unable to get my wave share 3.5 display to work on my raspberry pi4 b+

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Dennis Nichols,N3VMM

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Jan 18, 2026, 5:13:41 PMJan 18
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done everything possible, my brain is fried

Craig

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Jan 18, 2026, 6:02:00 PMJan 18
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Hi Dennis,

The screen wont work until you Initialize, and select ili9486 as your display type.

Additionally, if the display instructions tell you to get "LCD-show" drivers, it wont work.

The one 3.5" screen I can vouch for is this:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07V9WW96D


if it helps,
-craig
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