenly it stopped showing ?
i tried a new screen rebooting and sometimes it works after some messing then it stopped and now it wont work even after messing with it (pulling the dupont connectors and plugging them back in
im wondering if i need to reflash it or something as the firmware may have some how been corrupted ?
any help would be great
please feel free to talk to me like an an idiot about it , simple is best for me :-)

Do you have flashfloppy on it? In that case there should be a FF.CFG on it. https://github.com/keirf/flashfloppy/wi ... ation-File

Just stop working after a while seems strange. Bad connections or bad solder joint otherwise I don't know.

thanks for the reply i am looking at that i read through his bumph on it and am still a bit confused as to
1 - update the firm ware from the manufacturers site =ok done
2 - do i THEN install his software ?

By screen do you mean the Gotek screen or the ST screen? I'm assuming Gotek. I presume you mean the 3 digit LED display? Or do you have an OLED screen.

What jumpers are you using? You only need S0 to be jumped for ST usage.

Before you go too far, do the basics such as checking power is getting to the Gotek as expected. It should need only 5v, but I have seen issues with frayed ST FDD power cables before causing problems.

Does a normal FDD work with the ST?

This may also help: Gotek pages

thanks
ves did all that and it is the oled
im gonna try flashing the firmware then doing the update on usb
i didn't do that so see if it works
possibly me and not the gotek but always redo eh

I think I had this problem before, the OLED display 'froze/crashed'. I messaged the seller and they told me how to reset the OLED, but sorry I can't remember how.

Steve wrote: 29 May 2025 15:39 I think I had this problem before, the OLED display 'froze/crashed'. I messaged the seller and they told me how to reset the OLED, but sorry I can't remember how.

thanks but the chinese people i got it from dont bother to answer
im gonna do the reflash and see i have another gotek with a oled from another machine so might give that a go if the flash dont work
thanks for the advice

Wasn't it keeping one of the buttons pressed during bootup or after bootup and for a long time?

It was due to a bad Oled controller on the Oled itself..

Found it:
https://hxc2001.com/docs/gotek-floppy-e ... -oled.html

moger4 wrote: 29 May 2025 14:29 thanks
ves did all that and it is the oled
im gonna try flashing the firmware then doing the update on usb
i didn't do that so see if it works
possibly me and not the gotek but always redo eh

Assuming then you don't have a 3 digit display to test it with?

thanks for all the advice
here is what i'm going to do before getting back to you all
1 - check the PSU , its dawned on me that since i have had this unit (about two years ) i never considered refurbishing the PSU this is something i should have done i feel but of course like any kid at Christmas its straight to playing with it
i am either going to refurb or (looking at exxos shop ) replace it with an upgrade
THEN if when powered up it still fails go back to my original plan as the faff with this is much less then doing the PSU plus if it did work i would STILL leave a potentially bad PSU and damage my unit
so thanks for the advice
and i will keep you posted